Clan Culture and Corporate Green Innovation in China

Clan Culture and Corporate Green Innovation in China | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Clan Culture and Corporate Green Innovation in China Qin Yang, Yuan-Run Chen This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7588307/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract This study explores the impact of China’s clan culture, rooted in kinship and Confucian rituals, on green innovation using data from A-share listed companies (2009–2018). Findings show that stronger clan culture suppresses green innovation, a result confirmed through robustness checks and endogeneity analysis. Moderating factors, including poor financial performance, stricter government regulation, and locally hired CEOs, amplify this effect. Drawing on free market, power conflict, and upper echelons theories, the study highlights the cultural determinants of corporate behavior and green innovation. It provides insights for developing strategies and policies to promote sustainable and high-quality corporate growth. China clan culture corporate behavior differential sequence pattern green innovation regulatory pressure Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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