Dr Junzhe Ji

  • Senior Lecturer in International Business (Management)

Biography

Junzhe joined the Adam Smith Business School as Senior Lecturer in International Business in February 2020. Prior to this he worked at the University of Sheffield (UK) and Tongji University (China) respectively. He received his PhD in Management Studies and MSc in Management (Distinction), both from the University of Glasgow.

Junzhe is a HEA (Higher Education Academy) Fellow and Research Associate at the Scottish Centre for China Research. He acts as the General Secretary of the China-UK Business Research Association and holds a visiting professorship at the Guangdong University of Finance and Economics. In the period of 2017-2019, Junzhe had served as the International Business/International Management Track Co-Chair/Chair in the British Academy of Management Conference.

His publications appear in journals including Journal of Business Ethics, International Business Review, International Marketing Review, and Journal of Business Research along with others. His paper "Does Confucian Dynamism Complement the OLI Framework? A Study of Chinese Private Firms", co-authored with Prof. Pavlos Dimitratos, won EIBA (European International Business Academy) Award on Best Paper on Emerging Markets in the 36th European International Business Academy Annual Conference, 2010, Porto.

Research interests

Junzhe is a member of the School's International Business and Enterprise research cluster.

Areas of expertise:

  • International decision-making/strategic decision-making
  • Chinese SMEs and their internationalisation
  • The deviant behaviours of Chinese SME owners
  • Cultural studies

Publications

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Number of items: 17.

2024

Li, Q., Ji, J., Huang, J., Prange, C. and Yang, D. (2024) Patent uncertainty and survival: a longitudinal study of a Chinese knowledge-based international new venture. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, (doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-10-2023-1101) (Early Online Publication)

Su, T., Chen, Y., Liu, W. and Ji, J. (2024) Choosing innovation alliance governance structure: the roles of performance feedback and top management team characteristics. Journal of Management and Organization, (doi: 10.1017/jmo.2024.17) (Early Online Publication)

Xu, Y., Ji, J., Li, N. and Borah, D. (2024) How does executive excess compensation affect enterprise technological innovation: evidence from a panel threshold model of Chinese biopharmaceutical companies. Journal of Business Research, 179, 114683. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114683)

2023

Li, N. , Borah, D., Kim, J. and Ji, J. (2023) Internationalization of transnational entrepreneurial firms from an advanced to emerging economy: the role of transnational mixed-embeddedness. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 29(3), pp. 707-737. (doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-07-2021-0527)

2021

Kyriakopoulos, P., Narooz, R. and Ji, J. (2021) Ownership Choices of Micro-multinational (mMNEs) under Uncertainty: A Real options Reasoning Approach. 47th EIBA Annual Conference, Madrid, Spain, 10-12 December 2021. (Unpublished)

Zhang, R., Su, T., Ji, J. and Mao, Y. (2021) Seeking agreements while appreciating differences among Chinese new ventures. Strategic Change, 30(6), pp. 551-559. (doi: 10.1002/jsc.2474)

Ji, J., Li, N. , Liouka, I., Fletcher, M. , Tang, Y. K. and Slow, J. (2021) “Where to” micromultinationals? A tribute to Professor Pavlos Dimitratos. European Management Journal, 39(4), pp. 404-409. (doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2021.07.004)

Wang, L., Sakashita, M., Cheng, G., Ji, J. and Zhang, Y. (2021) The effect of regulatory focus on customer citizenship behavior in a virtual brand community: the role of online self-presentation and community identification. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 20(3), pp. 607-625. (doi: 10.1002/cb.1888)

2019

Su, T., Ji, J., Huang, Q. and Chen, L. (2019) Materialism, social stratification, and ethics: evidence from SME owners in China. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 25(3), pp. 499-517. (doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-11-2017-0435)

Ji, J., Dimitratos, P. , Huang, Q. and Su, T. (2019) Everyday-life business deviance among Chinese SME owners. Journal of Business Ethics, 155(4), pp. 1179-1194. (doi: 10.1007/s10551-017-3542-2)

Ji, J., Plakoyiannaki, E., Dimitratos, P. and Chen, S. (2019) The qualitative case research in international entrepreneurship: a state of the art and analysis. International Marketing Review, 36(1), pp. 164-187. (doi: 10.1108/IMR-02-2017-0052)

