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I conducted a survey to examine the impact of subjective norms, behavioral attitude, and perceived behavioral control on ethical purchase intention with 445 consumers selected by random sampling in Wuhan City, China. Results based on a structural equation model showed that behavioral
attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control all significantly influenced ethical purchase intention of the respondents, with subjective norms being the strongest predictor of ethical purchase intention. Furthermore, perceived behavioral control not only significantly and directly
influenced ethical purchase intention but also had an indirect influence on ethical purchase intention through behavioral attitude as a mediator.

Abstract
In this study, firstly we provide an analytical framework for international activities, which are of theoretically significant importance to research and understand the patterns of internationalization. Then, we take 500 top Chinese enterprises as study objects and analyse deeply the behaviour of their FDI (foreign direct investment) scenario from three aspects, namely motivations, entry modes and location choices. The results reveal that: (1) Chinese companies' internationalization is still at the early stage and has not reached the upstream value chain of internationalization; (2) the internationalization business of Chinese companies is diversified in destinations; (3). Chinese companies' modes of entering overseas markets are flexible and most companies have actively tried diverse entry modes with more adaptability; (4) the rapid increase of the FDI by the transnational strategic assets‐seeking companies shows that Chinese companies are inclined to protect and improve competitive advantages through obtaining new assets rather than making use of existing competitive advantages as before. Some implications of findings are also discussed finally.
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Corporate political strategy (CPS) formulation in Chinese transition is an area with little empirical work. We fill this gap validly and the primary focus of this study is to examine the firm‐ and industry‐level factors influencing Chinese firms' political strategy choice. Empirical support is found for the taxonomy of corporate political strategies in Chinese transition—that is direct participation strategy, financial incentive strategy, prolocutor strategy, institution innovation strategy, government association strategy and government involvement strategy. The results indicate that there is no consistently significant firm‐ and industry‐level predictor of all six political strategies and we explore what determinants are related to each specific decision independently. We also verify the random effects of industry‐level variables and our hypotheses are tested through using general evaluation equations (GEEs). Our study aims to be helpful to point managers toward both industrial environments and internal resources to consider when making appropriate political strategy choices and thus improve Chinese firms' strategy management level. Some implications of findings are also discussed finally.
Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

AbstractPrior studies suggest that external corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices could lead to positive responses from employees, but little attention has been paid to its potential negative impacts on employees' responses. To have a comprehensive understanding of the relationship in question, we propose that there is a S‐curve relationship between external CSR and labor productivity. Found on samples of Chinese listed firms during the period from 2011 to 2017, we have drawn some conclusions as follows. First, there is a S‐curve relationship between external CSR practices and labor productivity, with labor productivity declining at low and high levels of external CSR but increasing at moderate level of external CSR. Second, internal CSR will moderate the relationship between external CSR and labor productivity that firms affiliated with high internal CSR are more likely to perform better in terms of labor productivity than firms with low internal CSR. However, the proposed negative moderating role of government subsidy on the relationship in question is not supported. It is the match between government subsidy and external CSR that may predict labor productivity.