... attention to the direct causal relationship between RDI and PP. This nuanced and complex relationship has not been well explored in the literature (Piergiovanni and Santarelli, 2013 ; Png, 2017 ; Somaya et al., 2007). R&D investment patenting performance Appropriability strategy TMT...

...Lei Cheng; Xiaohong Wang; Shaopeng Zhang; Meilin Zhao Purpose This study attempts to uncover the nonlinear relationship between public procurement and corporate total factor productivity (CTFP), and investigates the mediating roles of R&D investment and rent-seeking cost. Additionally...

...Furong Qian; Xiaoyong Yuan Purpose This study aims to elaborate on how firms manage research and development (R&D) activities by examining the relationship between ownership concentration and corporate R&D investment, as well as the moderating role of stock options in this relationship...

... subcontracting SMEs provided by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Venture Business Association. Findings A lower level of dependency on business group buyers promotes R&D investment, while excessive dependence reduces R&D investment. Moreover, founder CEOs and internationalization...

... team composition. R&D investment Board diversity Board decision making Certain characteristics of teams, and especially the diversity of characteristics among members of a team, can contribute favorably to the team’s performance outcomes (van Knippenberg and Schippers, 2007...