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

Abstract

Currently, 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 executive academic backgrounds, (3) analyze the paths for firms to leverage knowledge spillovers from regional universities to promote firm innovation by their geographic location.

Keywords

• alumni networks
• firm innovation
• patent
• knowledge spillover
• executive