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Daphne YIU

Full-time Faculty

Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship

Lee Kong Chian School of Business
LKCSB

Professor Daphne Yiu is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University. Prior to joining SMU, Prof. Yiu held the Rath Chair in Strategic Management at the University of Oklahoma and Professor of Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof. Yiu’s scholarly pursuit focuses on examining how organizations make strategic choices in relation to the institutionalization and internationalization processes. Her current research examines the relationship between socio-cognitive and affective institutions and strategic and entrepreneurial outcomes in global and digital economy. Prof. Yiu’s publications appeared in Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, among others. She was elected as the President of Asia Academy of Management, a Fellow of Asia Academy of Management, and Representatives-at-Large at the Global Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society. She is currently serving as a Senior Editor at Journal of World Business and was a former Associate Editor at Academy of Management Journal, Senior Editor at Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and Editor at Corporate Governance: An International Review. Prof Yiu is a recipient of AMJ Outstanding Reviewer Award, publications with top downloads, best conference paper awards, and teaching awards. She also has extensive administrative and organizing experiences by serving as department chairperson, associate director and chairman of research centers, and conference organizer. She has given keynote speeches and consulting advice to academic and professional associations, think tanks, and organizations. Last but not least, Prof. Yiu’s academy family consists of members who are placed in top universities in China, Hong Kong, and Italy.

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Management
University of Oklahoma

Master of Philosophy in Management
Chinese University of Hong Kong

B.B.A. (Management of Organizations)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Strategies in global and digital economy
  • Institutions, informal institutions, affective institutions
  • Corporate governance, CSR, and social entrepreneurship in Asia
  • Corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, and co-creation

 

TEACHING AREAS
  • International business
  • Strategic management
  • Management theory

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES
2023 - 

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship (with tenure)
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore
2020 - 2023

Professor of Management & International Business (with tenure)
Rath Chair in Strategic Management 
Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, U.S.A
2016 - 2020

Professor of Management (with tenure)
Faculty of Business Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

 

EDITORSHIP AND EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP
  • Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal (2020-2023)
  • Senior Editor, Journal of World Business (2015-2019, 2023 - )
  • Senior Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2009-2019)
  • Editor, Corporate Governance: An International Review (2019-2020)
  • Editorial Board Membership of: 
    • Academy of Management Journal
    • Academy of Management Review
    • Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management
    • Journal of International Business Studies
    • Journal of Management Studies
    • Journal of World Business
    • Organization Science

 

ELECTED/INVITED POSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  • Nominated for the Representative at Large, Academy of Management Board of Governors
  • Fellows, Asia Academy of Management
  • Outgoing President, Asia Academy of Management
  • President, Asia Academy of Management 
  • Treasurer, Asia Academy of Management 
  • Board member, Asia Academy of Management Corp. Ltd.
  • Representative at Large, Strategic Management Society Global Strategy Interest Group
  • Business Studies Panel, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR Government 
  • UGC Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme Selection: Humanities and Business Panel

 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES
  • Strategy Implementation Expert, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma
  • Department Chairperson, Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
  • Founding Associate Director, Center for Business Sustainability, CUHK
  • Chairman of Management Committee, Center for Entrepreneurship, CUHK
  • Chairman of Management Committee, Center for Family Business, CUHK
  • Chairman of Management Committee, Center for International Business Studies, CUHK

 

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