Faculty & Research
YAN Haifeng
Education
Teaching (2023-2024)
Bsc
Action Learning: Theory and Practice
SELECTED INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS (Completed within 5 years)
JOURNAL ARTICLES
YAN Haifeng, LEI Wei. 2023. A study of the impact of firms’ digitalisation level on the speed of internationalisation: based on the ’connect-leverage-learn’ model. Soft Science.
QIAN DA, YAN Haifeng. 2023. Bring it on! Package shape signaling dominant male body promotes healthy food consumption for male consumers. Psychology & Marketing.
YAN Haifeng. 2023. A Study on the Impact of Host Country Intellectual Property Protection on Cross-border Technology Mergers and Acquisitions of Chinese Enterprises - The Moderating Role of Institutional Logic. Soft Science.
YAN Haifeng, WANG Qihu. 2022. The Impact of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions on Firms’ Home Country Media Reputation. Quarterly Journal of Management.
YAN Haifeng, SONG Yuanyang. 2022. A study of the impact of corporate digitisation on strategic aggressiveness. Chinese Journal of Management.
CHE Yi, YAN Haifeng. 2022. Give full play to the platform effect of the Fair and promote high-level opening up. China Business News.
YAN Haifeng, PENG Delei. 2022. What else can the new Lingang district do to promote systematic opening up in the digital field. China Business News.
SONG Yuanyang, YAN Haifeng. 2022. Overview and Prospects of Measuring Intensity of Intellectual Property Protection in Chinese Regions. R&D Management.
WAN Qianwen, YAN Haifeng. 2022. Building an International Hub Port for Digital Trade: What More Can Be Done in the New Lingang Area. China Business News.
YAN Haifeng, WAN Qianwen. 2022. Opening up at a high level, what else can the new Lingang zone of Shanghai FTZ do?. China Business News.
YAN Haifeng. 2022. How to make responsible OFDI. China Business News.
YAN Haifeng. 2021. Research on the Relationship between Internationalisation Speed and Firm Performance: Meta-analysis Based on Life Cycle Theory. Nanda Business Review.
YAN Haifeng. 2021. An Analysis of the Impact of Intellectual Property System Distance on Chinese Enterprises’ Cross-border Technology M&A. Forum on Science and Technology in China.
YAN Haifeng. 2021. Reverse Innovation Transfer in Chinese MNCs: The Role of Political Ties and Headquarters. Journal of International Management.
YAN Haifeng, WANG Qihu. 2020. What affects innovation performance after cross-border M&A? --Strategic tripod-based group analysis. Quarterly Journal of Management, 86-144.
YAN Haifeng. 2020. The imitation-innovation link, external knowledge search and China’s innovation system. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, (5): 727-752.
YAN Haifeng. 2020. Explaining business excellence in Chinese firms: how does institutional relatedness matter?. Chinese Management Studies, (10): 1-27.
YAN Haifeng*. 2020. Firm exporting and investment in exploratory and exploitative R&D. Journal of Knowledge Management, (7): 1-21.
YAN Haifeng. 2020. Assets of origin? Chinese multinational enterprises amidst the Belt and Road Initiative. Thunderbird International Business Review, 233-238.
YAN Haifeng. 2020. Reducing poverty through the shared economy: creating inclusive entrepreneurship around institutional voids in China. Asian Business & Management, (4): 1-29.
YAN Haifeng. 2020. Risk Factors Analysis and Classification on Heart Disease. Soft Computing, (24): 13167-13178.
YAN Haifeng. 2019. Bilateral Relations and Location Choice of Outward Investment: Institutional Factors Ignored. Nanda Business Review, (16): 1-29.
Wanxing Jiang, LI Ji, YAN Haifeng, Hao Li, Mengyuan Chen. 2019. customer orientation and success in introduction of new products: an empirical study in an emerging economy. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, (1): .
