• Wei Tian

    Professor/Vice Department Chair

    Business Administration

    Add: Guoshun Road Siyuan Building Room 438, Siyuan Building

    Tel: 25011125(TEL)

    E-mail: weitian@fudan.edu.cn

    Research Field: Mergers and Acquisitions, Digital Internationalization, Social Entrepreneurship

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    Achievements in scientific research
    Academic activities and community service

    Journal Papers


    1.Tian Wei and Qianwen Wan2025Filling institutional voids: interactions between digital and individual intermediaries in facilitating corporate social entrepreneurs for building inclusive marketsChinese Management Studies 19(2) 416-439.  



    2.Tian Wei, Michael N. Young, and Jianping Liang2021Exploring new business practices in the era of the COVID-19 pandemicAsian Case Research Journal 25(4) 359-367.  



    3.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2020Untangling the integration–performance link: levels of integration and functional integration strategies in post‐acquisition integrationJournal of Management Studies 57(8) 1643-1689.  



    4.Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki, Tian Wei, and Shameen Prashantham2019Rethinking qualitative scholarship in emerging markets: researching, theorizing, and reportingManagement and Organization Review 15(2) 217-234.  



    5.Tian Wei and Maoliang Bu2019Global networks and innovation in China—International linkages and indigenous effortsInternational Studies of Management & Organization 49(2) 121-125.  



    6.Zhi Yang and Tian Wei2019Foreign ownership and external knowledge acquisition: a comparison between international subsidiaries and local firms in ChinaInternational Studies of Management & Organization 49(2) 151–172.  



    7.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2018Effect of organizational identity change on integration approaches in acquisitions: Role of organizational dominanceBritish Journal of Management 29(2) 337-355.  



    8.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2018Strategic resources: a missing role in understanding integration speed in international acquisitionThunderbird International Business Review 60(3) 411-426.  



    9.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2017Exploring sources of value destruction in international acquisitions: A synthesized theoretical lensInternational Business Review 26(5) 927-941.  



    10.Tian Wei, Jeremy Clegg, and Lei Ma2015The conscious and unconscious facilitating role of the Chinese government in shaping the internationalization of Chinese MNCsInternational Business Review 24(2) 331–343.  



    11.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2015Overcoming the liability of foreignness in internationalization in emerging economies: Lessons from acquiring a Chinese firmThunderbird International Business Review 57(2) 103–117.  



    12.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2014Successful integration of target firms in international acquisitions: A comparative study in the Medical Technology industryJournal of International Management 20(2) 237-255.  



    13.Tian Wei and Xin Tian2011How to select target firms in M&As? Evidence from the medical technology industryInternational Journal of Engineering and Industries 2(2) 8-24.  



    14.Qianwen Wan and Tian Wei2024An explanation on the trustworthiness of qualitative research: Based on historical evolution and philosophical foundationsForeign Economics & Management 46(2) 135-152(in Chinese) 



    15.Tian Wei and Qianwen Wan2023Resource bricolage through social capital: How a government-induced social startup sustains dual value creation after government sponsorshipJournal of Management World (4) 100-119(in Chinese) 



    16.Tian Wei and Hanwen Zhu2022The breaking codes of the leaders of sci-tech venturesTsinghua Business Review (11) 24-31(in Chinese) 



    17.Qianwen Wan, Tian Wei, and Jie Liu2019Bridging social capital: building a dyadic relationship between corporate social entrepreneurs and local individuals at the bottom of the pyramid: A single case study of rural E-commerce project of LZ.comManagement World (5) 179-196(in Chinese) 



    18.Wei, Tian2012Success factors in acquiring firms in emerging countries - A case of acquiring a Chinese firm in the medical device industryEconomic Management Journal (Z1) 12-19(in Chinese) 


    Conference Proceedings


    1.Tian Wei2013How to escape from failure of cross-border M&AAcademy of Management 213 Annual Meeting USA 1-41.  



