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Justin Tan

Justin Tan

Professor of Strategic Management/Policy; Newmont Endowed Chair in Business Strategy

PhD. Management (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993)
MA. International Economics (Kansas State University, 1987)
BA Gen. Finance, Banking, Insurance (Tianjin University of Finance & Economics, 1982)
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    jtan@schulich.yorku.ca

    (416) 736-2100, ext. 77908

    Office: Room N305D, SSB

    Area(s) of Expertise

    • Responsible Business ›
    • Strategic Management / Policy ›

    Research Interests

    • Cooperative Strategies
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Emerging Economies
    • Entrepreneurial Studies
    • International - Strategy
    • International Joint Ventures
    • Management - Technology
    • Organizational Strategy
    • Strategic Management
  • Honours

    2008 IDEA Award (Research Promise Category, selected from all AOM 2008 Best Papers and other unpublished papers in 2008)

    2008 Schulich Research Fellowship Award

    2008 Program Co-Chair, International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) conference

    2008 Honorary Chair, Renmin University, China

    2008 Guest Professor, Sun-Yat Sen University, China

    2007 Senior Visiting Professor, Zhejiang University, China

    2007 Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, USA

    2006 Distinguished Honorary Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China

    2005 Senior Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, China

    2005 Guest Professor, Xi’An Jiaotong University, China

    2005 US Fulbright Distinguished Professor (China Program). First of such award in business and economics

    2005 Honorary Professor, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China

    2004 Executive Committee member, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management

    2003 Distinguished Visiting Professor, Melbourne University, Australia

    2003 Nominated for best Research-to-Practice Award, Business Policy and Strategy Division.

    2002 Nortel Distinguished Speaker, Ivey Distinguished Speaker Series

    2002 Senior Research Fellow, Development Research Institute, the Chinese State Council

    2001 Senior Research Fellow, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, Canada

    Recent Publications

    Zhang, C. Tan, J. & Tan D., Fit by adaptation or fit by founding? A comparative study of existing and new entrepreneurial cohorts in China, forthcoming in Strategic Management Journal.

    Tan, J., Zhang, H. & Wang, L., Network Closure or Structural Hole? The Conditioning Effects of Network-Level Social Capital on Innovation Performance, forthcoming in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 39: 1189–1212

    Tan, J. & Tang, Y. Donate Money, But Whose Money? Empirical Evidence about Ultimate Control Rights, Agency Problems and Corporate Philanthropy in China, forthcoming in Journal of Business Ethics (published on line, 2014, Sept.)

    Xie, X. 'Neill, H. and Tan, J. Post Entry Diversification in a Shifting Institutional Environment: How Strategy Patterns Differ for De Novo and Corporate spin-off Ventures, forthcoming in Journal of Small Business Management.

    Chen, W., & Tan, J. Minding the Gender Gap: Social Networks and Internet Correlates of Business Performance among Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs, forthcoming in American Behavioral Scientists.

    Payne, J. Tan, J. Multiple levels of trust and interfirm dependence on supply chain coordination: a framework for analysis, in Creating and Delivering Value in Marketing Developments in Marketing Science, Ed. Harlan E. Spotts, pp. 122-128.

    Zhang, J. Tan, J. Wong, P.K. When Does Investment in Political Ties Improve Firm Performance? The Contingent Effect of Innovation Activities, forthcoming in Asian Pacific Journal of Management, 1-25.

    Zhao, M. Tan, J. & Park, S. From Voids to Sophistication: Institutional Environment and MNC CSR Crisis in Emerging Markets, Journal of Business Ethics, 122 (4): 655-674.

    Tan, J. & Zhang, H. Alliance network and firm innovation performance: A multilevel analytic framework, Management World 3 (管理世界), April, 2014, 3 (1) 163-169.

    Wang, L. Tan, J. The Impacts of Neighboring Agglomeration: The Canadian Telecom Equipment Industry (1995–2005), Academy of Management Proceedings.

    Tan, J., Shao, Y. & Li, W. To be different, or to be the same? An exploratory study of isomorphism in the cluster, Journal of Business Venturing, 28 (1): 83-97.

    Li, W. & Veliyath, R. Tan, J. Network Characteristics and Firm Performance: An Examination of the Relationships in the Context of a Cluster, Journal of Small Business Management, 51 (1): 1-22.

    Sui, W. Tan, J. & Zhang, H. Corporate Social Responsibility and Performance: A Strategic Management Perspective, Management Journal, 9 (6): 831-838.

    Li, W. Tan, J. Dancing with wolves: The mechanisms of dependence asymmetry in asymmetric alliances, Academy of Management Proceedings.

    Tan, J. & Tan, A. Business under Threat, Technology under Attack, Ethics under Fire: Google’s Experience in China, Journal of Business Ethics, 11 (4): 469-479.

    Li, S. Xia, J. Long, C. & Tan, J. Control Modes and Outcomes of Transformed State-Owned Enterprises in China: An Empirical Test, Management and Organization Review, 8 (2): 283-309.

    Zhang, H. Xie, S. & Tan, J. Co-evolution of organizational environment and firm strategy and industry transformation: The case of Chinese bicycle industry. Management Journal, (5): 666-675 (in Chinese).

    Zhang, H. and Tan, J. Agglomeration and underlying mechanism in traditional manufacturing sectors: The case of Tianjin bicycle industry, Science and Technology Management, (4): 116-126 (in Chinese).

    Jiang, L. Tan, J. & Thursby, M. Incumbent Firm Invention in Emerging Fields: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry, Strategic Management Journal, 32(1): 55-75.

    Tan, J. Wang, L. MNC Strategic responses to ethical pressure: An institutional logic perspective, Journal of Business Ethics, 98(3): 373-390.

    Tan, J. Wang, L. Flexibility-efficiency tradeoff and performance implications among Chinese SOEs, Journal of Business Research, 63 (4): 356-362.

    Grants

    Project Title Role Award Amount Year Awarded Granting Agency
    Project Title Role Award Amount$ Year Awarded2014-2017 Granting AgencyChina National Science Foundation Research Grant
    Project TitleHow does institutional environment affect entrepreneurship and performance? An empirical exploration RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$167,436.00 Year Awarded2012-2017 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council - Insight Grant
    Project TitleEntrepreneurship, institutions and agglomeration, Canada's telecommunication equipment manufacturing industry (1995-2005): An exploratory study RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$36,444.00 Year Awarded2010-2012 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council - Research Development Grant
    Project TitleHow incumbent firms create early-mover advantage in emerging technology: the case of nanotechnology industry RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$60,777.00 Year Awarded2009-2012 Granting AgencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council - Standard Research Grant
    Project TitleTechnology Competition and Strategic Alliance Networks RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$ Year Awarded2009-2010 Granting AgencyCisco-Guanghua Global Leadership Institute - Research Grant
    Project Title RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$ Year Awarded2005-2007 Granting AgencyNational Science Foundation of China - Major Research Grant, Senior Advisor
    Project Title RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$ Year Awarded2005-2006 Granting AgencyFulbright Grant - Fulbright Distinguished Professorship
    Project Title RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$ Year Awarded2004, 2002, 2001 Granting AgencyIvey School of Business, University of Western Ontario - Research Grant
    Project Title RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$ Year Awarded2002 Granting AgencyChina Center for Economic Research, Peking University. - Research Grant
    Project Title RolePrincipal Investigator Award Amount$ Year Awarded2000 Granting AgencyChinese University of Hong Kong - Research Grant
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