Biography
Zhiyan “Z” Wu is an Associate Professor of Strategy at Erasmus University. His research explores the sociopolitical dimension of firms, with a particular focus on corporate governance, social activism, and nonmarket strategy. Z often adopts an abductive approach to his research and is committed to methodological rigor, with a strong emphasis on causal inference. His work has been accepted for publication in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Management Science, and Organization Science. His research has earned the EBS Best Paper Award, gained recognition in major news outlets in the Netherlands and Sweden, and was featured on the INFORMS podcast, Resoundingly Human.
In his educational roles, Z teaches MSc, MBA/EMBA, and Ph.D. courses at Erasmus University. His innovative teaching methods have earned him the Best New Course of the Year Award in the area of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, and he has been nominated for the prestigious RSM Innovative Teaching Award by his students.
Outside of academia, Z enjoys gardening, where he applies the same patience and attention to detail that he brings to his professional work.
For more information about his research, teaching, and service, please visit his personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/zwu.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
- z.wu@rsm.nl
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Work
- Zhiyan Wu & Wenjiao Cao (2024) - Competitive Dynamics in the Political Marketplace: How Donor Firms’ Political Wins Prompt Product-Market Peers to Appoint Politicians to Their Boards - Management Science
- Zhiyan Wu & Ronald Klingebiel (2024) - A Behavioral Theory of Leviathan Inc: State Firms’ Responses to Performance Shortfalls - Strategic Organization - doi: 10.1177/14761270241261141
- Zhiyan Wu & Siyu Liu (2024) - Corporate Responses to Social Activism: A Review and Research Agenda - Journal of Management, 50 (6), 2046-2072 - doi: 10.1177/01492063231208971 - [link]
- Zhiyan Wu, Lucia Naldi, Karl Wennberg & Timur Uman (2024) - Learning from Their Daughters: Family Exposure to Gender Disparity and Female Representation in Male-Led Ventures - Management Science, 70 (2), 671-693 - doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2023.4727 - [link]
- W Mitchell, Zhiyan Wu, G Bruton & D Gautam (2022) - Microlevel Analysis of Institutional Intermediation in a Rudimentary Market-Based Economy: Entrepreneurship in Kathmandu’s Indrachok Market - Organization Science, 33 (6), 2106-2134 - doi: 10.1287/orsc.2021.1531 - [link]
- R Krause, Zhiyan Wu, G Bruton & S Carter (2019) - The Coercive Isomorphism Ripple Effect: An Investigation of Nonprofit Interlocks on Corporate Boards - Academy of Management Journal, 62 (1), 283-308 - doi: 10.5465/amj.2017.0064 - [link]