MONOGRAPH
Integration after cross-border mergers and acquisitions: the case for planning, Peking University Press, 2023
Integration after cross-border mergers and acquisitions: the case of successful organisations, Peking University Press, 2023
Frontiers of Innovation in the Large Health Industry, Peking University Press, 2023
Technology Startups Casebook, East China University of Science and Technology Press, 2022
Organisational Behaviour (5th edition), Higher Education Press, 2021
Global corporate strategy, Peking University Press, 2019
TEACHING AWARDS RECEIVED
Reform and Practice of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Model in Science and Engineering Colleges Driven by Value Leadership and Action Learning, First Prize in Shanghai, 2022
Action Learning Drives Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Full Platform Integration, First prize at school level, 2021
National First-class Undergraduate Programme ‘Enterprise Research Methods Teaching Reform and Practice, Second prize at school level, 2021
Integration of Industry and Education, Unity of Knowledge and Action: Exploration of Action Learning Teaching Innovation Mode of ‘Five-dimensional Integration’., Second prize at school level, 2021
Student-centred and Curriculum-based Approach to Promote Innovative Cultivation of Talents in International Governance (Teaching Materials), Second prize at school level, 2021
Exploration and Practice of Connecting Business and Technology to Cultivate New Business Talents with Knowledge and Action, Second prize at school level, 2021
CASE
Titan Technology: Campus Venture to Chief Provider of Scientific Services in China, China International Business Administration Case Center, 2023
Creating the Strongest External Brain for Enterprises: Junzhi Competitive Strategy System, China Management Case Sharing Center, 2021
Embrace Quality Living, Craft the Ultimate Butler — "Joy Butler" Revolutionizes the Efficiency of the Home Service Industry, China Management Case Sharing Center, 2020
Exploration on the partnership system and equity incentives of Shuibaishan Pharmaceutical Company, China Management Case Sharing Center, 2019
INDUSTRY/RESEARCH PROJECTS
Research on the integration of industry and education to promote the high-quality development of the Lingang New Area, Consulting Project, 2022
Jointly build the academic carrier of "Lingang Vision" and explore the practice of scientific research-based integration of industry and education in Lingang, Consulting Project, 2022
Lingang New Era High-quality Development Education Forum - Opening a New Situation of Education with High-quality Development and, Consulting Project, 2022
Action Learning-Driven Reform and Practice of New Liberal Arts Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Polytechnic Colleges and Universities, New Liberal Arts Research and Reform Practice Project, 2021
Advantage or Disadvantage? A Study of the Impact of Home Country Proprietary Advantages on Chinese Firms’ Overseas Legitimacy, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2020
Research Centers
Research Center of Energy Economics and Environmental Management
The Research Center of Energy Economics and Environmental Management was established in 2009. The Research Center of Energy Economics and Environmental Management integrates researchers from advantage disciplines such as economics, management, resources and environment, energy and chemical engineering of ECUST to form a cutting-edge and cross-cutting discipline direction of energy ec
Ministerial or provincial level
Shanghai Research Center of Public Economy and Social Governance
Focusing on the major issues in China's public economic departments and social governance fields in the new era, Shanghai Research Center of Public Economy and Social Governance carries out inter-disciplinary researches with cutting-edge theory, empirical evidence and scientific decision-making, aiming to become an influential research highland, Think Tank and open academic exchange platform in the field of public economy and social governance in Shanghai and even the whole country
Ministerial or provincial level
Research Center for ESG
“Research Center for ESG” is a research center initiated by President YAN Haifeng in collaboration with the School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, School of Biotechnology, and School of Pharmacy. The co-directors of the center are Prof.YAN Haifeng and Chinese Academician WANG Hualin. The center aims to integrate multiple disciplines including business administration, bioengineering, re
Interdisciplinary
Research Center of Carbon Neutrality and Green Chemical Engineering Industry
Research Center of Carbon Neutrality and Green Chemical Engineering Industry" is initiated by Prof. MA Tieju in collaboration with the School of Chemical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering. The co-directors of the center are Prof. MA Tieju and Prof. LI Chunzhong. The center is dedicated to researching the technological pathways and layouts of the green energy chemical industry under the vision of dual carbon goals. By deeply exploring cuttin
Interdisciplinary
Oliver Hart Research Center of Contracts and Governance
The Oliver Hart Research Center of Contracts and Governance was officially established at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) on September 22, 2019. The Research Center was named after Professor Oliver Hart from Harvard University, the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics, and the Honorary Professor of ECUST, who serves as the Director of the Research Center. The Research Center was jointly established by ECUST in cooperation with P
University-level
Research Center of Operations and Supply Chain Management
The Research Center of Operations and Supply Chain Management is a distinctive and interdisciplinary research team established by integrating relevant scientific research forces of the School of Business, the School of Information, the School of Science and the School of Machinery and Power. Based on the scientific research of the petrochemical process industry, with the help of the "985" advantage disciplines, and with the needs of government an
