Jiyao Chen

Dr. Jiyao Chen is an Associate Professor of Innovation Management in the Oregon State University College of Business. Prior to OSU, he was a research associate at the Center for Research in Technology and Innovation, Kellogg School of Management. His Ph.D. (Technology Management) was earned at Stevens Institute of Technology. His primary research interests include technology and innovation management, new product development, time-based strategy, a practice view, and ambiculturalism. His research has appeared in the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, and IEEE Transactions of Engineering Management, among others.

Employment:

• Assistant Professor, College of Business, Oregon State University, 2011 Fall - present
• Research Associate, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2007 Fall-2011 Summer
  
• Summer Intern, Spencer Trask & Co, a leading venture firm in New York City, 2006
• Financial Analyst and then Secretary of BOD, Grand Land Enterprise Co. Shenzhen, 1998 - 2002
  

Professional Affiliations:

• Academy of Management
• Strategic Management Society
  

Honors and Awards:

• Best Reviewer Award TIM AOM 2015
• “Public Sector Innovation Radar,” with Mohan Sawhney, Nordic Innovation Center, NOK 1,200,000 2012-2014
• “Business Model Innovation in the Tourism and Experience Industry,” Nordic Innovation Center, $2000 2012
• “Using the Innovation Radar to Compare Innovation Activities across Nordic Countries: A Longitudinal Study,” with Mohan Sawhney, Nordic Innovation Center, $3000 2010
  
• Best Paper Award, Product Development Management Association Research Forum, 2010
• Kauffman Symposiums on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Data honorarium $3000, 2008
• Outstanding Dissertation Award, Howe School of Technology Management, 2007
• Bright Idea Award, Paper cited as one of top publications written by NJ Business Faculty in 2005, New Jersey Policy Research Organization Foundation and Seton Hall University, 2006
• Doctoral Consortium Fellowship, Business Policy & Strategy Division AOM, 2006
• Doctoral Consortium Fellowship, Technology & Innovation Management Division AOM, 2006
• Fellowship Scholarship, Product Development Management Association, 2006
• Fellowship Scholarship, Product Development Management Association, 2005
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2005
• Three Working Paper Awards, Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM), 2005
• Best Student Paper, Portland International Conference on MET (PICMET) $1000, 2005
• Doctoral Scholarship, The 2nd Front End of Innovation Conference, 2004