Institutional Frictions in the Business Environment and Enterprise Innovation: A Grounded Theory Study of Firm Responses in the Yangtze River Delta
This study examines how firm-experienced institutional frictions shape enterprise innovation and firm responses. Drawing on 35 hours of semi-structured interviews with 49 middle- and senior-level managers in 13 innovation-driven firms in the Yangtze River Delta, and using grounded-theory analysis, the study develops a...