Publications

† PhD/master student at project initiation stage

I’m open to research collaborations—feel free to reach out if you see any shared interests! 

UTD-24 & FT-50 Publications

1. Ruan, H., Tong, L., Zhang, Y., Xiang, Y., Tian, X. (2026). Double-edged sword of online communication substantiveness in the pursuit of strategy uniqueness. Journal of Management Information Systems. (FT-50 Journal, one of top-3 journals in information system (i.e., MISQ, ISR, JMIS))

2. †Wu, W., Wang, H., Tong, L., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Tailored adaptation: Aligning social issue engagement with types of legitimacy challenges. Strategic Management Journal. (UTD-24 Journal)

3. Tong, L., Wang, H., & Xia, J. (2020). Stakeholder preservation or appropriation? The influence of target CSR on market reactions to acquisition announcements. Academy of Management Journal, 63(5), 1535-1560. (UTD-24 Journal)

4. Wang, H., Tong, L., Takeuchi, R., & George, G. (2016). Corporate social responsibility: An overview and new research directions thematic issue on corporate social responsibility. Academy of Management Journal, 59(2), 534-544. (UTD-24 Journal)

5. Zhang, J., Tong, L., & Qiao, K. (2024). Mimicry dynamics: A study of multinational enterprises’ philanthropy in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-21. (FT-50 Journal)

6. Jia, M., Tong, L., Viswanath, P. V., & Zhang, Z. (2016). Word power: The impact of negative media coverage on disciplining corporate pollution. Journal of Business Ethics, 138(3), 437-458. (FT-50 Journal)

Other Publications

7. Tong, L., Ruan, H., †Wang, C., Zhang, Y., Li, W. (2026). Cheap or Honest Talk: Regulatory Focus and Attention to Digital Transformation. Management and Organization Review.

8. Zhang, Y., Tong, L., Xiang, Y., †Guo, Y. (2026). Financial Performance Above Aspiration and Philanthropic Donation Intensity: The Roles of Legitimacy and Competitive Pressures. Management and Organization Review.

9. †Wang, C., Tian, X., Tong, L., Xiao, Y., Zhang, Y. (2025) Investing from the heart: The influence of home country political sentiment on cross-border venture capital investment. Management and Organization Review.

10. †Du, Y., Tong, L., †Wu, W., †Wang, C. (2025) Transfusion or hematopoiesis? CEOs’ Early-life poverty trauma and asymmetric involvement in poverty alleviation. Management and Organization Review.

11. Zhang, Y., Ruan, H., & Tong, L. (2024). Religious institutional environment and executive pay dispersion.

Management and Organization Review, 20(2), 265-295.

12. Zhang, Y., Ruan, H., Tang, G., & Tong, L. (2021). Power of sustainable development: Does environmental management system certification affect a firm's access to finance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(8), 3772-3788.

13. Zhang, Y., Tong, L., & Li, J. (2020). Minding the gap: Asymmetric effects of pay dispersion on stakeholder engagement in corporate environmental (ir)responsibility. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 27(5), 2354-2367.

14. 王鹤丽, 童立. (2020).企业社会责任:研究综述以及对未来研究的启示.管理学季刊(03),1-15+160.

15. 贾明, 童立, & 张喆. (2016). 高管激励影响公司环境污染行为吗? 管理评论, 28(2), 149-165.

16. 谢懿, 童立, & 冉戎.行业异质性、社会责任与企业技术创新.重庆社会科学, 2022, (06), 59-78.

17. 谢懿, 童立, & 冉戎. 精准扶贫、社会组织合作与企业财务绩效. 湖北社会科学, 2022, (06), 69-83.

Case Publication

18. 《匠庐文旅：精品民宿的“隐奢”之道》(张闫龙、童立、王路) , 北京大学管理案例研究中心

Working Papers (Selected)

1. Model of corporate strategy (title redacted), under 3rd round R&R at Strategic Management Journal

2. Foreign investment (title redacted), under R&R at Journal of International Business Studies

3. FDI and agglomeration (title redacted), under R&R at Journal of International Business Studies

4. Tech commercialization (title redacted), under R&R at Production and Operations Management