Professor Ziliang Deng 

Full Professor with Tenure

Acdemic Director of MBA Programs

National School of Development

Peking University

Haidian, Beijing, China

zldeng@nsd.pku.edu.cn

https://en.nsd.pku.edu.cn/

RESEARCH AREA

   Corporate Global Strategy

EDUCATION

PhD, Economics, University of Nottingham, UK, 2009

MA, Economics, Renmin University of China, China, 2004

BA, Economics, Renmin University of China, China, 2002

ACADEMIC POSITION

National School of Development, Peking University

Jun. 2024 – present, Full Professor with Tenure

Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China

Aug. 2009 – May 2024, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University

Feb. 2016 – Jul. 2016, Visiting Scholar

Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University

Aug. 2013, Visiting Scholar

ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE

Strategic Planning Office, Office of Discipline Planning & Construction, Renmin University of China

Dec. 2023 – May 2024, Deputy Director

Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China

Nov. 2018 – Nov. 2023, Associate Dean

Mar. 2019 – Mar. 2024, Vice Chair, Academic Committee

Sep. 2017 – Jan. 2019, Director, PhD Program

Apr. 2011 – Apr. 2013, Deputy Director, Management Case Center

EDITORIAL & ACADEMY SERVICE

Asia Academy of Management

Jun. 2024 – Jun. 2026    Vice President

Journal of International Business Studies

Jan. 2023 – Dec. 2025   Editorial Review Board Member

Journal of International Management

2023 –                            Co-editor, Special Issue on “Global Reshoring”

Jan. 2020 – Dec. 2025   Associate Editor

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

2022 –                            Co-editor, Special Issue on “Hidden Champions”

Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2024   Senior Editor

Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2018   Editorial Review Board Member

Management and Organization Review

Jan. 2024– Dec. 2025    Editorial Review Board Member

MONOGRAPH

Deng, Z. (2011). Foreign Direct Investment in China: Spillover Effects on Domestic Enterprises. London & New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

