Education

Ph.D. (Majored in Strategy and Economics), The University of Hong Kong, 2008.

M.S. (Majored in Management), Huazhong University of Science&Technology, 2003.

B.S. (Majored in Finance), Huazhong University of Science&Technology, 2000.

Overseas Visiting and Training

Joint Research, MIT Sloan Management School, USA, Aug. 2007-Jan. 2008.

Post-Doc Researcher(Erasmus Program), Antwerp Management School, Belgium, Sep. 2010-Jun. 2011.

Visiting Professor, Antwerp Management School, Belgium, July-Dec. 2011.

Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge, UK, Aug. 2013

Courses Taught

Strategic Management, Innovation Management, Research Methodology for Management Studies, International Business, Management for Emerging Market Multinational Corporations, Theories for Contemporary Management, etc.

Industrial Experiences

Assistant Manager, China CITIC Bank, 2003-2004

Consultant, Understanding China Program, Commerce Alliance, EU 2011

Faculty Fellow, AMA Indian Association, 2014

Consulting Activities: Jiangsu Huatong Heavy Industrial Group, Wuhan Sport Development&Investment Co. Ltd., etc.

Research Interests

Strategic Management, Innovation Management, Organizational Theory, etc.

Representative Research Papers

1） Yang,Zhi, Xuemin Zhou, Pengcheng Zhang. Centralization and innovation performance in an emerging economy: testing the moderating effects. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 2015,V32: 415-442 (SSCI)

2） Yang,Zhi, Xuemin Zhou, Pengcheng Zhang. Discipline versus passion: collectivism, centralization and ambidextrous innovation. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 2015 (Forthcoming). DOI 10.1007/s10490-014-9396-6 (SSCI)

3） Zhang, Haiyan, Yang, Zhi, Daniel Van Den Bulcke. Geographical agglomeration of Indian and Chinese Multinationals in Europe: A Comparative Analysis. Science, Technology &Society. 2012, V17(3): 385-408. （SSCI）

4） Jiangyong Lu, Zhigang Tao, Zhi Yang. The costs and benefits of government control：Evidence from China’s collectively-owned enterprises. China Economic Review, 2010, Vol. 21, No. 2, 282-292. (SSCI, corresponding author)

5） Yasheng Huang, Yue Ma, Zhi Yang, Yifan Zhang. A fire sale without fire: An explanation of labor-intensive FDI in China, MIT Sloan Research Paper No.4713-08.