Dr. Jiang BIAN
Management and Strategy

Assistant Professor
3917 0027
bian@hku.hk
KK 1127


Academic & Professional Qualification
PhD, Stanford University
MS, Stanford University
Bachelors, Tianjin University
Biography
Jiang is an Assistant Professor in Management and Strategy at HKU Business School. Jiang’s research interests lie at the intersection of organizations, innovation and firm strategy. Her work focuses on understanding how firm activities and performance are impacted by regulatory and social forces. Specifically, her dissertation examines how entrepreneurial ventures manage collaborative innovation both within and beyond their organizational boundaries.
Jiang earned her PhD from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program at Stanford University. She also holds an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, as well as a BS in Management and a BA in English from Tianjin University. Before her PhD, Jiang worked in strategic consulting for infrastructure project development, procurement, and investment.
Teaching
Strategy in the Digital World (PMGM7022, 2021-2022)
Strategic Management (STRA4701, Semester 2, 2021-2022)
Research Interest
Innovation Management
Collaborative Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Regulatory Environment
Healthcare
China
Selected Publications
“Good to Go First? Position Effects in Expert Evaluation of Early-Stage Ventures,” (with Jason Greenberg, Jizhen Li and Yanbo Wang), forthcoming at Management Science.
Awards and Honours
National Science Foundation of the U.S. (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant