Frontiers of Business Research in China

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A research on the relationship between academic entrepreneurs and enterprise performance: A three-dimension model
CHEN Jin , ZHU Xueyan
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 155-169.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0009-4

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This study attempts to identify factors influencing the performance of enterprises established by academic entrepreneurs(AE) and to explore the relationship between these factors and enterprise performance. To this end, the authors propose a three-dimension model consisting of academic entrepreneurs’ personal traits, human capital, and the entrepreneurial environment. Data of 84 AEs from 12 Chinese universities are used to empirically test and improve the model. Theoretical contributions and implications are also discussed.
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Determinants of diversification by listed firms in China
JIANG Fuxiu
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 170-186.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0010-y

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This paper empirically studies the determinants of diversification of Chinese listed companies from the perspectives of motivation and conditions. Results show that the traditionally believed motivations of economic rationality, organizational rationality and individual rationality have all exerted influences upon the choice of diversification models. By comparison, the choice of diversification mode for Chinese listed firms is largely based on organizational rationality motivation (to reduce company risks) and individual rationality motivation (in the self-serving interests of the top management). Meanwhile, such conditioning factors as company size, ownership structure, age of being listed, and the industry in which a company is all have significant effects on the choice and degree of diversification for Chinese listed firms.
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Related party transactions, benefits of control and earnings quality
TONG Yan , WANG Huacheng
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 187-203.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0011-x

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Controlling shareholders pursue benefits of control (private benefits and shared benefits) via related party transactions, which result in different levels of earnings quality. Using data from all A-share listed companies in Shenzhen and Shanghai stock markets in the year 2001 and 2002, we found that when the share ratio of controlling shareholder is less than 50%, they prefer pursuing private benefits of control via related party transactions, giving rise to deterioration in earnings quality. By comparison, when the share ratio is more than 50%, controlling shareholders prefer pursing shared benefits of control through related party transactions, which improve earnings quality as a result.
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An empirical research on the patterns and influencing factors of strategy formation processes
LI Yugang , HU Junlian
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 204-218.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0012-9

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Using data collected from 126 firms, this article attempts to classify different patterns of strategy formation process and identify organizational factors influencing the processes. Based on a clustering analysis method, we identify four patterns of strategy formation processes varying in main characteristics, such as command, adaptive, vision, and external constraints, etc. We also find that a firm’s ownership type and its development stage have significant effects on strategy formation processes.
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Leadership capability and the effectiveness of state-owned enterprise
JING Runtian , LIU Yuhuan , LIU Ping
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 219-239.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0013-8

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In this paper, a conceptual model of state-owned enterprises(SOEs) is built up based on several different perspectives, such as property right approach, management approach, and leadership capability approach. Using the data of World Bank’s survey on 1500 Chinese firms from five cities in 2001, the authors conclude that differences in leadership capabilities represented by leaders’ demographic characteristics exert influences on enterprise efficiency. Specifically, the degree of such influences in the SOEs is much higher than that of in the non-state-owned enterprise(NSOE) due to reasons of property right problems and insufficient incentive mechanisms in SOEs. Furthermore, the authors argue that empowering reforms will lead to phenomenon of differentiation in SOEs, causing huge differences in enterprise performances in the long run.
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Uncover the black-box of leadership effectiveness: Leader-member exchange as the mediator
Jean LEE , WEI Feng
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 240-255.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0014-7

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This study is an integration of the leader-focused perspective and leader-follower exchange perspective, attempting to understand the relationship between leadership styles, leader-member relationship, and their joint impact on followers’ effectiveness, satisfaction, extra effort and organizational commitment. 615 respondents from five big pharmaceutical companies in China participated in this study. Results show that: (1) transformational leadership has positive influence on followers’ effectiveness, satisfaction, extra effort and organizational commitment; contingent reward has positive influence on effectiveness; management-by-exception leadership has negative influence on satisfaction; laissez-faire leadership has negative influence on effectiveness and satisfaction. (2) Leader-member exchange partially mediates the relationship between transformational, contingent reward, management-by-exception, laissez-faire leaderships and followers’ effectiveness, extra effort, satisfaction and organizational commitment.
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Examining the relationship between organizational culture and performance: The perspectives of consistency and balance
ZHANG Mian , LI Hai , WEI Jun
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 256-276.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0015-6

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Building on the Competing Values Framework (CVF), we investigated the relationship between organizational culture and performance. The perspective of consistency and that of balance were applied to examine the relationship. We tested our hypotheses on a sample of 270 companies in China, which resulted in two major findings. First, the consistency between organizational culture and external environment was found positively associated with organizational performance. Consistency was operationalized as a match between an organization’s current culture and its preferred future culture. Second, balance of organizational culture was found positively correlate with organizational performance. A balanced culture was defined as one in which values of each of the CVF culture types are equally held.
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Stock market behavior and investor sentiment: Evidence from China
LI Xindan , ZHANG Bing
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 277-282.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0016-5

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The relationship among stock returns, market volatilities and individual investor sentiment is an important topic in behavioral economics and finance. This paper uses a unique data set—China’s newly opened stock trading accounts to test the relationships among stock returns, volatilities and individual investor sentiment in the Chinese stock market. It is found that there is a positive relationship between shifts in sentiment and stock returns, and that shifts in sentiment are negatively correlated with market volatility, that is to say, volatility increases (decreases) when investors become more bearish (bullish).
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Auditor switching, earnings manipulation and auditor independence: Evidence from A-share listed companies in China
LIU Wei , LIU Xing
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 283-302.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0017-4

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Based on data from Chinese A-share listed companies between 1999 and 2004, this paper examines the causes of auditor switching and its effects on the independence of successive auditors from the perspective of earnings manipulation. Results show that: (1) listed companies manipulate their earnings through replacing their auditor and the successive auditor fails to exercise necessary prudence; (2) for companies reporting profit in the year of auditor change, the formerly low discretionary accruals usually increase significantly after the switch mostly resulting from assets devaluation and adjustments to non-recurring items; (3) In contrast, for companies reporting losses in the year of auditor change, they take a “big bath” to adjust lower earnings of the same year. These findings indicate that auditor change is related to the conservatism of predecessor auditors and it damages the independence of successive auditors.
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A study on the determinants of nonmarket behaviors of Chinese firms
GAO Haitao , TIAN Zhilong , Malcolm CONE
Front. Bus. Res. China. 2008, 2 (2): 303-321.  
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11782-008-0018-3

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Drawing upon the resource dependence theory, this paper examines the determinants of nonmarket behaviors in the Chinese context. Using survey data of 175 top managers in China, we test 13 firm and environment characteristics likely influencing nonmarket behaviors. Results show that a firm’s economic resources, top management orientation, and uncertainty in the nonmarket environment are significantly related to Chinese firms’ nonmarket behaviors.
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