Jenny Tian

Dr. Jenny Tian is a Senior Lecturer at School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Currently she serves as Programme Director, MSc in Management of Real Estate and Hospitality Assets. Dr. Tian joined SHTM in 2007 after obtaining her PhD in Business Administration from Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, US. She also had an MPhil degree in Management from CUHK. Before that she had obtained a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE), China. She previously worked at SUFE and City University of Hong Kong. Currently she teaches strategy, human resource management, and organisational behaviour courses at SHTM. Her research primarily focuses on the effects of executives’ and directors’ human and social capital on corporate governance, CEO succession, merger & acquisition decisions, and corporate performance.

Education

• PhD in Business Administration Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California (USC), USA, 2008
• M.Phil. in Business Administration Dept. of Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), 2001
• Master of Economics, major in International Finance Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China, 1996
• Bachelor of Economics, major in International Finance Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China, 1993

Teaching Areas

• Strategic Management
• Organisational Behavior
• Human Resource Management

Research Interests

• Corporate Governance
• Board of Directors
• Top Management Teams
• Strategic Change

Publications & Working Papers

• Jenny Jie Tian, J. Haleblian, and N. Rajagopalan (2011), “The Effects of Board Human and Social Capital on Investor Reactions to New CEO Selection,” Strategic Management Journal, 32(7), 731-747.
• Jenny Jie Tian and Chung-ming Lau (2001), “Board Composition, Leadership Structure and Performance in Chinese Shareholding Companies,” Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 18(2), 245-263.