Executive alumni networks: Catalysts or constraints for innovation in China’s listed firms?

• Published in: Journal of data and information science (Warsaw, Poland) Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 152 - 173
• Main Authors: Guo, Jinzhong, Liu, Jianan, Li, Moxin, Liu, Xiaoling, Liu, Chengyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Antwerp Sciendo 01.04.2025; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Alumni networks; Commercialization; Cooperation; Executive; Executives; Explicit knowledge; Firm innovation; Hypotheses; Influence; Innovations; Knowledge spillover; R&D; Research & development; Social capital; Social networks; China

NOABSTRACTCurrently, different research conclusions exist about the relationship between relational capital and corporate innovation. The research aims to (1) reveal the actual relationship between executive alumni relations and firm innovation performance, (2) examine the moderating role of executi...