Director
of Center for Case Studies of Business School
2000.9-2002.8, Postdoctoral Fellow in Business Administration, Nankai University Business School, China
1997.9-2000.7,
Ph. D. in Management, Nanjing
University, China
1986.9-1989.7,
Master in Philosophy, Northeast Normal University, China
1982.9-1986.7, Bachelor in Science, Chongqing Normal University, China
Further Education
and Training Experience
2005.7-2005.8,
Training for case teaching and writing of Business Management in Harvard
Business School in the United States
2002.7,
Training for Business Management cases teaching in Western Ontario University’s
Ivey School of Business in Canada
1996-1997,
As a Chinese Fulbright Scholar for the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program, worked
with Professor Jay Barney (One of the founders of “Resource-based View” of
corporate strategy) for advanced studies about Strategic Management Theories in
the United States
2016 May-June, Guest and Visiting Professor at Department of Business Administration of Business School, Soochow University, Taipei, China
2006.9-2007.9, USA Fulbright Scholar Program Grantee, The Ohio State University at Colimbus, Fisher College of Business, with host faculty Professor Jay B. Barney on Advanced Straetegic Management Theories, USA
2004-Present,
Professor and Ph.D. Advisor, Business School of Nankai University
2002-2004, Full Professor, Business School of Nankai University
2000-2002,
Associate Professor, Business School of Nankai University
2000.9-2002.8,
Post doctor in Business Management, Nankai University
1997-2000,
Associate Professor, Business School of Nanjing University
[1] 2014.9, China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee, The 5th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases Award
[2] 2014.6, Guided the graduation thesis of Business Management major student to gain the Excellent Undergraduate Thesis Award of Nankai University
[3] 2014, Nankai University, Excellent Achievements Award in Social Sciences Research
[4] 2013, Nankai University, Excellent Achievements Award in Social Sciences Research
[5] 2012.6, Nankai University, Excellent Achievements Award in Social Sciences Research
[6] 2012.6, Guided the graduation thesis of Business Management major student to gain the Excellent Undergraduate Thesis Award of Nankai University
[7] 2012, UK-based Emerald, Emerald Literati Network 2012 Highly Commended Award, Research paper “Cross-listing, Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance: Empirical Evidence of Hong Kong-listed Chinese Companies”
[8] 2011.9, China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee, The 2nd National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases Award
[9] 2010, Tianjin Municipal Government, 3rd Prize of Tianjin 12th Excellent Achievements in Social Sciences Research
[10] 2010.7, Guided the master thesis of Business Management major student to gain the Excellent Master Thesis Award of Nankai University
Working Experience Related with Profession
[1] 2014.6, Study and Training Class for Philosophy and Social Sciences Research of Central Party School
[2] 2014.5, Part time editor and column moderator of Foreign Economics & Management journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
[3] 2014.9, Judge, The 2nd National Management Case Elite Contest Final Competition, University of Science and Technology Beijing
[4] 2013.9, Judge, The 1st National Management Case Elite Contest Final Competition, East China Normal University
[5] 2013.8, Annual Conference on Management Case Studies and Harvard Business School McFarlan Case Studies Seminar, Tsinghua University
[6] 2013.7, Part-time Professor, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics
[7] 2013.1, Standing Director, Management Cases Sharing Center “National Case Studies Center Strategic Alliance” of China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee
[8] 2013.1, Member, 13th Tianjin Branch of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Committee
[9] 2013-Present, Member, Specialized Committee for Case Studies of Chinese Society for Management Modernization
[10] 2013-Present, Qualification of Independent Director for Listing Companies in China
[11] 2013-Present, Deputy director, Tianjin Municipal Committee of Enterprises of China National Democratic Construction Association
[12] 2012-Present, Director, Marketing Major of Binhai college of Nankai University
[13] 2011-Present, Standing Director, Annual Conference on Management Case Studies
[14] 2011.2-2012.2, Assistant of President, Federation of Industry and Commerce of Tianjin Heping District
[15] 2010-Present, Part-time Professor, Guizhou University, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Inner Mongolia University
[16] 2010-Present, Standing Director, National management case studies center federation
[17] 2010-Present, Member, Academic Committee of Peking University Case Research Center Newsletter
[18] 2009-Present, Interviewer for China Scholarship Council Western Area Program
