Prof. Bilian (Belaine) Ni SULLIVAN
Associate Professor mnbilian@ust.hk

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Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. Stanford, Graduate School of Business
M.A. Stanford, Graduate School of Business
M.A. University of Illinois at Chicago, Sociololgy
M.A. Peking University, China, Sociology
B.A. Peking Univeristy, China, Sociology

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, School of Business and Management, Academic Director, Master of Science in International Management, since August 2012.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management, Associate Professor, since July 2010; Assistant Professor, July 2003 - June 2010.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Teaching Assistant, August 1991-May 1994.
Information Resources Inc. (IRI),Chicago, IL, Research and Development Department, Project Manager, 1996-1997.
NCI Research Evanston, IL (an affiliation of Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University), Research Associate and Research Project Manager, 1994 - 1996.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Nursing School, Statistical Consultant, 1995.

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PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journal Publications (Chronological, alphabetical)Li, A. & Sullivan, B.N. (equal contribution and authorship is alphabetically ordered). 2020. Blind to the future: Exploring the contingent effect of managerial hubris on strategic foresight. Strategic Organization [Article first published online: December 14, 2020].
Sullivan, B.N. 2019. Walking with a giant: In memory of my enshi James G. March. Management and Organization Review,15: 891-894.
Sullivan, B.N. & Stewart, D. 2017. Do connections always help? Network brokerage’s negative impact on the emergence of status. Research in Sociology of Organizations, 50: 315-349. (Download here)
Sullivan, B.N., Tang, Y and Marquis, C. 2014. Persistently learning: How small-world network imprints affect subsequent firm learning.Strategic Organization, 12: 180-199. (Download here)
Sullivan, B.N. and Tang, Y. 2013. Which signal to rely on? The impact of the quality of board interlocks and inventive capabilities on R&D alliance formation under uncertainty.Strategic Organization, 11: 364-388. (Download here)
Sullivan, B.N. and Tang, t. 2012. Small-world networks, absorptive capacity, and firm performance: Evidence from the U.S. venture capital industry.International Journal of Strategic Change Management, 4: 149-175. (Download here)
Sullivan, B.N. 2010. Competition and beyond: Problems and attention allocation in the organizational rulemaking process.Organization Science, 21: 432-450. (Download here)
Book ChaptersSullivan, B.N. & Stewart, D.G. 2010. Divergence in status evaluation: Theoretical implications for a social construction view of status building. In Pearce, J. (Ed),Status in Management and Organizations: 25-54. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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SELECTED RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSLi, A. & Sullivan, B.N. 2020. Compassionate board of directors and power dynamics with the CEO. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Online.
Mao, K. & Sullivan, B.N. 2019. Firm-specific knowledge assets and different firm strategies toward external stakeholders. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Boston
Li, A. & Sullivan, B.N. 2019. For whom the bell tolls? The differential impact of corporate leaders’ death on firm long-term investment. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Boston.
Li, A. & Sullivan, B.N. 2018. Perception of firm status and organizational ambidexterity. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Sullivan, B.N. & Mao, K.X. 2018. The negative impact of firm-specific knowledge on firm innovation. Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Sullivan, B.N. & Wang, N.X. (alphabetically ordered) 2017. How does the future matter? A contingency perspective on the influences of future focus on firm innovation performance. Presented at Academy of Management Meetings, Atlanta.
Gong, T. Y. & Sullivan, B.N. (alphabetically ordered) 2017. Balancing the power of the state and the market: A resource dependence perspective on the role of government policies on firm innovation in China’s transitional economy. Presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta.
Sullivan, B.N. & Li, A. 2017. Blind to the future: Managerial hubris and foresight in the innovation context. Presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta.
Sullivan, B.N., & Gong, T. 2016.Organizational search as the conduit and CEOs as the catalyst: The impact of government policies on firm innovation. Presented at annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim.
Sullivan, B.N. & Yang, X. 2016.Can mindful firms be innovative? The differentiated role of mindfulness on firm innovation. Presented at annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim.
Gong, T. & Sullivan, B. N. 2015.Can government help organizations innovate? The effect of government policy on innovation. Presented at annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver.

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REVIEW ACTIVITIESCo-Editor of Management and Organization Review Special Issue (2020): Research in Memory of James G. March
Senior Editor:
Management and Organization Review (2013 - 2017)
Member of Editorial Board:
Organization Science (2009 - 2016)
International Journal of Strategic Change Management (2008 - present)
Ad Hoc reviewers (partial listed):
Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Review
Administrative Science Quarterly
Organization Science
Strategic Management Journal

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RESEARCH INTERESTS Behavioral theory of the firm, organizational learning and adaptation
Social networks
Organizational theories
Firm innovation

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FUNDED PROJECTS Institute for Emerging Markets Grant, CI, 2016 – 2018, “Overcome the Legitimacy Effect: The Role of Agency in Firm Innovation in China”. HK$125,000
Hong Kong Competitive Earmarked RGC Grant, CI, 2013-2014. “Search for New Ideas under the Influence of Government Innovation Policies in Emerging Market: Evidence from Chinese Firms”. HK$350,000
Hong Kong Competitive Earmarked RGC Grant, CI, 2011-2012. “The Impact of Identity Strength on R&D Alliance Network Dynamics and Firm Innovation Performance”. HK$500,000.00
Hong Kong Competitive Earmarked RGC Grant, PI, 2009-12. “The Role of Institutional Factors in Firm Innovation: Innovation Policies (or Regulations) and Firm Innovation in China”. HK$941,000.00