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Professor Yipeng Liu

Visiting Professor

Director of the Centre for China Management and Global Business (CMGB)
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Yipeng Liu Staff Photo

Specialisms

  • International Entrepreneurship, 
  • International Management, 
  • Microfoundations of Management and Organisation Studies, 
  • Regional Entrepreneurship and Institutional Change, 
  • China, 

Professor Yipeng Liu is a Visiting Professor at Henley Business School and Director of the Centre for China Management and Global Business. He was previously Professor in Management and Organisation Studies and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences; the Academy's Fellowship is made up of distinguished individuals from academic, public and private sectors, across the full breadth of the social sciences.

Through leadership, applied research, policymaking and practice, the Academy of Social Sciences have helped to address and deepen understanding of some of the toughest challenges facing our society and the world. Their work has contributed to the UK's position as a global leader in the social sciences

Yipeng's research interests centre on international entrepreneurship, global talent management and the emerging market multinationals global strategy from a cross-cultural and comparative perspective by embracing the notion of 'West-Meets-East'. He believes that exploring the social mechanisms and illuminating the multi-faceted human side factors of micro-foundations in an international context can advance management and organisation studies in important ways. His research has been funded by the British Academy, Leverhulme Trust and others.

He actively contributes to the academic community as a keynote speaker and track/session chair in international academic conferences, such as the Academy of Management and British Academy of Management. He has served as Guest Editor for several Special Issues on micro-foundations, organisation and management studies, including the Journal of Organisational Behaviour. He is a Senior Editor of Management and Organisation Review, an Associate Editor of Asian Business and Management and currently serves on the editorial review board of five international journals, including the Journal of Management Studies.

He has gathered broad professional experience in the business world such as management consulting, venture capital, business development and engineering in Asia, North America and Europe before moving to the academic world. He worked for clients such as Bosch, Heidelberg Druckmaschinen, Fresenius, Siemens, Allianz and Deutsche Telekom.

