Research

Google Scholar Citations


Publications in Academic Journals:


[16] Leviathan Inc. and Corporate Environmental Engagement (with Po-Hsuan Hsu and Pedro Matos)

        Management Science, (2023), 69(12), 7719-7758.


[15] Business Ethics Issues in Finance: Challenges and Recommendations (with Omrane Guedhami and Greg Shailer)

Journal of Business Ethics (editorial commentary), (2022), 180(3), 908-912.


[14] Responsible Hedge Funds (with Lin Sun and Melvyn Teo)

Review of Finance, (2022), 26(6), 1585-1633.


[13] Socially Responsible Corporate Customers (with Rui Dai and Lilian Ng) 

      Journal of Financial Economics (2021), 142(2), 598-626.


[12] Globalization and Affordability of Microfinance (with Sunny Li Sun) 

        Journal of Business Venturing (2021), 36(1), 106065.


[11] Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Finance: A Review of the Literature (with Luc Renneboog)

       Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance (2021).


[10] Cross-Border Acquisitions and Employment Policies (with Luc Renneboog and Cara Vansteenkiste)

      Journal of Corporate Finance (2020), 62, 101575


[9] The Global Sustainability Footprint of Sovereign Wealth Funds (with Luc Renneboog)

       Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2020), 36(2), 380-426.


[8] Peer Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility (with Jay Cao and Xintong Zhan)

      Management Science (2019), 65(12), 5487-5503.


[7] Future-Time Framing: The Effect of Language on Corporate Future Orientation (with Christopher Marquis, Luc Renneboog, and Sunny Li Sun)

      Organization Science (2018), 29(6), 989-1236.


[6] Corporate Donations and Shareholder Value (with Luc Renneboog) 

      Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2017), 33(2), 278-316.


[5] On the Foundations of Corporate Social Responsibility (with Luc Renneboog)

      Journal of Finance (2017), 72(2), 853-910.


[4] Socially Responsible Firms (with Allen Ferrell and Luc Renneboog)

      Journal of Financial Economics (2016), 122(3), 585-606.


[3] An Anatomy of State Control in the Globalization of State-Owned Enterprises (with Bing Ren and Sunny Li Sun)

      Journal of International Business Studies (2015), 46, 223-240.


[2] The Political Determinants of Executive Compensation: Evidence from an Emerging Economy (with Luc Renneboog and Sunny Li Sun)

      Emerging Markets Review (2015), 25, 69-91.


[1] Morphing: The Linkage between Inward Private Equity and Outward Venture (with Sunny Li Sun)

      Thunderbird International Business Review (2014), 56(5), 421-438.


Working Papers:


[10] The Externalities of Mandatory ESG Disclosure (with Yi Jiang and Ya Kang)


[9] The Sun is Rising in the East: Dual-Class and the Competitive Landscape of Technological Industries in Asia (with Phuong Nguyen and Wei Zhang)


[8] Riding Off into the Sunset: Dual-Class Structure in the Age of Unicorns Going Public (with Junho Park and Wei Zhang)


[7] Culture and Firms (with Zhihui Gu and Hanyu Zhang)


[6] Delegated Gender Diversity (with Cara Vansteenkiste)


[5] Universal Corporate Governance (with Mikael Homanen)


[4] Finance and Ideology: The Firm-Level Channels (with Rong Wang and Haikun Zhu)


[3] Disaster-Relief Inc. (with Cara Vansteenkiste)


[2] Outsourcing Climate Change (with Rui Dai, Rui Duan, and Lilian Ng)


[1]  Eradicating Malaria: Innovation Diffusion in the Face of Grand Challenges (with Han Jiang and Dongning Yang)


Policy Articles:


[3] SGFC White Paper: Impact Measurement and Standards (with Angeline Chua and Wanyi Yang)


[2] DBS Pilot Impact Measurement Project: Technical Review (with Phuong T.B. NGUYEN)


[1] ADBI Policy Brief: Crowdfunding with Music Securities: A New Approach to Impact Investing (with Bihong Huang, Anant Kapoor, Dave Luo)

Book Chapters:


[9]  The Alphabetical Soup in Reporting and Measuring ESG (with Chan Kam Chee) (2022), Asian Management Insights, Singapore Management University.


[8] Social Responsibility in Business and Finance (with Phuong Nguyen) (2022), in Hilary, G., McLean, D. (eds). Handbook of Financial Decision Making, Edward Elgar Publishing.


[7] Impact Assessment and Measurement with Sustainable Development Goals (with Dave Fernandez and Mikkel Larsen) (2021), in G. George, M.R. Haas, H. Joshi, A. McGahan, P. Tracey (eds.) Handbook on the Business of Sustainability: The Organization, Implementation, and Practice of Sustainable Growth.


[6] Pinduoduo: From E-Commerce Platform to Empowering Farmers (with Cheah Sin Mei) (2020), Asian Management Insights, Singapore Management University.


[5] The Political Economy of Executive Compensation in Emerging Markets (with Luc Renneboog) (2018) in B. Yurtoglu (eds.) Research Handbook of Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets, Edward Elgar.


[4] Is Corporate Social Responsibility an Agency Problem? (with Luc Renneboog) (2017), in S. Boubaker, D. Cummings, and D. Mguyen (eds.),  Handbook of Finance and Sustainability, Edward Elgar. 


[3] A State-Stewardship View on Executive Compensation (with Luc Renneboog and Sunny Li Sun) (2016), in J. J. Choi, M. Powers, and X. Zhang (eds.). International Finance Review, Vol. 17, "The Political Economy of Chinese Finance", UK: Emerald.


[2] Chinese Multinationals’ Outward Foreign Direct Investment: An Institutional Perspective and the Role of the State (with Bing Ren & Ying Zheng) (2012). in I. Alon, M. Fetscherin, P. Gugler (eds.), Chinese International Investment, Palgrave Macmillan.


[1] He, Xin (with Sunny Li Sun), Kuang, Ziping (with Sunny Li Sun) (2011), in W. Zhang, H. Wang, and I. Alon (eds.) Entrepreneurial and Business Elites of China: The Chinese Returnees Who Have Shaped Modern China. Bingley, UK: Emerald.