Drawing upon the resource-based view, this study examines how political connections affect corporate diversification in an emerging economy. Data from a sample of 1,280 Chinese public firms over 2002-2005 show a strong positive relationship between political connections and corporate diversification. We also find that the positive relationship between political connections and corporate diversification is moderated by the level of state ownership in firms and the level of regional institutional development. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.We would like to thank the Senior Editor Kevin Zhou and the two anonymous reviewers for their insightful and constructive comments.

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Knowledge sharing is crucial for success of companies operating in turbulent and uncertain environments. Knowledge sharing need to be introduced at a rapid pace while at the same time companies have to absorb market information and integrate knowledge during information technology application. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to develop a general model on the critical antecedents and outcome of knowledge sharing. Using structural equations modeling with data collected 208 Chinese firms, the result show that knowledge sharing plays a perfect mediating role between trust and firm performance. Managerial implications are explored and future research directions are also identified.