... business groups (BGs). Design/methodology/approach This study collects a sample of listed Chinese A-share subsidiaries from 2009 to 2023 and employs ordinary least squares regressions to analyze the data. Findings The results show that vertical interlocking directors positively influence subsidiary...

...Santosh Kumar Tiwari; Rihana Shaik; Harishankar Vidyarthi; Chetan Chitre; Ravishankar Venkata Kommu Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of business group (BG) affiliation on affiliated firms' entrepreneurial orientation (EO). The authors further investigate the possible...

...Pyoungsoo Lee; Sohee Lim; Hyejin Cho Purpose This study aims to focus on the subcontracting relationship between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and business group buyers and analyze the effect of the level of buyer dependency on R&D intensity. The primary prediction is that buyer...

...Shan-Huei Wang; Chung-Jen Chen; Andy Ruey-Shan Guo; Ya-Hui Lin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships among choice of industry diversification, capabilities and business group performance, as well as to point out the potential concern about endogenous role of industry...

...Dhirendra Mani Shukla; M. Akbar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to suggest that business group (BG) networks act as conduits for diffusion of information and resources pertaining to internationalization. It considers three types of BG networks arising from three different types of ties...

... found that absorptive capacity mediated the relationship between innovation and knowledge search breadth. This mediating relationship was stronger when a firm is not affiliated with any business group and operates in the high-technology industry. Research limitations/implications This paper showed...

...I-Fen Chen; Shao-Chi Chang Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to better understand the influence of business group membership by exploring how actions by a member firm influence other firms in the business group. Specifically, the authors ask two questions in this study: when a member firm...

...Giulio Cainelli; Donato Iacobucci Purpose This paper aims to show that the business group – i.e. the set of firms under common ownership and control – is the most appropriate unit to study the behavior and organization of firms and define their boundaries. Particular emphasis is given to notions...