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Clan culture and corporate innovation

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  • Li, Chang
  • Wang, Chu
  • Xue, Chang

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Cultural traditions have consistently shaped people's values and beliefs, thereby influencing various aspects of society, including the economy. This paper examines the impact of kinship-based clans, an exceptionally significant social organization in premodern China, on contemporary corporate innovation. By utilizing the number of genealogies as a proxy for local clan strength, we find compelling evidence that firms in prefectures with a more pronounced clan culture produce greater innovative outputs. Delving into potential channels, our analysis demonstrates that clans can act as informal institutional arrangements, offer managerial incentives, and ease financial constraints. Moreover, the kinship-based clan background of CEOs spurs innovation activities.

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  • Li, Chang & Wang, Chu & Xue, Chang, 2024. "Clan culture and corporate innovation," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:pacfin:v:83:y:2024:i:c:s0927538x23003001
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2023.102229
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    1. Qingjin Wang & Siqi Zheng, 2024. "The Impact of Military Culture on Innovation Risk-Taking: A Moderated Mediation Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-20, November.
    2. Xue, Shengxi & Cao, Taiyun & Yu, Qianqian & Liu, Yuanyuan, 2024. "Clan culture and corporate cash holdings: Are private companies supported by informal institutions?," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
    3. Zhidong Wu & Junyi Wan & Jia Wang, 2026. "Informal institutions meet organizational resilience: evidence from Chinese farmer cooperatives," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 66(2), pages 901-922, February.
    4. Longhao Xu & Xinyu Zhao & Fenghua Wen, 2025. "Clan culture and private insurance take-up," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 68(6), pages 2729-2765, June.
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    6. Dai, Bochuan & Ma, George Chao & Shen, Tao, 2025. "Intellectual property rights protection and firm innovation: Evidence from half million firms in China," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(4), pages 977-1000.
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    JEL classification:

    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis

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