Jiatao (J.T.) LI
			Associate Dean (Faculty), Department Head and Chair Professor
			Director, Center for Business Strategy and Innovation
			Email: mnjtli@ust.hk
			Ph.D.	University of Texas, Management
			M.B.A.	Portland State University, Management
			B.S.	Dalian Maritime University, Mechanical Engineering
			[CV] [Publications (full list)] [BIO (English / Chinese)]

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, School of Business and Management, Associate Dean (Faculty), since April 2009.

• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management, Chair Professor and Head, since July 2009, Professor and Head, July 2006 – June 2009, Acting Head, January – June, 2006, Associate and Assistant Professor, 1997 – 2006.

• University of Hawaii, Department of Management, Associate Professor, 1994 – 1996 (on leave from 9/94 – 12/96), Assistant Professor, 1992 – 1994.

• McKinsey & Company, Hong Kong, Management consultant, advised leading multinational corporations and Asian companies on corporate strategy and alliances/partnerships in Greater China, 1994 – 1996.

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Publications (Chronological, alphabetical)

• Li, J.T. & Qian, C. 2012 (In press). Principal-principal conflicts under weak institutions: A study of corporate takeovers in China, Strategic Management Journal.

• Tang, Y., J.T. Li, and H. Yang, 2012 (In press). What I see, what I do: How executive hubris affects firm innovation. Journal of Management. (Download here)

• Kozhikode, R. & Li, J.T. 2012. Political pluralism, public policies, and organizational choices: Banking branch expansion in India, 1948–2003. Academy of Management Journal, 55: 339-359. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. 2011. Rethinking international and global strategy. Global Strategy Journal, 1: 275-278. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Kozhikode, R. 2011. Organizational learning of emerging economy firms. Organizational Dynamics, 40: 214-221. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Xie, Z. 2011. Global R&D strategies in an emerging economy: The development and protection of technological competencies. European Management Review, 8: 153-164. (Download here)

• Yang, J.Y., Tipton, B. & Li, J.T. 2011. A review of foreign business management in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 28: 627-659. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Yao, K. 2010. The role of reference groups in international investment decisions by firms from emerging economies. Journal of International Management, 16: 143-153. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Tang, Y. 2010. CEO hubris and firm risk taking in China: The moderating role of managerial discretion. Academy of Management Journal, 53: 45-68. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. 2010. Global R&D alliances in China: Collaborations with universities and research institutes. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 57: 78-87. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Kozhikode, R. 2009. Developing new innovation models: Shifts in the innovation landscapes in emerging economies and implications for global R&D management. Journal of International Management, special issue on Emerging CEO Agenda, 15: 328-339. (Download here)

• Kuilman, J. & Li, J.T.  2009. Grades of membership and legitimacy spillovers: Foreign banks in Shanghai, 1847-1935. Academy of Management Journal, 52: 229-245. (Download here)

• Kuilman, J., Vermeulen, I. & Li, J.T. 2009. The consequents of organizer ecologies: A logical formalization. Academy of Management Review, 34:253-272. (Download here)

• Lee, S., Shenkar, O. & Li, J.T. 2008. Cultural distance, investment flow and control in cross-border cooperation. Strategic Management Journal, 29: 1117–1125. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. 2008. Asymmetric interactions between foreign and domestic banks: Effects on market entry. Strategic Management Journal, 29: 873-893. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Harrison, R. 2008. National culture and the composition and leadership structure of boards of directors. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 16: 375-385. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Kozhikode, R. 2008. Knowledge management and innovation strategy: The challenge for latecomers in emerging economies. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 25: 429-450. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Yue, D.R. 2008. Market size, legal institutions, and international diversification strategies: Implications for the performance of multinational firms. Management International Review, 48(6): 667-688.(Download here)

• Takeuchi, R., Shay, J.P. & Li, J.T. 2008. When does decision autonomy increase expatriates’ adjustment? An empirical test. Academy of Management Journal, 51: 45-60. (Download here)

• Wang, H., Choi, J. & Li, J.T. 2008. Too little or too much? Untangling the relationship between corporate philanthropy and firm financial performance. Organization Science, 19: 143-159. (Download here)

• Winner of Best Paper Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management, Honolulu.

• Wang, H. & Li, J.T. 2008. Untangling the effects of over-exploration and over-exploitation on organizational performance: The moderating role of environmental dynamism. Journal of Management, 34: 925-951. (Download here)

• Yang, J.Y. & Li, J.T. 2008. The development of entrepreneurship in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 25:335–359. (Download here).

• Li, J.T., Yang, J.Y. & Yue, D.R. 2007. Identity, community, and audience: How wholly owned foreign subsidiaries gain legitimacy in China. Academy of Management Journal, 50: 175-190. (Download here)

• Kuilman, J. & Li, J.T. 2006. The organizers’ ecology: An empirical study of foreign banks in Shanghai.Organization Science, 17: 385-401. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Hambrick, D.C. 2005.  Factional groups: A new vantage on demographic faultlines, conflict, and disintegration in work teams. Academy of Management Journal, 48: 794-813. (Download here)

• Li, J.T. & Yue, D.R. 2005. Managing global research and development in China: Patterns of R&D configuration and evolution. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 17 (3): 317-337. (Download here)

Recent articles in media

• Articles published in Hong Kong Economic Journal (in Chinese):

• London Poses Stiff Competition as “Western Hub” for RMB Business (08.05.2012)

• A Glimpse of the Opening of China’s Capital Market through the "Civil Enterprise Turmoil" (24.04.2012)

