Deng Shiqi, Xiao Yufeng
School of Business, Hunan Women's University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Institute for Advanced Studies, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 2;15(1):22665. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-08097-w.
This article comprehensively examines the influence and mechanism of corporate litigation experience on the innovation quality of Chinese-listed non-financial firms in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets from 2004 to 2020. The article finds that corporate litigation experience in China promotes higher innovation quality, a conclusion that remains robust after a series of robustness tests. This effect is stronger when enterprises engage in legal disputes with domestic firms, experience patent litigation, and act as plaintiffs. Mechanism tests reveal that corporate litigation experience encourages firms to implement strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) to leverage the reputation insurance effect, thereby enhancing innovation quality. Furthermore, we find that moderate stability in the top management team (TMT) strengthens the innovation effect of corporate litigation experience. This article provides policy implications for promoting organizational management practices, dispute resolution, and internal innovation within firms.
本文全面考察了2004年至2020年沪深股市中国上市非金融企业的公司诉讼经历对其创新质量的影响及机制。研究发现，中国企业的诉讼经历促进了更高的创新质量，这一结论在一系列稳健性检验后依然稳健。当企业与国内公司发生法律纠纷、经历专利诉讼并作为原告时，这种效应更强。机制检验表明，公司诉讼经历促使企业实施战略性企业社会责任（CSR）以利用声誉保险效应，从而提高创新质量。此外，我们发现高层管理团队（TMT）的适度稳定性增强了公司诉讼经历的创新效应。本文为促进企业内部的组织管理实践、纠纷解决和内部创新提供了政策启示。