[19] 2008-Present, Member, Tianjin branch of CPPCC (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference)
[20] 2008-Present, Member of Editorial Board for Corporate Governance Review
[21] 2008-Present, Supervisor for Business School, Nankai University “One Hundred Outstanding Teachers Program”
[22] 2006-Present, Member, Asia Academy of Management (AAOM)
[23] 2006-Present, Member, International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR)
[24] 2006-Present, Anonymous Reviewer for Doctoral Thesis in Management for several Chinese Universities
[25] 2005-2013, Member, Committee for Foreign Communications of Central Committee of China National Democratic Construction Association
[26] 2005-2009, External Examiner for Dissertation or Research Portfolio of DBA Program at the University of South Australia
[27] 2005-Present, Member, Tianjin Committee of China National Democratic Construction Association
[28] 2005-Present, Member, Nankai University Committee of China National Democratic Construction Association
[29] 2004-Present, Reviewer, National Natural Science Foundation, National Social Science Foundation, China Postdoctoral Research Foundation and several provincial level natural science foundations in China
[30] 2004-Present, Member of Academy of Management (AOM), Reviewer for the annual conferences of the academy, particularly for the division of Business Policy and Strategic Management, and the division of Organizational Theories and Management
[31] 2004-Present, Director, Research Office of Transnational Enterprise Governance of Corporate Governance Research Center of Nankai University, which is one of the Humanities and Social Sciences Key Research Bases of the Ministry of Education
[32] 2002-Present, Reviewer, Nankai Business Review, Chinese Journal of Management Science, Journal of Management Science
Presentations
[1] Zhou J., Yang S., Fan X. and Ren X. The Integration Strategy of the Fanxing Drama Village, Making the Broadway in Alley. Tsinghua School of Economics and Management, 2014.12, Beijing, China.
[2] Zhou J. Is there any difficulty and problem in Strategic Management education? Strategic Management Education Forum(Organization and Strategic Management Specialized Committee of China National MBA Education Supervisory Committee), 2014.12.3, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou.
[3] Zhou J. What can Management Case Studies Bring to Us? National Management Case Forum, 2014.11.25, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing.
[4] Zhou J., Yang S. 2013. Research on the Influence of Board Structure on the Strategic Change of Enterprises. Chinese Strategic Management Scholars’ Forum .2013.12, Xinjiang University, Urumqi.
[5] Zhou J., Yu Y., Zhai M. Research on the Influence of Enterprise M&A Experience and Board Characteristics on the Strategic Decisions of M & A. The 4th International Academic Conference of Strategic Management. 2013.12, Sichuan University, Chengdu.
[6] Zhou J. Is the Enterprise Competitive Advantage Really Sustainable? Conference on Innovation and Sustainable Development of Fudan University, 2013.7, Fudan University, Shanghai.
[7] Zhou J. Challenges and Countermeasures of Chinese Enterprises’ Investment in the United States—The Case of Huawei and ZTE, The Fulbright Annual Meeting. 2012.12.1, Nanjing University, Nanjing.
[8] Zhou J., Yuan D., Zhang W., Chen S. Review of Literatures on Cross-border Listing Based on Corporate Governance. The 6th International Symposium of Corporate Governance. 2011.9, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian.
[9] Zhou J., Liu X. and Jin Y., Fang G., Cui S. China Enterprises Management Case and Theory Construction Research Forum. 2010.11.5-7, Beijing, China.
2014
[1] Zhou J., Yang S. and Guo W. A Study of the Impact of GEM Private Enterprises' Strategic Decision-making Mechanism on Corporate Performance. Journal of Management Science. 2014, Vol.27. No.2:1-14. (Published in Chinese)
[2] Zhou J., Yang S. and Yu Y. Founders，Venture Capital and Board Independence: Evidence from Chinese Private Enterprises’ Implementation of IPO in GEM. Management Review. 2014, Vol.26. No.4:142-153. (Published in Chinese)
[3] Li X. and Zhou J. The Connotation and Source of Board Group Fault lines and Their Influence on Decision-making Behavior: Literature Review and the Construction of Theoretical Research Framework. Foreign Economics & Management. 2014, Vol.36. No.3:3-9. (Published in Chinese)
[4] Zhou J., Yuan D., Xue N. and Jin Y. The Joint Impact of Marketization Process and Board Governance on Corporate Performance: Empirical Evidences of A-shares in China. Journal of Applied Statistics and Management. 2014, Vol.33. No.6:1021-1030. (Published in Chinese)
[5] Yin C., Chen S. and Zhou J. Research on the Influence of Board Power on Strategic Changes. Modern Management Science. 2014, No.6:30-33,114. (Published in Chinese)
[6] Zhou J., Yu Y., Zhai M. and Zhou F. The Effect of Board Characteristics on a Firm's Strategic Change. Frontier of Business Research in China. 2014, Vol.8. No.3:299-326.
