Academic & Professional Qualification

• PhD, IESE
• BBA(IS), HKU

Biography

Dr. Shipeng YAN is a management scholar with a sociological orientation and a scholarly interest in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) issues as well as the broader political economy from an organization theory perspective. His studies have been published in prestigious management journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, and Journal of International Business Studies. He also serves as a deputy editor for the journal Organization & Environment and as a senior editor for the journal Management and Organization Review.

Teaching

• EMBA
Corporate social responsibility, City University of Hong Kong. 2020
• PhD
Organization theory, City University of Hong Kong. 2020-2021
Institutions and teams, Tilburg University. 2017-2018
• Master
Reinventing management in global capitalism, University of Hong Kong. 2021-
Societal institutions and development, Tilburg University. 2016-2018
• Undergraduate
Strategic management, University of Hong Kong. 2021-
Strategic management, City University of Hong Kong. 2018-2020
Strategic decision making, Tilburg University. 2016-2018
• Corporate social responsibility, City University of Hong Kong. 2018-2020
• Corporate social responsibility, Tilburg University. 2016-2018

Research Interest

• ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) issues
• Political economy
• Organization theory

Selected Publications

• Maksimov V, Wang S, Yan S (equal authorship). 2022. “Global connectedness and dynamic green capabilities in MNEs”. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(4): 723-740
• Yan S, Almandoz J, Ferraro F. 2021. “The Impact of Logic (In)Compatibility: Green Investing, State Policy, and Corporate Environmental Performance”. Administrative Science Quarterly, 66(4): 903-944
• Yan S. 2020. “A double-edged sword: Diversity within religion and market emergence”. Organization Science, 31(3): 535-795
• Yan S, Ferraro F, Almandoz J. 2019. “The rise of socially responsible investment funds: The paradoxical role of the financial logic”. Administrative Science Quarterly, 64(2): 466–501

Awards and Honours

• Emerging Scholar Award, ONE Division, Academy of Management, 2023
• Dean’s Research Excellence Award, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, 2021
• Finalist, Outstanding Research Award for Junior Faculty, City University of Hong Kong, 2020
• IESE Alumni Research Prize for Best Published Paper, 2019

Service to the University/ Community

• 2021-now: Member, Staff Student Consultation Committee, Master of Global Management, The University of Hong Kong
• 2019-2021: Program Leader, MSc Organizational Management, City University of Hong Kong
• 2021-2023: Communications Chair, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management
• 2019-now: Mentor, Doctoral Consortium, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management
• 2019-now: Editorial review board, Organization & Environment
• 2021-now: Editorial review board, Management and Organization Review