Professor Jie Wu

Biography

Professor Jie Wu

Chair Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Director of Postgraduate Research (PGR Director)

Co-Director, Africa-Asia Centre for Sustainability Research

University of Aberdeen, UK

Professor Jie Wu is a renowned scholar in strategy, international business, and digital innovation, with over 80 publications in premier academic journals, including those listed among the Financial Times Top 50 and the UTD Top 24, including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, and Research Policy. His research spans corporate governance, digital inclusion, female entrepreneurship, AI, renewable energy, and culture and institutions. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review and Forbes.

He serves as Editor for Technovation and Associate Editor for Asian Business & Management. He has co-edited special issues for journals such as MIR, TR-E, and EMJ, shaping scholarly dialogue in strategy, innovation, and international business.

Professor Wu has been consistently ranked among the top 1% of scientists worldwide in 2021–2022, 2022–2023, and 2023–2024 by Stanford University, based on a comprehensive evaluation of scholars across 149 countries.

Current Research

Special Issue - The International Journal of Human Resource Management

“Addressing Ultra-Low Fertility and Workforce Shrinkage: A Human-Centered HRM Response to the Demographic Crisis”

Manuscript deadline: 30 November 2026

Special Issue Editors: Ingyu Oh (Kansai Gaidai University), Jie Wu (University of Aberdeen), Ho-Kwong Kwan (CEIBS), Hyun-Jeong Kim (Inha University)

Link: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/addressing-ultra-low-fertility-and-workforce-shrinkage-a-human-centered-hrm-response-to-the-demographic-crisis/?_gl=1*15uh71y*_gcl_au*NTE5MTU4MTA4LjE3NTUxODI5NTM.*_ga*OTg0Njk0NTYwLjE3NTUxODI5NTA.*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*czE3NTY1NTcwOTUkbzMkZzEkdDE3NTY1NTcxMDMkajU3JGwwJGgw&_ga=2.91243090.950448429.1756557095-984694560.1755182950

Special Issue - Technovation

“Digital Technologies and Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets”

Submission deadline: 30 June 2024

Links: Technovation Call for Papers page; AIB-L announcement (timeline & editors).

Past Research

Recent Publications (selective): 

Wu, J., Triana, M., Orlando, R., & Yu, L. (2024). The impact of CEO successions involving a change in gender on strategic change. Journal of Management Studies, accepted.

Orlando, R., Wu, J., Markoczy, L., & Chung, Y. (2019). Top management team demographic‑faultline strength and strategic change: What role does environmental dynamism play? Strategic Management Journal, 40(6): 987–1009.

Kim, H., Wu, J., Schuler, D., & Hoskisson, R. (2020). Chinese multinationals’ fast internationalization: Financial performance advantage in one region, disadvantage in another. Journal of International Business Studies, 51(7): 1076–1106.

Wu, J., Si, S., & Wu, X. (2016). Entrepreneurial finance and innovation: Informal debt as an empirical case. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 10(3): 257–273.

Wu, J., Triana, M., Richard, O., & Zhang, X. (2022). The performance impact of gender diversity in the top management team and board of directors: A multiteam systems approach. Human Resource Management, 61(2): 157–180.

Knowledge Exchange

Judge of The Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Summit & Festival (SEMTSF) 2025 Edinburgh

Collaborations

Scotland Collaborations

Work With Me in Scotland (UK)   _{Bring Your Funding • Build Impact}

I collaborate with externally funded postdocs, PhD students, early‑career scholars, visiting scholars/professors, and entrepreneurs to produce rigorous publications, high‑value proposals, and venture outcomes. No internal funding is available - this page is for candidates who bring their own funding or projects.

Scholars & Students

• Design publishable studies and joint proposals; co‑author for top outlets.
• PhD: supervision or co‑supervision and thesis‑aligned projects.
• Visits: flexible from 2 - 8 weeks (short) to 3 - 12 months (medium) and 1 - 3 years (long).