    2.Tian Wei and Mike Gregory2012Unexpected dynamics in doing M&A in the informal economy: A case of acquiring a Chinese firm54th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business Washington, USA 1-31.  


    Academic Works

    Tian Wei and Maoliang Bu2021Global Networks and Innovation in China: International Linkages and Indigenous EffortsRoutledgeLondon & New York

    Teaching Materials, etc.

    Tian Wei, Dongyuan Wu, Zheying Wu, Xingwen Chen, and Zaijia Liu2025Management Research MethodsFudan University PressShanghai(in Chinese)

    Tian Wei and Qianwen Wan2019Preserving Theoretical Divergence in Management Research:Why the Explanatory Potential of Qualitative Research Should Be Harnessed Rather than SuppressedPeking University PressBeijing(in Chinese)

    Tian Wei, Jiming Bao, Shu Deng, and Lingzhi Yu2018Professional Responsibility and LeadershipFudan University PressShanghai(in Chinese)

    Research Projects

    2021.11—2024.10Principal InvestigatorPost-Acquisition Integration of Chinese MNCs in The Context of Digital GlobalizationShanghai Shuguang Project

    2021.09—2023.08Principal InvestigatorExploring Digitization of China Goods at Yiwu in Post-Pandemic TimesYiwu Research Institute at Fudan University

    2021.01—2024.12Principal InvestigatorThe Resource Configuration and Value Co-Creation of Poverty Alleviation through Rural E-Commerce Strategic Alliance in ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China

    2020.08—2023.08Principal InvestigatorBusiness Consulting for Jiangsu Huayu Construction CompanyHuayu Construction Company in Jiangsu Province

    2020.02—2021.02Principal InvestigatorThe Exploration of Educational Drama in Facilitating Efficient TeachingThe First Batch of Undergraduate Teaching Research and Reform Projects at University-Level in 2020

    2018.04—2019.04Principal InvestigatorThe Co-Evolution of Research and Personal Growth for PhD CandidatesFudan University

    2018.01—2021.12Principal InvestigatorThe Effects of Asset Motivation on Value Creation Mechanism of Chinese Cross-Border M&As: A Synthesized Lens of Institutional Theory and Resource-Based ViewNational Natural Science Foundation of China

    2017.06—2018.05Principal InvestigatorThe Effects of Innovation Team on Innovation Performance: From an Agency PerspectiveShanghai Science Development Foundation (Social Science Research Project)

    2015.09—2018.08Principal InvestigatorThe Effects of Social Ties on International Acquisition PerformanceOutstanding Scholar Plan of Fudan University

    2014.01—2016.12Principal InvestigatorHow Does Foreign Ownership Affect the External Knowledge Acquisition of Foreign Subsidiaries in Emerging Economies?The Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China

    2014.01—2016.12Principal InvestigatorThe Effects of Institutional Inadequacy on Resource Deployment in Cross-border M&As: Comparative Studies in Emerging and Mature MarketNational Natural Science Foundation of China

    2013.07—2015.06Principal InvestigatorForeign Ownership, Institutional Development, and External Knowledge Acquisition of International Subsidiaries in Emerging EconomiesThe University of Hong Kong- Fudan University IMBA Joint Research Fund


    Journal Papers


    1.Tian Wei and Qianwen Wan2025Filling institutional voids: interactions between digital and individual intermediaries in facilitating corporate social entrepreneurs for building inclusive marketsChinese Management Studies 19(2) 416-439.  



    2.Tian Wei, Michael N. Young, and Jianping Liang2021Exploring new business practices in the era of the COVID-19 pandemicAsian Case Research Journal 25(4) 359-367.  



    3.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2020Untangling the integration–performance link: levels of integration and functional integration strategies in post‐acquisition integrationJournal of Management Studies 57(8) 1643-1689.  



    4.Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki, Tian Wei, and Shameen Prashantham2019Rethinking qualitative scholarship in emerging markets: researching, theorizing, and reportingManagement and Organization Review 15(2) 217-234.  



