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Chen Limin
Date:2021-11-21



Limin Chen

Professor and doctoral supervisor, Luojia Distinguished Professor

Department of Management

Director, Centre for Global Strategy Research, Wuhan University

Vice director, Association of China Industrial Economics

Executive member, Chinese Institute of Business Administration.

Vice president, Hubei Provincial Association of Industrial Economics

Email: chen-limin@163.comPhone0086-27-68755263

PhD Strategic Management, Wuhan University

Master of Business Administration, Wuhan University

Bachelor of Science, Wuhan University


ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Ÿ 2021-now: School of Economics & Management at Wuhan University, full professor (2nd grade), doctoral supervisor, Luojia Distinguished Professor.

Ÿ 2016-2021: School of Economics & Management at Wuhan University, full professor (3rd grade), doctoral supervisor, Luojia Distinguished Professor.

Ÿ 2011-2016: School of Economics & Management at Wuhan University, full professor, doctoral supervisor, Luojia Distinguished Professor.

Ÿ 2005-2011: School of Economics & Management at Wuhan University, associate professor, master student supervisor.

Ÿ 2004-2005: School of Economics & Management at Wuhan University, assistant professor.

Ÿ 2007-2008: Stern Business School at New York University, Rauch Business School at Lehigh University, Visiting Scholar funded by China Scholarship Council.


TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS

Ÿ Teaching Focusing: Strategic Management Theory (PhD course), Organization Theory (graduate course), International Business Management (undergraduate course).

Ÿ Research Areas: Chinese multinationals & institutional complexity; Global strategy & global value chain.


RESEARCH GRANTS

Government-funded grants

Ÿ CHEN, Limin (2022-2025): Research on High-end Embedding of Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises into Global Value Chain under the New Development Pattern. The key project of the National Social Science Fund of China, Ref. 22AZD126.

Ÿ CHEN, Limin (2015-2019): Improving measures of China exports value chain under the new trends of global industry transferring. The grand project of the National Social Science Fund of China, Ref.15ZDA061. Project completion evaluation is “exemption from review”.

Ÿ CHEN, Limin (2014-2017): Will international strategy improve firm performance? Constructing the model based on resource and institution moderators, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ref. 71372123. Project completion evaluation is “excellent”.

Ÿ CHEN, Limin (2012-2016): The international strategy and competitiveness improving of China’s going abroad enterprises, Post-70s Scholars Academic Development Program of Wuhan University. Project completion evaluation is “excellent team”.

Ÿ CHEN, Limin (2009-2012): Parallel study and indicators design for international competitiveness and export competitiveness: Empirical analysis based on China manufacturing, China National Social Science Fund, Ref.09CJY050.

Ÿ CHEN, Limin (2008-2011): Difference of MNE’s investment motivation: Comparative Advantage Principle in international production, Social Scientific Foundation of Ministry of Education, Ref.08JA630057.

Ÿ CHEN, Limin (2005): Outsourcing of MNEs and international competitiveness of China manufacturing, Wuhan University Social Science Fund Young Scholar Subject.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Ÿ Be granted the First Prize for the National Business Development Research Achievements by Ministry of Commerce in 2022.

Ÿ Be granted the Second Prize for the 8th University Scientific Research Excellent Achievements, by Ministry of Education in 2020.

Ÿ Be granted the Third Prize for the Hubei Development Studies, by Hubei Provincial Government in 2021.

Ÿ Be awarded the Excellent Professional Master's Thesis Advisor of the School of Economics and Management at Wuhan University in 2021.

Ÿ Being the advisor of undergraduate student Ye Qifei’s, whose thesis has been awarded to be the excellent bachelor's degree thesis of Wuhan University in 2020.

Ÿ Be appraised as the Most Important Authors during 2016-2018 (51 persons for Management discipline) in 2020.

Ÿ Be granted the First Prize for the annual excellent articles, by the Chinese Institute of Business Administration in 2019.

Ÿ Be granted the Best Reviewer of IACMR (International Association of Chinese Management Research) biennial conference in 2018.

Ÿ Be granted the Third Prize for excellent monographs by Academy of Hubei Provincial Social science in 2016.

Ÿ Be granted the excellent team leader for the Post-70s Scholars Academic Development Program by Wuhan University in 2016.

Ÿ Be granted the First Prize for excellent monographs by Academy of Hubei Provincial industry economics in 2014.

Ÿ Be granted the Excellent Graduate Tutor Honor by Wuhan University in 2009.

Ÿ Be granted the First Prize for excellent papers in 2008, by Academy of China Technology Economics Research in 2010.


EDITORIAL BOARDS

Ÿ Chinese journals: Reviewer of China Industrial Economics, Nankai Business Review, World Economy, Journal of Management Sciences in China, Journal of International trade, Quarterly Journal of Management, Journal of Zhejiang University, R & D Management, Chinese Journal of Management. Area editor of Strategic Management of Luojia Management Review.

Ÿ English journal: Associate editor of Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business (Scopus Index). Reviewer of Management Decision.

Ÿ Reviewer of international conferences: Academy of Management, Academy of International Business, International Association for Chinese Management Research.

