Education

2007 Ph.D., Economics, University of Nottingham, UK
2003 M.Sc., International Business, Lancaster University, UK
2001 B.Sc., Economics, Renmin University of China, P.R. China

Working Experiences

2020  Vice Dean,School of Business,Renmin University of China

2017  Professor in Economics, Renmin Business School , Renmin University of China
2012  Associate Professor in Economics, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of  
China
2008  Assistant Professor in Economics, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China
2007  Senior Research Fellow, China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham

International business in the digital economy, with a focus on platform ecosystems, platform competition, globalization; 

Internationalization strategy; Emerging market multinationals; Innovation and international business

Advanced Econometrics (PhD), International Business Strategy (MIB), Digitalization and Organization Behavior (EMBA), Management Integration (MBA), Econometrics (Bsc)

Selected Academic Articles

(1) Yi, J., Li, J.*, & Chen, L. Ecosystem Social Responsibility in International Digital Commerce. Journal of International Business Studies (UTD24), 2023, 54, 24-41.

(2) Chen, L., Yi, J.*, Li, S., & Tong, T. Platform governance design in business ecosystems: Implications for complementors’ multihoming decisions. Journal of Management (FT50), 2022, 48(3), 630–656.

(3) Wang, J. C., Yi, J.*, Zhang, X., & Peng, M. W. Pyramidal ownership and SOE innovation”, Journal of Management Studies (FT50), 2022, 59(7)，1839-1868.

(4) Yi, J., Murphree, M.*, Meng, S., and Li, S. The more the merrier? Chinese government R&D subsidies, dependence and firm innovation performance. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2021, 38(2), 289-310.

(5) Li, J., Chen, L., Yi, J.*, Mao, J., & Liao, J. Ecosystem-Specific Advantages in International Digital Commerce. Journal of International Business Studies (UTD24), 2019, 50(9)，1448–1463.

(6) Chen, L., Shaheer, N., Yi, J.*, & Li, S. The International Penetration of Ibusiness Firms: Network Effects, Liabilities of Outsidership, and Country Clout. Journal of International Business Studies (UTD24), 2019, 50(2), 172-192.

(7) Wang, C., Kafouros, M., Yi, J.*, Hong, J., and Ganotakis, P. The role of government affiliation in explaining firm innovativeness and profitability in emerging countries: Evidence from China, Journal of World Business, 2020, 55(3), forthcoming.

(8) Shaheer, N., Yi, J. *, Li, S., and Chen, L. State owned enterprises as bribe payers: The role of institutional environment, Journal of Business Ethics (FT50), 2019, 159(1), 221-238.

(9) Yi, J., Teng, D., and Meng, S., Foreign Ownership and Bribery: Agency and Institutional Perspectives, International Business Review, 2018, 27(1), 34-45.

(10) Yi, J., Hong, J. Hsu, W., and Wang, C., The Role of State Ownership and Institutions in the Innovation Performance of Emerging Market Enterprises: Evidence from China, Technovation, 2017, 62, 4-13.

(11) Yi, J., Wang, C., Kafouros, M., Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: How do Region-specific Institutions Matter? Management International Review, 2015, 55(4), 539-561.

(12) Wang, C., Yi, J.*, Kafouros, M., Yan, Y., Under What Institutional Conditions do Business Groups Enhance Innovation Performance?, Journal of Business Research, 2015, 68(3), 694-702.

(13) Yi, J., Wang, C., and Kafouros, M. The Effects of Innovative Capabilities on Exporting: Do Institutional Forces Matter? International Business Review,2013, 22(2), 392-406.  

(14) Yi, J., and Wang, C. The Decision to Export: Firm Heterogeneity, Sunk Costs, and Spatial Concentration. International Business Review, 2012，21(5), 766-781.

Monographs

Jingtao Yi (2023).Ecosystem Competition: Survival of the Fittest in the Digital Era(in Chinese)，Renmin University of China Press, 1-273.

Jingtao Yi(2017)，New New Trade Theory: Heterogeneous Firms and International Trade, Renmin University of China Press, 1-165.

Textbooks

Jingtao Yi (2016)(translator).Global Business(in Chinese)，Renmin University of China Press, 1-384.

Cases

Wang, M., Shaheer, N., Li, S., Chen, L., Yi, J. (2019). TikTok’s Rise to Global Markets. Ivey Cases.

Reports

Jingtao Yi (2021).Digital Transformation and Organizational Reconstruction, China Southern Power Grid.

Selected Research Grants

2022-2024,“Big Data and Business Innovation in the Digital Era”, Key Projects of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research, Ministry of Education of China.

2019-2022,“Heterogeneous Multiproduct Firms and Internationalization”, National Natural Science Foundation of China.

2014-2018,“Heterogeneous Firms, Innovation, and Internationalization”, National Natural Science Foundation of China.

2011-2013,“Heterogeneous Firms, International Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment”, National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Selected Presentations at  Academic Meetings

2022,“Exploring Motivating Moderators in the Government R&D Support-Innovation-Export Mediated  Relationship”, Academy of Management Annual Conference.

2021,“What Does Earliness of Initial Foreign Acquisition Mean For Firm Performance?” Academy of International Business Annual Conference.

2020,“Location Choices in Digital Internationalization: User Adoption and Resource Constraints”, Academy of International Business Annual Conference.

2018,“Platform Ecosystems and Multihoming: Evidence from the Mobile App Industry”, Academy of Management Big Data Conference.

2017,“Foreign ownership and bribery: Agency and institutional perspectives”, Academy of International Business Annual Conference.

2016,“Bribery behavior by state owned enterprises”, Academy of Management Annual Conference.

Key community services

(1) Reviewer Board Member at Journal of International Business Studies

(2) Track Chair at AAoM 2019 annual meeting, Bali, Indonesia, June 19-21, 2019. The track is about “International Management”. 

(3) Track Chair at AIB 2019 annual meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, June, 2019. The track is about “MNE-state relations and international business policy”. 

(4) Track Chair at AIB 2018 annual meeting, Minneapolis, USA, June 25-28, 2018. The track is about “MNE-state relations and international business policy”.
(5) Research Fellow at Research Centre for Corporate Innovation and Competitiveness, Renmin University of China, P. R. China
(6) Research Fellow at Centre for Global Finance, University of Nottingham Ningbo, P. R. China
Referees: Journal of International Business Studies, International Business Review, Journal of World Business, Journal of International Trade & Economic Development、The World Economy

Honors and Awards

2019 Top 10 Distinguished Researcher at Renmin University of China

2019 Outstanding Research Award at National Development and Reform Commission

2013 Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project

2010 Outstanding Worker Award at Renmin University of China

2004 ORS Scholarship in UK Higher Education, UK

Other Appointments (In last 5 years)

(1) Consulting Advisor, Academic Committee of Renmin University of China Press, 2022-2027

(2) Reviewer Board Member, Journal of International Business Studies, 2020-2022

(3) Area Editor, Applied Economics Review (in Chinese), 2021-

(4) Consulting Advisor, Free Trade Zone of Hunan Province, 2021-2024

(5) Track Chair, MNE-state relations and international business policy, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, 2018, 2019; Track Chair, International Management, Asia Academy of Management, 2019

(6) Referees: Journal of International Business Studies, International Business Review, Journal of World Business