    5.Tian Wei and Maoliang Bu2019Global networks and innovation in China—International linkages and indigenous effortsInternational Studies of Management & Organization 49(2) 121-125.  



    6.Zhi Yang and Tian Wei2019Foreign ownership and external knowledge acquisition: a comparison between international subsidiaries and local firms in ChinaInternational Studies of Management & Organization 49(2) 151–172.  



    7.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2018Effect of organizational identity change on integration approaches in acquisitions: Role of organizational dominanceBritish Journal of Management 29(2) 337-355.  



    8.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2018Strategic resources: a missing role in understanding integration speed in international acquisitionThunderbird International Business Review 60(3) 411-426.  



    9.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2017Exploring sources of value destruction in international acquisitions: A synthesized theoretical lensInternational Business Review 26(5) 927-941.  



    10.Tian Wei, Jeremy Clegg, and Lei Ma2015The conscious and unconscious facilitating role of the Chinese government in shaping the internationalization of Chinese MNCsInternational Business Review 24(2) 331–343.  



    11.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2015Overcoming the liability of foreignness in internationalization in emerging economies: Lessons from acquiring a Chinese firmThunderbird International Business Review 57(2) 103–117.  



    12.Tian Wei and Jeremy Clegg2014Successful integration of target firms in international acquisitions: A comparative study in the Medical Technology industryJournal of International Management 20(2) 237-255.  



    13.Tian Wei and Xin Tian2011How to select target firms in M&As? Evidence from the medical technology industryInternational Journal of Engineering and Industries 2(2) 8-24.  



    14.Qianwen Wan and Tian Wei2024An explanation on the trustworthiness of qualitative research: Based on historical evolution and philosophical foundationsForeign Economics & Management 46(2) 135-152(in Chinese) 



    15.Tian Wei and Qianwen Wan2023Resource bricolage through social capital: How a government-induced social startup sustains dual value creation after government sponsorshipJournal of Management World (4) 100-119(in Chinese) 



    16.Tian Wei and Hanwen Zhu2022The breaking codes of the leaders of sci-tech venturesTsinghua Business Review (11) 24-31(in Chinese) 



    17.Qianwen Wan, Tian Wei, and Jie Liu2019Bridging social capital: building a dyadic relationship between corporate social entrepreneurs and local individuals at the bottom of the pyramid: A single case study of rural E-commerce project of LZ.comManagement World (5) 179-196(in Chinese) 



    18.Wei, Tian2012Success factors in acquiring firms in emerging countries - A case of acquiring a Chinese firm in the medical device industryEconomic Management Journal (Z1) 12-19(in Chinese) 


    Conference Proceedings


    1.Tian Wei2013How to escape from failure of cross-border M&AAcademy of Management 213 Annual Meeting USA 1-41.  



    2.Tian Wei and Mike Gregory2012Unexpected dynamics in doing M&A in the informal economy: A case of acquiring a Chinese firm54th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business Washington, USA 1-31.  


    Academic Works

    Tian Wei and Maoliang Bu2021Global Networks and Innovation in China: International Linkages and Indigenous EffortsRoutledgeLondon & New York

    Teaching Materials, etc.

    Tian Wei, Dongyuan Wu, Zheying Wu, Xingwen Chen, and Zaijia Liu2025Management Research MethodsFudan University PressShanghai(in Chinese)

    Tian Wei and Qianwen Wan2019Preserving Theoretical Divergence in Management Research:Why the Explanatory Potential of Qualitative Research Should Be Harnessed Rather than SuppressedPeking University PressBeijing(in Chinese)

    Tian Wei, Jiming Bao, Shu Deng, and Lingzhi Yu2018Professional Responsibility and LeadershipFudan University PressShanghai(in Chinese)

    Research Projects

    2021.11—2024.10Principal InvestigatorPost-Acquisition Integration of Chinese MNCs in The Context of Digital GlobalizationShanghai Shuguang Project

