Does going abroad lead to going green? Firm outward foreign direct investment and domestic environmental performance

This study examines whether and how outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) affects firms' domestic environmental performance. We use both the reverse knowledge transfer and resource crowding perspectives to predict the association. Using a sample of Chinese firms, we find that firms' environmental performance improves after the initiation of OFDI, which is consistent with the reverse knowledge transfer perspective. Furthermore, we find that when the host countries of OFDI are developed countries, have stricter environmental regulations, and are characterized by higher values for the long-term orientation and masculinity dimensions of national culture, firms enjoy a further improvement in environmental performance. Our channel tests show that firms' domestic green patent applications and their investment in research and development increase after the initiation of OFDI.     

行业吸收能力差异如何影响中国OFDI的逆向技术溢出?

采用DEA-Malmquist生产率指数法衡量各行业的TFP及其分解指数——技术进步变动（TC）和技术效率变动（EC）,选取2004—2015年中国11个行业向14个代表性国家OFDI的面板数据,利用国际研发溢出模型检验贸易依存度、人力资本、研发投入和经济发展水平四个吸收能力指标对中国OFDI逆向技术溢出的影响,发现各个行业的吸收能力都在一定程度上促进了中国OFDI的逆向技术溢出。进一步地,以TFP作为被解释变量,利用Hansen门槛模型研究发现：超过门槛值之后,各个吸收能力对逆向技术溢出的影响更加显著,但一些行业目前依然没有超过门槛值。     

Chinese multinationals’ approach to international human resource management: a longitudinal study

Abstract

This study explores how emerging market service firms, operating in developed markets, approach human resource management (HRM). Data analyzed in this article were drawn from a longitudinal case study of the Australian subsidiary of a Chinese multinational bank. We find that subsidiary HRM follows host country and global best practices. However, the way that this hybrid HRM system was implemented shows traces of Chinese origin. A key finding from this study is that although our case bank officially adopted a polycentric approach to subsidiary staffing, employing host country nationals, the subsidiary predominantly employed locals with a Chinese ethnic background. We also find the case bank’s strategy in international HRM has evolved from a focus on localization to global standardization. This global standardization, however, is shaped in line with global best practices rather than home country management model. These findings highlight the need for future studies to adopt a more nuanced approach to examining international HRM strategies, especially when analyzing host country effect or localization strategy.     

OFDI逆向技术溢出对地区技术创新的影响——基于基础吸收能力的调节作用

利用2002—2012年中国省际面板数据,通过对基于基础吸收能力调节的OFDI逆向技术溢出对以专利授权数量表示的技术创新影响的研究得到如下结论：加入经济发展水平、金融发展水平与基础设施建设水平各个指标的调节变量后,东部、中部和西部地区的OFDI逆向技术溢出效应对技术创新能力均产生了正面效应,但是与R&D经费投入和科研人员数量相比,这一促进效应依然较小;基础吸收能力调节变量的加入正向调节了OFDI逆向技术溢出对技术创新的影响;相对来说,基础吸收能力对西部地区OFDI逆向溢出与创新能力之间关系的调节效应更为重要。     

中华文化“走出去”对企业海外收入的影响研究

国家文化出口基地的设立既是中华文化“走出去”的一部分,也是建设社会主义文化强国的重要举措,评估其影响大小并挖掘影响机制具有现实意义。依托异质性企业理论,提出国家文化出口基地推动相关企业“走出去”的完整路径,并利用2012年至2022年国内文化类上市公司数据进行实证研究。结果表明：国家文化出口基地设立后,基地内文化企业的海外收入显著提高;国家文化出口基地对文化企业“走出去”的推动效应不仅在时间上有持续性,在空间上有溢出性,而且还在地区、产权和企业类型上存在异质性;税收减免优惠和人力资本投入发挥了影响机制的作用。研究为实现文化自信目标提供了一个新思路。