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Liang Chen is an internationally recognized scholar in strategy and entrepreneurship, specializing in platform ecosystems, digital innovation, and international business, with impactful research and editorial leadership across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Australia.
Chen's work bridges theoretical innovation and practical relevance, advancing understanding of digital platform governance, ecosystem design, and international business strategies; his research is widely cited and has shaped policy debates, industry practices, and academic discourse, with sustained editorial and community leadership, and a strong record of interdisciplinary collaboration and grant-funded projects.
Focused research areas include Architectural evolution and governance of digital platforms; complementor alignment and ecosystem design; innovation strategy under changing patent regimes; generational product innovation; internationalization of digital commerce; social responsibility in platform ecosystems; non-traditional foreign market entry; institutional and cultural influences on multinational strategy.
Chen's work bridges theoretical innovation and practical relevance, advancing understanding of digital platform governance, ecosystem design, and international business strategies; his research is widely cited and has shaped policy debates, industry practices, and academic discourse, with sustained editorial and community leadership, and a strong record of interdisciplinary collaboration and grant-funded projects.
Focused research areas include Architectural evolution and governance of digital platforms; complementor alignment and ecosystem design; innovation strategy under changing patent regimes; generational product innovation; internationalization of digital commerce; social responsibility in platform ecosystems; non-traditional foreign market entry; institutional and cultural influences on multinational strategy.
Areas of Expertise
Strategic ManagementInternational BusinessTechnology Innovation
Past Awarded Grant
- Co-Investigator, National Natural Science Fund of China Special Project #72442018 ("Strategic Human Capital Resources in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence"), 2025-2028, RMB2,000,000
- Co-Investigator, National Natural Science Fund of China General Project #72372152 ("The Impact of Digital Technology Applications on Inventors' R&D Behavior: Big Data Analysis Based on Patent Inventors"), 2024-2027, RMB410,000
- Co-Investigator, National Social Science Fund of China Major Project #22&ZD154 ("On the Construction and Implementation Path of National Innovation Consortia Aiming for Breakthroughs in Key Strategic Materials"), 2023-2026, RMB600,000
- Co-Investigator, National Natural Science Fund of China General Project (72072160), 2021-2024, RMB480,000
- Co-Investigator, "Projects to platforms: Investigating new forms of collaboration", Cooperative Research Centre, AUD$437,867
Latest Publications
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- Y Yang, L Chen, J Wei, Y LiuManagement and Organization Review, 1-29, 2026
- L Chen, Z Zhou, LT ChanAcademy of Management Review 51 (1), 187-206, 2026
- S Li, M Stallkamp, N Shaheer, L ChenAsia Pacific Journal of Management 42 (4), 2151-2170, 2025
- P Zhang, L ChenJournal of Digital Management 1 (1), 13, 2025
- P Zhang, L Chen, Y Yang, S LiJournal of Management, 01492063251368267, 2025
- N Shaheer, L Chen, J Yi, S Li, H SuJournal of World Business 59 (6), 101569, 2024
EDUCATION | |
| 2015 | Ph.D. in Business Economics University of Leeds |
| 2011 | M.Sc. in Management University of Leeds |
| 2010 | B.Sc. in Business Administration Fudan University |
CURRENT POSITION(S) HELD | |
| 2023 - Now | Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
| 2022 - 2023 | Associate Professor of Strategic Management Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne |
AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND HONORS | |
| Distinguished Deputy Editor Award, Management and Organization Review, 2024 | |
| Academy of Management IM Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award, 2022 | |
| Distinguished Editor Award, Management and Organization Review, 2022 | |
| Strategic Management Society Annual Conference Best Paper Finalist, 2021 | |
| Journal of International Business Studies Best Reviewer Award, 2024, 2023, 2020 | |
| Journal of World Business Annual Best Paper Award 1st Runner-up, 2019 | |
| Academy of International Business Alan Rugman Most Promising Scholar Finalist, 2018 | |
RESEARCH INTERESTS |
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SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES (REFEREED) | |
| He, W., Chen, L., Tong, T., He, Z., & Lu, J. 2026. Patent regime shift and firm innovation strategy: Evidence from the second amendment to China’s patent law. Strategic Management Journal, in press. | |
| Zhang, P., Chen, L., Li, S., & Yang, Y. Marching to the beat: The role of complementor alignment in the architectural evolution of ecosystems. Journal of Management, in press. | |
| Chen, L., Zhou, Z., & Chan, L., Algorithm envelopment in platform markets. Academy of Management Review, in press. | |
| Yi, J., Li, J., & Chen, L. 2023. Ecosystem social responsibility in international digital commerce. Journal of International Business Studies, in press. (equal contribution). | |
| Chen, L., Zhang, P., Li, S., & Turner, S. 2022. Growing pains: The effect of generational product innovation on mobile games performance. Strategic Management Journal, 43(4), 792-821. | |
| Chen, L., Yi, J., Li, S., & Tong, T. 2022. Platform governance design in business ecosystems: Implications for complementors’ multihoming decisions. Journal of Management, 48(3), 630-656. | |
| Chen, L., Tong, T., Tang, S., & Han, N. 2022. Governance and design of digital platforms: A review and future research directions on a meta-organization. Journal of Management, 48(1), 147-184. | |
| Chen, L., Li, S., Wei, J., & Yang, Y. 2022. Externalization in the platform economy: Social platforms and institutions. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(8), 1805-1816. | |
| Brouthers, K., Chen, L., Li, S., & Shaheer, N. 2022. Charting new Courses to enter foreign markets: Conceptualization, theoretical framework, and research directions on non-traditional entry modes. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(9), 2088-2115. (equal contribution). | |
| Chen, L., Wang, M., Cui, L., & Li, S. 2021. Experience base, strategy-by-doing and new product performance. Strategic Management Journal, 42(7), 1379-1398. | |
| Li, JT., Chen, L., Yi, J., Mao, J-Y., & Liao, J. 2019. Ecosystem-specific advantages in international digital commerce. Journal of International Business Studies, 50(9), 1448-1463. | |
| Chen, L., Shaheer, N., Yi, J., & Li, S. 2019. The international penetration of ibusiness firms: Network effects, liabilities of outsidership, and country clout. Journal of International Business Studies, 50(2), 172-192. | |
| Buckley, P. J., Chen, L., Clegg, L. J., & Voss, H. 2018. Risk propensity in the foreign direct investment location decision of emerging multinationals. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(2), 153-171. | |
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