GENG Xuesong
Full-time Faculty
Associate Professor of Strategic Management; Academic Director, MiM (Master of Science in Management); Course Coordinator, Business, Government, & Society; Digital Business Research Peak Co-Lead;
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
LKCSB
Education |
| 2009 | Ph.D (Strategy), University of Toronto |
| 2001 | M.Sc. (Business Policy), National University of Singapore |
| 1999 | M.Eng. (Engineering and Management), Zhejiang University |
| 1996 | B. Eng. (Material Engineering), Shandong University |
Current Position(s) Held |
| Jan 2018 - Now | Associate Professor of Strategic Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University |
| 2010 - 2017 | Assistant Professor of Strategic Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University |
| 2009 | Lecturer of Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University |
Research Interests |
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Awards, Recognition and Honors |
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Editorial Services |
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Journal Articles (Referred) |
| Cuili Qian, Lipeng (Gary) Ge, Xuesong Geng, Jiatao (J. T.) Li, Maria Hasenhuttl, 2025, Large Owner Expropriation Threat and Stock Option Pay'sEffect on Firm Risk-Taking Behaviors in Weak Institutions, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 34(1): 233-251. | |
| G Wan, H Wang, X Geng, KG Huang, 2023, Natural disasters and corporate philanthropy: A double movement perspective. Management and Organization Review, 19(1): 98-137. | |
| Terence FAN, Andreas SCHWAB, Xuesong GENG, 2021, Habitual entrepreneurship in digital platform ecosystems: A time-contingent model of learning from prior software project experiences. Journal of Business Venturing, 36. | |
| Kenneth HUANG, Xuesong GENG, and Heli WANG, 2017, Institutional regime shift in intellectual property rights and innovation strategies of firms in China. Organization Science, 28(2): 355-377. | |
| Cuili QIAN, Heli WANG, Xuesong GENG, and Yangxin YU, 2016, Rent appropriation of knowledge-based assets and firm performance when institutions are weak: A study of Chinese publicly listed firms, Strategic Management Journal, 38(4): 892-911. | |
| Xuesong GENG, Toru YOSHIKAWA, Asli M. COLPAN, 2015, Leveraging foreign institutional logic in the adoption of stock option pay among Japanese firms, Strategic Management Journal, 37(7): 1472-1492. | |
| Terence Ping-Ching FAN, Alex Tai Loong TAN, and Xuesong GENG, 2014, Rapid capacity expansions and failure: A trap for new airline entrants? Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review, 61: 176-191 | |
| Zilin HE, Z., Xuesong GENG, and Colin CAMPBELL-HUNT (2009), “Research collaboration and research output: A longitudinal study of 65 biomedical scientists in a New Zealand University ”, Research Policy , 38, 306-317. | |
| Jin CHEN, Xuesong GENG, and Dan HE (2004), “Auditing the management of technological innovation in Chinese Companies”, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management , 1(2), 151-163. | |
| Jin CHEN, Xuesong GENG, and Yongyi SHOU (1998), “Benchmarking for the technological innovation in large enterprises in Zhejiang province, Scientific Research (in Chinese), 19(2), 65-71. |
Book Chapters |
| Xuesong GENG, 2019. Technological innovation audit, in CHEN, Jin; BREM, Alexander; VIARDOT, Eric; WONG, Poh Kam (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Innovation Management New York: Routledge. | |
| Xuesong GENG and Kenneth HUANG, 2017. Informal institutions and the geography of innovation: An integrative perspective, in S.E. Little, F.M. Go, T.S.C. Poon (eds.) Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Challenges and experiences from east and west. 2017, 61-79. Springer. |
Magazine Articles |
| Catching the digital wave : Jumbo group shows how digital transformation and its seafood business can go together, by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; LIM, Thomas. (2024, November). Asian Management Insights, 11 (3), 62-69. | |
| How the fast food industry can protect its lunch (and eat it too), by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; CHEN,Andrew. (2022, October). Asian Management Insights, 9 (2), 26-33. |
Teaching Cases |
| JUMBO Group: Transformation recipe for building and scaling a smart F&B business, by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; LIM, Thomas. (2023). SMU-23-0015. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5926 | |
| Building aglobal omni-channelcommerce ecosystem: The Shopify story, by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; ANG, Jovina; CHANG, Jonathan. (2022). SMU-22-0017. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5546 | |
| From broadcaster to National Media Network: Tracing Mediacorp’s evolution to a transmedia ecosystem, by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; LIM, Thomas. (2022). SMU-22-0013. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5536 | |
| The rise and demise of Airbus A380, by GENG, Xuesong; BHATTACHARYA, Lipika. (2021). SMU-21-0019. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5066 | |
| Kino Biotech and Kinofy: Shifting from “I” to “We”, by YONG, Hsin Ning; GENG, Xuesong; LIM, Wee-Kiat. (2021). SMU-21-0023. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5046 | |
| Wistron vs. Luxshare: US-China trade war and its decoupling effects from China, by CHEE, Jonathan; GENG, Xuesong . (2021). SMU-21-0014. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/4976 | |
| REC solar: Strategising on a solar coaster, by GENG, Xuesong; BHATTACHARYA, Lipika. (2019). SMU-19-0006. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/3896 | |
| Co-founders of the North: A strategy simulation game, by GENG, Xuesong; SINDHWANI, Saumya; ZHANG, Whitney. (2017). SMU-17-0004. https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=147314 |
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Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
HighlightsGENG Xuesong is a leading scholar in strategic management, specializing in institutional theory, organizational learning, innovation, and digital business, with impactful research and teaching at the intersection of AI, corporate governance, and global strategy.
