Xuege Lu

Xuege (Cathy) Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Her research sits at the intersection of strategic management, corporate sustainability, and innovation. She received her Ph.D. in Management and Organizations from Cornell University, her M.A. in Public Policy from Johnson Hopkins University, and her B.A. in Journalism from Fudan University.

Prior to joining academia, she worked as a consultant at the World Bank in Washington D.C. on issues related to climate finance and sustainable energy access in developing countries.

EDUCATION:

• PhD 2022
  Management and Organizations Cornell University
• MA 2013
  Public Policy Johns Hopkins University
• BA 2011
  Journalism Fudan University

EXPERTISE:

• Corporate Sustainability
• Innovation and Creativity
• Social Evaluations
• Market Classifications and Boundaries
• Organization Change and Renewal

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

1. Xuege C. Lu, Shinan Wang, & Letian Zhang. on homophily and the dissolution of cross-cultural ties
2. Xuege C. Lu, Hyeonsuh Lee, & Ryan Coles. on product renewals during nascent-market transitions
3. Letian Zhang, Xuege C. Lu, & Laura Huang. on the effect of activism participation on gender discrimination
4. Xuege C. Lu, Shipeng Yan, & Lisha Liu. on financial intermediaries and firm environmental performance
5. Letian Zhang, Shinan Wang, & Xuege C. Lu. [on collaborative managers and inequality] Under Review
6. Xuege C. Lu and Letian Zhang. [on corporate hiring for sustainability professionals] Under Review

SELECTED WORKS IN PROGRESS

1. Xuege C. Lu and Heeyon Kim. “Market Intermediaries as Gatekeepers to Promote Domain Originality” Preparing for Journal Submission
2. Xuege C. Lu, Halil Sabanci, and Elizabeth McClean. “Gender-based Evaluations and Labor-Market Intermediaries” Preparing for Manuscript

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2020/2021 – Bartholomew Family Charitable Fund Ph.D. Student Scholarship, Cornell Johnson School
• 2020/2021 – Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Technology Research Grant, Cornell Johnson College
• 2019/2020 – Best Paper Award at 2019’ Ivey/ARCS Ph.D. Sustainability Academy
• 2019/2020 – Best Paper Award at the ASAC Annual Conference for Social Responsibility Division
• 2019/2020 – Best Paper Award at the ASAC Annual Conference for Organization Theory Division
• 2018/2019 – Jeffrey Sean Lehman Fund Recipient, Cornell East Asia Studies Program
• 2018/2019 – Byron E. Grote Johnson Professional Scholarship, Cornell Johnson School
• 2011-2013 – P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship