Dai, Weiqi

Ph.D / Professor / Ph.D Advisor

School of Business Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

18 Xueyuan Street, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China

Cell phone: +86 571 13805743855

Email: dwq@zufe.edu.cn

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Dai is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the School of Business Administration in Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics. He received his Ph.D from the School of Management, Zhejiang University. His research interests include strategy, entrepreneurship and international business. He has published well over 70 papers in scholarly journals in both English and Chinese. His works appear in such journals as the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Management World (in Chinese), among others.

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

l 2007-2011 School of Management, Zhejiang University Ph.D

l 2000-2003 School of Management, Zhejiang University MS.

l 1996-2000 School of Management, Sun Yat-Sen University BA.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

l January 2019-

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

l September 2013-December 2018

Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

l June 2011-August 2013

Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

l March 2003-August 2007

Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Zhejiang University City College

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Corporate entrepreneurship, strategic entrepreneurship, strategy of private firms in emerging economies, and institution-based view

TEACHING INTERESTSTS

Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Global Business, International Management, Technological Innovation

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

l National Natural Science Foundation General Research Project: Why is it unstoppable? Explicating the enduring corporate entrepreneurship from the perspective of strategic reference point theory

l National Natural Science Foundation Research Project for Young Scholars: Industrial Network Embeddedness, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Clustered Firm's Upgrading

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS^[1]

l Dai, W. (2021). Social status and corporate social responsibility: Evidence from Chinese privately owned firms. Journal of Business Ethics, 169(4), 651-672. With Liu, Y., Liao, M. Q., & Wei, J.

l Dai, W. (2021). Disentangling the interactions within and between servitization and digitalization strategies: A service-dominant logic. International Journal of Production Economics, 238, 108175. With Zhou, D., Yan, T., & Feng, J.

l Dai, W. (2021). Looking Backward and forward: Political links and environmental corporate social responsibility in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 169(4), 631-649. With Zhou, P., Arndt, F., & Jiang, K.

l Dai, W. (2020). Does entrepreneurs’ proactive attention to government policies matter? Asian Business & Management. With Liao, M., Lin, Q., & Dong, J.

l Dai, W. (2019). Entrepreneurial attention to deregulations and reinvestments by private firms: Evidence from China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 36(4), 1221-1250. With Liao, M.

l Dai, W. (2018). Government policies and firms' entrepreneurial orientation: Strategic choice and institutional perspectives. Journal of Business Research, 93, 23-36. With Si, S.

l Dai, W. (2018). How does entrepreneurs’ socialist imprinting shape their opportunity selection in transition economies? Evidence from China’s privately owned enterprises. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 14(4), 823-856. With Liu, Y., Liao, M., & Lin, Q.

l Dai, W. (2015). Financial marketization and corporate venturing in China. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 7(1), 2-22. With Alon, I., & Jiao, H.

l Dai, W. (2015). Local vs. non-local institutional embeddedness, corporate entrepreneurship, and firm performance in a transitional economy. Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 23(2), 255-270. With Liu, Y.

l Dai, W. (2015). How does social capital influence the hospitality firm's financial performance? The moderating role of entrepreneurial activities. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 51, 42-55. With Mao, Z., Zhao, X., & Mattila, A. S.

SELECTED BOOK CHAPTERS^[2]

l Kittilaksanawong, W., Dai, W.. 2016. Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Political Economy, Aid, and Bargaining Power. In M. Mustafa Erdoğdu and Bryan Christiansen (Ed.), Comparative Political and Economic Perspectives on the MENA Region. Hershey PA: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global).

l Kittilaksanawong, W., Dai, W.. 2014. Globalization of Latecomer Asian Multinationals and Theory of Multinational Enterprise. In B. Christiansen (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities. Hershey PA: Business Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

l Dai, W., Wang, Y., & Arndt, F. (2021). Performance Implication of Corporate Venture Capital in Entrepreneurial Ventures: R&D Intensity and Geographic Proximity. Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society 41st Annual Conference, Toronto.

l Song, Y., Chen, J., Zhou, H., & Dai, W. (2021). The Willingness of PVCs to Invest GVC-Backed Ventures: The Role of Institutional Logics. Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society 41st Annual Conference, Toronto.

l Dai, W., Yin, J., Liao, M. (2019). Antecedents of Corporate Entrepreneurship in Private Firms: A Nonmarket Strategy Perspective from a Transitional Economy. Paper presented at the 2019 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

l Dai, W.. (2017). How do MNE subsidiaries benefit from helping and learning from their peers? Paper presented at the 2017 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Atalanta, Georgia.

l Dai, W.. (2017). How Does Entrepreneurs’ Socialist Imprinting Shape Their Opportunity Selection. Paper presented at the 2017 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.

l Dai, W.. (2017). How do MNE subsidiaries benefit from helping and learning from their peers? Paper presented at the 2017 Academy of International Business Annual Meeting. Dubai, UAE. July 2-5, 2017.

l Dai, W., Wei, J., Liu, Y., Arndt, F. (2014). Financial Marketization and Corporate Venturing, Paper presented at the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Sydney Special Conference. Sydney, Australia.

l Dai, W., Kittilaksanawong, W. (2014). Institutional Network Embeddedness and Dynamic Capability of Cluster Firms in Transition Economies, Paper presented at the 2014 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.

l Dai, W., Kittilaksanawong, W. (2012). How do Different Slack Resources Drive the Growth of Transitioning Economy Firms? Paper presented at the 2012 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

l Dai, W., Kittilaksanawong, W. (2012). Slack Resources, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Growth of Transition Economy Firms. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference. Xiamen, China.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

l Reviewer of National Natural Science Foundation of China

l Editorial Board Member: Collected Essays on Finance and Economics (in Chinese)

l Reviewer for the Journal of Business Ethics, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Journal of Management and Organization, Chinese Management Studies, Thunderbird International Business Review, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Management world (in Chinese), etc.

Last Update July 7, 2021

[1]Only Papers written in English are included.

[2]Only book chapters written in English are included.