Heng Liu, Professor of entrepreneurship and strategy, Sun Yat-sen Univ.

His research interests are primary in organizational innovation and strategy in emerging countries. 

His research appears in journals like Journal of Operations Management, Journal of International Marketing, Management and Organization Review, and Asia Pacific Journal of Management et al.

Research Areas

Corporate Entrepreneurship; Strategic Management

Management Research Method

Institution, Culture and China Management

Education

Ph.D., MA, School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Professional Experiences

Working Experiences

Professor, School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University

Associate Professor, School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University

Associate Professor, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University

Lecturer and Postdoctoral, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University

Academic Services

Reviewing for JMS, JWB, APJM, IJPE

Reviewing for Nankai Business Review

Member of Academy of Management

Member of U.S. IEEE

Member of Chinese IACMR

Awards and Honors

National Top 100 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Nomination Award, 2014

Shaanxi Province Excellent Graduate Award, 2013

First Prize for Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province,2010

Best student paper award for 2010 Academy of management (OM division),2010

Best Conference Paper Nomination Award, OCSAMSE meeting of Overseas Chinese Management Engineering Association, 2009

Awarded Top 20 in the Young Entrepreneurs Competition, University of Maryland, 2008  

Representative Publications    

1. Co-opetition, distributor’s entrepreneurial orientation and manufacturer’s knowledge acquisition. Journal of Operations Management, 29: 128-142. (With Li & Liu). 2011.
2. How bricolage drives corporate entrepreneurship: The role of opportunity identification and learning orientation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 35: 49-65. (With An, Zhao, Cao & Zhang). 2018.
3. The impact of internationalization on home country charitable donation: Evidence from Chinese firms. Management International Review, 58: 313-335. (With Luo & Cui). 2018.
4. Entrepreneurial orientation, network resource acquisition, and firm performance: A network approach. Journal of Business Research, 87: 46-57. (With Jiang, Fey & Jiang). 2018.
5. Dyadic specific investments, absorptive capacity, and manufacturer’s market knowledge acquisition: Evidence from manufacturer-distributor dyads. Journal of Business Research, 78: 323-331. (With Li & Cui). 2017.
6. Bricolage effects on new-product development speed and creativity: the moderating role of technological turbulence. Journal of Business Research, 70: 127-135. (With Wu & Zhang). 2017.
7. Strategic flexibility and international venturing by emerging market firms: The moderating effects of institutional and relational factors. Journal of International Marketing, 21: 79-98. (With Jiang, Zhang & Zhao). 2013.
8. How does trust affect alliance performance? The mediating role of resource sharing. Industrial Marketing Management, 45: 128-138. (With Jiang, Jiang & Cai). 2015.
9. Multiple large shareholder structure and governance. Management and Organization Review, 9: 265-294. (With Luo, Wan & Cai). 2013.
10. HUAWEI case study: country specific factors affecting new product development [M]. In Alberto F. De Toni (Ed.), International Operations Management – Lessons in Global Business. Gower. (With Li, Zhang & Li). 2011.

Memberships & Affiliations

Academy of Management (AOM)

International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR)

Teaching

Strategic Management

Management

Methodologies for management studies