Education Background
2008-2011 Ph.D. in Management, Shandong University
2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Economics, Shandong University

Honors & Awards
1. Shandong Provincial Social Science “Rising Discipline Star” Award" (2020)
2. The first prize of Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements of Colleges and Universities in Shandong Province (2020)
3. The first prize of Shandong University Young Teachers Teaching Competition (2019)
4. MBA “Merit Teacher” of Shandong University (2019)
5. “Young Teaching Expert” of Shandong University (2019)
6. Excellent Paper of the 14th World Management Congress (IFSAM) (2018)
7. Excellent Instructor of the First “PEAKTIME” National Business Simulation Competition of Shandong Province (2018)
8. Future Program Young Scholar of Shandong University (2017)
9. “Outstanding Communist Party Member” of Shandong University (2016)
10. The first prize of the 29th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Shandong Province (2015)
11. The second prize of the 28th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Shandong Province (2014)
12. The third prize of the 30th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Shandong Province (2016)
13. The third prize of the 27th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Shandong Province (2013)
14. “Young Teaching Expert” of Shandong University (2016)

Social Services
1. Invited researcher and Base Secretary of Research Center of Corporate Governance of Shandong Province
2. Invited researcher of Collaborative Innovation Soft Science Research Base of Shandong Province
3. Public service expert for small and medium-sized enterprises in Jinan
4. External audit expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
5. External audit expert of Nankai Management Review, China Industrial Economics, Foreign Economics & Management and Economic Review
6. Participated in many enterprise consulting and planning projects as a core member

Undergraduate: Principles of Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurial Management (Bilingual), Corporate Governance (Bilingual), Management and Leadership
Master/Ph.D.: Special Topics in Management, Enterprise Organization and Corporate Governance, Research Methods of Management

