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Heterogeneity in top management teams and outward foreign direct investment: evidence from Chinese listed companies (2019)
Journal Article
Cao, X. (2019). Heterogeneity in top management teams and outward foreign direct investment: evidence from Chinese listed companies. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 13, 16 - 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11782-019-0063-0

Drawing upon the knowledge-based view and team learning, we investigated how heterogeneity in top management teams (TMTs) in China influences global expansion strategies. Using panel data from Chinese listed firms from 2008 to 2014, we found that TMT... Read More about Heterogeneity in top management teams and outward foreign direct investment: evidence from Chinese listed companies.

International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientation (2019)
Journal Article
Lin, Z., Cao, X., & Cottam, E. (2019). International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientation. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 32(5-6), 449-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2019.1640459

Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasing their international networking and knowledge acquisition activities. This paper attempts to explain this phenomenon by examining the joint influence of leader global mind-set and firms’... Read More about International networking and knowledge acquisition of Chinese SMEs: the role of global mind-set and international entrepreneurial orientation.

Why Do Trade Unions Revitalize? The Study on Union Revitalization, Theoretical Debates and Inspiration (2019)
Journal Article
Cao. (2019). Why Do Trade Unions Revitalize? The Study on Union Revitalization, Theoretical Debates and Inspiration. https://doi.org/10.16471/j.cnki.11-2822/c.2019.03.008

As one of most pivotal themes in trade union study within the western world, the debate upon union revitalization continues for a long time. On the basis of reviewing classic English literature, the paper summarizes three core issues in discussion, n... Read More about Why Do Trade Unions Revitalize? The Study on Union Revitalization, Theoretical Debates and Inspiration.