Chen Zhijun
Title: Professor, Doctoral supervisor
Tel: 86) (531) 88364915
Email: czj926@sina.com
Research Areas: Group Company Management; Strategic Management and Corporate Governance
Education Background
2002.09-2006.06 Ph.D. in Business Administration, Nankai University
1988.09-1991.06 Master of Science in Economics, Shandong University
1981.09-1985.06 Bachelor of Economics, Shandong University

Honors & Awards
1. Excellent Postgraduate Tutor of Shandong Province; Model of Teaching and Education in Shandong University; Second Prize of the 33rd Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Shandong Province for Research on the Relationship Between Autonomy and Performance of Uncertain Companies, 2019.
2. Hisense Merges Gorenie, Hisense Acquires Toshiba TV: In-laws Game Behind “Marry A Girl”, Hisense Joins Hands with European Cup: Coincidence or Inevitability? Hisense Buys Sharp’s American TV Business: To Climb the Ladder or to Benefit Others? National Top 100 Case Database in 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 respectively (ranked second).
3. Outstanding Teacher of Shandong University; Dynamic Change of Shareholder Control Relationship Under Equal Equity----Based on the Case study of Hisense Hitachi Joint Venture Company, Second Prize, the 32nd Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Shandong Province, 2018.
4. Excellent Entrepreneurship Instructor of the Second IT and Informatization Entrepreneurship Competition of Shandong Province,.2017.
5. Guidance Award for Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Shandong University, 2016.
6. Research on the Cultural Control of Parent-Subsidiary Company and Subsidiary Efficiency, the Third Prize of the 28th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Shandong Province, 2014.
7. Outstanding Instructor of the 8th “Challenge Cup” Students’ Entrepreneurship Plan Competition in Shandong University; Outstanding Teacher of Shandong University; Baogang Outstanding Teacher Award; Group Company Management----Based on Three Management and Control Modes, the Second Prize of the 26th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Shandong Province,2012.
8. Outstanding Instructor of the 7th “Challenge Cup” Students’ Entrepreneurship Plan Competition in Shandong University, 2010.

Social Services
1. Invited Researcher of the Policy Research Office of the People’s Government of Shandong Province
2. Honorary President of Youth Social Science Workers’ Association of Shandong Province
3. Member of the Corporate Governance Committee of Chinese Academy of Management, member of the Strategy Committee of the Chinese Management Science Society, member of the Academic Committee of the Research Center for MPOE of Renmin University of China
4. Member of the Editorial Board of Forum on Science and Technology in China, Chinese Culture and Management, member of the Special Committee of the Column of “Interpretation of Entrepreneur Management Thoughts” of the Chinese Journal of Management, anonymous reviewer of Nankai Business Review, Management Review, Chinese Journal of Management, and Foreign Economics & Management

