The government-business relationship and eco-innovation : evidence from chinese automobile industry

• Autorzy: Gao Yu , Teng Zhuoqi , Cai Yan , Dong Xiaotian

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/eces-2021-0036

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study used 2017-2019 Chinese A-share-listed automobile manufacturing companies as research samples to analyse the impact of the government-business relationship on eco-innovation. We found that a healthy government-business relationship had a positive impact on enterprise eco-innovation. The mediating effects test verified that a healthy government-business relationship affected enterprise eco-innovation through financing constraints. In addition, managerial ownership significantly increased the positive impact of a healthy government-business relationship on enterprise eco-innovation. We also found that a healthy government-business relationship had a more substantial impact on enterprise eco-innovation in non-state-owned enterprises when considering corporate property rights. The study results provide empirical evidence for the influence of the government-business relationship on enterprise eco-innovation and deepen our understanding of eco-innovation in China’s automobile manufacturing industry.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

government-business relationship; eco-innovation; managerial ownership; state ownership; financial constraints

PL

relacje rządowo-biznesowe; ekoinnowacja; własność kierownicza; własność państwowa; ograniczenie finansowe

• Wydawca: Towarzystwo Chemii i Inżynierii Ekologicznej
• Czasopismo: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 28, nr 4
• Strony: 541--561
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 57 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Gao Yu

• School of Business, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China

autor

Teng Zhuoqi

• College of Business Administration, Henan Finance University, Zhengzhou 451464, China

autor

Cai Yan

• Department of International Economics and Trade, College of Commerce, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang 050061, China

autor

Dong Xiaotian

• School of Business, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China

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