1. Arrangement and System Design of Equity Incentive Contracts for Chinese Listed Companies, Economic Science Press, 2012.
2. Research on The Integration of Technological Innovation-Oriented Executive Incentive Contracts. Economic Science Press, 2016.
3. Research on Allocation and Coordination of Incentive Contracts for Executives of Listed Companies. Economic Science Press, 2018.
4. Can Managerial Ability Protect the Interests of Minority Shareholders in Subsidiaries -- A Perspective of Parent-Subsidiary’s “Two-way” Governance. China Industrial Economics, 2019(11):155-173.
5. A Study of the Influence of Equity Incentive on Ambidextrous Strategy of SMEs. Science Research Management, 2019(07):163-172.
6. Xu Ning, Zhang Yang & Xu Xiangyi. Research on the Double-Edge Effect of CEO Reputation on Real Earnings Management: “Strive for Fame by Profit” or “Sacrifice Profit to Duty”. Journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2020,22(04):107-122.
7. Xu Ning & Yuan Chen. Executive Debt-based Incentives : A Literature Review and Future Research Directions. Chinese Journal of Management, accepted
8. The Dual Effects of Executive Reputation on R&D Investment: A Path Analysis Based on the Mediating Effect of Executive Compensation. Commercial Research, 2018(07):104-112.
9. Does Executive Reputation Influence the Power Distribution of Listed Companies? -- Empirical Study on the Framework of Double Agency Relationship. Modern Finance and Economics-Journal of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, 2018(06):31-44.
10. Motivation or Burden? A Literature of Duel Governance Effect of Executive Reputation and Prospects. Foreign Economics & Management, 2017(10):102-113.
11. Innovation Performance, Executive Compensation and Reputation -- Empirical Research based on the Perspectives of Value Distribution and Value Creation. Commercial Research, 2017(05):114-121.
12. Technical Efficiency of Chinese Securities Companies and Its Determinants: Stochastic Frontier Analysis Based on Output-oriented Distance Function. South China Journal of Economics, 2017(01):13-29.
13. Executive Compensation Regulation, Ownership Nature and Dual Agency Costs. Journal of Chongqing University (Social Science Edition), 2016(06):93-102.
14. The Triple Incentive Effect of Executives’ Reputation and Their Realization Way. Research on Economics and Management,2016(02):124-131.
15. Executive Incentive Contract, Technological Innovation Motivation and Path Selection: Empirical Evidence from Small and Medium-sized Private Listed Companies. Science & Technology Progress and Policy, 2015(04):71-76.
16. Technologic Innovation Dynamic Capability Construction and its Value-creation Effect: Evidence From Small and Medium Listed Companies. Science of Science and Management of S.& T., 2014(08):125-134.
17. The Impact Mechanism of Executive Equity Incentive on the Growth of Private Small and Middle Sized Private Companies -- An Empirical Study Based on the Mediating Effect of Double Agency Cost. Collected Essays on Finance and Economics, 2014(04):55-63.
18. The Integrated Effect of Executive Incentives on Technology Innovation -- Empirical Research Based on High-tech Listed Companies. Science Research Management, 2013(09):46-53.
19. On the Testing of Comparison and Coordination Effect of Executive Incentive Contract Configuration Mode -- From the Perspective of Establishing Dynamic Innovation Capability of Hi-tech Companies in China. Modern Finance and Economics-Journal of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, 2013(08):90-100.
20. Frontiers Analysis of Studies on the Relationship Between Executive Incentive and Technological Innovation and Future Prospects. Foreign Economics and Management, 2013(06):23-32.
21. Executive Equity Incentive’s Positive Effects on R&D Input in High-tech Companies: An Empirical Study Base on Nonlinearity Perspective. Science of Science and Management of S.& T., 2013(02):12-19.
22. Control Rights Incentive Duality and Technology-innovation Dynamic Capability -- Empirical Analysis Based on High-tech Listed Companies’ Panel Data. China Industrial Economics, 2012(10):109-121.
23. Equity Incentives Granted to Supervisors, Collision Orientation and Corporate Governance Restriction -- Empirical Research Based on Listed Companies’ Panel Data in China. Business Management Journal, 2012(01):41-49.
24. Research Context and Comparison of Equity Incentive Effect of Listed Companies from Different Perspectives. Foreign Economics and Management, 2010(07):57-65.
25. The Rationality and Restrictive Factors of Stock Option Incentive Contracts -- Based on Data of China’s Listed Companies. China Industrial Economics, 2010(02):100-109.

1. “To Give up Profit for Righteousness” or “to be Burdened by Fame”? The Effect of Dual Governance of Executive Reputation in the Chinese Context and its Optimization Path (General Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China)
2. Executive Incentive Contract Integration and Growth of Small and Medium-sized Listed Companies: the Mediating Effect Based on Technological Innovation Dynamic Capability (Youth Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China)
3. Allocation Efficiency and Synergetic Mechanism of Technology Innovation-oriented Executive Incentive Contracts (General Project supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation)
4. The Impact of Executive Reputation on Technological Innovation Strategy Decision of Listed Companies: the Moderating Effect of Psychological Ownership (General Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province)
5. Study on the Governance Effectiveness and Implementation Mechanism of the Reputation of Executives of State-owned Enterprises in Shandong Province Under the Background of Compensation Control (General Project supported by the Social Science Fund of Shandong Province)
6. Characteristics of Executive Team and Incentive Contract Selection Based on Dynamic Capability Construction of Technological Innovation (Project supported by the Scientific Research Award Fund for Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Scientists of Shandong Province)
7. Dynamic Correlation Between Executive Incentive Contract Allocation and Technological Innovation Performance: A Case study of Listed Companies in Shandong Province (Social Science Planning Research Youth Project of Shandong Province)
8. Management Incentive and Optimization of Governance Efficiency of Listed Companies in Shandong Province (Project supported by Postdoctoral Innovation Foundation of Shandong University)
9. Equity Incentive Effect and Its Realization Approach Under the Dual Agency Framework: Moderating Effect Based on Power Allocation (Youth Team Project of Shandong University)