Reference: Che, F., Zhou, Y. and Liu, Y. (2022) Social quality, knowledge hiding, and community capacity: a study on multi-ethnic communities in Chinese cities. Journal of Business Research, 144. pp. 1024-1038. ISSN 0148-2963 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.02.041
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Wang, P., Xing, E. Y., Zhang, X. and Liu, Y. (2022) Sensemaking and sustainable development: Chinese overseas acquisitions and the globalisation of traditional Chinese medicine. Global Policy, 13 (S1). pp. 23-33. ISSN 1758-5899 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13055
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Davies, P. , Liu, Y. , Cooper, M. and Xing, Y. (2022) Supply chains and ecosystems for servitization: a systematic review and future research agenda. International Marketing Review. ISSN 0265-1335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-10-2021-0318
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Phil Davies - Professor Yipeng Liu - Dr Maggie Cooper
Reference: Xing, Y., Liu, Y. and Davies, P. (2022) Servitization innovation: a systematic review, integrative framework, and future research directions. Technovation. ISSN 1879-2383 (In Press)
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu - Dr Phil Davies
Reference: Liu, Y. , Bebenroth, R. and Yang, Y. (2022) East-meets-west: mergers and acquisitions challenges and opportunities in and out of Asia. Asian Business & Management, 21 (5). pp. 715-744. ISSN 1472-4782 doi: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-022-00201-6
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Lee, C., Lee, J. M. and Liu, Y. (2021) Catalysing innovation and digital transformation in combating COVID-19 through WOG collaborations in Singapore. Public Money & Management. ISSN 1467-9302 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2021.1966197
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Jongmin Lee - Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. , Collinson, S., Cooper, S. C. and Baglieri, D. (2021) International business, innovation and ambidexterity: a micro-foundational perspective. International Business Review. 101852. ISSN 0969-5931 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101852
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xu, C., Xiong, Y., Sun, Y. and Liu, Y. (2021) Genetic distance, international experience and the performance of cross-border R&D for EMNEs. Journal of International Management, 27 (2). 100853. ISSN 10754253 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2021.100853
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Lee, C., Lee, J. M. and Liu, Y. (2021) Catalysing innovation and digital transformation in combating the Covid-19 pandemic: whole-of government collaborations in ICT, R&D, and business digitization in Singapore. Public Money & Management. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1467-9302 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2021.1966197
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Jongmin Lee - Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Zhang, X., Liu, Y. , Tarba, S. Y. and Giudice, M. D. (2020) The micro-foundations of strategic ambidexterity: Chinese cross-border M&As, Mid-View thinking and integration management. International Business Review, 29 (6). 101710. ISSN 0969-5931 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101710
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Santoro, G., Bresciani, S., Bertoldi, B. and Liu, Y. (2020) Cause-related marketing, brand loyalty and corporate social responsibility: A cross-country analysis of Italian and Japanese consumers. International Marketing Review, 37 (4). pp. 773-791. ISSN 0265-1335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-11-2018-0310
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Froese, F. J., Sutherland, D., Lee, J. Y., Liu, Y. and Pan, Y. (2019) Challenges for foreign companies in China: implications for research and practice. Asian Business & Management, 18 (4). pp. 249-262. ISSN 1472-4782 doi: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-019-00084-0
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Kraus, P., Stokes, P., Cooper, C., Liu, Y. , Moore, N., Britzelmaier, B. and Tarba, S. (2020) Cultural antecedents of sustainability and regional economic development - a study of SME ‘Mittelstand’ firms in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 32 (7-8). pp. 629-653. ISSN 0898-5626 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2020.1713223
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Boojihawon (Roshan), D. K., Richeri, A., Liu, Y. and Chicksand, D. (2021) Agile route-to-market distribution strategies in emerging markets: the case of Paraguay. Journal of International Management, 27 (1). 100740. ISSN 1075-4253 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2020.100740
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. , Vrontis, D., Visser, M., Stokes, P., Smith, S., Moore, N., Thrassou, A. and Ashta, A. (2021) Talent management and the HR function in cross-cultural mergers and acquisitions: the role and impact of bi-cultural identity. Human Resource Management Review, 31 (3). 100744. ISSN 1053-4822 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2020.100744
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. , Lee, J. M. and Lee, C. (2020) The challenges and opportunities of a global health crisis: the management and business implications of COVID-19 from an Asian perspective. Asian Business & Management, 19 (3). pp. 277-297. ISSN 1472-4782 doi: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-020-00119-x
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu - Dr Jongmin Lee
Reference: Caputo, F., Cillo, V., Candelo, E. and Liu, Y. (2019) Innovating through digital revolution: The role of soft skills and big data in increasing firm performance. Management Decision. ISSN 0025-1747 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/md-07-2018-0833
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. , Sarala, R. M., Xing, Y. and Cooper, C. L. (2017) Human side of collaborative partnerships: a micro-foundational perspective. Group & Organization Management, 42 (2). pp. 151-162. ISSN 1059-6011 doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601117695138
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Cooper, C. L., Stokes, P., Liu, Y. and Tarba, S. Y. (2017) Sustainability and organizational behavior: a micro-foundational perspective. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38 (9). pp. 1297-1301. ISSN 1099-1379 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2242
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xing, Y., Liu, Y. , Boojihawon (Roshan), D. K. and Tarba, S. (2020) Entrepreneurial team and strategic agility: a conceptual framework and research agenda. Human Resource Management Review, 30 (1). 100696. ISSN 1053-4822 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2019.100696
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Li, F., Chen, Y. and Liu, Y. (2019) Integration modes, global networks, and knowledge diffusion in overseas M&As by emerging market firms. Journal of Knowledge Management, 23 (7). pp. 1289-1313. ISSN 1367-3270 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/jkm-03-2018-0204
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. , L. Cooper, C. and Y. Tarba, S. (2019) Resilience, wellbeing and HRM: a multidisciplinary perspective. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30 (8). pp. 1227-1238. ISSN 1466-4399 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1565370
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Ahammad, M. F., Tarba, S. Y., Liu, Y. and Glaister, K. W. (2016) Knowledge transfer and cross-border acquisition performance: the impact of cultural distance and employee retention. International Business Review, 25 (1). pp. 66-75. ISSN 0969-5931 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.06.015
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Ahammad, M. F., Tarba, S. Y., Liu, Y. , Glaister, K. W. and Cooper, C. L. (2016) Exploring the factors influencing the negotiation process in cross-border M&A. International Business Review, 25 (2). pp. 445-457. ISSN 0969-5931 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2015.06.001
