Zhongju Liao
Biographic Data
| ID | 4149592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zhongju Liao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zhongju |
| FAMILY NAME | Liao |
| SIGNATURE | LIAO Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Economics and Management Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1973-9860 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Synergistic Effects of Healthy Cities Initiative on Air Pollution and Carbon Emissions
The Configuration Effect of Green Financial Instruments on Environmental Innovation
Green financial instruments help achieve an effective interaction between financial activities and environmental protection, and encourage firms to engage in environmental innovation. This study uses a configuration perspective to investigate how the combined paths of various green financial instruments drive firms' environmental innovation. One hundred sixty‐one energy companies listed under China's A‐share system formed the research sample, and…
How conversational artificial intelligence alleviates individual insomnia
The Impact Mechanism of Market‐Oriented Allocation Policies of Resources and Environmental Elements on Firms' Strategic Behaviors
Clarifying the microscopic transmission mechanism of market‐oriented allocation policies of resources and environmental elements is extremely important for both governments and firms. This study focuses on key monitored firms in core resource sectors; annual reports from 320 companies were used as the research sample and the grounded theory method was employed to construct a theoretical framework of the impact of market‐oriented allocation polici…
What Drives Employees' Pro‐Environmental Behavior? Evidence From China
In the field of employees' pro‐environmental behaviors, studies integrating the common influences of organizational and individual factors are limited. To fill this gap, this study selects perceived corporate environmental responsibility and biospheric values to explore their impact on employees' pro‐environmental behaviors. This study constructs a psychological formation mechanism of employees' pro‐environmental behaviors by introducing beliefs …
Synergistic emission reduction effect of carbon emission trading and green finance markets
The global imperative to mitigate climate change requires a transition towards sustainable, low-carbon economies, with market-based mechanisms playing a pivotal role. Carbon emission trading (CET) and green finance (GF) markets have emerged as critical instruments for incentivizing emission reductions and financing sustainable transitions. However, existing research often examines these markets in isolation, leaving a significant gap in understan…
Social trust and firms’ environmental innovation
Informal institutions play an important role in corporate green transformation. Based on institutional theory, this study explored the impact of social trust on firms’ environmental innovation, as well as the mediating role of green commitments and the moderating role of customer geographic distance. Using a sample of 637 listed firms on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets in China from 2010 to 2021, we tested our hypothesis with a fixed-effe…
A textual analysis of green education policies on Chinese universities based on a policy instruments–target actors–educational functions framework
Purpose The purpose of this study is to to use quantitative research methods to analyze the green education policies on Chinese universities. Green education is essential in order for universities to implement dual carbon goals and to achieve green transformation. While policies play a key guiding role in the development of green education, a systematic review of green education policies on Chinese universities, particularly of studies that have …
Supply Chain Finance, Risk Propensity, and Environmental Innovation in Firms
Supply chain finance has become an important means of financing for firms. Based on the resource‐based view, signal theory, and prospect theory, this study explores the impact of supply chain finance on the environmental innovation of firms and examines the mediating role of risk propensity and the moderating effect of climate policy uncertainty. We select data from 1393 listed Chinese manufacturing companies from 2015 to 2021 as the research sam…
CEO facial attractiveness and firms’ environmental innovation
Environmental innovation is an important way for firms to actively fulfill their social responsibilities, and it is also a popular choice for firms to move towards a green path. Based on upper-echelons theory, we examine the relationship between CEO facial attractiveness and firms’ environmental innovation from the perspective of overt leadership traits. Selecting 381 heavily polluting firms in China from 2017 to 2022 as the research sample, mult…
What Drives Market‐Oriented Trading of Resource and Environmental Elements
The market‐oriented trading of resource and environmental elements is a key mechanism for optimizing the efficiency of environmental rights allocation. This study, based on the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework, selects 30 resource and environmental element trading platforms in China as a research sample. Using the fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis method, we explore the effective path combination driving resource and e…
Green finance policy instrument mix and firms' environmental innovation
Many countries around the world have introduced green finance policies to promote environmental innovation activities. Based on institutional theory and life‐cycle theory, this study constructs a model among green finance, life cycle, and firms' environmental innovation. The research sample consists of 558 Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share manufacturing listed firms from 2010 to 2021. Using multiple regression analysis, this study examines the influe…
Formal institutions, informal institutions, and firms' environmental innovation
The institutional environment is an important component of the business environment, and it has a significant impact on firms' strategic decision‐making. Based on institutional theory, this study explores the specific paths by which four types of formal institutions, and two types of informal institutions, jointly affect firms' environmental innovation. Thirty provinces in China were selected as the research sample, and the fuzzy set qualitative …
Does inclusive leadership influence employee innovation? A multilevel investigation
Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the cross-level effects and mechanisms of inclusive leadership on employee innovation in team contexts, and further explore the boundary conditions of inclusive leadership. Design/methodology/approach This study collected data from 237 leader-member dyads in 60 teams of Chinese firms. The research utilized multilevel linear models and multilevel structural equation models in the R language to…
Market-oriented environmental policies, environmental innovation, and firms’ performance
The use of market-oriented environmental policies to achieve a win-win situation for the economy and the environment has become the focus in many countries, and environmental innovation is an important way for firms to achieve dual benefits. However, the overall framework for market-based environmental policies, environmental innovation, and firms’ performance remains unclear. In order to reveal this relationship, this study selected 113 articles…
Environmental information disclosure, environmental innovation, and firms' growth performances
Environmental innovation not only promotes the harmonious development of the economy and the environment, but also has an influence on firms' growth. Based on institutional theory and reputation theory, this study constructs a model of the relationship among environmental information disclosure, environmental innovation, and firms' growth performances along the path of institution — behavior — performance. By selecting the panel data of 200 heavi…
Trending topics and themes in environmental innovation research based on topic modeling
In the context of carbon neutrality, environmental innovation has become an important way for companies to achieve sustainable development and gain a competitive advantage. To systematically grasp the current status of the environmental innovation literature, this study conducted a thematic modeling and coding analysis of 19,936 papers published between 2000 and 2022 using an unsupervised thematic model. The research content pertaining to environ…
An application of the planned behavior theory to predict Chinese firms’ environmental innovation
How to drive environmental innovation is the focus of numerous research areas. Based on the theory of planned behavior, this study constructed a driving factor model for environmental innovation. The 2019 annual reports of 116 firms in the steel, coal, chemical, petroleum, building materials and pulp and paper industries were selected as the samples, and the study was conducted using grounded theory. The results showed that firm’s environmental i…
A configurational analysis of firms' environmental innovation
A firm's environmental innovation behavior results from the interdependence and interaction of multiple factors, and the antecedent conditions are multiple and concurrent. From the perspective of configuration, this study integrates institution theory, stakeholder theory, and strategic management theory, and uses a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to investigate the combinations of paths that drive firms' environmental innovatio…
Green relational capital, integration capabilities and environmental innovation adoption
Environmental innovation has received increasing attention recently among scholars and policy‐makers. Drawing on diffusion of innovation theory, social capital theory, dynamic capabilities theory and institutional theory, we propose that green relational capital positively influences firms' environmental innovation adoption activities. This research used survey data from 392 manufacturing firms in China. The results show that green relational cap…
A meta-analysis of environmental innovation and firm performance
Environmental innovation is an important variable in the study of strategic management. However, studies on the effect of environmental innovation have drawn different conclusions. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to reanalyze the relationship between environmental innovation and firms’ performance, based on 33 empirical studies, and we evaluated the moderating effects of the economic development level of a country, cultural background…
Can public surveillance promote corporate environmental innovation? The mediating role of environmental law enforcement
With the increase in public environmental awareness, firms are continuously being required to fulfill environmental responsibilities. Based on stakeholder theory and institutional theory, this study examines the impact of public surveillance on corporate environmental innovation and the mediating role of environmental law enforcement. We selected 30 provinces in China as the research sample from 2011 to 2015. Multiple regression analysis was used…
Is environmental innovation contagious? A study on the mechanism of individual firms' environmental innovation affecting the industry
Based on the social network theory, this paper examined the contagion effect of a firm's environmental innovation on the industry. We selected the firm's ownership as the moderator variable and industry's financial performance as the mediator variable. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the model with the data of 1,588 listed firms among 28 industries in the Chinese manufacturing sector between 2012 and 2018. The results showed that th…
An education-based approach to aid in the prevention of cyberbullying
In this paper, we outline a multi-faceted technological approach for addressing the problem of cyberbullying, focussing on actions which can be taken within educational institutions, for students in elementary and secondary schools. Our proposals include a specific program to introduce in schools, one that will engage students to discourage cyberbullying. This is accompanied by a few distinct approaches for analyzing data within online social net…
Job Insecurity and Workplace Deviance
Job insecurity has been widely associated with reduced constructive work behaviors; however, few researchers have taken counterproductive work behaviors into consideration when investigating job insecurity. From a retaliation perspective, we investigated whether qualitative and quantitative job insecurity increase or reduce employees' workplace deviance and how locus of control moderates these relationships. A survey was carried out with 263 part…
Content analysis of China’s environmental policy instruments on promoting firms’ environmental innovation
Green relational capital, integration capabilities and environmental innovation adoption
Environmental innovation has received increasing attention recently among scholars and policy‐makers. Drawing on diffusion of innovation theory, social capital theory, dynamic capabilities theory and institutional theory, we propose that green relational capital positively influences firms' environmental innovation adoption activities. This research used survey data from 392 manufacturing firms in China. The results show that green relational cap…