Undergraduate: Group Company Management, Securities Investment, Corporate Organization and Management
Master/Ph.D.: Group Company Management
1. Securities Investment. Economic Science Press, 2017.
2. Enterprise Strategic Management. China Renmin University Press, 2016.
3. Group Company Management. China Renmin University Press, 2014.
4. Strategic Management. Economic Science Press, 2011.
5. Group Company Management: Based on Three Management and Control Modes. Economic Science Press, 2010.
6. The Relationship Between Parent-subsidiary Consistency and Subsidiary Performance - The Intermediary Role of the Headquarters’ Attention Allocation. Research on Economics and Management, 2019(12):128-140.
7. Performance Feedback, Change Capability and Subsidiary Autonomy. Foreign Economics & Management, 2020(01):126-139.
8. Knowledge Transfer Channels of Parent-subsidiary Companies, R & D Collaboration and the New Product Innovation Performance of Subsidiaries----The Moderating Effect of Absorptive Capacity. Luojia Management Review, 2019(01):34-55.
9. Research on Marketing Management Control Points of Parent and Subsidiary Companies. Journal of University of Jinan(Social Science Edition), 2019(01):125-134, 160.
10. Research on R&D Management Control Points of Business Group. Studies in Science of Science, 2018(10):1828-1836.
11. Do Performance Shortfalls Improve Subsidiaries’ Innovation Performance. Nankai Management Review, 2018(05):213-224.
12. Is Enterprise Expansion Behavior Related to Board Structure Characteristics and Incentives? An Empirical Test of Listed Companies in China. Modern Finance and Economics: Journal of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, 2018(09):48-60.
13. Group Culture Control , Culture-Strategic Alignment and the Performance of Group Affiliates. Management Review, 2018(06):163-172.
14. Research into the Relationship of University-Industry Cooperation and Corporate Performanc----A Perspective from Dynamic Innovation Capabilities. Journal of Shandong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2018(03):122-132.
15. “Concentric” to “Pull Together”: Cultural Control of a Parent Company, R&D Collaboration between the Parent Company and Subsidiaries, and Subsidiaries Innovation Performance. China Soft Science, 2018(04):102-112.
16. The Impact of Cross-Regional Business Strategies on Corporate Performance. Economic Survey, 2018(02):107-113.
17. Family Involvement and Corporate Entrepreneurship Orientation: The Mediating Effect of HRM Systems and Practices. Quarterly Journal of Management, 2017(03):68-90, 172.
18. The Influence of Subsidiary Directors from Headquarters and Equity Incentives on Technological Innovation from the Perspective of Subsidiary Board. Journal of Zhejiang Gongshang University, 2017(05):95-106.
19. Cognitive Cohesion, Family Commitment and Organizational Creativity. South China Journal of Economics, August 2017, 8:8-28.
20. How does Subsidiary Embeddedness Form Contribute to Technological Innovation? Based on the Perspective of Various Institutional Environments. Business and Management Journal, March 2017, 39(3):76-89.
21. How Does Subsidiary Autonomy Contribute to Corporate Performance under Uncertainty. (With Li Zheng), Nankai Business Review, December 2016, 19(6):91-100.
22. The Impact of Family Involvement on Technological Innovation: The Roles of Internationalization and Human Resource Slack. (With Yijie Min and Di Cai), South China Journal of Economics, 9:61-76, September 2016.
23. The Effect of Types of Outside Block Holders and Equity Restriction on R&D Input: An Empirical Analysis from the Perspective of Double Agency Cost. (With Yuejiao Zhao and Yang Liu), Economic Management Journal, 3:57-66, March 2016.


1. Research into 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. Research into the Relationship between the Internal Network Characteristics of Enterprise Groups and Technological Innovation of Subsidiaries (General Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China)
3. Research into Chinese Enterprise Management (Development Research Center of the State Council)
4. Research into Group Company Management and Control based on the Synergistic Effect (Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Research Project of the Ministry of Education)
5. Research into Group Company Management--Taking the Shandong Group Company as an Example (Key Project of Social Science Planning of Shandong Province)
6. Research into the Relationship between the Enterprise Group Internal Management Mode and Subsidiary Technology Innovation (Key Project of Social Science Planning of Shandong Province)
7. Research into a Parent Company’s Control and Coordination with Its Subsidiaries----A Case Study of the Shandong Enterprise Group (Social Sciences Planning Project of Shandong Province)
8. Research into Marketing Coordination Between Parent and Subsidiary Companies (Social Science Fund of Shandong Province)
9. Research into the Cultivation Mechanism of Dynamic Competitiveness of Subsidiaries Within the Group Framework (Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province)
10. Collaborative Research into Enterprise Group R&D----A Case Study of Shandong Province (Soft Science Office of Shandong Province)
11. Case Study of Hisense (Enterprise-funded project)
12. Case Study of Hisense Group (Enterprise-funded project)
13. Company Development Strategy and Compensation System Project (Enterprise-funded project)
14. Design of Reform Plan of Mass Newspaper Group (Enterprise-funded project)
15. Research on Strategic Planning of Shandong Grain Group Co., LTD. (Enterprise-funded project)