JOURNAL PUBLICATION

1. Deng, Z., Huang, E.; Wang, P. 2023. A Power-Dependence Perspective of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis. Journal of Business Research. 169: 114255.
2. Zhu, Z.; Deng, Z. 2023. Board Interlock Tenure and Firm Internationalization. Management and Organization Review. 19(2): 256–278.
3. Yan, J.; Deng, Z.; Meng, S. 2023. The Role of Political Connections in Rapid Internationalisation. International Small Business Journal. 41(6): 623–646.
4. Deng, Z.; Ma, X.; Zhu, Z. (with equal contributions) 2022. Transactional Dependence and Technological Upgrading in Global Value Chains. Journal of Management Studies. 59(2): 390–416.
5. Deng, Z.; Li, T.; Liesch, P. 2022. Performance Shortfalls and Outward Foreign Direct Investment by MNE Subsidiaries: Evidence from China. International Business Review. 31(3): 101952.
   • Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business China Chapter Conference, 2017
6. Deng, Z.; Zhu, Z.; Johanson, M.; Hilmersson, M. 2022. Rapid Internationalization and Exit of Exporters: The Role of Digital Platforms. International Business Review. 31(1): 101896.
7. Deng, Z.; Liesch, P.; Wang, Z. 2021. Deceptive Signaling on Globalized Digital Platforms: Institutional Hypnosis and Firm Internationalization. Journal of International Business Studies. 52(6): 1096–1120.
8. Sun, P.; Deng, Z.; Wright, M. 2021. Partnering with Leviathan: The Politics of R&D Investment in Foreign-Host-State Joint Ventures. Journal of International Business Studies. 52(4): 595–620.
9. Ma, X.; Deng, Z.; Tang, Y. (with equal contributions) 2021. Relieving Status Anxiety: How Low-Status Firms Respond to International Status-Heterophilous Relationships. Journal of World Business. 56(6): 101259.
10. Deng, Z.; Yan, J.; Sun, P. 2020. Political Status and Tax Haven Investment of Emerging Market Firms: Evidence from China. Journal of Business Ethics. 165(3): 469–488.
11. Deng, Z.; Jean, R.J.; Sinkovics, R.R. 2018. Rapid Expansion of International New Ventures across Institutional Distance. Journal of International Business Studies. 49(8): 1010–1032.
12. Deng, Z.; Yan, J.; van Essen, M. 2018. Heterogeneity of Political Connections and Outward Foreign Direct Investment. International Business Review. 27(4): 893–903.
13. Deng, Z.; Jean, R.J.; Sinkovics, R. R. 2017. Polarizing Effects of Early Exporting on Exit. Management International Review. 57(2): 243–275.
    • Finalist, Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, 2013
14. Deng, Z.; Wang, Z. 2016. Early-mover Advantages at Cross-border Business-to-business E-commerce Portals. Journal of Business Research. 69(12): 6002–6011.
15. Jean, R.J.; Deng, Z.; Kim, D.; Yuan, X. 2016. Assessing Endogeneity Issues in International Marketing Research. International Marketing Review. 33(3): 483–512.
    • Highly Commended Award, Emerald Publishing, 2017
16. Wang, S.; Cavusoglu, H.; Deng, Z. 2016. Early Mover Advantage in Low Entry Barrier Ecommerce Platforms: The Role of Customer Relationship Management Capabilities. Information & Management. 53(2): 197–206.
    • Best Research-in-Progress Paper, International Conference on Information Systems, 2013
17. Yao. J.; Deng, Z. 2016. Dynamic Resource Integration Optimisation of Global Distributed Manufacturing: An Embeddedness-interaction Perspective. International Journal of Production Research. 54(23): 7143–7157.
18. Yao. J.; Deng, Z. 2015. Scheduling Optimization in the Mass Customization of Global Producer Services. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 62(4): 591–603.
19. Deng, Z.; Guo, H.; Zhang, W.; Wang, C. 2014. Innovation and Survival of Exporters: A Contingency Perspective. International Business Review. 23(2): 396–406.
20. Deng, Z.; Hou, L. 2014. Financial Underdevelopment, Distorted Lending, and Export Market Survival. Journal of International Trade & Economic Development. 23(5): 600–625.
21. Deng, Z.; P. Hofman; A. Newman. 2013. Ownership Concentration and Product Innovation in Chinese Private Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 30(3): 717–734.
22. Deng, Z.; Falvey, R.; Blake, A. 2012. Trading Market Access for Technology? Tax Incentives, Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Spillovers in China. Journal of Policy Modeling. 34(5): 675–690.
23. Wang, C.; Deng, Z.; Kafouros, M.; Chen, Y. 2012. Reconceptualizing the Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: A Process-dependent Approach. International Business Review. 21(3): 452–464.

TEACHING

Corporate Global Strategy (International BBA; International MBA; PhD)

Principles of Management (Executive Education)

Managerial Economics in China (International MBA)

Corporate Strategic Management (MBA, EMBA)

AWARD & HONOR

2024, Award for Humanities and Social Sciences Research Excellence, Ministry of Education

2024, Best Reviewer Award, Journal of International Business Studies

2021, Researchers of the Year Award, Renmin University of China

2019, Research Excellence Award, Renmin University of China

2019, Popular Executive Education Professor, Renmin Business School

2019, Best Undergraduate Professor, Renmin Business School

2019, 2021, Distinguished International Service Award, Renmin University of China

2018, Best International MBA Professor, Renmin Business School

2018, Best 100 Management Cases, MBA Steering Committee, Ministry of Education

2010, 2011, 2017, Social Service Excellence Award, Renmin Business School

2017, Highly Commended Paper, Emerald Publishing

2017, Distinguished Young Scholar, Renmin University of China

2017, Distinguished Reviewer Award, Asia Pacific Journal of Management

2013–2016, Youth Scholarship for Excellence, Beijing Municipal Commission of Education

2013, Best Research-in-Progress Paper, International Conference on Information Systems

2013, 2014, 2023, Finalist, Best Paper Award, AIB Annual Conference

2005–2008, UK/China Scholarship for Research Excellence, Ministry of Education