DEAN XU Curriculum Vitae January 2012 China Europe International Business School 699 Hongfeng Road, Pudong Shanghai 201206, China Telephone: 86-21-2890-5341 Email: deanxu@ceibs.edu Education PhD, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, 1997-2001 Major Area: Strategic Management; Minor Area: Organization Theory MBA, Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University, Texas, 1994-1995 MA, Political Science, East Stroudsburg University, Pennsylvania, 1991-1993 LLM, International Politics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 1988-1991 LLB, International Politics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 1984-1988 Teaching and Research Positions Associate Professor, China Europe International Business School, from July 2010 Associate Professor, School of Business, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007-2010 Associate Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing, 2004-2007 Assistant Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing, 2001-2004 Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Business, University of Hong Kong, July-August 2002 Sessional Instructor, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, 1998-1999 Assistant Researcher, Shanghai Institute for International Studies, January-June, 1991 Courses Taught At CEIBS Strategic Management (MBA, co-taught) At HKU Multinational Firm Strategy (IMBA) Business Policy (BBA) 1
At PKU Doctoral Seminar in Strategic Management (PhD) International Management (PhD, co-taught) Theories in Strategic Management (MSc) Strategic Management (MBA) International Management (MBA) China in Transition (MBA, co-taught) At York U Strategic Management (BBA) Journal Publications Zhou, Kevin, and Xu, Dean. 2012. How foreign firms curtail local supplier opportunism in China? Detailed contracts, centralized control, and relational governance. Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming. Both authors contributed equally to the paper. Wu, Jianfeng, Xu, Dean, and Phan, Phillip. 2011. The effects of ownership concentration and corporate debt on corporate divestitures in Chinese listed firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 28(1): 95-114. All authors contributed equally to the paper. Kim, Tai-Young, Delios, Andrew, and Xu, Dean. 2010. Organizational geography, experiential learning, and subsidiary exit: Japanese foreign expansions in China, 1979-2001. Journal of Economic Geography, 10(4): 579-597. Xu, Dean, Zhou, Changhui, and Phan, Phillip H. 2010. A real options perspective on sequential acquisitions in China. Journal of International Business Studies, 41(1): 166-174. The first two authors contributed equally to the paper. Xu, Dean. 2009. Opportunities and challenges for academic returnees in China (invited paper). Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 26(1): 27-35. Chang, Sea-Jin, and Xu, Dean. 2008. Spillovers and competition among foreign and local firms in China. Strategic Management Journal, 29(5): 495-518. Both authors contributed equally to the paper. Delios, Andrew, Xu, Dean, and Beamish, Paul W. 2008. Within-country product diversification and foreign subsidiary performance. Journal of International Business Studies, 39(4): 706-724. 2
Su, Yiyi, Xu, Dean, and Phan, Phillip H. 2008. Principal-principal conflict in the governance of the Chinese public corporation. Management and Organization Review, 4(1): 17-38. All authors contributed equally to the paper. Xu, Dean, and Lu, Jane W. 2007. Technological knowledge, product relatedness, and parent control: The effect on IJV survival. Journal of Business Research, 60(11): 1166-1176. Xu, Dean, Pan, Yigang, Wu, Changqi, and Yim, Bennett. 2006. Operational performance of domestic and foreign-invested enterprises in China. Journal of World Business, 41(3): 261-274. Lu, Jane W., and Xu, Dean. 2006. Growth and survival of international joint ventures: An external-internal legitimacy perspective. Journal of Management, 32(3): 427-448. Xu, Dean, Pan, Yigang, and Beamish, Paul W. 2004. The effect of regulative and normative distances on MNE ownership and expatriate strategies. Management International Review, 44(3): 285-307. Xu, Dean and Shenkar, Oded. 2002. Institutional distance and the multinational enterprise. Academy of Management Review, 27(4): 608-618. Conference Papers Xu, Dean, and Lu, Zhenyan. 