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The effects of business and political ties on firm performance: evidence from China

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dc.contributor.authorSheng, S.
dc.contributor.authorZhou, K.Z.
dc.contributor.authorLi, J.J.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionData source: Supplementary material, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ufh&AN=56476204&site=ehost-live
dc.description.abstractDespite increasing attention to the role of social ties in emerging economies, few studies have explicitly distinguished the differential roles of business versus political ties. Drawing on relational governance and institutional theories, this study offers a contingent view of business and political ties in China. The findings from a survey of 241 Chinese firms indicate that business ties have a stronger positive effect on performance than political ties, and both effects depend on institutional and market environments. Business ties are more beneficial when legal enforcement is inefficient and technology is changing rapidly, whereas political ties lead to greater performance when general government support is weak and technological turbulence is low. These findings indicate that firms operating in China should be cautious in their use of business and political ties and adapt their tie utilization to changing institutional and market environments.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Marketing, 2011; 75(1):1-15
dc.identifier.doi10.1509/jmkg.75.1.1
dc.identifier.issn0022-2429
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/125785
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Marketing Association
dc.relation.fundingResearch Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region CityU 145908
dc.rightsCopyright 2011 American Marketing Association
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1509/jm.75.1.1
dc.subjectsocial ties
dc.subjectemerging economy
dc.subjectrelational governance
dc.subjectinstitutional theory
dc.subjectinstitutional environment
dc.subjectguanxi
dc.titleThe effects of business and political ties on firm performance: evidence from China
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916123006201831

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