2017

Huang, Q., Osabutey, E. L.C., Ji, J. and Meng, L. (2017) The impact of social networks on “Born Globals”: a case of de-internationalisation. In: Ojo, S. (ed.) Diasporas and Transnational Entrepreneurship in Global Contexts. Series: Advances in business strategy and competitive advantage. IGI Global: Hershey, PA, pp. 152-172. ISBN 9781522519911 (doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1991-1.ch009)

2016

Ji, J., Dimitratos, P. and Huang, Q. (2016) Problem-solving dissension and international entry mode performance. International Marketing Review, 33(2), pp. 219-245. (doi: 10.1108/IMR-10-2014-0328)

2013

Ji, J. and Dimitratos, P. (2013) Confucian dynamism and Dunning's framework: direct and moderation associations in internationalized Chinese private firms. Journal of Business Research, 66(12), pp. 2375-2382. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.05.023)

Ji, J. and Dimitratos, P. (2013) An empirical investigation into international entry mode decision-making effectiveness. International Business Review, 22(6), pp. 994-1007. (doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.02.008)

2009

Morgan-Thomas, A. , Jones, M.V. and Ji, J. (2009) Global online entrepreneurship: the review of empirical literature. In: Larimo, J. and Vissak, T. (eds.) Research on Knowledge, Innovation and Internationalization. Emerald: Bingley, UK, pp. 69-88. ISBN 9781848559561

2008

Morgan-Thomas, A. , Jones, M. and Ji, J. (2008) Global online entrepreneurship: what do we know after over a decade (1997-2008) of scientific enquiry? In: 34th European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference: 'International Business and the Catching-Up Economies: Challenges and Opportunities', Tallinn, Estonia, 11-13 Dec 2008,

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Number of items: 17.

Articles

Li, Q., Ji, J., Huang, J., Prange, C. and Yang, D. (2024) Patent uncertainty and survival: a longitudinal study of a Chinese knowledge-based international new venture. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, (doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-10-2023-1101) (Early Online Publication)

Su, T., Chen, Y., Liu, W. and Ji, J. (2024) Choosing innovation alliance governance structure: the roles of performance feedback and top management team characteristics. Journal of Management and Organization, (doi: 10.1017/jmo.2024.17) (Early Online Publication)

Xu, Y., Ji, J., Li, N. and Borah, D. (2024) How does executive excess compensation affect enterprise technological innovation: evidence from a panel threshold model of Chinese biopharmaceutical companies. Journal of Business Research, 179, 114683. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114683)

Li, N. , Borah, D., Kim, J. and Ji, J. (2023) Internationalization of transnational entrepreneurial firms from an advanced to emerging economy: the role of transnational mixed-embeddedness. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 29(3), pp. 707-737. (doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-07-2021-0527)

Zhang, R., Su, T., Ji, J. and Mao, Y. (2021) Seeking agreements while appreciating differences among Chinese new ventures. Strategic Change, 30(6), pp. 551-559. (doi: 10.1002/jsc.2474)

Ji, J., Li, N. , Liouka, I., Fletcher, M. , Tang, Y. K. and Slow, J. (2021) “Where to” micromultinationals? A tribute to Professor Pavlos Dimitratos. European Management Journal, 39(4), pp. 404-409. (doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2021.07.004)

Wang, L., Sakashita, M., Cheng, G., Ji, J. and Zhang, Y. (2021) The effect of regulatory focus on customer citizenship behavior in a virtual brand community: the role of online self-presentation and community identification. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 20(3), pp. 607-625. (doi: 10.1002/cb.1888)

Su, T., Ji, J., Huang, Q. and Chen, L. (2019) Materialism, social stratification, and ethics: evidence from SME owners in China. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 25(3), pp. 499-517. (doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-11-2017-0435)

Ji, J., Dimitratos, P. , Huang, Q. and Su, T. (2019) Everyday-life business deviance among Chinese SME owners. Journal of Business Ethics, 155(4), pp. 1179-1194. (doi: 10.1007/s10551-017-3542-2)

Ji, J., Plakoyiannaki, E., Dimitratos, P. and Chen, S. (2019) The qualitative case research in international entrepreneurship: a state of the art and analysis. International Marketing Review, 36(1), pp. 164-187. (doi: 10.1108/IMR-02-2017-0052)

Ji, J., Dimitratos, P. and Huang, Q. (2016) Problem-solving dissension and international entry mode performance. International Marketing Review, 33(2), pp. 219-245. (doi: 10.1108/IMR-10-2014-0328)

