People

• PhD: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Master: Nanjing University
• Bachelor: Nanjing University

Yi Tang currently is an Associate Professor (with tenure) in Strategy in the Department of Management, HKU Business School. Previously, Dr. Tang was affiliated with Hong Kong Baptist University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Yi Tang received his PhD from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in June, 2009.

Dr. Tang’s research and teaching interests reside in the areas of strategic leadership, firm innovation, corporate social responsibility, and interfirm social networks. His research output has been published in leading management journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, among others.

Dr. Tang currently sits on the editorial boards of Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of Management. He is also editing special issues for Journal of Management Studies, Long Range Planning, and Family Business Review. Dr. Tang is an active member of Academy of Management (AOM) and Strategic Management Society (SMS), and also serves as the representative-at-large for the International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR).

Dr. Tang has taught Strategic Management and its related subjects for the PhD, DBA MBA, MSc, and Undergraduate levels. Dr. Tang has been responsible for the Strategic Management area in the DBA programs at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong Baptist University.

Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Organization Theory

Strategic Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility; Entrepreneurship and Firm Innovation; Social Networks within and across Firms

• Ouyang, B., Tang, Y., Wang, C., & Zhou, J. (equal contribution) In press. No-Fly Zone in the Loan Office: How CEOs’ Risky Hobbies Affect Credit Stakeholders’ Evaluation of Firms. Organization Science.
• Fu, R., Tang, Y., & Chen, G. 2020. Chief sustainability officers and corporate social (Ir)responsibility. Strategic Management Journal, 41(4): 656-680.
• Tang, Y., Mack, D., & Chen, G. (equal contribution) 2018. The differential effects of CEO narcissism and CEO hubris on corporate social responsibility. Strategic Management Journal, 39(5): 1370-1387.
• Chen, G., Luo, S., Tang, Y., & Tong, Y. (equal contribution) 2015. Passing probation: Earnings management by interim CEOs and its effect on their promotion prospects. Academy of Management Journal, 58(5): 1389-1418.
• Tang, Y., Li, J., & Yang, H. 2015. What I see, what I do: How executive hubris affects firm innovation. Journal of Management, 41(6): 1698-1723.
• Tang, Y., Qian, C., Chen, G., & Shen, R. (equal contribution) 2015. How CEO hubris affects corporate social (Ir)responsibility. Strategic Management Journal, 36(9): 1338-1357.
• Tang, Y., & Wezel, F. (equal contribution) 2015. Up to standard? Market positioning and performance of Hong Kong films, 1975-1997. Journal of Business Venturing, 30(3): 452-466.
• Shen, R., Tang, Y., & Chen, G. (equal contribution) 2014. When the role fits: How firm status differentials affect corporate takeovers. Strategic Management Journal, 35(13): 2012-2030.
• Li, J., & Tang, Y. 2010. CEO hubris and firm risk taking in China: The moderating role of managerial discretion. Academy of Management Journal, 53(1): 45-68.

a. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Academy of Management (AOM)

Strategic Management Society (SMS)

International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR)

b. GUEST EDITORSHIPS

Long Range Planning, Special issue on “Emotion in the Strategic Management of Family Business”, Deadline: Dec 31, 2010

Journal of Management Studies, Special issue on “Biases and Heuristics of Top Managers”, Deadline: Feb 29, 2020

Family Business Review, Special issue on “Psychological Foundation in Family Business”, Deadline: Feb 28, 2019

c. EDITORIAL BOARDS

Journal of International Business Studies, since 2020

Journal of Management, since 2020

Strategic Management Journal, 2014-present

Management and Organization Review, 2013-present

d. AD HOC REVIEWS (partial list)

Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal,  Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies,   Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Venturing

e. DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

Departmental Executive Committee, 2018-2019, Hong Kong Baptist University

Departmental Search Committee, 2017-2019, Hong Kong Baptist University

Departmental Staffing Committee, 2013-2017, Hong Kong Polytechnic University