Sana Chiu

Sana (Shih-chi) Chiu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management & Leadership. She received her Ph.D. in Strategic Management (Minor: Research Methods/Statistics) from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She earned an M.A. in Telecom Management from Michigan State University and completed Executive Business Program in Board Governance from Harvard Business School. Dr. Chiu's research focuses on the antecedents, processes, and outcomes of corporate restructuring, strategic leadership, and corporate social (ir)responsibility.

She is interested in the psychological and cognitive factors that guide strategic leaders' decision-making in corporate changes, stakeholder management, and sustainability issues. Her publications have appeared in various outlets, including the Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of Management Studies, among others. Her conference papers and journal publications have been nominated and won Best Paper prizes. Dr. Chiu is also an award-winning business educator with 15+ years of teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate-level courses in both Asia and North America.

Areas of Expertise

• Corporate social responsibility, performance, and sustainability
• Corporate strategic change (portfolio restructuring)
• Executive succession
• Psychological/cognitive influence of strategic leaders
• Corporate governance

Academic Associations & Editorial Boards

• Editorial Board, Journal of Business Research
• Frontiers in Psychology (Special Issue Editor)
• Academy of Management
• Strategic Management Society
• Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS)
• Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM)

Activities & Interests

• Traveling
• Theatrical and musical performance
• Bluecoats DCI (drum corps international)