2010. How foreign firm density impacts local firms: Evidence from China. Paper accepted at the 2010 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. Zeng, Yuping, and Xu, Dean. 2010. Moderating influences on density and exit: Foreign firms in China. Paper accepted at the 2010 Academy of International Business, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cui, Hao, Wu, Changqi, and Xu, Dean. 2009. Shareholder-specific resources, ownership structure, and firm performance: Empirical evidence from China. Paper presented at the 2009 Strategic Management Society annual meeting, Washington, DC. Cui, Hao, and Xu, Dean. 2009. Institutional capital, resource capital, and the ownership structure of the listed SOEs in China. Paper presented at the 2009 Academy of Management annual meeting, Chicago. Gao, Yong, Xu, Dean, and Pan, Yigang. 2009. From international joint venture to wholly owned subsidiary: A real options perspective on ownership change. Paper presented at the 2009 Academy of International Business annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Chang, Sea-Jin, Chung Jaiho, and Xu, Dean. 2008. FDI and technology spillovers in China. Paper presented at the 2008 Academy of International Business annual meeting, Milan. 3
Zhang, Yi, Xu, Dean, and Delios, Andrew. 2008. Corporate diversification, group diversification, and firm performance in China. Paper presented at the 2008 Academy of International Business annual meeting, Milan. Chang, Sea-Jin, and Xu, Dean. 2006. Competitive dynamics among foreign entrants and local firms in an emerging market. Paper presented at the 2006 Academy of International Business annual meeting, Beijing. Su, Yiyi, and Xu, Dean. 2006. Board monitoring as a signal of agency problems in Chinese listed firms. Paper presented at the 2006 Academy of International Business annual meeting, Beijing. Su, Yiyi, and Xu, Dean. 2006. Agency problems and the costs of board monitoring: An examination of listed firms in China. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2006 Academy of Management annual meeting in Atlanta, GA. Xu, Dean, and Zhou, Changhui. 2005. Sequential acquisition strategy in an emerging market context. Paper presented at the 2005 Academy of Management annual meeting, Honolulu. Presentation of the paper also invited at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 2005. Xu, Dean, and Zhou, Changhui. 2005. Large share purchases as a process: Evidence from listed firms in China. Paper presented at the 2005 Academy of International Business annual meeting, Quebec City. Xu, Dean, and Lu, Jane. 2004. SOE status, age, and product relatedness: The local parent s role in joint venture survival. Paper presented at the 2004 Academy of Management annual meeting, New Orleans. Lu, Jane, and Xu, Dean. 2004. Knowledge, control, and joint venture survival: The role of product relatedness. Paper presented at the 2004 Academy of International Business annual conference, Stockholm. Delios, Andrew, Xu, Dean, and Beamish, Paul W. 2003. Host country product diversity and foreign subsidiary survival: An empirical examination of Japanese MNEs. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Monterey, CA; Best Paper Finalist. Xu, Dean. 2003. Agency and institutional explanations of compensation strategy for the foreign subsidiary: A research proposal. Paper accepted for presentation at the inaugural conference of IACMR, Beijing, China. Delios, Andrew, Xu, Dean, and Beamish, Paul W. 2002. The moderating effect of host country institutional context on the relationship between product diversification and MNE performance in host countries. Paper presented at the Third Asia Academy of Management Conference, Bangkok, Thailand. 4
Xu, Dean, Pan, Yigang, and Beamish, Paul W. 2002. The effect of regulative and normative distances on MNE entry and expatriate strategies. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. Nguyen, Adam, Xu, Dean, and Pan, Yigang. 2000. Is guanxi a distinctive concept? Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Xu, Dean. 2000. The effect of institutional distance on multinational enterprise strategy: An empirical examination of Japanese firms. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Toronto. Xu, Dean. 1999. The effect of host-country institutional environment on the patterns and performance of Japanese FDI. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC. Xu, Dean. 1999. Institutional pressures, strategic responses, and foreign subsidiary performance. