Apr. 2021~present, Professor, PhD Supervisor, School of Economics and Management at Tongji University, Shanghai

Jan. 2017~Mar. 2021, Associate Professor, PhD Supervisor, Business School at Nankai University, Tianjin

Nov, 2013 – Dec, 2016, Senior Research Fellow, China Minsheng Banking Corp., LTD, Beijing

Jan, 2011- Oct, 2013, Assistant Professor of Strategy, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, Moscow/Beijing

Jan, 2011- Oct, 2013, Research Fellow, Research Associate, E&Y - SKOLKOVO Institute of Emerging Market Studies, Beijing

June - August, 2008, Research Fellow, George Washington University CIBER Summer Doctoral Institute, Washington, D.C.

Journal Articles in UTD 24 Journals

[1] “Bilateral political tension and the signaling role of patenting in a host country”, with JT Li and Jue Wang, forthcoming at Journal of International Business Studies. DOI: 10.1057/s41267-023-00657-4.

[2] “Growth or Profit? Strategic Orientations and Long-term Performance in China”, with Seung Ho Park, 2020, Strategic Management Journal, 41(11): 2050-2071.

[3] “Foreign subsidiary CSR as a buffer again parent firm reputation risk”, with Heli Wang, 2020, Journal of International Business Studies, 51(8): 1256-1282.

[4] “From home country to home base: A dynamic approach to the liability of foreignness”, with Mauro Guillen, 2015, Strategic Management Journal, 36(4): 907-917.

[5] “MNC strategy and social adaptation in emerging markets”, with Meng Zhao and Seung Ho Park, 2014, Journal of International Business Studies, 45(7): 842-861.

[6] “An Institutional Approach to Cross-National Distance”, with Heather Berry and Mauro F. Guillen, 2010, Journal of International Business Studies, 41(9): 1460-1480.

Journal Articles in Other SSCI Journals

[7] “Emerging market multinationals’ liability of outsidership”, sole author, forthcoming at Journal of World Business. DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2023.101505

[8] “From learner to innovator: Knowledge transfer from a parent MNE and foreign subsidiaries’ local innovation”, with JT Li, Changhong Bai and Dan Zhang, forthcoming at Management International Review. DOI: 10.1007/s11575-023-00512-6.

[9] “Decomposing firm performance in emerging markets: The difference between growth and profit”, forthcoming, with Seung Ho Park, forthcoming at Management and Organization Review.

[10] “The determinants of investment size: the role of parent firm and national distance”, with Tianyou Hu and Andrew Delios, 2023, European Journal of International Management, 19(3): 413-438.

[11] “The Role of FDI Motives in the Link between Institutional Distance and Subsidiary Ownership Choice by Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises”, with Jie Wu, Seung Ho Park, Zaheer Khan, and Martin Meyer, 2022, British Journal of Management, 33(3): 1371-1394.

[12] “Institutional complementarities and corporate governance: The case of hostile takeover attempts”, with Mauro Guillen, 2019, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 27(2): 82-97.

[13] “Hybrid state-owned enterprises and internationalization: Evidence from emerging market multinationals”, sole author, 2018, Management International Review, 58(4): 605-631.

[14] “Categorizing the liability of foreignness: Ownership, location, and internalization-specific dimensions”, with Mauro Guillen, 2016, Global Strategy Journal, 6(4): 309-329.

[15] “Facing global economic crisis: Foreign sales, ownership groups, and corporate value”, with Xufei Ma and Daphne Yiu, 2014, Journal of World Business, 49(1): 87-100.

[16] “Profitable growth: Avoiding the "growth fetish" in emerging markets”, with Seung Ho Park and Gerardo Ungson, 2013, Business Horizons, 56(4): 473-481.

-Included in Harvard Business Review (Product number: BH545-PDF-ENG)

[17] “Diversification and Diffusion: A Social Networks and Institutional Perspective”, with Andrew Delios, 2012, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 29(3): 773-798.

[18] “Ownership Structure and the Diversification and Performance of Publicly-Listed Companies in China”, with Andrew Delios and Weiwei Xu, 2008, Business Horizons, 51(6): 473-483.

[19] “A New Perspective on Ownership Identities in China’s Listed Companies”, with Andrew Delios and Zhijian Wu, 2006, Management and Organization Review, 2(3): 319-343.