Ÿ Reviewer of Foundations: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Social Science Foundation of China.

Ÿ Reviewer of MOE (China Ministry of Education): Scientific Research Foundation Project, Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Academic Degree and Graduate Education Developing Center.


MEMBERSHIPS, CERTIFICATIONS

Ÿ Vice director of Association of China Industrial Economics.

Ÿ Executive member of Chinese Institute of Business Administration.

Ÿ Vice president of Hubei Provincial Association of Industrial Economics.

Ÿ Member of International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).

Ÿ Member of Academy of Management (AOM).

Ÿ Member of Strategic Management Society (SMS).

Ÿ Member of Academy of International Business (AIB).




SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles (In Chinese)

Ÿ CHEN, Limin, Hongxin Wang*, & Xuelin BU. 2022. Political connections heterogeneity, diplomatic relations uncertainty and cross-border acquisitions performance: An interpretation by resource dependence theory. Luojia Management Review, 2022(5).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Zhi QIAO. 2021. Interdependence, global value chain participation, and international trade gains. Studies of International Finance, 2021(9).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Xuelin BU. 2021. On the influence of social responsibility disclosure on the performance of internationalized enterprises. Journal of Management, 2021(3).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin, Haoyu LI, & Bei KUANG. 2019. The influence of firm specific advantages on international performance: Testifying the moderating effect to a U-curve relationship. Luojia Management Review, 2019(4).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2018. Pursuing the value-free ideal or complying with binary criterion? On the relationship of a good science and social values, Quarterly Journal of Management, 2018(4).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Xiaoxia WANG. 2017. Internationalization and the improvement of firm's performance: A study based on integrating meta-analysis and meta-regression approaches, The Journal of World Economy, 2017(2).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Chenxi WAN. 2017. A quantitative literature analysis of international market entry mode by sample of UTD 24 journal articles from 1986—2016, Luojia Management Review, 2017(1).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Fang WU. 2017. “Industrial Backflow” and “Industrial Upgrading” coexist: To grasp the new trends of global industrial chain development, People's Daily, 2017-4-14.

Ÿ CHEN, Limin, Jingya LIU, & Shilei ZHANG. 2016. A study on the influence of mimetic isomorphism on firms’ internationalization - performance relationship: An empirical study based on legitimacy perspective in institutional theory, China Industrial Economics, 2016(9).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Rongcai ZHOU. 2016. Can deep participation in global value chain bring high position in international division of labor? A transnational panel data analysis based on value-added trade, International Economics and Trade Research, 2016(10).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Xiaoxia WANG. 2016. Influencing factors of Chinese firms’ merger & acquisition performance: An empirical study based on the resource-based view and institution-based view, Journal of Zhejiang University, 2016(6).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin, Rongcai ZHOU, & Yanxia NI. 2016. Global value chain, institutional quality and international competitiveness: A transnational panel data analysis based on value-added trade, Journal of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 2016(5).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2015. Multinational corporations in China: The transition process, Tsinghua Business Review, 2015(5).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Xiaoxia WANG. 2014. A study of influencing factors of internationalization-performance relationship: Mis-specialization bias analysis based on Meta-regression technique, China Industrial Economics, 2014(11).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2014. The debate of international strategy and firm performance relationship: A review of global research, Nankai Management Review, 2014(5).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Zaiping HOU. 2012. RTV method in measurement of international competitiveness: With evidence from electronic and communications equipment industry, China Industrial Economics, 2012(3).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Zhen YANG. 2011. International competitiveness of China steel industry: A comprehensive evaluation combined TOPSIS and GRA, Journal of International Trade, 2011(9).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2011. Has joining the WTO been a turning point? Breakpoint tests to time series of China manufacturing’ international competitiveness, Statistical Research, 2011(5).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2010. Is international competitiveness equal to export competitiveness? A parallel study based on China manufacturing, World Economy Study, 2010(12).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2010. Trade creation or trade substitution? A literature review of OFDI / export relationship research, Journal of International Trade, 2010(4).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin, Zhen YANG, & Zaiping HOU. 2010. Exports promotion or exports substitution? An examination of marginal industry expansion theory in China’s outward FDI, Finance & Trade Economics, 2010(2).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Xiao BAO. 2009. Diversified Strategy of Chinese Media Businesses, Productivity Research, 2009(9).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin, Xuan WANG, & Siyuan RAO. 2009. Measurement to international competitiveness of China & U.S. manufacturing: Empirical study based on hierarchical view, China Industrial Economics, 2009(6).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Xuan WANG. 2009. A Synthesis of Study on Knowledge Transfer, Information Science, 2009(1).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2008. Innovation in MNE theory front and improvement to the theory system: Comment on Professor Xianming Wu’s new book “Created assets and Chinese business’ internationalization”, Luojia Management Review, 2008(11).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2008. Correlation between industry selection and location choice of multinational enterprises, Technology Economics, 2008(9).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2008. Analysis on differences between China’s inward foreign direct investment and outward foreign direct investment, Asia-Pacific Economic Review, 2008(5).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2007. Unification of Porter and Ricardo: Parallel study to Theory of Competitive Advantage and Theory of Comparative Advantage, Nanjing University Business Review, 2007(11).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2006. Business competence, industrial competitiveness, comparative advantage and government’s role: Case study of China VCD/DVD industry, Finance and Trade Economics, 2006(3).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2006. New Diamond Frame based on four sources of comparative advantage: With comments on interpretive troubles in Porter’s model, Journal of International Trade, 2006(3).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Liwen TAN. 2004. Research on empirical methods of measuring international competitiveness of Chinese manufacturing, China Industrial Economy, 2004(5).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Liwen TAN. 2003. Impact of information technology on competitive scope: Supplementary to Porter’s view, China Industrial Economy, 2003(10).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Liwen TAN. 2003. On methods of measuring international competitiveness of industries: With comments on Porter system’s intrinsic contradictions, Economic Management, 2003(12).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2003 Developing trends of firms under the New Economy, Macro Economics, 2003(7).

