Linking management control system with product development and process decisions to cope with environment complexity

CEO duality, organizational slack, and firm performance in China

“…Unabsorbed slack can more effectively relax resource constraints and support innovations to unleash new products (George, 2005). Second, China's fast-changing environment calls for frequent changes of strategies to fit the environmental changes (Li et al, 2005;Peng, 2003). Unabsorbed slack may be able to facilitate more effective strategic changes in the face of environmental challenges.…”

“…Performance of firms with different ownership types Figure 2 An integrative framework for this study Wang, 2005). Unabsorbed slack can more effectively relax resource constraints and support innovations to unleash new products (George, 2005).…”

“…First, most Chinese firms face one of the most competitive product markets in the world and they have to rapidly develop new products (Ju & Zhao, 2009;Li, Li, Liu, & Organizational slack…”

Technological innovation of firms in China: Past, present, and future

“…The direct influence of the uncertainty of market, competition, and technology on technological innovation has been examined (Li et al, 2006a, b;Zhou, Yim, & Tse, Li et al (2006b); Zhou et al (2005b) Direct influence of uncertainty on technological innovation Li et al (2005); Tan and Litschert (1994); Tan and Tan (2005) Indirect influence of uncertainty on relationship between NPD and firm performance Tan and Litschert (1994); Tan and Tan (2005) Firms in Chinese context will prefer a more defense-oriented strategy when environment uncertainty is increasing Zhou et al (2005b) Most of the market forces will positively influence breakthrough innovation Tan and Litschert (1994); Tan and Tan (2005) Classify environment uncertainty into three kinds: complexity, dynamism, and hostility Li (2001) Environment factors can mediate the relationship between product innovation strategy and new technology venture performance Influence of government Huang et al (2004) There are five important components in the framework of innovation policy Liu and White (2001) Chinese NIS has three levels: primary actors, secondary actors, and institutions Huang et al (1999) In steel industry, many government departments have the right to intervene in the firm's R&D process 2005b). Researchers have also explored the indirect influence of these factors on the relationship between new product development (NPD) and firm performance (Li et al, 2005;Tan & Litschert, 1994;Tan & Tan, 2005).…”

The effect of institutional ties on knowledge acquisition in uncertain environments

“…Environmental uncertainty Environmental uncertainty factors are based on the survey items used by Grinyer and McKiernan (1990) and Li, Li, Liu, & Wang (2005). Six external environment indicators are used (see Table 2).…”