Ms Lin YUAN PhD Programs Office NUS Business School, 1 Business Link National University of Singapore Singapore 117592 Phone: (65) 9196 0680 E-mail: g0403305@nus.edu.sg EDUCATION August 2004 to July 2009 (Expected) Department of Business Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore Degree: PhD Candidate in the Department of Business Policy Thesis: Growth Dynamics: Time Effect, Internationalization Strategies and Performance Improvement of Developing Country MNCs August 2001 to July 2004 Institute of Economics, NanKai University, P.R.China Degree: Master of Economics Thesis: The Institutional Implications of Banking Supervision in China: A Three-player Game-theoretic Model August 1997 to July 2001 Department of Finance, NanKai University, P.R. China Degree: Bachelor of Finance Thesis: Explaining and Forecasting Euro/Dollar Exchange Rate through Monetary Factors RESEARCH INTERESTS Internationalization strategies of Chinese MNCs Emerging market strategy International entrepreneurship Asian business and management TEACHING INTERESTS Business Policy and Management International Business Entrepreneurship Macroeconomics PUBLICATIONS - 1 -
Published Paper The Market- and Stage-bound Firm-specific Advantages in Diversification of Developing Country MNCs, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2008. Conference Papers The Market- and Stage-bound Firm-specific Advantages in Diversification of Developing Country MNCs. Academy of Management 2008, Anaheim, USA (Best Paper and William H. Newman Award Nominee). Market Openness, Market Stability and Location Choice of Developing Country MNCs. Academy of Management 2008, Anaheim, USA. The Importance of Mimicry in Location Choice: A Contingent Approach, with Pangarkar Nitin. Academy of International Business 2008 (presentation and JIBS Paper Development Workshop), Milan, Italy. Location in Internationalization Strategy: Determinants and Consequences, with Pangarkar Nitin. 2008 Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Internationalization Strategies and Performance of Chinese Multinationals, with Pangarkar Nitin. ----Academy of Management 2007, Philadelphia, USA ----SMU Enterprise Development Growth and Expansion (EDGE) Conference 2008, Singapore Path Dependent Effects and Location Choice of Developing Country MNCs, with Pangarkar Nitin. Academy of International Business 2007, Indianapolis, USA. Diversification, Technology and Performance of Developing Country MNCs, with Delios Andrew and Pangarkar Nitin. Academy of Management 2006, Atlanta, USA. Location Choice of Internationalization and Performance of Developing Country MNCs, Academy of International Business 2006, Beijing, P.R. China. Manuscript Under Review Market Environment and Mimicry in Location Choice of Developing Country. Under review of International Marketing Review Location in Internationalization Strategy: Determinants and Consequences, with Pangarkar Nitin. Under review of British Journal of Management Book Chapter The Institutional Change of Financial System in China, with Siquan Xie, First Edition, Economic Science Publishing Company, 2003. - 2 -
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant of Professor Pangarkar Nitin August, 2004-present TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant of Professor Marleen Dieleman as Part-time grader for undergraduate course BSP 3001A Business Policy and Strategy (2007) and MBA course BMA5013 Corporate Strategy (2007). Teaching Assistant of Professor Schlevogt, Kai-Alexander as Part-time grader for APEX MBA course BME5002 Corporate Strategy for 21st Century Organization 2008 and UCLA- NUS EMBA course BMU5013 International Management Strategies 2008 Tutor for undergraduate course BSP2001 Macro and International Economics, Semester I 2008/2009 SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS William H. Newman Award Nominee for outstanding paper based on a dissertation across all divisions, Academy of Management 2008 Doctoral Consortium IM Division, Academy of Management, 2008 AIB Annual Meeting Travel Grant June 2006 NUS Conference Grant 2006-2008 National University of Singapore Research Scholarship 2004-present Graduate Student Fellowship, NanKai University 2001-2003 Undergraduate Student Fellowship, NanKai University 1997-2000 PRPFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Academy of Management (IB and BPS Division) Academy of International Business SELECTED SKILLS Quantitative: Proficient in Regression and Statistical Analysis, Panel Data Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling and Survival Analysis. Programming: Proficient in STATA, SPSS, EVIEWS, AMOS, EXCEL, GRAPHIS and R - 3 -
Survey Design and Analysis: Experience with quantitative questionnaire design, interviewing and analysis. Communication: Mandarin (Native); English (Fluent); Japanese (Common Command) QUALIFICATIONS Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA (Level-2 completed); Temporary suspended during doctoral studies Qualification of National Property Rights Broker (P.R. China) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Part-time Accountant in XingWang Enterprise Co., Ltd. Tianjin, P.R.China 2004/1-2004/6 Processing AP payment and vendor invoices via Baan system; Daily monitoring of general ledger; Monthly preparation of budget and accounting reports. Intern in Administrative Commission of Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) Investment Promotion Department Summer 2003 Participated in market entry project of a US company (POE). Successfully assisted the company to locate in TEDA: Consultant on local economic development, local legal systems and information on local operating cost such as energy, labor, communications and logistics; assisted investors in obtaining the necessary approvals in the registration process Intern in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Summer 2000 Operations Department: Foreign Exchange Transactions; Bank Savings & Remittance Business Development Department: Client Liaison & Financial condition analyses; Monitoring Client Financial Credit Condition; Renewing/Opening Credit Business Approval Documents EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Volunteer of World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, 1999 Hobbies: Writing (Published 2 books of proposes and essays, 5 books of novels in Taiwan); Ancient civilizations; Sports (jogging, cycling) REFERENCES - 4 -
Pangarkar Nitin Associate Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore Email: bizpn@nus.edu.sg Office: (65) 6516-5229 Delios Andrew Associate Professor and Head of Department Email: bizakd@nus.edu.sg Office: (65) 6516-3094 Yayavaram Sai Assistant Professor Email: sai.yayavaram@nus.edu.sg Office: (65) 6516-3154 Dieleman Marleen Visiting Fellow Email: marleen@nus.edu.sg Office: (65) 6516-3005 - 5 -