{"title":"Organized crime and firm innovation: The moderating effects of business group affiliation and export intensity","authors":"Yiyun Zhang , Shihao Wei","doi":"10.1016/j.intman.2026.101343","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Drawing on institutional theory, this study examines the effect of organized crime on firm innovation and how business group affiliation and export intensity moderate this relationship. Using a sample of 92,318 firms across 111 countries from 2006 to 2019, this study finds that organized crime has a negative effect on firm innovation, but this effect becomes weaker when firms are affiliated with business groups and exhibit higher export intensity. By elaborating on the role of organized crime in firm innovation and how it interacts with firm attributes, this study identifies critical drivers of cross-country differences in firm innovation and deepens our understanding of organized crime's microeconomic implications, thereby contributing to both the international comparative innovation and organized crime literatures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47937,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Management","volume":"32 2","pages":"Article 101343"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2000,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of International Management","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075425326000177","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/2/4 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Drawing on institutional theory, this study examines the effect of organized crime on firm innovation and how business group affiliation and export intensity moderate this relationship. Using a sample of 92,318 firms across 111 countries from 2006 to 2019, this study finds that organized crime has a negative effect on firm innovation, but this effect becomes weaker when firms are affiliated with business groups and exhibit higher export intensity. By elaborating on the role of organized crime in firm innovation and how it interacts with firm attributes, this study identifies critical drivers of cross-country differences in firm innovation and deepens our understanding of organized crime's microeconomic implications, thereby contributing to both the international comparative innovation and organized crime literatures.
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The Journal of International Management is devoted to advancing an understanding of issues in the management of global enterprises, global management theory, and practice; and providing theoretical and managerial implications useful for the further development of research. It is designed to serve an audience of academic researchers and educators, as well as business professionals, by publishing both theoretical and empirical research relating to international management and strategy issues. JIM publishes theoretical and empirical research addressing international business strategy, comparative and cross-cultural management, risk management, organizational behavior, and human resource management, among others.