Xiaoli Yin
Assistant Professor of Management
Education:
BA Beijing Foreign Studies University, China English 1993 MA Northwestern University Sociology 1995 PhD Northwestern University Organization Behavior/Sociology 2000
Areas of Expertise:
Inter-firm collaborations (strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions), alternative governance structures (franchising), and social networks.
Selected Publications:
Xiaoli Yin and Mark Shanley. 2008. "Industry Determinants of the 'Merger versus Alliance' Decision." Academy of Management Review, in press.
Arnold C. Cooper and Xiaoli Yin. 2006. “Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries.” Arnold Cooper, Sharon Alvarez, Alejandro Carrera, Luiz Mesquita, and Roberto Vassolo (eds.), Entrepreneurial Strategies: New Technologies in Emerging Markets, Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers Inc.: 73-94.
Arnold C. Cooper and Xiaoli Yin. 2005. “Entrepreneurial Networks.” Michael Hitt and Duane Ireland (eds.), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management: Entrepreneurship, Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers Inc.: 98-100.
Xiaoli Yin and Edward J. Zajac. 2004. “The Strategy/Governance Structure Fit Relationship: Theory and Evidence in Franchising Arrangements.” Strategic Management Journal, 25(4): 365-383.
Grants-In-Aid:
National Science Foundation of China – NSFC grant. “The Relationship between Social Network Structure and Product Innovation: A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Strategic Alliances in Chinese High-Tech Industry.” Grant of $20,000 (with Jianfeng Wu), 2005-2008
Center for E-Business Education and Research (CEER) Faculty Research Grant ($2,000), Purdue University, 2003
CIBER Faculty Awards for International Travel ($600), Purdue University, 2002
Professional Activities:
Ad hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal, 2004-present
Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Business Research Management, 2001-present
Member, Strategic Management Society, 1999-present
Member, Academy of Management, 1998-present
Ad hoc Reviewer, Strategic Management Journal, 1998-present
Awards, Honors, etc.:
Faculty Teaching Award for Capstone Undergraduate Strategy Course, Purdue University, 2003
Dissertation Year Fellowship, Northwestern University, 1999-2000
University Scholar, Northwestern University, 1994-1995, 1996-1997
University Fellowship, Northwestern University, 1993-1994
