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) | |
| Shaheer, N., Li, S., Chen, L., Brouthers, K., Li, D., & Liesch, P. 2026. Moving beyond entry modes: Toward a new paradigm of international involvement in an era of digitalization and global transitions. Journal of International Business Studies, in press. | |
| Liu, F., Yi, J., & Chen, L. 2026. A watched blossom seldom blooms: Board interlocks and digital business model innovation. Journal of Management, in press. | |
| Tong, T., He, W., Chen, L. , 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. 2024. Algorithm envelopment in platform markets. Academy of Management Review, 51(1): 187-206. | |
| 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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