Dr. Yanbo Wang
Management and Strategy

Associate Professor
3917 0020
yanbo.wang@hku.hk
KK 1107


Academic & Professional Qualification
Ph.D. MIT Sloan
B.A. Peking University
Biography
Yanbo Wang is an associate professor of strategy and innovation at the University of Hong Kong. He conducts research on technology-based entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the impact of institutions on startup firms’ strategic choices, organizational forms and financial performance. His current projects map the entrepreneurial landscape in China and examine the design and effect of the country’s state innovation subsidy programs.
Dr. Yanbo Wang has published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as Management Science, Research Policy, Strategic Management Journal and Administrative Science Quarterly. He serves on the editorial board of Administrative Science Quarterly and Strategic Management Journal.
Professor Wang received BA in international relations from Peking University and Ph.D. in Management from MIT. Prior to HKU, he has taught at Boston University, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and the National University of Singapore, where he served as a doctoral program director in strategy and policy.
Teaching
International Entrepreneurship for BBAs and MBAs (BU)
Business Model Innovation for MBAs (CKGSB)
Technological Innovation for BBAs (NUS)
International Strategy for PhDs (NUS)
Capstone Course for MGMs (HKU)
Research Interest
Technological Change
Business Model Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Selected Publications
“Matthew: Effect or Fable?” (with Pierre Azoulay and Toby Stuart), Management Science, Volume 60 Issue 1, January 2014, pp. 92-109
“Bringing the Stages Back In: Social Ties and Startup Firms’ Access to Venture Capital in China”, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Volume 10 Issue 3, September 2016, pp. 300-317
“Who Cooks the Books in China, and Does It Pay? Unique Evidences from Private Technology-Based Firms” (with Toby Stuart), Strategic Management Journal, Volume 37 Issue 13, December 2016, pp. 2658–2676.
“Firm Performance and State Innovation Funding: Evidence from China’s Innofund Program” (with Jeff Furman and Jizhen Li), Research Policy, Volume 46 Issue 6, July 2017, pp. 1142–1161.
“Social Influence in Career Choice: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment on Entrepreneurial Mentorship” (with Chuck Eesley), Research Policy, Volume 46 Issue 3, April 2017, pp. 636-650.
“Fraud and Innovation” (with Toby Stuart and Jizhen Li), Administrative Science Quarterly, Volume 66 Issue 2, June 2021, pp. 267-297.
“Good to Go First? Position Effects in Expert Evaluation of Early-Stage Ventures” (with Jiang Bian, Jason Greenberg and Jizhen Li), forthcoming, Management Science
Service to the University/ Community
Professor Wang has acted as a reviewer for 15 journals, including AMJ, MS, OS, and IEEE TEM. He is an editorial board member of ASQ and SMJ and serves as an external PhD examiner for the National University of Singapore. He is also an executive board member of Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association (AIEA).