    2021.09—2023.08Principal InvestigatorExploring Digitization of China Goods at Yiwu in Post-Pandemic TimesYiwu Research Institute at Fudan University

    2021.01—2024.12Principal InvestigatorThe Resource Configuration and Value Co-Creation of Poverty Alleviation through Rural E-Commerce Strategic Alliance in ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China

    2020.08—2023.08Principal InvestigatorBusiness Consulting for Jiangsu Huayu Construction CompanyHuayu Construction Company in Jiangsu Province

    2020.02—2021.02Principal InvestigatorThe Exploration of Educational Drama in Facilitating Efficient TeachingThe First Batch of Undergraduate Teaching Research and Reform Projects at University-Level in 2020

    2018.04—2019.04Principal InvestigatorThe Co-Evolution of Research and Personal Growth for PhD CandidatesFudan University

    2018.01—2021.12Principal InvestigatorThe Effects of Asset Motivation on Value Creation Mechanism of Chinese Cross-Border M&As: A Synthesized Lens of Institutional Theory and Resource-Based ViewNational Natural Science Foundation of China

    2017.06—2018.05Principal InvestigatorThe Effects of Innovation Team on Innovation Performance: From an Agency PerspectiveShanghai Science Development Foundation (Social Science Research Project)

    2015.09—2018.08Principal InvestigatorThe Effects of Social Ties on International Acquisition PerformanceOutstanding Scholar Plan of Fudan University

    2014.01—2016.12Principal InvestigatorHow Does Foreign Ownership Affect the External Knowledge Acquisition of Foreign Subsidiaries in Emerging Economies?The Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China

    2014.01—2016.12Principal InvestigatorThe Effects of Institutional Inadequacy on Resource Deployment in Cross-border M&As: Comparative Studies in Emerging and Mature MarketNational Natural Science Foundation of China

    2013.07—2015.06Principal InvestigatorForeign Ownership, Institutional Development, and External Knowledge Acquisition of International Subsidiaries in Emerging EconomiesThe University of Hong Kong- Fudan University IMBA Joint Research Fund


    Academic Posts

    2025.01—,Area Editor,Quarterly Journal of Management

    2023.01—,Editor-in-Chief,Asian Case Research Journal

    2021.07—,Deputy Editor,Management and Organization Review

    2020.01—,Associate Editor,Asian Case Research Journal

    2016.11—,Guest Editor,Management and Organization Review Special Issue ‘Doing Qualitative Research in Emerging Markets’

    2016.06—,Guest Editor,International Studies of Management & Organization Issue about ‘Global Networks and Innovation in China’

    2012.01—,Reviewer,AIB 2012 Conference

    2010.08—,Reviewer,36th EIBA Annual Conference

    Academic Conferences

    2015.065th Workshop on Asian Management and EntrepreneurshipShanghai

    Case

    Tian Wei; Jieyou Zhang; Zhe Li; Xiaoya GaoWolong: How to Compete in the Red Ocean, , 2025

    Tian Wei,Jieyou Zhang,Zhe LiWolong: How to Compete in the Red Ocean, , 2021

    Tian WeiGanchang Xiaozhan: The Link of Prosperity between Local Government and Farmers, , 2020

    Tian Wei,Shuqin LiuThe New Mode of Rural E-commerce of Suning, , 2020

    Tian Wei,Jiani ZhaoCaojia Pear: the path of rural vitalization led by local party group, , 2020

    Tian Wei,Qianwen WanJD Rural E-commerce: An Unexpected Guerrilla War, , 2016

    Tian Wei,Qianwen WanOperation of Suning Yigou Cloud Store, , 2016

    Tian Wei,Qianwen WanSuning's Transformation: How to Integrate Online and Offline?, , 2016

    Tian Weiangsheng Pharmaceutical Group : The Test of Tmall Double 11, , 2014