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago. Publications in Chinese Please see my Chinese CV; some of the Chinese articles can be found at http://blog.sina.com.cn/deanxuspeaks. Cases Acquisition of Hummer: M&A Challenges Faced by Chinese Firms Overseas (with Penelope Chan). Ready to Take Off (A): The Global Large Civil Aircraft Industry (with Isabella Chan). Ready to Take Off (B): China's Re-Entry into Global Aerospace (with Isabella Chan). All men are brothers (in Chinese). Honors and Awards Research Grants Principal investigator, Corporate diversification, group diversification, and the performance of Chinese listed firms, General Research Fund, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong SAR Government (#753608), 2008-2010, HKD 464,000, with an additional HKD 50,000 matching fund from HKU. Principal investigator, The interaction effect of firm-level diversification and group-level diversification on corporate performance, Seed Funding Program for Basic Research, The University of Hong Kong Research Committee (#200801159004), 2008-2009, HKD 120,000, with an additional HKD 80,000 matching fund from the Faculty. 5
Co-investigator, Internationalization of Chinese firms, Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Major Grant, #70532005, 2006-2009, RMB900,000. Co-investigator, Location and modal choices of Chinese FDI, Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), #70472023, 2005-2007, RMB150,000. Principal investigator, Strategic responses to institutional pressures strategy and performance of non-state-owned Chinese enterprises, Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), #70272004, 2003-2005, RMB130,000. Diversification strategy of Chinese firms, Chinese Ministry of Education Start-Up Fund, 2002, RMB20,000. Awards and Scholarships Academy of International Business Best Paper Finalist, 2003 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Fellowship, 2000 ($17,700) Seymour Schulich Scholarship of Merit, York University, 1997 and 1998 ($20,000 per year) Financial Management Association (FMA) National Honor Society, Baylor Chapter, 1995 Tuition Fellowship (100%), Baylor University, 1994-1995 Professional Activities School and Public Services Strategy faculty search committee, CEIBS, 2010-present Strategy and IB faculty search committee, School of Business, the University of Hong Kong, 2007-2008 PhD Coordinator, Department of Strategic Management, Guanghua School of Management, 2004-2006 Faculty Search Committee, Department of Strategy and Public Policy, Guanghua School of Management, 2002-2004 Selection Committee, Scholarship and Grant Programs, the Canadian Embassy in Beijing Editorial Board Management and Organization Review, 2010-2012 Multinational Business Review, 2005-2008 6
Nankai Management Review (Chinese), 2007-now Ad Hoc Reviewer Academy of Management Journal Academy of Management Review Administrative Science Quarterly Asia Pacific Journal of Management Journal of Business Research Journal of Business Venturing Journal of International Business Studies Journal of Management Studies Journal of World Business Research Policy Strategic Management Journal Academy of Management (AoM) annual meetings Academy of International Business (AIB) annual meetings International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) meetings Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Conference Session Chair Academy of International Business, 2008, 2006, 2003 Conference/Workshop Panels Co-chair and faculty mentor, Management and Organization Review Paper Development Workshop, IACMR, June 2010. Faculty mentor, Doctoral Student Consortium, Academy of International Business, San Diego, June 27, 2009 Panelist, FDI in China: Barbarians at Bay? Academy of International Business Special Session, Beijing, June 24, 2006 Professional Membership Academy of Management Academy of International Business International Association for Chinese Management Research (Founding Member) 7
Professional Development Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning, Harvard Business School, July/August 2009 and February 2010 IM Division Junior Faculty Consortium, Academy of Management, August 2001 Academy of Management Review Theory Development Workshop, August 2000 BPS Division Doctoral Consortium, Academy of Management, August 2000 Doctoral Consortium, Academy of International Business, November 1999 Teaching with Cases Workshop, York University, March 1999 New Faculty Workshop, York University, October 1998 and October 1999 Research Practicum Workshop, York University, Spring 1998 and Spring 1999 Facilitator, MBA-level Management Skills Course, York University, 1999 2001 Personal Information Born in Shanghai; Canadian citizen; married with two children, Peter (16) and Charlene (8). 8