Education

PhD, University of Nottingham, UK

MA, Renmin University of China

BA, Renmin University of China

Working Experiences

2018.9 – now   Professor, Renmin University of China

2016.2–2016.7   Visiting Scholar, Rutgers University, USA

2014.9 – 2018.8  Associate Professor, Renmin University of China

2009.8 – 2014.8  Assistant Professor, Renmin University of China

International Business Strategies

International Business Strategies; Strategic Management; Principles of Management

Cases and Textbooks

2021  Ant Group Helped Small Cross-border E-commerce Enterprises Survive and Prosper in the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020  Strategic Management, Renmin University of China Press

2019  Lighting up Bottom of the Pyramid: Born Internationalization of Power-Solution

2018  YeeCall: A Born Global Social Media App

2015  Diversified Expansion Dilemma of U-Pie Food (China)

Corporate Projects, Policy Reports, Business Reports

Principal investigator and/or participant in the consulting projects of China National Petroleum Corporation, China Merchants Group, Triangle Tire, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce,  State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Council, and other organizations.

Selected Academic Articles

1. Zhu, Z.; Deng, Z.* 2023.  Board Interlock Tenure and Firm Internationalization. Management and Organization Review. Forthcoming.

2. Yan, J.; Deng, Z.*; Meng, S. 2023. The Role of Political Connections in Rapid Internationalisation: A Study among Chinese International New Ventures. International Small Business Journal. Forthcoming.

3. Deng, Z.; Ma, X.*; Zhu, Z. 2022. Transactional Dependence and Technological Upgrading in Global Value Chains. Journal of Management Studies. 59(2): 390–416.

4. Deng, Z.; Li, T.*; Liesch, P. 2022. Performance Shortfalls and Outward Foreign Direct Investment by MNE Subsidiaries: Evidence from China. International Business Review. 31(3): 101952.

5. Deng, Z.; Zhu, Z.*; Johanson, M.; Hilmersson, M. 2022. Rapid Internationalization and Exit of Exporters: The Role of Digital Platforms. International Business Review. 31(1): 101896.

6. Deng, Z.*; Liesch, P.; Wang, Z. 2021. Deceptive Signaling on Globalized Digital Platforms. Journal of International Business Studies. 52(6): 1096–1120.

7. Sun, P.; Deng, Z.*; Wright, M. 2021. Partnering with Leviathan: The Politics of R&D Investment in Foreign-Host-State Joint Ventures. Journal of International Business Studies. 52(4): 595–620.

8. Ma, X.; Deng, Z.*; Tang, Y. 2021. Relieving Status Anxiety: How Low-Status Firms Respond to International Status-Heterophilous Relationships. Journal of World Business. 56(6): 101259.

9. Deng, Z.; Yan, J.*; Sun, P. 2020. Status and Tax Haven Investment of Emerging Market Firms. Journal of Business Ethics. 165(3): 469–488.

10. Deng, Z.*; Jean, R.J.; Sinkovics, R.R. 2018. Rapid Expansion of International New Ventures across Institutional Distance. Journal of International Business Studies. 49(8): 1010-1032.

11. Deng, Z.; Yan, J.*; van Essen, M. 2018. Heterogeneity of Political Connections and Outward Foreign Direct Investment. International Business Review. 27(4): 893–903.

12. Deng, Z.; Jean, R.J.; Sinkovics, R. R.* 2017. Polarizing Effects of Early Exporting on Exit. Management International Review. 57(2): 243–275.

13. Yao. J.; Deng, Z.* 2016. Dynamic Resource Integration Optimisation of Global Distributed Manufacturing: An Embeddedness-interaction Perspective. International Journal of Production Research. 54(23): 7143–7157.

14. Deng, Z.; Wang, Z.* 2016. Early-mover Advantages at Cross-border Business-to-business E-commerce Portals. Journal of Business Research. 69(12): 6002–6011.

15. Wang, S.; Cavusoglu, H.; Deng, Z.* 2016. Early Mover Advantage in Low Entry Barrier Ecommerce Platforms: The Role of Customer Relationship Management Capabilities. Information & Management. 53(2): 197–206.

16. Jean, R.J.; Deng, Z.*; Kim, D.; Yuan, X. 2016. Assessing Endogeneity Issues in International Marketing Research. International Marketing Review. 33(3): 483–512. (Highly Commended Paper, Emerald 2017 Literati Award)

17. Yao. J.; Deng, Z.* 2015. Scheduling Optimization in the Mass Customization of Global Producer Services. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 62(4): 591–603.

18. Deng, Z.; H. Guo; W.* Zhang; C. Wang. 2014. Innovation and Survival of Exporters: A Contingency Perspective. International Business Review. 23(2): 396–406.

19. Deng, Z.*; P. Hofman; A. Newman. 2013. Ownership Concentration and Product Innovation in Chinese Private Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 30(3): 717–734.

20. Wang, C.; Deng, Z.*; Kafouros,  M.; Chen, Y. 2012. Reconceptualizing the Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: A Process-dependent Approach. International Business Review. 21(3): 452–464.

Selected Monograph:

Deng, Z. (2011). Foreign Direct Investment in China: Spillover Effects on Domestic Enterprises. London & New York: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group).

Selected Research Grants:

2022-2027  Principal Investigator, Grand Project of National Social Science Foundation of China: “The Reshoring of U.S. Manufacturing”

2018-2021  Principal Investigator, Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China: “The Return of Born-Global Firms to Home Country Market”

2017-2020  Principal Investigator, Project of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education: “Research on Reverse Innovation of Multinational Enterprises in Overseas Emerging Markets”

2013-2015  Principal Investigator, Youth Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China: “Research on the Relationship Between International Expansion and Performance of the Born-Global Firms from the Emerging Economies”

2012-2014  Principal Investigator, New Teacher Project of the Doctoral Foundation of the Ministry of Education: “Enterprise Technological Innovation and International Market Survival”

2011-2013  Principal Investigator, Youth Project of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education: “The Influence of Foreign Capital Entry Speed and Rhythm on Domestic Enterprises”

Other Appointments

Member of Editorial Review Board, Journal of International Business Studies (2023– )

Associate Editor, Journal of International Management (2020– )

Senior Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2019– )

Honors and Awards

2021   Research Excellence Award, Renmin University of China

2021   Best Professor of Executive Education, Renmin Business School

2019   Best Undergraduate Professor, Renmin Business School

2018   Best IMBA Professor, Renmin Business School

2018   Second Prize, Young Teachers’ Teaching Contest, Renmin University of China

2018   100 Excellent Management Case Award in China, National MBA Steering Committee

2017–2022  Outstanding Young Scholar, Renmin University of China

2017    Highly Commended Paper, Emerald 2017 Literati Awards

2013–2016  Higher Education Young Elite Program, Beijing Municipal Education Commission

2014  Finalist for the Best Paper, Academy of International Business Annual Meeting

2013  Finalist for the Best Paper, Academy of International Business Annual Meeting

2013  Best Research-in-Progress Paper, International Conference on Information Systems

2005–2009  UK/China Postgraduate Research: Scholarships for Excellence