Professor Karena Yan's Outputs (2)

Finding the sweet spot: effects of exporting on the relationship between R&D investment and NPD performance (2024)
Journal Article
Sousa, C. M. P., Tsinopoulos, C., Yan, J., & Benito, G. R. G. (online). Finding the sweet spot: effects of exporting on the relationship between R&D investment and NPD performance. International Marketing Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/imr-02-2024-0039

Purpose
The aim of this research is twofold: (1) to investigate when the effect of R&D investment on New Product Development (NPD) performance peaks – the sweet spot and (2) to analyze the influence of firms’ export activities on where that spot is.... Read More about Finding the sweet spot: effects of exporting on the relationship between R&D investment and NPD performance.

How Officials’ Political Incentives Influence Corporate Green Innovation (2024)
Journal Article
Ren, S., Liu, D., & Yan, J. (online). How Officials’ Political Incentives Influence Corporate Green Innovation. Journal of Business Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05622-1

Drawing on tournament theory, we argue that when environmental goals are incorporated into the cadre evaluation system, compared to officials who are close to retirement (i.e., retiring officials), non-retiring officials may exert more effort to fost... Read More about How Officials’ Political Incentives Influence Corporate Green Innovation.