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