Journal Articles (Chinese)

[20] “Research on the Influence of Sequential Innovation Strategy on Innovation Performance”, with Xu Xin and Cai Mengyu, forthcoming, Science & Technology Progress and Policy (科技进步与对策).

[21] “Research perspectives, methods and prospects of platform governance”, with Cai Mengyu, Xu Xin and Zhang Wanjiao, forthcoming, Journal of Management Case Studies (管理案例研究与评论).

[22] “Growth path of internet platform firms: Classification and characteristics”, with Xu Xin and Cai Mengyu, forthcoming, Forum on Science and Technology in China (中国科技论坛).

[23] “Institutional distance and innovation performance of Chinese enterprises’ cross-border mergers and acquisitions”, with Yang Zhu, 2023. Science Research Management (科研管理), 44(2): 81-88.

[24] “The role of teacher and student in business school case teaching”, with Sunny Li Sun and Liu Gang, 2011. Journal of Management Case Studies (管理案例研究与评论), 4(4): 323-329.

[25] “Legitimation in Density Dependence Model: The Moderating Role of Firm and Location Heterogeneity”, with Zhu Yujie and Sun Hui, 2009, Management World (管理世界), 25(3): 111-120.

[26] “The empirical analyses of the determinants of the FDI location choices in China”, with Zhu Yujie, 2005, Research on Financial and Economic Issues (财经问题研究), 27(11): 53-60.

[27] “The different factors affecting the geographical distribution of FDI in China”, with Zhu Yujie, 2003, International Economic Cooperation (国际经济合作), 15: 17-20.

Books

[28] Seung Ho Park, Nan Zhou and Gerardo R. Ungson. 2013. Rough Diamonds: Four Traits of Successful Breakout Firms in BRIC, Jossey-Bass/Wiley: San Francisco.

- Selected as the Best Business Book on Globalization in 2013 by the Strategy + Business magazine

- A summary of this book is presented at St. Petersburg Economic Forum in 2012.

- Translated to Chinese in 2015.

Book Chapters

[29] Heather Berry, Mauro Guillen and Nan Zhou. 2024. Distance. In Asmussen, C., Hashai, N., and Minbaeva, D. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of International Strategic Management, Edward Elgar: 51-55.

[30] Li Zhang, Yujie Zhu, Ying Liu, Nan Zhou and Guoqing Chen. 2005. Discovering the Factors Affecting the Location Selection of FDI in China. In Ruan, D.; Chen, G.; Kerre, E.E.; Wets, G. (Eds.), Intelligent Data Mining, Springer: 219-236.

Articles in Media

[31] “Chinese manufacturers playing catch-up in core technology”, ThinkChina, May 23rd 2023. With Andrew Delios.

Reports

[32] “Market attractiveness index for FDI: Different entry modes”. IEMS monthly briefing, 2014 March.

[33] "Profitable growth: Avoiding the growth fetish in emerging markets". IEMS monthly briefing, 2013 February.

[34] “All roads lead to Rome: High performance firms in China and Russia”, with Sam Park. SIEMS monthly report, 2011 June.

Editorial Review Board

• Journal of International Business Studies

Editorial Board

• Management International Review

Ad hoc Reviewer for

• Administrative Science Quarterly
• Strategic Management Journal
• Organization Science
• Journal of International Business Studies
• Journal of Management Studies
• Strategy Science
• Global Strategy Journal
• British Journal of Management
• Asia Pacific Journal of Management
• Management and Organization Review
• Journal of International Management
• Emerging Markets Finance & Trade
• Cross Cultural & Strategic Management
• International Journal of Technology Management
• Asian Journal of Business Ethics

2021 Excellent Young Scientist, supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

2021 Nomination the Best Paper on Emerging Markets  at American of Management Annual Meeting

2020-2021. The John H. Dunning Visiting Fellowship. University of Reading, UK.

2017. “131” Innovative Talents (2nd level), Tianjin Municipal Government.

2017. 100 Young Academic Leader Plan. Nankai University.

2013. The Best Business Book on Globalization in 2013,Strategy + Business Magazine.

2011. Nominee. Haynes Prize for the Most PromisingScholar under 40, Academy of International Business.

2008. Best Student Paper Award at InternationalAssociation for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) BiennialConference.