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. (2020) Contextualizing risk and building resilience: returnee versus local entrepreneurs in China. Applied Psychology, 69 (2). pp. 415-443. ISSN 1464-0597 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12177
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Wang, G., Liu, X. and Liu, Y. (2019) Role overload, knowledge acquisition and job satisfaction: an ambidexterity perspective on boundary-spanning activities of IT employees. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30 (4). pp. 728-757. ISSN 1466-4399 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2018.1494027
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Glaister, A. J., Liu, Y. , Sahadev, S. and Gomes, E. (2014) Externalizing, internalizing and fostering commitment: the case of born-global firms in emerging economies. Management International Review, 54 (4). pp. 473-496. ISSN 1861-8901 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-014-0215-6
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Collinson, S. and Liu, Y. (2019) Recombination for innovation: performance outcomes from international partnerships in China. R&D Management, 49 (1). pp. 46-63. ISSN 1467-9310 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12293
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xing, Y. and Liu, Y. (2015) Poetry and leadership in light of ambiguity and logic of appropriateness. Management and Organization Review, 11 (4). pp. 763-793. ISSN 1740-8784 doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/mor.2015.18
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Stokes, P., Moore, N., Moss, D., Mathews, M., Smith, S. M. and Liu, Y. (2015) The micro-dynamics of intraorganizational and individual behavior and their role in organizational ambidexterity boundaries. Human Resource Management, 54 (S1). s63-s86. ISSN 1099-050X doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21690
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xing, Y., Liu, Y. , Tarba, S. Y. and Cooper, C. L. (2016) Intercultural influences on managing African employees of Chinese firms in Africa: Chinese managers’ HRM practices. International Business Review, 25 (1). pp. 28-41. ISSN 0969-5931 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.05.003
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xing, Y. and Liu, Y. (2016) Linking leaders' identity work and human resource management involvement: the case of sociocultural integration in Chinese mergers and acquisitions. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27 (20). pp. 2550-2577. ISSN 1466-4399 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1031156
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Stokes, P., Liu, Y. , Smith, S., Leidner, S., Moore, N. and Rowland, C. (2016) Managing talent across advanced and emerging economies: HR issues and challenges in a Sino-German strategic collaboration. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27 (20). pp. 2310-2338. ISSN 1466-4399 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1074090
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. and Almor, T. (2016) How culture influences the way entrepreneurs deal with uncertainty in inter-organizational relationships: the case of returnee versus local entrepreneurs in China. International Business Review, 25 (1). pp. 4-14. ISSN 0969-5931 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.11.002
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. (2017) Born global firms’ growth and collaborative entry mode: the role of transnational entrepreneurs. International Marketing Review, 34 (1). pp. 46-67. ISSN 0265-1335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-05-2015-0130
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xing, Y., Liu, Y. , Tarba, S. and Wood, G. (2020) A cultural inquiry into ambidexterity in supervisor–subordinate relationship. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 31 (2). pp. 203-231. ISSN 1466-4399 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1137619
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. and Vrontis, D. (2017) Emerging-market firms venturing into advanced economies: the role of context. Thunderbird International Business Review, 59 (3). pp. 255-261. ISSN 1520-6874 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21900
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. , Öberg, C., Tarba, S. Y. and Xing, Y. (2018) Brand management in mergers and acquisitions: emerging market multinationals venturing into advanced economies. International Marketing Review, 35 (5). pp. 710-732. ISSN 0265-1335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-01-2017-0011
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xing, Y., Liu, Y. , Tarba, S. and Cooper, C. L. (2017) Servitization in mergers and acquisitions: manufacturing firms venturing from emerging markets into advanced economies. International Journal of Production Economics, 192. pp. 9-18. ISSN 0925-5273 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.12.010
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. and Huang, Q. (2018) University capability as a micro-foundation for the Triple Helix model: the case of China. Technovation, 76-77. pp. 40-50. ISSN 0166-4972 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2018.02.013
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xing, Y., Liu, Y. and Cooper, C. L. (2018) Local government as institutional entrepreneur: public-private collaborative partnerships in fostering regional entrepreneurship. British Journal of Management, 29 (4). pp. 670-690. ISSN 1467-8551 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12282
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Xing, Y., Liu, Y. and Lattemann, C. (2020) Institutional logics and social enterprises: entry mode choices of foreign hospitals in China. Journal of World Business, 55 (5). 100974. ISSN 1090-9516 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2018.11.004
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. and Meyer, K. E. (2020) Boundary spanners, HRM practices, and reverse knowledge transfer: the case of Chinese cross-border acquisitions. Journal of World Business, 55 (2). 100958. ISSN 1090-9516 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2018.07.007
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Liu, Y. , Lattemann, C., Xing, Y. and Dorawa, D. (2019) The emergence of collaborative partnerships between knowledge-intensive business service (KIBS) and product companies: the case of Bremen, Germany. Regional Studies, 53 (3). pp. 376-387. ISSN 1360-0591 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2018.1510178
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu
Reference: Li, R., Liu, Y. and Bustinza, O. F. (2019) FDI, service intensity, and international marketing agility. International Marketing Review, 36 (2). pp. 213-238. ISSN 0265-1335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/imr-01-2018-0031
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Yipeng Liu

Business and Management Project

In this module students will have an opportunity to draw on knowledge and experience gained across the programme and apply them to a contemporary business or management problem or issue...

Module code: MMM160

Designing Organisations

This module describes, contrasts and explains traditional and new forms of organization within an international context. The module evaluates a variety of organisational design features such as teams and networks...

Module code: MMM027

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Invisible-touch Model: An Integrative Framework of Postmerger Integration, Academy of International Business, Miami, USA, 2 July 2020

Servitization, collaborative partnerships, and micro-foundations, 8th International Conference on Business Servitization, San Sebastian, Spain, 21 November 2019

Getting Down to the Bottom-Up: Researching Ecosystems As If Entrepreneurs Mattered, Academy of Management, Boston, USA, 9 August 2019

Psychological microfoundation of collaborative partnership, British Academy of Management, Portsmouth, UK, 8 September 2015

The Human Side of Collaborative Partnerships and Entrepreneurial Mobility and Talent in Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: China and International Comparison, Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada, 7 August 2015

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