Integrates advanced theoretical frameworks with practical insights on innovation and digital transformation; recognized for cross-disciplinary research spanning institutional theory, AI, and global strategy; influential in shaping business education and policy through editorial and review roles; strong applied impact in Asian and global contexts.
Focused research areas include Institutional logics and regime shifts; organizational learning in digital ecosystems; innovation strategies and audit; AI-related innovation and firm value; corporate governance in emerging markets; impact of sanctions and global business dynamics.
Integrates advanced theoretical frameworks with practical insights on innovation and digital transformation; recognized for cross-disciplinary research spanning institutional theory, AI, and global strategy; influential in shaping business education and policy through editorial and review roles; strong applied impact in Asian and global contexts.
Focused research areas include Institutional logics and regime shifts; organizational learning in digital ecosystems; innovation strategies and audit; AI-related innovation and firm value; corporate governance in emerging markets; impact of sanctions and global business dynamics.
Areas of Expertise
InnovationDigital BusinessAIInstitutions
Past Awarded Grant
- Identify multiple institutional logics in corporate governance of Chinese firms, SMU Internal Grant, Ministry of Education (MOE) Tier 1, PI (Project Level): GENG Xuesong, 2021, S$25,600
- Construct patent citation database for AI innovations in China, SMU Internal Grant, Ministry of Education (MOE) Tier 1, PI (Project Level): GENG Xuesong, 2020, S$20,000
Latest Publications
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- C Qian, L Ge, X Geng, J Li, M HasenhuttlCorporate Governance: An International Review 34 (1), 233-251, 2026
- X GENG, A CHIN, T LIMSingapore Management University, Centre for Management Practice 11 (3), 62, 2024
- G Wan, H Wang, X Geng, KG HuangManagement and Organization Review 19 (1), 98-137, 2023
- X GENG, A CHIN, T LIMSingapore Management University, 2023
- X GENG, A CHIN, A CHENSingapore Management University, Centre for Management Practice 9 (2), 26, 2022
- From broadcaster to National Media Network: Tracing Mediacorp’s evolution to a transmedia ecosystem [2022]X GENG, A CHIN, T LIMSingapore Management University, 2022
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Education |
| 2009 | Ph.D (Strategy), University of Toronto |
| 2001 | M.Sc. (Business Policy), National University of Singapore |
| 1999 | M.Eng. (Engineering and Management), Zhejiang University |
| 1996 | B. Eng. (Material Engineering), Shandong University |
Current Position(s) Held |
| Jan 2018 - Now | Associate Professor of Strategic Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University |
| 2010 - 2017 | Assistant Professor of Strategic Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University |
| 2009 | Lecturer of Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University |
Research Interests |
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Awards, Recognition and Honors |
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Editorial Services |
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Journal Articles (Referred) |
| Cuili Qian, Lipeng (Gary) Ge, Xuesong Geng, Jiatao (J. T.) Li, Maria Hasenhuttl, 2025, Large Owner Expropriation Threat and Stock Option Pay'sEffect on Firm Risk-Taking Behaviors in Weak Institutions, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 34(1): 233-251. | |
| G Wan, H Wang, X Geng, KG Huang, 2023, Natural disasters and corporate philanthropy: A double movement perspective. Management and Organization Review, 19(1): 98-137. | |
| Terence FAN, Andreas SCHWAB, Xuesong GENG, 2021, Habitual entrepreneurship in digital platform ecosystems: A time-contingent model of learning from prior software project experiences. Journal of Business Venturing, 36. | |
