Do major customers promote firms’ innovation?

This study examines whether and how a concentrated supply chain relationship affects a firm’s innovation decisions. Using data from Chinese listed firms in the manufacturing industry, we find that a concentrated customer base constrains a firm’s R&D investment, where a 1% increase in customer co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jinsong Tan, Huijuan Cao, Xiangting Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:China Journal of Accounting Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755309118301096