Ji, J. and Dimitratos, P. (2013) Confucian dynamism and Dunning's framework: direct and moderation associations in internationalized Chinese private firms. Journal of Business Research, 66(12), pp. 2375-2382. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.05.023)

Ji, J. and Dimitratos, P. (2013) An empirical investigation into international entry mode decision-making effectiveness. International Business Review, 22(6), pp. 994-1007. (doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.02.008)

Book Sections

Huang, Q., Osabutey, E. L.C., Ji, J. and Meng, L. (2017) The impact of social networks on “Born Globals”: a case of de-internationalisation. In: Ojo, S. (ed.) Diasporas and Transnational Entrepreneurship in Global Contexts. Series: Advances in business strategy and competitive advantage. IGI Global: Hershey, PA, pp. 152-172. ISBN 9781522519911 (doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1991-1.ch009)

Morgan-Thomas, A. , Jones, M.V. and Ji, J. (2009) Global online entrepreneurship: the review of empirical literature. In: Larimo, J. and Vissak, T. (eds.) Research on Knowledge, Innovation and Internationalization. Emerald: Bingley, UK, pp. 69-88. ISBN 9781848559561

Conference or Workshop Item

Kyriakopoulos, P., Narooz, R. and Ji, J. (2021) Ownership Choices of Micro-multinational (mMNEs) under Uncertainty: A Real options Reasoning Approach. 47th EIBA Annual Conference, Madrid, Spain, 10-12 December 2021. (Unpublished)

Conference Proceedings

Morgan-Thomas, A. , Jones, M. and Ji, J. (2008) Global online entrepreneurship: what do we know after over a decade (1997-2008) of scientific enquiry? In: 34th European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference: 'International Business and the Catching-Up Economies: Challenges and Opportunities', Tallinn, Estonia, 11-13 Dec 2008,

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Grants

  • Strategic Staff Mobility Project, 2018-2019, £1800.00, University of Sheffield, UK
  • Research Stimulation Fund, 2018-2019 (Co-investigator), £4,810.00, Sheffield University Management School, UK
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018- (Project No. 71872128, Co-investigator), RMB¥ 490,000 (roughly £49,000), National Natural Science Foundation, China
  • Seedcorn Fund, 2017-2018 (Principal investigator, Project No: 306883), £1000.00, Sheffield University Management School, UK
  • Research Foundation of Humanities and Social Science for Young Scholars, 2015-2017 (Principal investigator, Project No: 15YJC630040), RMB ￥80,000 (roughly £8,000), The Ministry of Education, China
  • CSC (China Scholarship Council) Scholarship for Overseas Research, £4,000.00, 2014 (Principal investigator), China
  • Tongji Foundation of Humanities and Social Sciences for Young Scholars, 2014-2016 (Coordinator & Principal Researcher, Project No: 1200219282), RMB￥50,000 (roughly £5,000), Tongji University, China
  • His PhD project was full funded by:
    • UK ORSAS (Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme, UK; roughly £16,000)
    • University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (Social Science Faculty Scholarship, roughly £40,000)
    • European Management Journal PhD Scholarship Funds (£1,700)

Supervision

Junzhe is interested in supervising PhD researchers in the areas of:

  • international decision-making
  • Chinese SMEs and their internationalisation
  • the deviant behaviours of SME owners.

Current doctoral supervision

  • Tang, Tao
    Top Management Team Characteristics and MNEs Internationalisation Decisions in the Era of Digital Transformation
  • Zhang, Kun
    Compositional Capabilities and Emerging-Market Ordinary Companies: An Explanatory Study
  • Zhao, Jinbang
    Institutional Determinants, Positive Deviance and SME Innovation in Emerging Economies: Evidence from the Subnational Level in China

Teaching

  • Junzhe has rich experience in delivering modules in the areas of international business and strategic management at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels including:
    • International business
    • International business strategy
    • International business & internationalisation of Chinese firms
    • Strategic management
  • Acted as the Interim Programme Directors (International business, International management) at the Sheffield University Management School (SUMS)
  • Worked as Dissertation Supervisor (UG, PG and MBA) at Tongji SEM (School of Economics and Management) and the SUMS

Additional information

  • Member of the British Academy of Management (BAM)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
  • Research Associate, Scottish Centre for China Research (SCCR)
  • General Secretary, China-UK Business Research Association