University-level
Institute of Data Science and Business Intelligence
The Institute of Data Science and Business Intelligence is a school-level institute of our university established in 2018, formerly known as the E-commerce Institute established in 2003, and it is an academic research institution established to improve the informatisation, knowledge and wisdom level of all kinds of organizations in the big data environment. At present, the Institute has the following three research directions: (1) Data mining and artificial intelligence, focusing on
University-level
Institute of Economic Development
As a development programme for education reform of ECUST, the Institute of Economic Development was founded in 1987 by a group of young and middle-aged economists. The purpose of the Institute is to closely integrate the modern economic theory with China's economic reality, promote the innovation and development of China's economic theory research, and provide valuable research results for the development of China's economy. Its main research directions include spatia
University-level
Research Center of Financial Physics
The Research Center of Financial Physics is a school-level social science key research base established in July 2007. The research direction of the Research Center is gradually established after more than 10 years of accumulation and perfection on the basis of aiming at the forefront of international discipline development and in combination with the needs of economic and social development and talent training in China, and the Research Center, with system complexity as the main l
University-level
Lingang-ECUST Institute of Free Trade Zone
The Lingang-ECUST Institute of Free Trade Zone was inaugurated in ECUST on November 4, 2019. The Institute was jointly established by Lingang Group and ECUST to assist the development of a new round of high-level opening up with the support of Think Tanks and the integration of industry, university and research as an opportunity. Both parties will open up channels of cooperation and exchange in personnel training, and carry out in-depth communication, integration and cooperation f
University-level
ECUST Institute of Private Economy
The Institute was established and operated under the guidance of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), jointly founded by the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, Shanghai Lingang Group, and East China University of Science and Technology. By integrating interdisciplinary expertise, fostering cross-sector collaboration, and promoting innovative governance, the institute assembles research teams spanning multiple disciplines, professions, and secto
University-level
Research Center for Digital Intelligence Decision and Optimization
The Center was established in response to the digital-intelligent era as a university-level interdisciplinary platform, jointly founded by the School of Business and the School of Mathematics. Through studying new decision-making paradigms driven by big data and artificial intelligence, the Center aims to enhance decision-making efficiency and precision for enterprises and governments, supporting national digital transformation and intelligent development. Through close collaborat
University-level
Research Institute of the Digital Economy
The Institute is primarily engaged in cutting-edge academic research in the field of digital economy, while also conducting applied research to address practical industrial and corporate challenges related to the digital economy at both national and regional levels. Specifically, the Institute will focus on two major themes—industrial digitalization and digital industrialization—exploring the core value of data as a key factor in economic development, as well as t
University-level
Interdisciplinary Research Center for Reliability of Complex Systems
"Interdisciplinary Research Center for Reliability of Complex Systems" is initiated by Prof. ZHOU Weixing in collaboration with the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering and the School of Information Science and Engineering. The co-directors of the center are Chinese Academician TU Shandong and Prof. ZHOU Weixing. The center is dedicated to the theoretical and practical research on the reliability and intelligent operation management of complex systems, with a focu
Interdisciplinary
Research Center of Energy Economics and Environmental Management
The Research Center of Energy Economics and Environmental Management was established in 2009. The Research Center of Energy Economics and Environmental Management integrates researchers from advantage disciplines such as economics, management, resources and environment, energy and chemical engineering of ECUST to form a cutting-edge and cross-cutting discipline direction of energy ec
Ministerial or provincial level
Shanghai Research Center of Public Economy and Social Governance
Focusing on the major issues in China's public economic departments and social governance fields in the new era, Shanghai Research Center of Public Economy and Social Governance carries out inter-disciplinary researches with cutting-edge theory, empirical evidence and scientific decision-making, aiming to become an influential research highland, Think Tank and open academic exchange platform in the field of public economy and social governance in Shanghai and even the whole country
Ministerial or provincial level
Research Center for ESG
“Research Center for ESG” is a research center initiated by President YAN Haifeng in collaboration with the School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, School of Biotechnology, and School of Pharmacy. The co-directors of the center are Prof.YAN Haifeng and Chinese Academician WANG Hualin. The center aims to integrate multiple disciplines including business administration, bioengineering, re
Interdisciplinary
