Education

2017 Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, PhD

2012 Xi’an Jiaotong University, Jinhe Center for Economic Research, M.Sc.

2009 Xi’an Jiaotong University, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, B.Sc.

Working Experiences

2017-2023 Renmin University of China, Renmin Business School, Assistant Professor

2023-    Renmin University of China, Renmin Business School, Associate Professor

Corporate Environmental Strategies, Corporate Social Responsibilities, Institutional Theory, Business Groups, Emerging Markets

Academic Articles

(* Denotes corresponding author)

1. Wang R*, Wijen F, Heugens PPMAR. 2018. Government’s green grip: Multifaceted state influence on corporate environmental actions in China. Strategic Management Journal, 39(2): 403-428. Web of Science Highly Cited Paper (since 2020）

2. Wang R, Heugens PPMAR, Wijen F. 2023. Green by affiliation? Ownership identity and environmental management system adoption in Chinese business groups. Journal of Management, forthcoming.

3. Zhu C, Xiao Y, Wang R*. 2023. Behavioral influences on the relationship between firms’ aspiration performance gap and innovation input: the moderating role of executives’ vocational socialization. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 40(3): 358-380.

4. Zhu C, Zeng R, Wang R*, Xiao Y. 2023. Corporate social responsibility and chief executive officer wrongdoing: A fraud triangle perspective. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 30(2): 874-888.

5. Zhu C, Xiao Y, Wang R*. 2023. How Smart Shall We Be? Optimal Distinctiveness of Digitalization and Innovation Performance. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, forthcoming.

Research Monograph

Wang R. 2017. Corporate Environmentalism in China (ISBN 978-90-5892-473-5). Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Research Grants

2023-2025, Principal Investigator, Completeness and Consistency of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities in Multinational Enterprises: Institutional Antecedents and Strategic Outcomes, Young Scientists Fund of NSFC.

Honors and Awards

Wang, R. and Wijen, F. 2015. Responding to complexity within a state logic: Environmental
responsibility reporting in china. Best Paper Proceedings of the 2015 Academy of
Management Meeting (Top 10%).

Academic Services

Reviewer for Journal of Management, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Management and Organization Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Journal of Business Research, Organization & Environment