Yi Tang

Yi Tang currently is an Associate Professor (with tenure) in Strategy in the Department of Management, HKU Business School. Previously, Dr. Tang was affiliated with Hong Kong Baptist University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Yi Tang received his PhD from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in June, 2009.

Dr. Tang’s research and teaching interests reside in the areas of strategic leadership, firm innovation, corporate social responsibility, and interfirm social networks. His research output has been published in leading management journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, among others.

Dr. Tang currently sits on the editorial boards of Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of Management. He is also editing special issues for Journal of Management Studies, Long Range Planning, and Family Business Review. Dr. Tang is an active member of Academy of Management (AOM) and Strategic Management Society (SMS), and also serves as the representative-at-large for the International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR).

Dr. Tang has taught Strategic Management and its related subjects for the PhD, DBA MBA, MSc, and Undergraduate levels. Dr. Tang has been responsible for the Strategic Management area in the DBA programs at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong Baptist University.

Academic & Professional Qualification

• PhD: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Master: Nanjing University
• Bachelor: Nanjing University

Teaching

Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Organization Theory

Research Interest

Strategic Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility; Entrepreneurship and Firm Innovation; Social Networks within and across Firms

Selected Publications

• Liao, Q., Ouyang, B., & Tang, Y. The Impact of Executive Ethnic Diversity on Real Earnings Management. Accounting Horizons, forthcoming.
• Ren, S., Sun, H., & Tang, Y. CEO’s Hometown Identity and Corporate Social Responsibility. Journal of Management, forthcoming.
• Chen, G., Luo, S., Tang, Y., & Tong, J. (equal contribution) 2023. Back to School: CEOs’ Pre-career Exposure to Religion, Firm’s Risk-taking, and Innovation. Journal of Management, 49(3): 881-912.
• Xu, Z., Tang, Y., & Liu, Z. 2023. Buddhist Entrepreneurs, Managerial Attention Allocation, and New Ventures’ Access to External Resources. Journal of Management Studies, 60(2): 454-494.
• Ouyang, B., Tang, Y., Wang, C., & Zhou, J. (equal contribution) 2022. No-Fly Zone in the Loan Office: How Chief Executive Officers’ Risky Hobbies Affect Credit Stakeholders’ Evaluation of Firms. Organization Science, 33(1): 414-430.
• Ma, X., Deng, Z., & Tang, Y. 2021. Relieving Status Anxiety: How Low-status Firms Respond to International Status-heterophilous Relationships. Journal of World Business, 56(6): 101259.
• Fu, R., Tang, Y., & Chen, G. 2020. Chief Sustainability Officers and Corporate Social (Ir)responsibility. Strategic Management Journal, 41(4): 656-680.
• Tang, Y., Mack, D., & Chen, G. (equal contribution) 2018. The Differential Effects of CEO Narcissism and Hubris on Corporate Social Responsibility. Strategic Management Journal, 39(5): 1370-1387.
• Chen, G., Luo, S., Tang, Y., & Tong, Y. (equal contribution) 2015. Passing Probation: Earnings Management by Interim CEOs and Its Effect on Their Promotion Prospects. Academy of Management Journal, 58(5): 1389-1418.
• Tang, Y., Li, J., & Yang, H. 2015. What I See, What I Do: How Executive Hubris Affects Firm Innovation. Journal of Management, 41(6): 1698-1723.
• Tang, Y., Qian, C., Chen, G., & Shen, R. (equal contribution) 2015. How CEO Hubris Affects Corporate Social (Ir)responsibility. Strategic Management Journal, 36(9): 1338-1357.
• Tang, Y., & Wezel, F. (equal contribution) 2015. Up to Standard? Market Positioning and Performance of Hong Kong Films, 1975-1997. Journal of Business Venturing, 30(3): 452-466.
• Shen, R., Tang, Y., & Chen, G. (equal contribution) 2014. When the Role Fits: How Firm Status Differentials Affect Corporate Takeovers. Strategic Management Journal, 35(13): 2012-2030.
• Li, J., & Tang, Y. 2010. CEO Hubris and Firm Risk Taking in China: The Moderating Role of Managerial Discretion. Academy of Management Journal, 53(1): 45-68.