Ziliang Deng

Education

• PhD, University of Nottingham, UK
• MA, Renmin University of China
• BA, Renmin University of China

Working Experiences

• 2019.1–now Associate Dean, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China
• 2018.9 – now Professor, Renmin University of China
• 2016.2–2016.7 Visiting Scholar, Rutgers University, USA
• 2014.9 – 2018.8 Associate Professor, Renmin University of China
• 2009.8 – 2014.8 Assistant Professor, Renmin University of China

Research Interests

International Business Strategies

Courses

• International Business Strategies
• Strategic Management
• Principles of Management

Publications

Cases and Textbooks

• 2021 Ant Group Helped Small Cross-border E-commerce Enterprises Survive and Prosper in the COVID-19 Pandemic
• 2020 Strategic Management, Renmin University of China Press
• 2019 Lighting up Bottom of the Pyramid: Born Internationalization of Power-Solution
• 2018 YeeCall: A Born Global Social Media App
• 2015 Diversified Expansion Dilemma of U-Pie Food (China)

Corporate Projects, Policy Reports, Business Reports

Principal investigator and/or participant in the consulting projects of China National Petroleum Corporation, China Merchants Group, Triangle Tire, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Council, and other organizations.

Selected Academic Articles

1. Zhu, Z.; Deng, Z.* 2023. Board Interlock Tenure and Firm Internationalization. Management and Organization Review. Forthcoming.
2. Yan, J.; Deng, Z.*; Meng, S. 2023. The Role of Political Connections in Rapid Internationalisation: A Study among Chinese International New Ventures. International Small Business Journal. Forthcoming.
3. Deng, Z.; Ma, X.*; Zhu, Z. 2022. Transactional Dependence and Technological Upgrading in Global Value Chains. Journal of Management Studies. 59(2): 390–416.
4. Deng, Z.; Li, T.*; Liesch, P. 2022. Performance Shortfalls and Outward Foreign Direct Investment by MNE Subsidiaries: Evidence from China. International Business Review. 31(3): 101952.
5. Deng, Z.; Zhu, Z.*; Johanson, M.; Hilmersson, M. 2022. Rapid Internationalization and Exit of Exporters: The Role of Digital Platforms. International Business Review. 31(1): 101896.
6. Deng, Z.*; Liesch, P.; Wang, Z. 2021. Deceptive Signaling on Globalized Digital Platforms. Journal of International Business Studies. 52(6): 1096–1120.
7. Sun, P.; Deng, Z.*; Wright, M. 2021. Partnering with Leviathan: The Politics of R&D Investment in Foreign-Host-State Joint Ventures. Journal of International Business Studies. 52(4): 595–620.
8. 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.
9. Deng, Z.; Yan, J.*; Sun, P. 2020. Status and Tax Haven Investment of Emerging Market Firms. Journal of Business Ethics. 165(3): 469–488.
10. Deng, Z.*; Jean, R.J.; Sinkovics, R.R. 2018. Rapid Expansion of International New Ventures across Institutional Distance. Journal of International Business Studies. 49(8): 1010-1032.
11. Deng, Z.; Yan, J.*; van Essen, M. 2018. Heterogeneity of Political Connections and Outward Foreign Direct Investment. International Business Review. 27(4): 893–903.
12. Deng, Z.; Jean, R.J.; Sinkovics, R. R.* 2017. Polarizing Effects of Early Exporting on Exit. Management International Review. 57(2): 243–275.
13. Yao. J.; Deng, Z.* 2016. Dynamic Resource Integration Optimisation of Global Distributed Manufacturing: An Embeddedness-interaction Perspective. International Journal of Production Research. 54(23): 7143–7157.
14. Deng, Z.; Wang, Z.* 2016. Early-mover Advantages at Cross-border Business-to-business E-commerce Portals. Journal of Business Research. 69(12): 6002–6011.
15. Wang, S.; Cavusoglu, H.; Deng, Z.* 2016. Early Mover Advantage in Low Entry Barrier Ecommerce Platforms: The Role of Customer Relationship Management Capabilities. Information & Management. 53(2): 197–206.
16. Jean, R.J.; Deng, Z.*; Kim, D.; Yuan, X. 2016. Assessing Endogeneity Issues in International Marketing Research. International Marketing Review. 33(3): 483–512. (Highly Commended Paper, Emerald 2017 Literati Award)
17. Yao. J.; Deng, Z.* 2015. Scheduling Optimization in the Mass Customization of Global Producer Services. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 62(4): 591–603.
18. Deng, Z.; H. Guo; W.* Zhang; C. Wang. 2014. Innovation and Survival of Exporters: A Contingency Perspective. International Business Review. 23(2): 396–406.
19. Deng, Z.*; P. Hofman; A. Newman. 2013. Ownership Concentration and Product Innovation in Chinese Private Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 30(3): 717–734.
20. Wang, C.; Deng, Z.*; Kafouros, M.; Chen, Y. 2012. Reconceptualizing the Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: A Process-dependent Approach. International Business Review. 21(3): 452–464.

Selected Monograph:

• Deng, Z. (2011). Foreign Direct Investment in China: Spillover Effects on Domestic Enterprises. London & New York: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group).

Selected Research Grants:

• 2022-2027 Principal Investigator, Grand Project of National Social Science Foundation of China: “The Reshoring of U.S. Manufacturing”
• 2018-2021 Principal Investigator, Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China: “The Return of Born-Global Firms to Home Country Market”
• 2017-2020 Principal Investigator, Project of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education: “Research on Reverse Innovation of Multinational Enterprises in Overseas Emerging Markets”
• 2013-2015 Principal Investigator, Youth Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China: “Research on the Relationship Between International Expansion and Performance of the Born-Global Firms from the Emerging Economies”
• 2012-2014 Principal Investigator, New Teacher Project of the Doctoral Foundation of the Ministry of Education: “Enterprise Technological Innovation and International Market Survival”
• 2011-2013 Principal Investigator, Youth Project of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education: “The Influence of Foreign Capital Entry Speed and Rhythm on Domestic Enterprises”

Services & Awards

Other Appointments

• Member of Editorial Review Board, Journal of International Business Studies (2023– )
• Associate Editor, Journal of International Management (2020– )
• Senior Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2019– )

Honors and Awards

• 2021 Research Excellence Award, Renmin University of China
• 2021 Best Professor of Executive Education, Renmin Business School
• 2019 Best Undergraduate Professor, Renmin Business School
• 2018 Best IMBA Professor, Renmin Business School
• 2018 Second Prize, Young Teachers’ Teaching Contest, Renmin University of China
• 2018 100 Excellent Management Case Award in China, National MBA Steering Committee
• 2017–2022 Outstanding Young Scholar, Renmin University of China
• 2017 Highly Commended Paper, Emerald 2017 Literati Awards
• 2013–2016 Higher Education Young Elite Program, Beijing Municipal Education Commission
• 2014 Finalist for the Best Paper, Academy of International Business Annual Meeting
• 2013 Finalist for the Best Paper, Academy of International Business Annual Meeting
• 2013 Best Research-in-Progress Paper, International Conference on Information Systems
• 2005–2009 UK/China Postgraduate Research: Scholarships for Excellence