2013
[1] Yu Y., Zhou J. and Zhang H. Impact of Institutional Investors Shareholding on Firm's Internationalization Performance—The Moderating Effects of Board of Directors and Capital Market. Research on Economics and Management. 2013, No.11:14-24. (Published in Chinese)
[2] Zhou J., Yin C. and Chen S. Research for the Impact of Boards’ Team Attributes on Firm’s Internationalization Strategy. Management Review. 2013, Vol.25. No.11:132-142. (Published in Chinese)
[3] Zhou J., Yin C. and Chen S. a Review of the Literature of Corporate Strategic Governance and Prospects. Foreign Economics & Management. 2013, Vol.35. No.10:31-42. (Published in Chinese)
[4] Zhou J. and Yuan D. Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Performance with Agency Costs as Mediators. Forecasting. 2013, Vol.32. No.2:18-25.
[5] Zhou J., Jin Y. and Yuan D. The Effect of Board Human Capital and CEO Power on R&D Investment: Evidence from the Listed High-tech Firms in China A-share. Science of Science and Management of S.&T. 2013, Vol.34. No.3:170-180. (Published in Chinese)
2012
[1] Zhou J. and Li X. Empirical Study on the Effect of Cognitive Heterogeneity of Board on Firm Innovation Strategy. Journal of Management Science. 2012, Vol.25. No.6:1-12. (Published in Chinese)
[2] Li X. and Zhou J. Study on the Effect of Heterogeneity of Board Information on Corporate R&D Expenditure—Based on the Empirical Evidence of Listed Companies in High-tech Industry. Soft Science. 2012, Vol.26. No.7:113-117. (Published in Chinese)
[3] Zhou J., Ren S., Jin Y. and Li X. The Impact of Board Capital on R&D Spending—Empirical Evidence from the Listed High-tech Companies in China. R&D Management. 2012, Vol.24. No.1:67-77. (Published in Chinese)
[4] Zhou J., Wang J., Li W. and Chen S. Research of Relationship Between Corporate Governance Structure and Performance in Innovative Enterprises—Based on Empirical Evidence of Companies Listed on China's GEM. Research on Economics and Management. 2012, No.4:106-115. (Published in Chinese)
[5] Zhou J., Zhang W. and Liu Q. Board Governance and Innovation of Commercial Banks—An Empirical Study from A-Shares in Both Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. Journal of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics. 2012, Vol.34, No.3:45-52. (Published in Chinese)
[6] Zhang W., Yu Y. and Zhou J. A Study on the Relationship between Professional Competence of the Board of Directors and the Growth Strategic Decision. Modern Management Science. 2012, No.5:12-14. (Published in Chinese)
[7] Zhang W., Yuan D. and Zhou J. Research on the Influence of Strategic Change on Sustainable Competitive Advantage. Modern Management Science. 2012, No.2:15-17. (Published in Chinese)
2011
[1] Zhou J. and Cheng G. The Strategy Alliances between Chinese Commercial Banks and Their Foreign Partners. Journal of Finance and Economics. 2011, Vol.26. No.6:50-60. (Published in Chinese)
[2] Wang P. and Zhou J. 2011. A Study on the Strategic Intervention Model of the Board of Directors: An Analysis Based on the Board’s Competency. Foreign Economics and Management. 2011, Vol.33. No.12:33-41. (Published in Chinese)
[3] Zhou J. and Li X. 2011. A Review of Board-CEO Relationship and Firm Performance: Based on Multiple Theories Perspective. Foreign Economics and Management. 2011, Vol.33. No.7: 49-57. (Published in Chinese)
[4] Zhou J., Zhang T. and Cui S. 2011. Cross Listing, Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance: Empirical Evidence of Hong Kong-listed Chinese Companies. Nankai Business Review International. 2011, Vol.2. No.3:275-288.
