Professor Karena Yan's Outputs (30)

Unpacking Organizational Agency in Institutional Change: The Role of Executives’ Political Connections and Shareholders’ Investment Horizons (2025)
Journal Article
Ren, S., Yan, J., Yao, N., & Du, L. (online). Unpacking Organizational Agency in Institutional Change: The Role of Executives’ Political Connections and Shareholders’ Investment Horizons. Organization Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/01708406251314588

In studies where institutional changes are initiated outside of the organization, two key actors are identified: the institutional entrepreneur, who initiates the change, and the affected organization, which is impacted. This study highlights the cru... Read More about Unpacking Organizational Agency in Institutional Change: The Role of Executives’ Political Connections and Shareholders’ Investment Horizons.

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. (2024). How Officials’ Political Incentives Influence Corporate Green Innovation. Journal of Business Ethics, 194(3), 633-653. 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.

What Changes and Opportunities Does Big Data Analytics Capability Bring to Strategic Alliance Research? A Systematic Literature Review (2023)
Journal Article
Xia, S., Song, J., Ameen, N., Vrontis, D., Yan, J., & Chen, F. (2024). What Changes and Opportunities Does Big Data Analytics Capability Bring to Strategic Alliance Research? A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Management Reviews, 26(1), 34-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12350

Strategic alliance theories have been studied widely over the past few decades. However, their key arguments may face new limitations and challenges brought by emerging technologies such as big data analytics capability (BDAC). This paper aims to ide... Read More about What Changes and Opportunities Does Big Data Analytics Capability Bring to Strategic Alliance Research? A Systematic Literature Review.

How does technological opportunism affect firm performance? The mediating role of resource orchestration (2023)
Journal Article
Li, L., Chen, L., Yan, J., Xu, C., & Jiang, N. (2023). How does technological opportunism affect firm performance? The mediating role of resource orchestration. Journal of Business Research, 166, Article 114093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114093

Despite widespread acknowledgment of the disruptive effects of digital technologies on firm performance, the mechanisms underlying such effects have not been adequately explained. To fill this gap, we consider two sub-components of technological oppo... Read More about How does technological opportunism affect firm performance? The mediating role of resource orchestration.

When will employees accept remote working? The impact of gender and internet skills (2023)
Journal Article
Xiong, A., Xia, S., He, Q., Ameen, N., Yan, J., & Jones, P. (2023). When will employees accept remote working? The impact of gender and internet skills. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(3), Article 100402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100402

The unprecedented COVID‐19 pandemic required millions of people across the world to become remote workers. However, little is known about how to achieve effective remote working for organizations. This study investigates the types of employees that a... Read More about When will employees accept remote working? The impact of gender and internet skills.

The organizational determinants of open innovation: a literature framework and future research directions (2023)
Journal Article
Yao, N., Yan, K., Tsinopoulos, C., & Bai, J. (2024). The organizational determinants of open innovation: a literature framework and future research directions. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 22(1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2023.2210014

This paper aims to explore the organizational determinants of open innovation (OI). A review of 154 publications taken from management and innovation journals makes us identify four dimensions of ‘resource-related’ organizational factors that can det... Read More about The organizational determinants of open innovation: a literature framework and future research directions.

Dual networks: how does knowledge network embeddedness affect firms' supply chain learning? (2023)
Journal Article
Yan, J., Yu, Z., Fernandes, K., & Xiong, Y. (2023). Dual networks: how does knowledge network embeddedness affect firms' supply chain learning?. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43(8), 1277-1303. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-08-2022-0507

Purpose: To explore the mechanism that shapes firms' supply chain learning (SCL) practices, this study examines the relationship between firms' knowledge network embeddedness and their SCL practice in a supply chain network, as well as the moderating... Read More about Dual networks: how does knowledge network embeddedness affect firms' supply chain learning?.

Understanding the impact of Mandatory CSR Disclosure on Green Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms (2022)
Journal Article
Ren, S., Huang, M., Liu, D., & Yan, J. (2023). Understanding the impact of Mandatory CSR Disclosure on Green Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms. British Journal of Management, 34(2), 576-594. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12609

Drawing on the institutional view of legitimacy theory, we examine whether and under which conditions a policy tool, mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting, enforced by constituents positively triggers firms to make substantive env... Read More about Understanding the impact of Mandatory CSR Disclosure on Green Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms.

How can emerging-market SMEs domestically benefit from their performance in developed countries? Empirical evidence from China (2022)
Journal Article
Li, W., Liu, Z., Xia, S., Yan, J., Xiong, Y., Sakka, G., & Li, Y. (2022). How can emerging-market SMEs domestically benefit from their performance in developed countries? Empirical evidence from China. Journal of Business Research, 142, 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.12.058

Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from emerging economies consider entry into developed markets as a way to promote home country performance. Nevertheless, the extant literature aiming at large companies are not applicable to SMEs, and i... Read More about How can emerging-market SMEs domestically benefit from their performance in developed countries? Empirical evidence from China.

Abandoning innovation projects, filing patent applications and receiving foreign direct investment in R&D (2021)
Journal Article
Li, R., Yan, J., Yao, N., Tian, K., Xia, S., Yang, X., & Xiong, Y. (2022). Abandoning innovation projects, filing patent applications and receiving foreign direct investment in R&D. Technovation, 114, Article 102435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102435

Foreign direct investment in R&D is one of the popular channels indigenous firms use to upgrade their technological capacities and improve market intelligence following innovation setbacks. Firms often employ various signals to secure higher levels o... Read More about Abandoning innovation projects, filing patent applications and receiving foreign direct investment in R&D.