Is environmental innovation contagious? A study on the mechanism of individual firms' environmental innovation affecting the industry
Based on the social network theory, this paper examined the contagion effect of a firm's environmental innovation on the industry. We selected the firm's ownership as the moderator variable and industry's financial performance as the mediator variable. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the model with the data of 1,588 listed firms among 28 industries in the Chinese manufacturing sector between 2012 and 2018. The results showed that th…
Formal institutions, informal institutions, and firms' environmental innovation
The institutional environment is an important component of the business environment, and it has a significant impact on firms' strategic decision‐making. Based on institutional theory, this study explores the specific paths by which four types of formal institutions, and two types of informal institutions, jointly affect firms' environmental innovation. Thirty provinces in China were selected as the research sample, and the fuzzy set qualitative …
Knowledge Heterogeneity and Team Knowledge Sharing as Moderated by Internal Social Capital
We examined the moderating effect of team internal social capital in the relationships among professional heterogeneity, experience heterogeneity, and thinking heterogeneity (3 dimensions of knowledge heterogeneity) and team knowledge sharing. The study sample comprised 149 teams of employees of companies in China. Results of a multiple regression analysis showed that professional heterogeneity, experience heterogeneity, and thinking heterogeneit…
Cognitive Diversity, Alertness, and Team Performance
As a vital driver of team performance, cognitive diversity is of central interest to managers; however, the way in which cognitive diversity promotes superior team performance remains unclear. In this paper, we present a formal model that suggests the existence of the mediating effect of alertness in this relationship. A quantitative method with multiple mediation models was applied to a sample of 1,020 members from 191 teams in China. Our result…
An education-based approach to aid in the prevention of cyberbullying
In this paper, we outline a multi-faceted technological approach for addressing the problem of cyberbullying, focussing on actions which can be taken within educational institutions, for students in elementary and secondary schools. Our proposals include a specific program to introduce in schools, one that will engage students to discourage cyberbullying. This is accompanied by a few distinct approaches for analyzing data within online social net…
Job Insecurity and Workplace Deviance
Job insecurity has been widely associated with reduced constructive work behaviors; however, few researchers have taken counterproductive work behaviors into consideration when investigating job insecurity. From a retaliation perspective, we investigated whether qualitative and quantitative job insecurity increase or reduce employees' workplace deviance and how locus of control moderates these relationships. A survey was carried out with 263 part…
Content analysis of China’s environmental policy instruments on promoting firms’ environmental innovation
Managerial cognition, emergency preparedness and firm's emergency response performance
Building on cognitive classification theory, schema theory and accident-causing theory, this article aims to examine the effect of firms’ managerial cognition on emergency preparedness behavior, and their emergency response performance. Data were collected through cross-sectoral survey method on 271 Chinese firms across manufacturing and mining industries. Results of structural equation modeling indicated that cognitive complexity was associated …
Can public surveillance promote corporate environmental innovation? The mediating role of environmental law enforcement
With the increase in public environmental awareness, firms are continuously being required to fulfill environmental responsibilities. Based on stakeholder theory and institutional theory, this study examines the impact of public surveillance on corporate environmental innovation and the mediating role of environmental law enforcement. We selected 30 provinces in China as the research sample from 2011 to 2015. Multiple regression analysis was used…
Is environmental innovation contagious? A study on the mechanism of individual firms' environmental innovation affecting the industry
Based on the social network theory, this paper examined the contagion effect of a firm's environmental innovation on the industry. We selected the firm's ownership as the moderator variable and industry's financial performance as the mediator variable. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the model with the data of 1,588 listed firms among 28 industries in the Chinese manufacturing sector between 2012 and 2018. The results showed that th…
A meta-analysis of environmental innovation and firm performance
Environmental innovation is an important variable in the study of strategic management. However, studies on the effect of environmental innovation have drawn different conclusions. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to reanalyze the relationship between environmental innovation and firms’ performance, based on 33 empirical studies, and we evaluated the moderating effects of the economic development level of a country, cultural background…
An application of the planned behavior theory to predict Chinese firms’ environmental innovation
How to drive environmental innovation is the focus of numerous research areas. Based on the theory of planned behavior, this study constructed a driving factor model for environmental innovation. The 2019 annual reports of 116 firms in the steel, coal, chemical, petroleum, building materials and pulp and paper industries were selected as the samples, and the study was conducted using grounded theory. The results showed that firm’s environmental i…
A configurational analysis of firms' environmental innovation
A firm's environmental innovation behavior results from the interdependence and interaction of multiple factors, and the antecedent conditions are multiple and concurrent. From the perspective of configuration, this study integrates institution theory, stakeholder theory, and strategic management theory, and uses a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to investigate the combinations of paths that drive firms' environmental innovatio…
