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Steven White

    Associate Professor

white@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn

Educational Background

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Ph.D. (1997)

International University of Japan, M.A. (1988)

Duke University, B.S. (1985)

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Work Experience

Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management

Associate Professor (2010-present)

China Europe International Business School

Associate Professor (2007-2010)

INSEAD, Asian Business and Comparative Management Area

Assistant Professor (2001-2007)

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Management

Assistant Professor (1999-2001)

Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Dept. of Management of Organizations

Assistant Professor (1997-1999)

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Courses

Strategy

International Growth Strategies

Strategic Analysis Workshop

Entrepreneurial Management

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Research Areas

Current research projects investigate the interaction among entrepreneurship, innovation and institutions, with empirical studies of entrepreneurial action and the emergence of new industry ecosystems, cross-national comparisons of industry ecosystems, China’s evolving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and the evolution of China’s financing system for new ventures.

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Publications

How does a new venture build a new product’s legitimacy? Evidence from digital innovations in an established industry. Forthcoming,International Journal of Technology Management(with Wei Zhang and Liyan Wang).

Three strategies to convince people that your startup is legit.Harvard Business Review(HBR Online), March 2021 (with Wei Zhang, Liyan Wang and Jianxi Luo).

Overcoming the “liability of newness”: Entrepreneurial action and the emergence of China’s private solar photovoltaic firms. Research Policy, 45:604-617 (2016, with Wei Zhang).

A strategic framework for determining technological learning performance in Chinese firms.International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, 3:21-35 (2011, with Wei Xie).

From imitation to creation: The critical yet uncertain transition for Chinese firms.Journal of Technology Management in China, 1:229-242 (2006, with Wei Xie).

Distinguishing costs of cooperation and control in alliances. Strategic Management Journal, 26:913-932 (2005, with Steven Lui).

Financing new ventures in China: System antecedents and institutionalization.Research Policy, 36:894-913 (2005, with Jian Gao and Wei Zhang).

Cooperation costs, governance choice and alliance evolution. Journal of Management Studies, 42:1383-1412 (2005).

Windows of opportunity, learning strategies, and the rise of China’s handset makers. International Journal of Technology Management, 36:230-248 (2006, with Wei Xie).

Sequential learning in a Chinese spin-off: The case of Lenovo Group Limited.R&D Management, 34:407-422 (2004, with Wei Xie). [75 citations]

Stakeholders, structure and the failure of corporate governance reform initiatives in post-crisis Thailand. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 21:103-122 (2004).

Organizational and industrial response to market liberalization: The interaction of pace, incentive and capacity to change. Organization Studies, 23:917-948 (2002, with Greg Linden).

Rigor and relevance in Asian management research: Where are we and where can we go?Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 19:287-352 (2002).

Comparing innovation systems: A framework and application to China's transitional context. Research Policy, 30:1091-1114 (2001, with Xielin Liu).

Competition, capabilities and the make, buy or ally decisions of Chinese state-owned firms.Academy of Management Journal, 43:324-341 (2000).

Alternative transition trajectories for market structure and firm strategy in China.Journal of Management Studies, 38:103-124 (2001, with Xielin Liu).

An exploration into regional variation in innovative activity in China. International Journal of Technology Management, 21:114-129 (2001; with Xielin Liu).

A survey of Chinese technology and innovation management literature, 1987-1997. International Journal of Technology Management, 21:130-150 (2001, with Xielin Liu and Wei Xie).

Organizational processes to meet new performance criteria: Chinese pharmaceutical firms in transition.Research Policy, 27:369-383 (1998, with Xielin Liu).

Foreign technology and domestic inputs’ relative contributions to innovation in Chinese manufacturing industries.Technovation, 17:119-125 (1997, with Xielin Liu).

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Honors

Top 20 China-based management scholars by citations, by Elsevier (2015-2020).

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