Wang Hongshu

Global Economic Governance International Economic Organizations International Economics and Business Regional & Country-Specific Economics

Research Interests: Global Economic Governance, International Economic Organizations, International Economics and Business, Regional & Country-Specific Economics

Education

Sep. 2015 – Sep. 2018

PhD in Management

Durham University Business School, UK

Sep. 2012 – Sep. 2013

MSc in Management

University of Manchester Business School, UK

Sep. 2008 – Jun. 2011

BA in English Language and Literature

School of Foreign Languages, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Sep. 2007 – Jun. 2011

BEc in Economics

School of Public Finance and Taxation, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Professional Experience

May 2021 – Present

Lecturer & Director of the Office of International Economics

School of International Organizations, Beijing Foreign Studies University

May 2020 – May 2022

Vice Chairperson

National Alumni Association of the International Exchange Program for International Postdocs, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Dec. 2018 – Apr. 2021

Postdoctoral Fellow (Recruitment Program)

School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

Courses Taught

  • Global Economic Governance and International Economic Organizations
  • International Business Studies

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Wang, H., Shi, X., Chen, W., Chen, Z., & Wang, Z. (2024). The Impact of Formal and Informal Institutional Distances on the Strategic Asset Seeking Motives of Chinese Multinational Enterprises: An Analysis of Patent and Trademark Acquisitions. International Business Review, 33(4), 1–18. (CABS AJG 2024 Rank 3*, SSCI, IF=8.7, JCR Q1)

Wang, H., & Zhou, S. (2021). An Empirical Study on the Strategic Asset-Seeking Motives of Local State-Owned Enterprises in Cross-Border M&As. Chinese Journal of Management, 18(3), 343–352.

Wang, H., & Shi, X. (2021). The Impact of Government Affiliation Levels on the Strategic Motive Preferences of MNEs’ FDI. Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University (Social Sciences), 41(2), 42–51.

International Conference Papers

Wang, H., et al. (2023). Formal versus Informal Institutional Distance Impact on Strategic Assets Seeking Foreign M&A. Academy of Management Proceedings, 16829, Boston, USA.

Shi, X., & Wang, H.* (2023). Government Affiliation Levels and Specific Foreign Direct Investment Strategies. Presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference (Corresponding Author).

Wang, H., Sutherland, D., & Williams, C. (2019). Chinese Local SOEs’ Strategic Asset Seeking OFDI and Local State Ownership: A Quantitative Empirical Study. Presented at the Chinese Economic Association (CEA) (UK/Europe) Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.

Wang, H., Sutherland, D., & Williams, C. (2018). Local state ownership & comparative institutional advantage in Chinese SOE MNEs. Academy of Management Proceedings, 12938, Chicago, USA.

Wang, H., Williams, C., & Sutherland, D. (2017). Chinese Local State-Owned Enterprise Post-Acquisition Knowledge Integration from Foreign Markets: An Explorative Case Study. Presented at the European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference, Milan, Italy.

Research Projects

2023

Principal Investigator (Sub-project), Situation Analysis on Youth Development in China, commissioned by UNICEF

2020

Principal Investigator, General Project (67th Batch), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation: Decision Mechanisms of Cross-Border M&As Motivated by Strategic Asset-Seeking of Provincial and Municipal State-Owned Enterprises

2019

Principal Investigator, Project of China Postdoctoral Administration: Overseas Investment, M&A Behaviors and Internationalization Strategies of Chinese Local (Second-Tier and Below) Enterprises

Honors and Awards

  • National Delegate, 35th Anniversary Symposium of the Chinese Postdoctoral System, 2020
  • Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Contemporary China Studies, Tsinghua University, 2019