Green relational capital, integration capabilities and environmental innovation adoption
Environmental innovation has received increasing attention recently among scholars and policy‐makers. Drawing on diffusion of innovation theory, social capital theory, dynamic capabilities theory and institutional theory, we propose that green relational capital positively influences firms' environmental innovation adoption activities. This research used survey data from 392 manufacturing firms in China. The results show that green relational cap…
Market-oriented environmental policies, environmental innovation, and firms’ performance
The use of market-oriented environmental policies to achieve a win-win situation for the economy and the environment has become the focus in many countries, and environmental innovation is an important way for firms to achieve dual benefits. However, the overall framework for market-based environmental policies, environmental innovation, and firms’ performance remains unclear. In order to reveal this relationship, this study selected 113 articles…
Environmental information disclosure, environmental innovation, and firms' growth performances
Environmental innovation not only promotes the harmonious development of the economy and the environment, but also has an influence on firms' growth. Based on institutional theory and reputation theory, this study constructs a model of the relationship among environmental information disclosure, environmental innovation, and firms' growth performances along the path of institution — behavior — performance. By selecting the panel data of 200 heavi…
Trending topics and themes in environmental innovation research based on topic modeling
In the context of carbon neutrality, environmental innovation has become an important way for companies to achieve sustainable development and gain a competitive advantage. To systematically grasp the current status of the environmental innovation literature, this study conducted a thematic modeling and coding analysis of 19,936 papers published between 2000 and 2022 using an unsupervised thematic model. The research content pertaining to environ…
Green finance policy instrument mix and firms' environmental innovation
Many countries around the world have introduced green finance policies to promote environmental innovation activities. Based on institutional theory and life‐cycle theory, this study constructs a model among green finance, life cycle, and firms' environmental innovation. The research sample consists of 558 Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share manufacturing listed firms from 2010 to 2021. Using multiple regression analysis, this study examines the influe…
Formal institutions, informal institutions, and firms' environmental innovation
The institutional environment is an important component of the business environment, and it has a significant impact on firms' strategic decision‐making. Based on institutional theory, this study explores the specific paths by which four types of formal institutions, and two types of informal institutions, jointly affect firms' environmental innovation. Thirty provinces in China were selected as the research sample, and the fuzzy set qualitative …
Does inclusive leadership influence employee innovation? A multilevel investigation
Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the cross-level effects and mechanisms of inclusive leadership on employee innovation in team contexts, and further explore the boundary conditions of inclusive leadership. Design/methodology/approach This study collected data from 237 leader-member dyads in 60 teams of Chinese firms. The research utilized multilevel linear models and multilevel structural equation models in the R language to…
CEO facial attractiveness and firms’ environmental innovation
Environmental innovation is an important way for firms to actively fulfill their social responsibilities, and it is also a popular choice for firms to move towards a green path. Based on upper-echelons theory, we examine the relationship between CEO facial attractiveness and firms’ environmental innovation from the perspective of overt leadership traits. Selecting 381 heavily polluting firms in China from 2017 to 2022 as the research sample, mult…
What Drives Market‐Oriented Trading of Resource and Environmental Elements
The market‐oriented trading of resource and environmental elements is a key mechanism for optimizing the efficiency of environmental rights allocation. This study, based on the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework, selects 30 resource and environmental element trading platforms in China as a research sample. Using the fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis method, we explore the effective path combination driving resource and e…
Synergistic Effects of Healthy Cities Initiative on Air Pollution and Carbon Emissions
The Configuration Effect of Green Financial Instruments on Environmental Innovation
Green financial instruments help achieve an effective interaction between financial activities and environmental protection, and encourage firms to engage in environmental innovation. This study uses a configuration perspective to investigate how the combined paths of various green financial instruments drive firms' environmental innovation. One hundred sixty‐one energy companies listed under China's A‐share system formed the research sample, and…
How conversational artificial intelligence alleviates individual insomnia
The Impact Mechanism of Market‐Oriented Allocation Policies of Resources and Environmental Elements on Firms' Strategic Behaviors
Clarifying the microscopic transmission mechanism of market‐oriented allocation policies of resources and environmental elements is extremely important for both governments and firms. This study focuses on key monitored firms in core resource sectors; annual reports from 320 companies were used as the research sample and the grounded theory method was employed to construct a theoretical framework of the impact of market‐oriented allocation polici…
What Drives Employees' Pro‐Environmental Behavior? Evidence From China
In the field of employees' pro‐environmental behaviors, studies integrating the common influences of organizational and individual factors are limited. To fill this gap, this study selects perceived corporate environmental responsibility and biospheric values to explore their impact on employees' pro‐environmental behaviors. This study constructs a psychological formation mechanism of employees' pro‐environmental behaviors by introducing beliefs …
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