Ziyan Zhu

Assistant Professor

贰尘补颈濒:zhuziyan@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Research Areas:Internationalization strategy

Summary

Ziyan Zhu is an assistant professor at Sun Yat-sen University School of Business. She graduated from the Renmin University of China with a Ph.D. in Business Administration and has been a visiting scholar at Uppsala University in Sweden. Her research focuses on international business, especially international strategies of firms. She has published papers in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Management Studies.

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China 2021

Master, Business Administration, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China 2018

Bachelor, Tourism Management, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China 2015

Bachelor, English, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China 2015

International Experience

Visiting scholar,?International Business, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden 2019-2020

Professional Experiences

Assistant Professor, Sun Yat-sen University, China 2021 to present

Publications

Ziliang Deng, Xufei Ma*, and Ziyan Zhu (equal contributions). Transactional Dependence and Technological Upgrading in Global Value Chains. Journal of Management Studies. 2022, 59(2): 390-416 (FT50; ABS 4).

Ziliang Deng, Ziyan Zhu*, Martin Johanson, and Mikael Hilmersson. Rapid Internationalization and Exit of Exporters: The Role of Digital Platforms. International Business Review. 2022, 31(1) (ABS 3).

Ziyan Zhu and Ziliang Deng*. Board Interlock Tenure and Firm Internationalization. Management and Organization Review. 2023, 19(2): 256-278 (ABS 3)

Conference Papers

Ziyan Zhu (2023). Two-way Organizational Learning Across the Home and Host Countries. Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference, Poland.

Ziyan Zhu (2022). Learning From the Home Country: An Aggressive or Cautious Internationalization Process. Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference, Online.

Ziyan Zhu, Ziliang Deng, Martin Johanson, and Mikael Hilmersson (2020). Rapid Expansion and Exit of Internet Exporters. Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference, Online.

Ziyan Zhu (2019). Internet Expansion across Institutional Distance. Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference, Copenhagen.

Ziliang Deng and Ziyan Zhu (2018). Does Participating Global Value Chain Worsen Dynamic Capabilities? Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference, Minneapolis.

Ziyan Zhu and Ziliang Deng (2018). Global Value Chain Participation and Upgrading of Contract Manufacturers. International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMAR) Annual Conference, Wuhan.

Teaching

For undergraduates: Management;?Strategic Management;?International Enterprise Management

For graduate students: Frontier?Researches?on Strategic Management;?Frontier Researches on International Business and Strategic Management

Research Grants

Project Participant: Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, "Digital Strategic Leadership of Top Management Teams: from the Perspective of Dynamic Strategic Fitness", 2024-2026.

Project Participant: Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, "Mirofoundations in Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Era", 2023-2028.

Project Participant: Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, “The Return of Born-Global Firms to Home Country Market”, 2018-2021.

Principal Investigator: Fundamental Research Funds of the Renmin University of China, “Research on the Internationalization Speed of Cross-Border E-Commerce: Based on the Institutional Learning”, 2019-2020.

Corporate Projects

Project Participant: Assessment and Distribution Bureau of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, “Research on Corporate Governance and Management Model of Central Enterprises with Excellent Performance”, 2018.

Academic Referees:

International Business Review, Reviewer
Journal of International Management, Reviewer
Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Reviewer
Management and Organization Review, Reviewer
Academy of International Business, Reviewer