Cheng-Wei Wu

Research Field

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Initial Public Offerings
• Information Economics
• Entry Strategy for Multinationals

Research Field Summary

• Applies information economics into target selection and acquisition premiums in mergers and acquisitions (M&A); acquisitions involving newly public firms and their acquisition propensities; corporate investments, and entry strategy for multinationals

Education

• PhD, Strategic Management, Purdue University
• M.B.A., International Business, National Taiwan University
• B.B.A., International Business, National Taiwan University

Courses

• International Business Strategy
• Introduction to International Business
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Principles of Management
• Seminar on Corporate Strategy / Seminar on Corporate Development and M&A Strategy

Honors

• 2021 Ta-Yu Wu Memorial Award, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)/National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan
• 2020, 2021 University Outstanding Teaching Award
• 2022 College Outstanding Teaching Award
• 2021, 2022 College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award
• 2014 Teaching Effectiveness Scores for the course Global Corporate Strategy rated in the top 30% of the School’s distribution of scores
• 2013, 2014 Grant of URC/CRCG Conference Support
• 2016 Grant of Faculty of Business and Economics Conference Support
• 2011 Invited Participant, Business Policy and Strategy Doctoral Consortium, Academy of Management
• 2008 - 2012 Krannert Research Assistantship
• 2010, 2011 Krannert Doctoral Student Travel Grant
• 2010 Travel Grant of the Ministry of Education for Taiwanese International Students
• 2004, 2006 Elected Member of Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society

Experience

• 2012 - 2017 The University of Hong Kong, Assistant Professor of Strategy and International Business
• 2004 - 2008 TXC Corporation (Taipei, Taiwan), Project Assistant
• 2020 Case Writing Workshop, Havard Business School
• 2019 Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning, Harvard Business School
• 2022/1 - Present NTU Management Review, Area Editor

Journal Paper

• Wu, C.-W., Reuer, J.J., July 2021, Acquirers’ reception of signals in M&A markets: Effects of acquirer experiences on target selection, Journal of Management Studies, 58(5), 1237-1266.
• Wu, C.-W., Reuer, J.J., April 2021, Effects of R&D Investments and Market Signals on International Acquisitions: Evidence from IPO Firms, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(5), 191.
• Wu, C.-W., Reuer, J.J., February 2021, The impact of industry IPOs on acquisitions of new ventures: An information spillover perspective, Long Range Planning, 54(1): 101945.
• Ozmel, U., Reuer, J.J., and Wu, C.-W., December 2017, Interorganizational Imitation and Acquisitions of High-tech Ventures, Strategic Management Journal, 38(13): 2647-2665.
• Reuer, J.J., Tong, T.W., and Wu, C.-W., December 2012, A signaling theory of acquisition premiums: Evidence from IPO targets, Academy of Management Journal, 55(3): 667-683.
• Reuer, J.J., Tyler, B.B., Tong, T.W., and Wu, C.-W., January 2012, Executives' assessments of international joint ventures in China: A multi-theoretical investigation, Management and Organization Review, 8(2): 311- 340.
• Wu, C.-W., and Reuer, J.J., January 2010, Termination agreements in M&A contracting, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, Montreal, Canada.