| Kenneth HUANG, Xuesong GENG, and Heli WANG, 2017, Institutional regime shift in intellectual property rights and innovation strategies of firms in China. Organization Science, 28(2): 355-377. | |
| Cuili QIAN, Heli WANG, Xuesong GENG, and Yangxin YU, 2016, Rent appropriation of knowledge-based assets and firm performance when institutions are weak: A study of Chinese publicly listed firms, Strategic Management Journal, 38(4): 892-911. | |
| Xuesong GENG, Toru YOSHIKAWA, Asli M. COLPAN, 2015, Leveraging foreign institutional logic in the adoption of stock option pay among Japanese firms, Strategic Management Journal, 37(7): 1472-1492. | |
| Terence Ping-Ching FAN, Alex Tai Loong TAN, and Xuesong GENG, 2014, Rapid capacity expansions and failure: A trap for new airline entrants? Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review, 61: 176-191 | |
| Zilin HE, Z., Xuesong GENG, and Colin CAMPBELL-HUNT (2009), “Research collaboration and research output: A longitudinal study of 65 biomedical scientists in a New Zealand University ”, Research Policy , 38, 306-317. | |
| Jin CHEN, Xuesong GENG, and Dan HE (2004), “Auditing the management of technological innovation in Chinese Companies”, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management , 1(2), 151-163. | |
| Jin CHEN, Xuesong GENG, and Yongyi SHOU (1998), “Benchmarking for the technological innovation in large enterprises in Zhejiang province, Scientific Research (in Chinese), 19(2), 65-71. |
Book Chapters |
| Xuesong GENG, 2019. Technological innovation audit, in CHEN, Jin; BREM, Alexander; VIARDOT, Eric; WONG, Poh Kam (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Innovation Management New York: Routledge. | |
| Xuesong GENG and Kenneth HUANG, 2017. Informal institutions and the geography of innovation: An integrative perspective, in S.E. Little, F.M. Go, T.S.C. Poon (eds.) Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Challenges and experiences from east and west. 2017, 61-79. Springer. |
Magazine Articles |
| Catching the digital wave : Jumbo group shows how digital transformation and its seafood business can go together, by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; LIM, Thomas. (2024, November). Asian Management Insights, 11 (3), 62-69. | |
| How the fast food industry can protect its lunch (and eat it too), by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; CHEN,Andrew. (2022, October). Asian Management Insights, 9 (2), 26-33. |
Teaching Cases |
| JUMBO Group: Transformation recipe for building and scaling a smart F&B business, by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; LIM, Thomas. (2023). SMU-23-0015. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5926 | |
| Building aglobal omni-channelcommerce ecosystem: The Shopify story, by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; ANG, Jovina; CHANG, Jonathan. (2022). SMU-22-0017. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5546 | |
| From broadcaster to National Media Network: Tracing Mediacorp’s evolution to a transmedia ecosystem, by GENG, Xuesong; CHIN, Andrew; LIM, Thomas. (2022). SMU-22-0013. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5536 | |
| The rise and demise of Airbus A380, by GENG, Xuesong; BHATTACHARYA, Lipika. (2021). SMU-21-0019. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5066 | |
| Kino Biotech and Kinofy: Shifting from “I” to “We”, by YONG, Hsin Ning; GENG, Xuesong; LIM, Wee-Kiat. (2021). SMU-21-0023. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5046 | |
| Wistron vs. Luxshare: US-China trade war and its decoupling effects from China, by CHEE, Jonathan; GENG, Xuesong . (2021). SMU-21-0014. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/4976 | |
| REC solar: Strategising on a solar coaster, by GENG, Xuesong; BHATTACHARYA, Lipika. (2019). SMU-19-0006. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/3896 | |
| Co-founders of the North: A strategy simulation game, by GENG, Xuesong; SINDHWANI, Saumya; ZHANG, Whitney. (2017). SMU-17-0004. https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=147314 |
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