• Corporate Bonus System Reform amidst Slower GDP Growth in China (13.03.2012)

• SMEs to Thrive on Long Term Policy Mindset (14.02.2012)

• Breaking Monopolies: Way Out for SMEs (03.01.2012)

• China’s New Stance on Stabilizing Growth and Supporting Strategic Enterprises (13.12.2011)

• Strategic New Industry under China’s New Macroeconomic Regulation and Control (06.12.2011)

• A View on Hong Kong’s Offshore Market Potentials through Gold Bars Traded in RMB (25.10.2011)

• Civil Usury Exposes Predicament of China’s Private Enterprises (11.10.2011)

• Changes in Pioneering Strategies for Hong Kong’s Advantage in Finance is Undersirable (06.09.2011)

• New Developments in Hong Kong’s Financial Industry and Guangdong-Hong Kong Cooperation (1 of 2) (30.08.2011)

• Corporate Investment Value through “Investor Relations” (26.07.2011)

• Insights from Credibility Crisis of China’s Private Enterprises (05.07.2011)

• CSR Ravaged by Fake/Toxic Food Incidents (14.06.2011)

• IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook: Inspirations for Hong Kong (24.05.2011)

• Hong Kong to Retain Competitive Edge as Offshore RMB Center (10.05.2011)

• New Opportunities for Hong Kong’s Financial and Service Industries (03.05.2011)

• Hong Kong’s Productivity Runs the Risk of Weakening (08.03.2011)

• Hong Kong’s Golden Opportunity to Optimize Growth Structure (22.02.2011)

• More Wonders of Hong Kong to Come From Entrepreneur Creativity (25.01.2011)

• New Point of Anchorage for Hong Kong-Shenzhen Cooperation Strategy and Mutual Development (04.01.2011)

SELECTED RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Huang, K.G. & Li, J.T. 2012. Transnational intellectual property and innovation strategies: Evidence from China-US patent dyads. To be presented at the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Special Conference on "Globalization of Innovation Strategies: Novel Moves for a Global Game", Singapore.

• Miao, Y., Song, J.Y. & Li, J.T. 2012. Race on innovation: How laggards from emerging economies compete with incumbent leaders. To be presented at the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Special Conference on "Globalization of Innovation Strategies: Novel Moves for a Global Game", Singapore.

• Li, J.T. & Xie, Z. 2012. Global R&D alliances in an emerging economy: Governance structure and the protection of technological competencies. To be presented at the International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR) Conference, Hong Kong.

• Takeuchi, R., Li, J.T. & Shay, J.P. 2012. The roles of subsidiary structure on expatriate outcomes: Moderating effects of global management processes. To be presented at the International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR) Conference, Hong Kong.

• Liu, W. & Li, J.T. 2011. Political institutions and corporate governance in China: Effects on corporate performance. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Miami.

• Tang, Y., Li, J.T. & Yang, H. 2011. How executive overconfidence affects firm innovation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Miami.

• Kozhikode, R. & Li, J.T. 2011. Contested institutional prescriptions and organizational identity in a pluralist country. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio.

• Qian, C., Li, J.T. & Wang, H. 2011. The relationship between political activities and financial performance in a transition economy. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio.

• Li, J.T., Li, P. & Wang, B. 2011. Do cross border M&As create value? Evidence from acquiring firms from an emerging economy. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business, Nagoya.

REVIEW ACTIVITIES

• Associate Editor

• Strategic Management Journal (2009-)

• Member of Editorial Board:

• Asia Pacific Journal of Management (1999-)

• Global Strategy Journal (2010-)

• Journal of Business Research (2007-)

• Journal of International Management (2002-)

• Journal of Management (2011-)

• Ad Hoc Reviewer (partial listing):

• Academy of Management Journal

• Academy of Management Review

• Management Science

• Organization Science

• Academy of Management (Annual Meetings)

• Academy of International Business (Annual Meetings).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Multinational Corporate Strategy

• International Expansion and Performance

• Corporate Governance in Asia

• Alliances/Joint Venture Success in China

• Global R&D and Innovation in China

• Chinese Management and Organizations

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2011. Nominated for the SMS Best Practice Implications Award, the Strategic Management Society, Miami.

• Tang, Y., Li, J.T. & Yang, H. “How executive overconfidence affects firm innovation.”

• 2009. Nominated for a 2008 Best Paper Award for the best articles published in the CGIR (Corporate Governance: An International Review).

• Li, J.T. & Harrison, R. 2008. National culture and the composition and leadership structure of boards of directors. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 16: 375-385.

• 2008. Nominated for both the SMS Best Conference Paper Prize, and the SMS Best Conference Paper for Practice Implications Award, the Strategic Management Society, Cologne.

  • Li, J.T. & Qian, C. “Mimetic diffusion, knowledge spillovers, and expatriate assignment practice.”

• 2008. Nominated for the Temple/AIB Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business, Milan.

• Li, J.T., & Yang, J.Y. “Competition, learning, and foreign entry strategy: The evolution of foreign subsidiaries in China.”

• 2006. Winner of Best Paper Award, Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy, Wellington.

• Yang, J.Y., Li, J.T. &  Delios, A.. “Failure-induced learning, causal ambiguity, and foreign market entry.”

• 2005. Winner of Best Paper Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management, Honolulu.

• Wang, H.,  Choi, J. &  Li, J.T. “Too little or too much? Reexamining the relationship between corporate charitable giving and corporate financial performance.”