Education

2011-2015  Ph.D. in Organizational Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2008-2011  M.A. in Management, Renmin University of China

2004-2008  B.A. in Business Administration, Renmin University of China

Working Experiences

2015.08 – Present  Assistant Professor, Department of Organization and Human Resources, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China

Organizational Theory, Institutional Theory, Social Network, Economic Sociology

Organizational Behavior, Organizational Theory, Institutions and Organizations

Papers

Selected Academic Articles

1. Zhao, Wei, and Jianhua Ge. 2023. “Different While Being Similar: The Dual Institutional Process and Differential Organizational Status.” British Journal of Sociology 74(2):241–58.

2. Ge, Jianhua, Joanna Mingxuan Li, Eric Yanfei Zhao, and Fan Yang. 2022. “Rags to Riches? Entrepreneurs’ Social Classes, Resourceful Time Allocation, and Venture Performance.” Journal of Business Venturing 37(5):106248.

3. McDaniel, Michael, Jianhua Ge, and Wenhao Yuan. 2022. “Social Impacts of Entrepreneurship: Does Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Support Reduce Homicide?” Journal of Business Venturing Insights 17: e00315.

4. Zhou, Xueguang, Yun Ai, Jianhua Ge, Huijun Gu, Ding Li, Lan Li, Qinglian Lu, Wei Zhao, and Ling Zhu. 2021. “The Party–Government Relationship in the Chinese Bureaucracy: Evidence from Patterns of Personnel Flow.” Chinese Journal of Sociology 7(3):315–46.

5. Ge, Jianhua, and Wei Zhao. 2020. “Culture, Power, and Hybrid HR System in Foreign-Invested Enterprises: Evidence from China.” International Journal of Human Resource Management, 31(18): 2372-2405.

6. Ge, Jianhua, and Evelyn Micelotta. 2019. “When Does the Family Matter? Institutional Pressures and Corporate Philanthropy in China.” Organization Studies 40(6): 833-857.

7. Ge, Jianhua, Michael Carney, and Franz Kellermanns. 2019. “Who Fills Institutional Voids? Entrepreneurs’ Utilization of Political and Family Ties in Emerging Markets.” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 43(6): 1124-1147.

8. Ge, Jianhua, Laura J. Stanley, Kim Eddleston, and Franz W. Kellermanns. 2017. “Institutional Deterioration and Entrepreneurial Investment: The Role of Political Connections.” Journal of Business Venturing 32(4): 405-419.

9. Ge, Jianhua, and Wei Zhao. 2017. “Institutional Linkages with the State and Organizational Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from China.” Management and Organization Review 13(3): 539-573.

10. Zhang, Yanlong, Wei Zhao, and Jianhua Ge. 2016. “Institutional Duality and Political Strategies of Foreign-Invested Enterprises in an Emerging Economy” Journal of World Business 51(3): 451-462.

11. Zhao, Wei, and Jianhua Ge. 2014. “Dual Institutional Structure and Housing Inequality in Transitional Urban China.” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 37: 23-41.

Key community services

Member, Academy of Management (AOM);

Member, American Sociological Association (ASA);

Reviewer for Organization Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Human Relations, Management and Organization Review, International Business Review, Chinese Journal of Management, Nankai Business Review.

Honors and Awards

2015, 2016  Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management (AOM);

2015   Finalist of SIM Division Best Student Paper, Academy of Management;

2014   Best Student Paper of Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics;

2010   Best Thesis Award of Renmin University of China.