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ZHOU Di

Associate Professor

Department: Public Administration

zhoudi@tongji.edu.cn

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Di Zhou is an Associate Professor in the School of Economics and Management at Tongji University. He earned Ph.D. from the Institute of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University. Before joining Tongji, he was a assistant researcher at Tsinghua University and a visiting fellow at the Harvard Business School. Di Zhou’s research is grounded in the evolutionary economics perspective, focusing on the evolution and transformation of techno-economic paradigms in the era of the digital and intelligent economy. His research interest lies in digital innovation ecosystems, including platform ecosystems, data-driven innovation, and digital regulation. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Management Science, Production and Operations Management, and Long Range Planning.

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TEACHING AND RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS/RECOGNITION

2017 – 2021, Ph.D., Economics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2019 – 2020, Visiting Fellow, Harvard Business School and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, U.S.
2014 – 2016, M.A., Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
2010 – 2014, B.A., Management Science, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China

2026 – Now, Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
2021 – 2025, Associate Researcher, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
2016 – 2017, Assistant Researcher, Center for China in the World Economy, Tsinghua University

BOOKS

Zhou, D., Rong, K., Sun, Z., The 100 Q&A Guide to the Digital Economy. People's Publishing House. 2024. [in Chinese] (A popular science book on the digital economy)
Rong, K., Zhou, D., Digital Economics. Tsinghua University Press. 2023. [in Chinese] (A Chinese textbook on the digital economy)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Zhou, D., Wang, Y.*, Hao, F., Feng, L., Digital technology diffusion and occupational diversity: Evidence from China. Technovation. 2026,153,103538. (SSCI)
Rong, K., Sokol, D., Zhou, D.*, Zhu, F., Antitrust platform regulation and entrepreneurship: Evidence from China. Management Science. 2025, Articles in Advance. (UTD24)
Kang, Z., Kou, H.*, Zhou, D., Shi, X., Parente, R., Rong, K., Platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs):A research agenda in the field of international business. International Business Review. 2025, 102386. (JCR Q1)
Parente, R., Rong, K., Shi, X., Kang, Z., Zhou, D.*, How do platform multinational corporations (PMNCs) address emerging challenges in the global landscape? A 'READ' framework. Long Range Planning. 2024,102455. (ABS4)
Zhou, D., Rong, K.*, Parente, R., Why do platform multinational companies struggle abroad? A multi-method study of the role of informal institutional distance. Journal of Digital Economy. 2022,1(3):252-272. (Scopus, 2020 AOM Best Paper Finalist)
Rong, K., Zhou, D.*, Shi, X., Huang, W., Social information disclosure of friends in common in an e-commerce platform ecosystem: An online experiment. Production and Operations Management. 2022,31(3):984-1005. (UTD24)
Rong, K., Sun, H., Li, D., Zhou, D.*, Matchmaking as service provision of sharing economy platforms: An information processing perspective. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2021, 171, 120901. (JCR Q1)
Rong, K., Li, B., Peng, W., Zhou, D., Shi, X.*, Sharing economy platforms: Creating shared value at a business ecosystem level. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2021, 169, 120804. (JCR Q1).
Yi, J., Zhou, D.*, Rong, K., An economic interpretation of ecosystem-specific advantages in platform-based firms. Social Sciences in China. 2026,(02):91-110+205-206. (CSSCI) [in Chinese]
Xie, Z., Hong, L., Zhou, D.*. How does the digital entrepreneurial ecosystem inspire the emergence of high-growth entrepreneurship in Cities?. Science of Science and Management of S.& T.. 2026, Online. (CSSCI) [in Chinese]
Rong, K., Huang, C., Zhou, D.*, Kou, H.,Xu, Z., Development strategies for China's integrated circuit industrial ecosystem in the post-Moore era. Studies in Science of Science. 2025,43(09):1793-1800. (CSSCI) [in Chinese]
Liu, T., Zhang, Y., Rong, K.*, Zhou, D., Analysis on mechanism of data as a new growth engine for China. Economic Research Journal. 2024,59(10):19-36. (CSSCI) [in Chinese]
Lu, C., Wang, X., Zhou, D.*, Wang, Q., The governance mechanism for platforms' data abuse behavior: A multi-agent evolutionary game perspective. Frontiers of Science and Technology of Engineering Management. 2023,42(02):16-24. (CSSCI) [in Chinese]
Rong, K., Liu T., Zhou, D.*, Hao, F., Hierarchical data licensing mechanisms in the data market. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. 2022,36(6):15-29. (CSSCI) [in Chinese]
Zhou, D., Dong, X., Wu, Y., You, Y., Rong, K.*, Modelling the platform positioning strategy in the short video industry: Evidence from Tik‐Tok and Kuaishou. R&D Management. 2019,31(5):37-50. (CSSCI) [in Chinese]
Rong, K., Shi, X., Zhou, D.*, How can a second computing industry ecosystem be built? Studies in Science of Science. 2021,39(06):973-976. (CSSCI) [in Chinese]

RESEARCH GRANTS

National Natural Science Foundation of China (72202159), PI
China Association for Science and Technology Research Program (YESS20240440), PI
Tongji University “Spark” Program — Artificial Intelligence Special Project, PI
Shanghai Pujiang Program (22PJC118), PI
National Social Science Fund of China (Major Project, 25&ZD184), Co-PI
National Natural Science Foundation of China (72342026), Project Member
National Natural Science Foundation of China (72442026), Project Member
National Social Science Fund of China (Major Project, 22ZDA041), Project Member

ACADEMIC SERVICES

Associate Editor: Long Range Planning (ABS4, 2025-2027)
Review Editor: Technovation (ABS3, 2025-2027)
Editorial Review Board: Journal of International Business Studies, Management and Organization Review
Scientific Editor: Journal of Digital Economy (2021-2027)
Deputy Secretary: Digital Economy and Innovation Committee of China Information Economy Society (2024-2027)

MEDIA COVERAGE

Zhou, D., Shi, X., Digital government: Data sharing and digital co-governance. People's Daily Online. 2022.06.23 [in Chinese]
Zhou, D., Tian, X., The Innovative Development of Philosophy and Social Sciences with Chinese Characteristics in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). 2025.08.28 [in Chinese]

2025, Innovation Research Award, China Information Economics Society
2025, Excellent Homeroom Teacher, Tongji University
2025, Best Paper Award, Tsinghua Innovation and Digital Economy Symposium (TiDES) 2025
2024, Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business Asia Pacific Regional Conference
2024, Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management Annual Conference
2024, Excellent Advisor, Special Award of the 10th Chinese College Student Competition on Energy Economics
2023, Excellent Homeroom Teacher, The Freshman College at Tongji University
2023, Best Paper Award, European Academy of Management Annual Conference
2022, Innovation Research Award, China Information Economics Society

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