Whose international experience matters more? Decision-makers with international experience in Chinese family firms

Jie Hao is a Lecturer the in the Department of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy in the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University. Dr Hao received her BA from Monash University in 2003, a Masters in Professional Communication and Masters in Philosophy from the University of Sydney in 2004 and 2009, respectively, and completed cotutelle PhD program with the University of Sydney and Tsinghua University in 2013. Dr Hao teaches a series of Communication courses to Undergraduate, Master’s, MBA and Executive programs at Tsinghua University. Her research areas include: entrepreneurship education, international talents’ employability and entrepreneurship, women professionals’ career development and family business succession issues. Dr Hao has been a member and reviewer at the Academy of Management, Academy of International Business and Case Study Centre of CEIBS.

Zhenzhen Xie currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy in Tsinghua SEM. She obtained her BA in economics (with a specialty in international business and finance) from Tsinghua SEM in 2005; and her MPhil in economics from Tilburg University in The Netherlands in 2007. She graduated from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Business School, with a PhD in Organization Management in 2013. Her research interest mainly lies in international business (e.g. FDI, cross-border M&A), innovation and emerging economies. She has been a member of the Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, International Association for Chinese Management Research and Academy of International Business.

Kunpeng Sun is an Assistant Professor at the School of Finance and Taxation, Central University of Finance and Economics. He graduated from the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University and obtained his PhD in Management. Dr Sun’s research interests include: finance and taxation, corporate governance, capital market, etc. His work was published in the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Management World, financial research, etc. He teaches tax planning, financial accounting, tax accounting to undergraduate and graduate students. He also serves as the host of a Chinese National Social Science Fund (20CJY061).