Biography
Xiaoyu Zhou is a tenured associate professor and principal investigator at the School of Entrepreneurship and Management, ShanghaiTech University. He earned his Ph.D. in business administration from Peking University in 2014 and a Bachelor’s degree in management from Sun Yat-sen University in 2009.
Research Interests
Dr. Zhou’s research interests focus on strategic management, corporate ESG, and the impact of big-science infrastructure. His research works have been published in leading academic journals, such as Science, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, World Development, etc.
His new book, “Evaluating Big-Science Infrastructures: Case of Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility,” has been published by Xinhua Publishing House in 2021.
Selected Publications
1. Lu, J., and Zhou, X. “Event Space and Firm Value: Chinese Listed Firms in the US-China Trade War,” Journal of Management, in press. [equal contribution]
2. Yang, X., Wang, H., and Zhou, X. “Geographic Distance and State’s Grip: Information Asymmetry, State Inattention, and Firm Implementation of State Policy,” Journal of Management, in press.
3. Hu, Y., Chang, X., and Zhou, X. “Risk without Strike: Nuclear Crisis and Corporate Investment,” European Economic Review, accepted.
4. Cheng, Y., Zhou, X., and Yao, K., “LGBT-Inclusive Representation in Entertainment Products and Its Market Response: Evidence from Field and Lab,” Journal of Business Ethics, 2023, 183, 1189-1209.
5. Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., and Lyles, M., “Reaching Optimally Distinctive CSR Strategy: Examining the Antecedents of CSR Scope Conformity and Emphasis Differentiation among Chinese Publicly Listed Companies,” Management and Organization Review, 2023, 19(1): 32-63.
6. Yang, X. Zhou, X., and Cao, C. “Remaking the Chinese Academy of Sciences,” Science, 2023, 379(6629), 240-243.
7. Chu, X., Tok, D., Zhou, X., and Chen, X., “How Companies Use Typeface Design to Engage Consumer in Charitable Activities,” Psychology & Marketing, 2023, 40(1): 107– 123.
8. Ding, H., Hu, Y., Yang, X., and Zhou, X., “Board interlock and the diffusion of corporate social responsibility among Chinese listed firms,” Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2022, 39(4): 1287–1320. [equal contribution]
9. Zhang, Y., Wang, H., and Zhou, X. “Dare to Be Different? Corporate Social Activities of Chinese Firms and the Responses of Security Analysts,” Academy of Management Journal, 2020, 63(3): 717–742.
10. Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., and Lei, W., “Social Capital and its Contingent Value in Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Western China,” World Development, 2017, 93: 350-361.
11. Zhou, X., Han Y., and Wang, R., “An Empirical Investigation on Firms’ Proactive and Passive Motivation for Bribery,” Journal of Business Ethics, 2013, 118(3): 461-472.