Environmental labeling certification and corporate environmental innovation: The moderating role of corporate ownership and local government intervention (2021)
Journal Article
Ren, S., He, D., Yan, J., Zeng, H., & Tan, J. (2022). Environmental labeling certification and corporate environmental innovation: The moderating role of corporate ownership and local government intervention. Journal of Business Research, 140, 556-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.11.023

Although it is well recognized that environmental labeling certification (ELC) is becoming an increasingly important voluntary environmental regulation worldwide, the evidence regarding its role in environmental innovation remains unknown. This study... Read More about Environmental labeling certification and corporate environmental innovation: The moderating role of corporate ownership and local government intervention.

Does R&D intensity promote firm adoption of circular supply chain management? Evidence from the emerging market of China (2021)
Journal Article
Yan, J., Chen, X., Chen, L., & Jiang, M. (2021). Does R&D intensity promote firm adoption of circular supply chain management? Evidence from the emerging market of China. Industrial Marketing Management, 99, 153-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2021.10.015

This paper explores the relationship between research and development (R&D) intensity and circular supply chain management (CSCM) adoption of high-tech manufacturing companies in China to deepen our understanding of how to improve CSCM adoption in em... Read More about Does R&D intensity promote firm adoption of circular supply chain management? Evidence from the emerging market of China.

Price promotion of organic foods and consumer demand (2021)
Journal Article
Chen, D., Jaenicke, E., Yan, J., Tian, K., & Nayga, R. (2022). Price promotion of organic foods and consumer demand. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(6), 618-623. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170521000399

Existing studies have examined the demand elasticities for organic products only in select categories, and their results for consumers' sensitivity to price changes are inconsistent. Evidence regarding the effects of price promotions on the demand fo... Read More about Price promotion of organic foods and consumer demand.

Centralization or Decentralization? The Impact of Different Distributions of Authority on China's Environmental Regulation (2021)
Journal Article
Yang, X., Yan, J., Tian, K., Yu, Z., Li, R., & Xia, S. (2021). Centralization or Decentralization? The Impact of Different Distributions of Authority on China's Environmental Regulation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 173, Article 121172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121172

How to balance the central government and local governments’ political authority relating to environmental governance has long been a topic of intense debate in China. Since both environmental and economic regulations are regulatory tools of governme... Read More about Centralization or Decentralization? The Impact of Different Distributions of Authority on China's Environmental Regulation.

Export Activity, R&D Investment And Foreign Ownership: Does It Matter For Productivity? (2021)
Journal Article
Sousa, C. M., Yan, J., Gomes, E., & Lengler, J. (2021). Export Activity, R&D Investment And Foreign Ownership: Does It Matter For Productivity?. International Marketing Review, 38(3), 613-639. https://doi.org/10.1108/imr-03-2020-0045

Purpose: The paper examines the impact of export activity on productivity and how this effect is moderated by R&D investment and foreign ownership. Design/methodology/approach: A time-lag effect is taken into account when examining the proposed model... Read More about Export Activity, R&D Investment And Foreign Ownership: Does It Matter For Productivity?.

Do network capabilities improve corporate financial performance? Evidence from financial supply chains (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, L., Yan, J., Chen, X., & Xu, Q. (2021). Do network capabilities improve corporate financial performance? Evidence from financial supply chains. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 41(4), 336-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-07-2020-0484

Purpose: This study bridges the gap in the literature on supply chain finance (SCF) by exploring the relationship between network capabilities and corporate financial performance (CFP) in financial supply chains (FSCs). Methodology: We adopt panel da... Read More about Do network capabilities improve corporate financial performance? Evidence from financial supply chains.

CEO Hometown Identity and Firm Green Innovation (2020)
Journal Article
Ren, S., Wang, Y., Hu, Y., & Yan, J. (2021). CEO Hometown Identity and Firm Green Innovation. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(2), 756-774. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2652

Drawn on the upper echelons theory, this study investigates how chief executive officer (CEO) hometown identity drives firm green innovation. We propose that CEO hometown identity has a positive impact on a firm's green innovation performance. Furthe... Read More about CEO Hometown Identity and Firm Green Innovation.

Unpacking the impact of innovation ambidexterity on export performance: Microfoundations and infrastructure investment (2020)
Journal Article
Yan, J., Tsinopoulos, C., & Xiong, Y. (2021). Unpacking the impact of innovation ambidexterity on export performance: Microfoundations and infrastructure investment. International Business Review, 30(1), Article 101766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101766

When designing and managing routines for their innovation activities firms often face a challenge. Either they can concentrate their efforts on one approach i.e. exploring new ideas or exploiting its existing capabilities, or they can try to do both,... Read More about Unpacking the impact of innovation ambidexterity on export performance: Microfoundations and infrastructure investment.

Optimal and naive diversification in an emerging market: Evidence from China's A‐shares market (2020)
Journal Article
Yan, C., & Yan, J. (2021). Optimal and naive diversification in an emerging market: Evidence from China's A‐shares market. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 26(3), 3740-3758. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1984

This paper empirically investigates the out‐of‐sample performance of the 1/N naive rule and the Markowitz mean–variance strategies in the largest emerging market (i.e., China's A‐shares market) and provides three new findings. First, we show that som... Read More about Optimal and naive diversification in an emerging market: Evidence from China's A‐shares market.