Ÿ CHEN, Limin & Liwen TAN. 2002. Changes of organizational structure and competitive strategy in network economy era, Economic Management, 2002(3).


Articles in English

CHEN, Limin, Hongxin WANG, & Xuelin BU. 2023. Chapter in the Emerging Market Multinational Report (EMR) 2022: Reinventing Global Value Chains. Forthcoming, will be published by Emerging Market Institution in SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.

Xuelin BU & Limin CHEN*. 2023. From efficiency to legitimacy: The changing logic of internal CSR in emerging multinationals during internationalization. Asian Business & Management forthcoming. DOI: 10.1057/s41291-022-00213-2. SSCI-III, AJG two star, 2021 IF 4.130, five-year IF 3.917.

CHEN, Limin & Xuelin BU. 2022. Chapter 6 in the Emerging Market Multinational Report (EMR) 2021: Building the Future on ESG Excellence. Published by Emerging Market Institution in SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. ISBN-13: 978-1-7328042-5-8, ISSN 2689-0127.

CHEN, Limin & Xuelin BU*. 2022. Enhance or inhibit? Unveiling the influence of chairman’s hometown attachment on the corporate philanthropy -- corporate financial performance relationship. Frontiers in Psychology, 13956689. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022. 956689SSCI-I, 2021 IF 4.232, five year IF 4.426.

CHEN, Limin & Zhi QIAO. 2021. Chapter 8 in the Emerging Market Multinational Report (EMR) 2020: 10 Years That Changed Emerging Markets. Published by Emerging Market Institution in SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. ISBN-13: 978-1-7328042-4-1, ISSN 2689-0127.

CHEN, Limin. 2021. The internationalization of Chinese state-owned enterprises under multiple institutional complexity. Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Conference, August 2021.

Ÿ CHEN, Limin. 2020. Chapter 4 in the Emerging Market Multinational Report (EMR) 2019: Emerging Markets: Building Constructive Engagement. Published by Emerging Market Institution in SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. ISBN-13: 978-1-7328042-3-4, ISSN 2689-0127.

CHEN, Limin. 2020. State capitalism or technology springboard: Chinese multinationals influenced by both institutions and resources. Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual ConferenceJuly 2020.

•CHEN, Limin & Xiaoxia WANG. 2018. Good? Bad? Why so diversified? A study of internationalization-performance relationship by combining Meta-analysis and Meta-regression approaches, International Association of China Management Research (IACMR) Biennial Conference, June 2018, Wuhan.

•CHEN, Limin, Jingya Liu, & Shilei Zhang. 2016. Influences of mimetic isomorphism on the internationalization - performance relation of enterprises: An empirical study based on the legitimacy perspective in the institutional theory. China Industrial Economics, 2016(09): 127-143.

•CHEN, Limin & Liwen TAN. 2004. Globalization, Specialization and Alliance: Business Competitive Strategy in Network EconomyThe 5th International Conference of ManagementMay 2004, Macao, including in ISTP (Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings).


Textbooks

Ÿ CHEN, Limin, Liwen TAN, Mei LI, & Qiwei ZHAO. 2012. Transnational Enterprise Management, Tsinghua University Press.

Ÿ TAN, Liwen, Xianming WU, Limin CHEN, Mei LI, and Yi QIN (2009): International Business Management (3rd edition), Wuhan University Press.

Ÿ TAN, Liwen, Xianming WU, Yi QIN, and Limin CHEN (2011): Strategic Management (2nd edition), Wuhan University Press.


Monography

Ÿ CHEN, Limin et al. 2013. Parallel Study and Index Design for International Competitiveness and Export Competitiveness, China Social Science Press, 2013. Be granted the First Prize for excellent monographs by Academy of Hubei Provincial industry economics in 2014, and the Third Prize for excellent monographs by Academy of Hubei Provincial Social science in 2016.

CHEN, Limin. 2008. Measurement and Enhancement to International Competitiveness of China’s Manufacturings, Wuhan University Press, 2008. Be granted the Excellence Award of China National Business Development Research Achievement by the Ministry of Commerce in 2009.