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The effect of outward foreign direct investment on corporate green innovation in China

  • Nengqian Jiang
  • , Linwei Li
  • , Abdul Qadeer
  • , Xu Jiang
  • , Siqi Wei
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

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Abstract

The paper explores the impact of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on corporate green innovation. To achieve this, this study applied the Poisson regression to analyse a sample of 1,874 Chinese firms over 11 years. The main findings show that OFDI positively impacts corporate green innovation. The relationship is positively moderated by CEO attributes, i.e. international CEO education, CEO political connections, and CEO power. The findings contribute to the corporate environmentalism literature by examining how OFDI drives firms’ green innovation strategies.

Original languageEnglish
JournalApplied Economics Letters
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • CEO attributes
  • OFDI
  • green innovation
  • organizational learning theory

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