Institution-based barriers to innovation in SMEs in China

By Yanmei Zhu, X. Wittmann, Mike W. Peng. 2012

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Ownership concentration and product innovation in Chinese private SMEs (2012, positive): “Our findings are also consistent with recent studies which suggest that institutional barriers exacerbate the problems faced by private firms in conducting product innovation with external organizations (Yang et al., 2012; Zhu et al., 2012).”
Institutional environment, innovation capacity and firm performance in Russia (2013, background): “Institutional voids lead to the escalation of transaction costs and uncertainty that can stifle the ability of firms to access the resources required to support or stimulate their innovativeness (Peng, 2010; Zhu et al., 2011).”
When does investment in political ties improve firm performance? The contingent effect of innovation activities (2014, background): “In a recent survey, Chinese executives reported that the complexity in the implementation of regulations is one of the most important barriers to innovation in SMEs in China (Zhu et al., 2012).”