Helen Hu

A tale of two distractions: How institutional forces influence R&D-based problemistic search in transition economies?

Renfei Gao, Jane Wenzhen Lu, Helen Wei Hu, Geoffrey Martin

Journal article  |  2023  |  JOURNAL OF PRODUCT INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

The behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF) suggests that firms are motivated to increase R&D search in response to profitability sho..

Attraction versus competition: A tale of two similarity effects in director selection of Chinese firms

Renfei Gao, Helen Wei Hu, Toru Yoshikawa

Journal article  |  2022  |  ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT

Extant research has focused primarily on the collaborative side of chair-director similarity in director selection, whereas the po..

Investor Reactions to Corporate Misconduct: The Moderating Role of Firm Reputation

Lu Ye, Helen Wei Hu

Journal article  |  2022  |  Academy of Management Proceedings

Coalition Support and Priority of Multiple Goals

Cyndi Man Zhang, Helen Wei Hu, Toru Yoshikawa

Journal article  |  2022  |  Academy of Management Proceedings

Why embrace a double-edged sword? A behavioral theory of board political capital building

R Gao, G Martin, HW Hu, JW Lu

Journal article  |  2022  |  Strategic Organization

Firm political connections are widely recognized to have both positive and negative implications, but why do firms build political..

Organizational Stigma: Literature Review, Synthesis and Research Propositions

Lu Ye, Helen Wei Hu

Journal article  |  2021  |  Academy of Management Proceedings

Internal and external CSR in China: How do women independent directors matter?

Ruijie Jin, Xu Jiang, Helen Wei Hu

Journal article  |  2021  |  ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT

How do women independent directors influence a firm’s strategic responses to corporate social responsibility (CSR)? To address thi..

Manager or Politician? Effects of CEO Pay on the Performance of State-Controlled Chinese Listed Firms

Helen Wei Hu, Dean Xu

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Management

We examine the effects of chief executive officer (CEO) pay on two performance outcomes for central government-controlled Chinese ..

What drives firms' intent to seek strategic assets by foreign direct investment? A study of emerging economic firms

L Cui, KE Meyer, HW Hu

Book Chapter  |  2020

What drives firms, particularly those from emerging economies, to engage in competitive catch-up with world leaders? We study the ..

Performance Shortfall and Board Political Capital Building: A Behavioral Model of Director Selection

Renfei Gao, Geoffrey Martin, Helen Wei Hu, Jane Lu

Journal article  |  2019  |  Academy of Management Proceedings

board political capital per se could be a source of uncertainty. Drawing on the behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF), this study t..