Education Qualifications

Ph.D., General Management, University of Western Ontario, 2001 MBA, China Europe International Business School, 1996 BA, Economics, Shanghai Foreign Studies University, 1990

Academic and Professional Experience

Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, School of Business, 2008 - Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University, 2004 - 2007 Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, School of Business, 2001 - 2004 Visiting Professor, University of Auckland, March 2003 - May 2003 Visiting Professor, Institute of International Business, Stockholm School of Economics, Dec 2001 Corporate Finance Department Head, RABOBANK, Shanghai, 1997 Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, Shanghai, 1996 Analyst, Department of Business Planning, BMG-Bertelsmann Book AG, London, 1996 Export Manager, Shanghai Animal By-Products I & E Corp., 1990 - 1995

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Multinational Linkages during Times of Economic Crisis versus Stability, with Chris C. Chung, Paul W. Beamish., Management International Review, 48(3): 1-17, 2008 The Contingent Value of Local Partners' Business Group Affiliation, with Xufei Ma, Academy of Management Journal, 51(2): 295-314, 2008 Technological Knowledge, Product Relatedness, and Parent Control: The Effect on IJV Survival, with Dean Xu, Journal of Business Research, 60(11): 1166-1176, 2007 Ownership Strategies and Subsidiary Survival: Impacts of Institutional Distance and Experience, with Ajai Gaur, Journal of Management, 33(1): 84-110, 2007 Growth and Survival of International Joint Ventures: An External-Internal Legitimacy Perspective, with Dean Xu, Journal of Management, 32(3): 426-448, 2006 Partnering Strategies and Performance of SMEs' International Joint Ventures, with Paul W. Beamish, Journal of Business Venturing, 21(4): 461-486, 2006 The Critical Role of Business Groups in China, with Ma Xufei, Ivey Business Journal, 69(5):1-12, 2005 Foreign Control and the Survival of Joint Ventures: A Contingency Approach, with Louis Hebert, Journal of Business Research, 58(6): 736-745, 2005 International Diversification and Firm Performance: An S-Curve Hypothesis, with Paul W. Beamish, Academy of Management Journal, 47(4): 598-609, 2004 The Evolving Definition of What Comprises International Strategic Management Research, with Bruton, Garry, Franz Lohrke, Journal of International Management, 2004 The Evolving Contributions in International Strategic Management Research, Journal of International Management, 9: 193-213, 2003 Intra- and Inter- Organizational Imitative Behavior: Institutional Influences on Japanese Firms' Entry Mode Choice, Journal of International Business Studies, 33(1): 19-37, 2002 The Internationalization and Performance of SMEs, with Paul W. Beamish, Strategic Management Journal, 22(6/7): 565-586, 2001 Characteristics and Performance of Japanese FDI in China, Journal of Asian Business, 16(3): 51-71, 2000

Courses

Asia Pacific Business (undergraduate & MBA) Corporate Strategy (undergraduate & EMBA) International Business (MSc & PhD level) International Strategic Management (EMBA)

Honours and Awards

Outstanding Reviewer Award for 2006 by the Journal of Business Venturing Haynes Prize for Best Paper Award at the Academy of International Business Conference (2006) Nominated for Haynes Prize for Best Paper Award at Academy of International Business Conference (2005) UWO International Thesis Award (2000-2001) UWO Doctoral Fellowship (1997-2000) UWO International Graduate Study Scholarship (1997-2001) China Europe International Business School MBA Entrance Scholarship (1995-1996)