Academic Positions
Assistant Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2021-.
Assistant Professor, E. J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 2020-2021.
Assistant Professor, E. J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 2020-2021.
Education
Ph.D. in Management, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, 2020.
Doctoral studies, M.S. in Business Administration, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, USA, 2015.
M.S. in Statistics, School of Industrial and System Engineering (ISyE), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013.
M.S. in Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, 2013.
B.A. in International Economics and Trade, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China, 2011.
Doctoral studies, M.S. in Business Administration, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, USA, 2015.
M.S. in Statistics, School of Industrial and System Engineering (ISyE), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013.
M.S. in Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, 2013.
B.A. in International Economics and Trade, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China, 2011.
Interests
Strategy.
Technological Innovation, Patent litigation and monetization.
Property Rights.
Machine Learning and AI.
Economic Geography and Agglomeration.
Health Industry, Medical Software.
Technological Innovation, Patent litigation and monetization.
Property Rights.
Machine Learning and AI.
Economic Geography and Agglomeration.
Health Industry, Medical Software.
Dissertation
"Essays on Patent Litigation, Patent Monetization, and Entrepreneurial Firms."
- Committee: Richard Makadok (Co-chair), Tony W. Tong (Co-chair), Thomas Brush, and Umit Ozmel.
Publications
1. Substituting Human Decision-Making with Machine Learning: Implications for Organizational Learning, with Natarajan Balasubramanian and Yang Ye, Academy of Management Review, 2022.
- Human Capital and Innovation Roundtable, Tsinghua-Rice Joint Research Center, 2021; Tongji University, School of Economics and Management, 2021; Peking University, National School of Development (NSD), 2020; SMS, 2020.
- AOM, Chicago, 2018; Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China, 2018; Purdue Strategy Alumni Conference, 2018.
Working Papers
3. Trolling for Dollars: A Theory of Patent Monetization and Non-Practicing Entities, with Richard Makadok.
7. Shadow of Crisis: The Spillover Effect of Patent Litigation on Patent Strategies, with Yifan Liu.
9. Political Crisis and the Signaling Effect of GVC Involvement, with Tan Li and Delin Yang.
10. Agglomeration Density and Business-Consumer Matching: Evidence from Yelp (Inactive)
- Distinguished Student Paper Award, STR Division, AOM 2019.
- Best Paper Proceedings, STR Division, AOM 2019.
- SMS 2019; AOM 2019; Munich Summer Institute, 2019 (Poster); Strategy Science Conference, 2019 (Poster); Tsinghua SEM, 2018; UIBE, School of International Trade and Economics, 2018; Best paper, Krannert Doctoral Research Symposium, 2018; Purdue Strategy Proseminar, 2018.
- SMS 2022; Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, 2021;Tsinghua SEM, 2021; AOM 2020; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SHUFE), College of Business, 2020; Accepted to ISA, 2020; Accepted to SMS Special Conference at Berkeley, 2020; Wharton Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference, 2019 (Poster); Best Paper Runner-up, Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium (WINDS), 2019; Louisiana State University, E.J. Ourso Business School; Best paper runner-up, Krannert Doctoral Research Symposium, 2019; INFORMS, 2019; Penn Wharton China Center Conference on Innovation and Intellectual Property, Beijing, 2019; Peking University, Guanghua School of Management, 2019; SMS, 2017.
- University of Hawaii, 2022; CEIBS, 2020; Shanghai Jiaotong University, Antai School, 2020; ShanghaiTech University, School of Entrepreneurship and Management, 2020; SMS, 2019; AOM, 2019.
7. Shadow of Crisis: The Spillover Effect of Patent Litigation on Patent Strategies, with Yifan Liu.
- CEIBS, 2023; Fudan SOM, 2022.
9. Political Crisis and the Signaling Effect of GVC Involvement, with Tan Li and Delin Yang.
10. Agglomeration Density and Business-Consumer Matching: Evidence from Yelp (Inactive)
- Accepted to 2016 Regional Science Association International Annual Conference.
Work in Progress
Interactions Among Four Theories of Profit, with Richard Makadok.
Teaching Experiences
Management Research Method (PhD course)
- 2022 Spring, 2023 Spring, Tsinghua University.
- 2022 Spring, 2023 Spring, Tsinghua University.
- 2022 Fall, Tsinghua University (Graduate).
- 2020 Fall and 2021 Spring, Louisiana State University (Undergraduate).
- 2018 Spring and Fall, Purdue University (Undergraduate).
Awards and Honors
Tsinghua University Junior Faculty Startup Research Fund, 2021-2024.
Distinguished Student Paper Award, STR Division of the Academy of Management, 2019.
Best Paper Runner-up, Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium (WINDS), 2019.
Finalist for Best Student Paper, STR Division of the Academy of Management, 2019.
Best Presentation Runner-up, Krannert Doctoral Research Symposium, Purdue University, 2019.
Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, Purdue University Graduate School, 2019.
Best Paper Proceedings, STR Division of the Academy of Management, 2019.
Ph.D. Student Service Award, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 2019.
Best Presentation, Krannert Doctoral Research Symposium, Purdue University, 2018.
Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching, Purdue University, 2018 Spring and 2018 Fall.
Graduate Research Assistantship, Purdue University, 2016-Present.
Outstanding Reviewer Award, BPS Division of the Academy of Management, 2016.
Laney Graduate School Fellowship, Emory University, 2013-2015.
Graduate Research Assistantship, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-2013.
University Scholarship, University of International Business and Economics, 2008-2010.
Distinguished Student Paper Award, STR Division of the Academy of Management, 2019.
Best Paper Runner-up, Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium (WINDS), 2019.
Finalist for Best Student Paper, STR Division of the Academy of Management, 2019.
Best Presentation Runner-up, Krannert Doctoral Research Symposium, Purdue University, 2019.
Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, Purdue University Graduate School, 2019.
Best Paper Proceedings, STR Division of the Academy of Management, 2019.
Ph.D. Student Service Award, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 2019.
Best Presentation, Krannert Doctoral Research Symposium, Purdue University, 2018.
Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching, Purdue University, 2018 Spring and 2018 Fall.
Graduate Research Assistantship, Purdue University, 2016-Present.
Outstanding Reviewer Award, BPS Division of the Academy of Management, 2016.
Laney Graduate School Fellowship, Emory University, 2013-2015.
Graduate Research Assistantship, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-2013.
University Scholarship, University of International Business and Economics, 2008-2010.
Workshops
STR Junior Faculty Consortium, AOM, 2022.
TIM Junior Faculty Consortium, AOM, 2021.
STR Dissertation Consortium, AOM, 2019.
TIM Doctoral Consortium, AOM, 2018.
TIM Junior Faculty Consortium, AOM, 2021.
STR Dissertation Consortium, AOM, 2019.
TIM Doctoral Consortium, AOM, 2018.
Professional Associations
Academy of Management
Strategic Management Society
INFORMS
Strategic Management Society
INFORMS
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