Private firms in China: Building legitimacy in an emerging economy

By D. Ahlstrom, Garry D. Bruton, K. Yeh. 2008

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Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management

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The role of informal institutions in corporate governance: Brazil, Russia, India, and China compared (2011, background): “These include cultivating relations with government officials, taking over ailing state-owned enterprises, donating services to the local community, and concealing the private nature of ownership (Ahlstrom et al., 2008). Tipton (2009) argues that the Chinese state since the 1980s has the attributes ”
Institutional Theory and Entrepreneurship: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Need to Move in the Future? (2010, background): “There is little role for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society is not always well developed (Ahlstrom et al., 2008).”
Do political connections matter for firm innovation? Evidence from emerging markets in Central Asia and Eastern Europe (2020, background): “This is due to an imbalance between the additional costs and resources required to maintain these relationships versus the low benefits stemming from them given the lower uncertainty and existing approvals for these types of innovations (Ahlstrom et al. 2008).”
The three faces of China: Strategic alliance partner selection in three ethnic Chinese economies (2014, background): “institutional structure of the environment (Ahlstrom et al., 2008; Peng, 2005).”
Entrepreneurship in China: An overview (2014, background): “Commitment to entrepreneurship in China also has been growing, albeit unevenly, in recent years (Ahlstrom et al., 2008; Huang, 2010).”
Overcoming the liability of newness: Entrepreneurial action and the emergence of China's private solar photovoltaic firms (2016, background): “…complement those from research in other emerging industry environments that highlight the importance of entrepreneurs establishing legitimacy vis-à-vis their institutional environment (e.g., Ahlstrom et al, 2008; Saxenian, 1991; Kaplan and Murray, 2010; Sorenson and Audia, 2000; Sine et al, 2005).”
When does investment in political ties improve firm performance? The contingent effect of innovation activities (2014, background): “Our findings further confirm that the need to invest managerial time in influencing the institutional environment is contingent upon the type of innovation activities being pursued (Ahlstrom et al., 2008).”
Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Toward Poverty Reduction (2019, background): “Societies can do this through legitimacy building activities and other inculcation strategies regarding entrepreneurship, innovation, and earning profit (Ahlstrom, Bruton, and Yeh 2008; McCloskey 2010).”