This workshop aims to help academic peers across China and Asia publish research on organizational networks in top-tier management journals. The School of Management, Fudan University has invited four distinguished panelists with extensive experience publishing in top-tier journals and serving as editors and reviewers. They will focus on cutting-edge social network research covering corporate strategy, corporate innovation, organizational behavior, human resource management, and organizational theory. Constructive, developmental feedback will be provided on research proposals and short papers focused on organizational and interpersonal networks, along with professional guidance on publishing in leading international management journals.

The event has the academic support of the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) and the Social Networks Society (SNS).

Time: 9:00 – 17:30, June 5, 2026

Venue: Zhengli Campus, School of Management, Fudan University

Hosted by: School of Management, Fudan University

Organized by: Department of Business Administration, School of Management, Fudan University

Supported by: International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR)

Format: In-person 

Language: English

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About the Panelists

Julia Brennecke is Professor and Chair in Organization and Leadership at the University of Oldenburg, with a part-time affiliation at the University of Liverpool Management School. She serves as an Associate Editor at the Academy of Management Journal. Her research focuses on networks and collaboration within and between knowledge-intensive organizations, with particular interest in multiplex networks and dynamic network processes. Her work has advanced understanding of how networks emerge and evolve, and how network structures shape innovation. It has been published in leading management journals such as Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, and Research Policy.

Fabio Fonti is Full Professor at NEOMA Business School and Co-President of the Social Networks Society. His research focuses on the antecedents and consequences of social networks – including network evolution, embeddedness, and multiplexity – and their implications for organizations and strategy. His work has helped shape contemporary research on organizational and interorganizational networks, and he is widely recognized for connecting network theory with broader questions in organization theory and strategic management. He has also pioneered the use of sports contexts for management and network research, both methodologically (by showing how sports data can test and refine theory at scale) and empirically (by examining how relational structure and its dynamics shape performance). He is a Fellow at the Center for Sports and Business at the Stockholm School of Economics. His work has appeared in leading journals such as Academy of Management Annals, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Strategic Organization.

Elisa Operti is Professor of Strategy at ESSEC Business School and an Associate Editor at the Journal of Management. Her research examines how social networks affect behavior and innovation at the individual, organizational, and regional levels, with particular emphasis on positive and negative ties and multilevel network processes. Her work bridges social network analysis and strategic management and offers important insights into how relational structures shape learning, innovation, and competitive advantage. Her work has appeared in leading journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, and Research Policy.

Han Jiang is Associate Professor of Management, Assistant Dean in Education, Director of the MPhil-PhD Programme in Management, and Presidential Fellow at the School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. His research focuses on social networks and interorganizational relationships, corporate governance and strategic leadership, international business, entrepreneurship, and quantitative research methods. His work advances understanding of how relational structures, governance arrangements, and strategic leadership shape firm behavior, innovation, and entrepreneurial outcomes. It has been published in leading journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Global Strategy Journal. He currently serves as Senior Editor at Management and Organization Review and Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and as an editorial review board member of Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

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