[5] Yin C., Zhou J., Jin Y. and Wang P. 2011. Research on Value Creation Mechanism of Strategic Governance—Based on Resources Based View. Luojia Management Review. 2011, No.2:31-41. (Published in Chinese)
2010
[1] Zhou J., Jin Y. and Liu X. A Review of Board Capital Research. Foreign Economics and Management. 2010, Vol.32. No.12: 27-35. (Published in Chinese)
[2] Wang P., Li S. and Zhou J. Financial Risk Management and Enterprise Value Creation: Evidence from Non-Ferrous Metal Listed Companies in China. Nankai Business Review International. 2010, Vol.1. No.1:5-9. (Published in Chinese)
[3] Zhou J., Xiao S. and Fang G. Impact of Institutional Environments in Host Countries on the Outward FDI of China: Mediating Effect of Macro Economy of Host Country. Research on Economics and Management. 2010, No.7:86-93,122 (Published in Chinese)
[4] Zhou J., Fang G. and Liu X. External Institutional Environments, Internal Governance Structure and Firm Competitive Advantage: Based on Empirical Evidence of Listed Companies in China. Chinese Journal of Management. 2010, Vol.7. No.7:963-972. (Published in Chinese)
[5] Zhou J., Liu X. and Cheng G. Study on the Strategy of Listing Abroad and the Dynamics of Firm Performance—Evidence from Chinese Firms Listed in American Stock Exchanges. Journal of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics. 2010, Vol.32. No.1:79-86. (Published in Chinese)
[6] Zhou J., Liu X. and Fang G. Study on the Path of Listing Overseas on the Improvement of Corporate Governance—Analysis Based on the Transition Effect of Ownership. Review of Corporate Governance. 2010, Vol.2. No.1:13-23.
Others
[1] Yin C., Cui S. and Zhou J. 2011. The Relationship between Board of Directors and Corporate Strategy: Focus on Strategic Governance. China Social Sciences Newspaper. 2011-4-6(11). (Published in Chinese)
[2] Jin Y., Cui S. and Zhou J. 2010. The Board Capital Facilities the Efficiency of Internationalization Strategy Management of Firms. China Social Sciences Newspaper. 2010-10-28(10). (Published in Chinese)
[3] Zhou J. and Chen X. 2010. Strategic Governance: A New Source of Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Enterprises. China Social Sciences Newspaper. 2010-9-30(10). (Published in Chinese)
Conference Presentations
[1] Zhou J., Jin Y., Ren S. Why Do R&D Investments Differ in Different High-tech Enterprises? The Role of Board Background [C] // 2012 International Conference on Management Science & Engineering 19th Annual Conference Proceedings (Volume I). pp: 671-678. Dallas, USA, 2012.9.20-22.
[2] Li X., Zhou J. Research on the Relationship between Board Diversity and Firm Technology Innovation [C] // 2012 International Conference on Management Science & Engineering 19th Annual Conference Proceedings (Volume I). pp: 1612-1617. Dallas, USA, 2012.9.20-22.
[3] Li X., Zhou J. Et al. Board Information and Board Strategic Involvement [C] // International Conference on Management Science & Engineering 18th Annual Conference Proceedings. Rome, Italy, 2011.9.13-15.
[4] Zhou J., Fang G. and Xue N. Research on the Relationship of Two Dimensions of Firm Internationalization Degree and Board Structure. The 5th Chinese Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Dalian, China, 2010.9.13-14.
[5] Ren S., Zhou J., Fang G. Study on the Impact of High-tech Company Board Composition and Directors' Ownership Structure on Performance—Evidence from the Listed Companies of China. The 5th Chinese Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Dalian, China, 2010.11.13-14.
Books and Chapters
[1] Zhou J. et al. 2010. Report on the Development of Humanities and Social Sciences in Foreign Universities. Secretariat of the Social Science Committee of the Ministry of Education. Business Management. Beijing: High Education Press, 2010. (Participate in Writing)
[2] Jay B. Barney. (Translated by) Zhou J Et al. Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage. Beijing: China Machine Press, 2013.
[1] 2013.1-2016.12, China National Natural Science Foundation funded project, Research on Strategic Governance and Sustainable Competitive Advantage of Enterprises Based on Strategic Decision Capital (PI)
[2] 2011.10-2014.12, Humanities and Social Sciences Key Research Project of Ministry of Education, Research on the Strategic Governance in Corporate Investment and Financing Based on the Competency of Board of Directors (PI)
[3] 2009.1-2012.12, China National Natural Science Foundation funded project, Study on Institutional Transitions, Strategic Choices and the Source of Competitive Advantage in the Process of Chinese Enterprises’ Internationalization (PI)
[4] 2008.12-2011.12, The New Century Talents Program Project of the Ministry of Education, Study on Corporate Governance Evaluation and Competitive Advantages of Chinese SOEs under the International Strategy (PI)
[5] 2007.9-2010.9, Tianjin Philosophy and Social Science Research Project, Study on Corporate Strategies and Competitive Advantages Based on Corporate Governance (PI)
Undergraduate level: Strategic Management, Organizational Management, Corporate Governance (both in Chinese and English)
Master level: Corporate Strategy, Strategic Management Theories,
Corporate Governance (MBA)
Organizational Management (MBA, MPM, EMBA, MEM)
Strategic Management (MBA, MPM, EMBA, MEM)
PhD level: Strategic Decision Making on the Board, Board Governance and Strategic Leadership