Research Center of Carbon Neutrality and Green Chemical Engineering Industry
Research Center of Carbon Neutrality and Green Chemical Engineering Industry" is initiated by Prof. MA Tieju in collaboration with the School of Chemical Engineering and the School of Materials Science and Engineering. The co-directors of the center are Prof. MA Tieju and Prof. LI Chunzhong. The center is dedicated to researching the technological pathways and layouts of the green energy chemical industry under the vision of dual carbon goals. By deeply exploring cuttin
Interdisciplinary
Oliver Hart Research Center of Contracts and Governance
The Oliver Hart Research Center of Contracts and Governance was officially established at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) on September 22, 2019. The Research Center was named after Professor Oliver Hart from Harvard University, the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics, and the Honorary Professor of ECUST, who serves as the Director of the Research Center. The Research Center was jointly established by ECUST in cooperation with P
University-level
Research Center of Operations and Supply Chain Management
The Research Center of Operations and Supply Chain Management is a distinctive and interdisciplinary research team established by integrating relevant scientific research forces of the School of Business, the School of Information, the School of Science and the School of Machinery and Power. Based on the scientific research of the petrochemical process industry, with the help of the "985" advantage disciplines, and with the needs of government an
University-level
Institute of Data Science and Business Intelligence
The Institute of Data Science and Business Intelligence is a school-level institute of our university established in 2018, formerly known as the E-commerce Institute established in 2003, and it is an academic research institution established to improve the informatisation, knowledge and wisdom level of all kinds of organizations in the big data environment. At present, the Institute has the following three research directions: (1) Data mining and artificial intelligence, focusing on
University-level
Institute of Economic Development
As a development programme for education reform of ECUST, the Institute of Economic Development was founded in 1987 by a group of young and middle-aged economists. The purpose of the Institute is to closely integrate the modern economic theory with China's economic reality, promote the innovation and development of China's economic theory research, and provide valuable research results for the development of China's economy. Its main research directions include spatia
University-level
Research Center of Financial Physics
The Research Center of Financial Physics is a school-level social science key research base established in July 2007. The research direction of the Research Center is gradually established after more than 10 years of accumulation and perfection on the basis of aiming at the forefront of international discipline development and in combination with the needs of economic and social development and talent training in China, and the Research Center, with system complexity as the main l
University-level
Lingang-ECUST Institute of Free Trade Zone
The Lingang-ECUST Institute of Free Trade Zone was inaugurated in ECUST on November 4, 2019. The Institute was jointly established by Lingang Group and ECUST to assist the development of a new round of high-level opening up with the support of Think Tanks and the integration of industry, university and research as an opportunity. Both parties will open up channels of cooperation and exchange in personnel training, and carry out in-depth communication, integration and cooperation f
University-level
ECUST Institute of Private Economy
The Institute was established and operated under the guidance of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), jointly founded by the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, Shanghai Lingang Group, and East China University of Science and Technology. By integrating interdisciplinary expertise, fostering cross-sector collaboration, and promoting innovative governance, the institute assembles research teams spanning multiple disciplines, professions, and secto
University-level
Research Center for Digital Intelligence Decision and Optimization
The Center was established in response to the digital-intelligent era as a university-level interdisciplinary platform, jointly founded by the School of Business and the School of Mathematics. Through studying new decision-making paradigms driven by big data and artificial intelligence, the Center aims to enhance decision-making efficiency and precision for enterprises and governments, supporting national digital transformation and intelligent development. Through close collaborat
University-level
Research Institute of the Digital Economy
The Institute is primarily engaged in cutting-edge academic research in the field of digital economy, while also conducting applied research to address practical industrial and corporate challenges related to the digital economy at both national and regional levels. Specifically, the Institute will focus on two major themes—industrial digitalization and digital industrialization—exploring the core value of data as a key factor in economic development, as well as t
University-level
Interdisciplinary Research Center for Reliability of Complex Systems
"Interdisciplinary Research Center for Reliability of Complex Systems" is initiated by Prof. ZHOU Weixing in collaboration with the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering and the School of Information Science and Engineering. The co-directors of the center are Chinese Academician TU Shandong and Prof. ZHOU Weixing. The center is dedicated to the theoretical and practical research on the reliability and intelligent operation management of complex systems, with a focu
Interdisciplinary
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