Wang Yimin
Title: Professor, Doctor Advisor, Associate Dean
Tel: 0531-88365327
Email: wangyimin@sdu.edu.cn
Research Areas: Enterprise Development and Strategic Management, Enterprise Internationalization and Multinational Corporation Management

Education Background
1989-1993 Bachelor of Economics, Shandong University
1993-1995 Master of Arts in Economics, Shandong University
2001-2004 Ph.D. in Management, Fudan University
2005-2007 Postdoctoral Fellow in Business, Hitotsubashi University, Japan

Honors & Awards
1. National 100 Excellent Management Cases in China in 2017
2. Best Paper Award of the 8th Annual Conference of China Management Case in 2017
3. New Century Excellent Talents Support Program of the Ministry of Education, 2011
4. First Prize, 23rd Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, Shandong Province, 2009
5. Third Prize, Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, Shandong University, 2008
6. Third Prize, Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, Shandong University, 2000
7. First Prize, Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, Shandong University, 1996

Social Services
1. Review Expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Social Science Foundation of China, and Evaluation Expert of the Social Science Fund of the Ministry of Education
2. Anonymous Reviewer of many journals such as Business Review, Chinese Journal of Management, and Foreign Economics and Management
3. Standing Director of the Comparative Management Research Society of Shandong Province
4.President of the Youth Social Workers Association of Shandong Province

Undergraduate: International Business Management, Management, Strategic Management
Master/Ph.D.: International Business Management, Strategic management

1. Report on the International Survival of Chinese Enterprises: The Abrupt Change Before and After the Financial Crisis. Chinese Financial & Economic Publishing House, 2016.
2. Interaction Between Global Strategy and Industrial Cluster of Multinational Corporations Based on the Perspective of Coevolution. Economic Science Press, 2007.
3. Coevolution of Enterprise Strategy in Institutional Transition. Guangming Daily Publishing House, 2009.
4. Compound Interest Thinking: The Cultivation of China’s Potential Champions. Tsinghua Business Review, 2019(06):96-107.
5. In-Chain Climbing and Cross-Chain Embedding: Collaborative Evolution of Dynamic Capabilities in EMS Enterprises: Based on a Longitudinal Case Study of the Sanmina Company. Business Review, 2019,31(01):279-292.
6. “Acceleration” and “Jump” in the Internationalization Process of Chinese Firms: The Perspective of Overconfidence. Journal of Management Science, 2018, 31(02):83-95.
7. “More Haste, Less Speed”: The Relationship Between Internationalization Speed and Performance of Chinese Enterprises. Science of Science and Management of S.&.T, 2017, 38(02):158-170.
8.Research into the Global Value Chain Upgrading of China’s Sports Industry Under the Background of the “Belt and Road” Initiative. Sports & Science, 2018, 39(02):7-12.
9. The Influence of Overconfidence and Political Networks in Terms of the Depth and Breadth of Internationalization. Journal of Shandong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2018(01):111-119.
10.A Review of Frontier Research on Internationalization Speed: Theoretical Model Construction Based on the Whole-process Perspective. Foreign Economics & Management, 2017, 39(09):98-112.
11.An Empirical Study of the Impact of Knowledge Assets on International Performance: An International Dual Perspective. Journal of Shandong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2016(02):70-78.
12.A Study of Executive Power and the Internationalization Rhythm of Chinese Enterprises. Chinese Journal of Management, 2016, 13(03):366-373.
13. Executive Team Heterogeneity, Strategic Duality and Firm Performance. Science Research Management, 2015,36(11):89-97.
14. The Evolution of Social Networks and the International Growth of Start-ups: A Case Study of Three International Start-ups. Journal of Shandong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2014(05):109-122.
15. The Impact of Political Relevance and Governance Mechanism on Strategic Duality: An Empirical Study Based on the Data of Chinese Listed Companies. Science Research Management, 2012,20(S1):468-474.
16. The Coevolution of Capacity Architecture, Transaction Costs and Governance Patterns: An Analytical Framework for Endogenous Global Value Chain Governance. Journal of Central South University (Social Sciences), 2009,15(02):221-228.
17. The Evolution of a Strategic Management Methodology Based on Interdisciplinary Characteristics and Its Local Significance. Zhejiang Social Sciences, 2009(02):15-21, 7, 125.
18. Evolution and Upgrading of an Industrial Cluster from Changing Global Industrial Territory Perspective: A Case of the HDD Industrial Cluster in Singapore. Science of Science and Management of S.&.T., 2007(09):84-88.
19.16.Innovative Clusters and Operational Clusters: International Division of Labor Among Clusters Based on the Global Value Chain: A Case Study of the Evolution of the Global HDD Industry. Forum on Science and Technology in China, 2007(09):21-25.
20.Global Strategy: A Perspective of Endogenous Interaction in Geographic Space. Asia-Pacific Economy Review, 2007(04):83-86.
21. The Accumulation of Direct Investment of Transnational Corporations in China: An Analysis of Overall Characteristics and Evolutionary Trend. Future and Development, 2007(07):31-36.
22. Global Production Network Effect, Cluster Closure and “Upgrading Paradox”: Based on an Analysis of the Taiwan Laptop Industry Cluster in Mainland China. China Industrial Economics, 2007(04):46-53.
23. Choice of Access Paths to Overseas Markets for Service Industries. International Trade Journal, 2002(12):44-48.

1. Research on the Mode and Path of Strengthening the International Competitiveness of Chinese Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the New Era (Major Project supported by the National Social Science Fund of China)
2. Gradual, Radical or Dual Balance: A Study of the Internationalization Speed of Chinese Enterprises from the Perspective of the Senior Management Team (General Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China)
3. An Empirical Study on the Duality of Firm Strategy in Institutional Transition Based on the Perspective of Coevolution (General Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China)
4. Research into the Development of Transnational Corporations in China and Countermeasures in China (Youth Project supported by the National Social Science Fund of China)
5. Research into the “Going In” Strategy of Chinese Enterprises Under the “Belt and Road” Initiative (Major Project of Humanities and Social Science of Shandong University)
6. Construction of a Longitudinal Database of Internationalization of Chinese Enterprises (Liberal Arts Foundation Project of Shandong University)
7. Research into the Quantitative Evaluation System and Methods of International Competitiveness of Enterprises (Youth Science Foundation of Shandong University)
8. Research on the Industrial Cluster and Regional International Competitiveness (Youth Growth Fund of Social Science of Shandong University)
9. A Study on the Formation Mechanism of Regional International Competitiveness from the Perspective of Industrial Cluster: A Comparison Between Shandong Province, Zhejiang Province and Guangdong Province (Social Science Fund project of Shandong Universities)
10. Research on the Mode and Measurement of Intellectual Capital Participating in the Distribution of Surplus Income (National Social Science Foundation Project)