Entrepreneurs & Industry

• Research‑driven consulting, pilots, and venture incubation in the UK.
• Partnerships on data, experimentation, and knowledge transfer.
• Executive education workshops and advisory boards.

What I Provide

• Publication strategy and hands‑on paper development.
• Research design, methods, and compliance (ethics, data, visa).
• Introductions to UK research & innovation networks.
• Local Scotland context and university navigation.

^{Best fit: externally funded or company‑backed candidates.}

Frontier Research Themes & Keywords

In addition to core interests in strategy and international business, I welcome human‑centered AI topics at the frontier of management and technology:

AI & Organization

• Human - AI collaboration & decision making
• Generative AI for strategy & innovation
• AI governance, safety, transparency

Digital Strategy

• Platforms & ecosystems; data network effects
• AI agents as ecosystem participants
• Born‑digital firms & digital internationalization

Capabilities & Collaboration

• Dynamic capabilities under AI disruption
• Microfoundations: leadership for AI change
• Open innovation; university - industry partnering

^{Methods: mixed methods; causal inference; field experiments; computational social science; NLP; network analysis; case/process research.}

^{Keywords: strategy; international business; entrepreneurship; AI; human - AI teaming; generative AI; governance; digital platforms; ecosystems; dynamic capabilities; resource dependence; open innovation; internationalization; venture incubation; computational methods; ESG.}

Core Targets:

Strategic Management Journal (SMJ).  Academy of Management Review (AMR).  Academy of Management Journal (AMJ).   Organization Science.   Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ).   Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS).   Journal of World Business (JWB).   Journal of Business Venturing (JBV).   Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP).   Research Policy.   Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (SEJ).   Technovation

Contact

Email is the fastest way to start. Please email: jie.wu@abdn.ac.uk. Include (1) a 1 - 2 page CV, (2) a short summary of your research/venture idea, (3) any funding you have (or plan to apply for), and (4) your preferred timeline.

Based in Scotland, UK • Open to collaborations across the UK and internationally

Funding and Grants

This page is designed for candidates who already have—or aim to secure—external funding or company‑backed projects. Typical routes include national research councils, international fellowships, institutional sabbaticals, foundation grants, and industry‑sponsored R&D.

Quick Eligibility Checklist

• Clear project idea aligned with themes above
• Evidence of funding (or a credible pathway)
• Timeline: short (2–8 wks), medium (3–12 mos), or long (1–3 yrs)
• Willingness to co‑develop methods, compliance, and outputs

What to Send

• 1–2 page CV
• 1–2 page concept note (problem, method, data, deliverables)
• Funding status (secured / applying, scheme name if applicable)
• Desired start date and visit length

Teaching Responsibilities

I contribute to teaching and learning in strategy and innovation, and I supervise postgraduate research students. My approach is research-led and practice-engaged, integrating insights from strategic management, innovation, and international business into classroom discussion and doctoral development

• Postgraduate supervision: PhD/DBA supervision and research training (methods, paper development)
• Teaching contributions: Strategy / Innovation-related topics (guest sessions, seminars, workshops)

Scholarly development: Organisation of paper development workshops and research frontiers events

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

2025

• Keynote Speechat the 85th Annual Meeting’s session about the Academy of Innovation and technology adoption in African business contexts, sponsored by African Academy of Management, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Strategic Management, and Management, Spirituality and Religion).
• Presentation atthe 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management with the topic: “Managing Sustainable AI Partnerships between Multinational Technology Firms and Local Companies.”
• The Panel MemberPanel Symposium (submission ID #21379) with the theme “Brain Drain, Gain, and Circulation: The Questions We are Grappling with in a World of Turmoil”
• Presentation at the 2025 Academy of International Business with the topic: “Managing Sustainable AI Partnerships Between Multinational Technology Firms and Local Companies: A Co-opetition Perspective in the Era of Advancing Machine Intelligence.”
• Organizer and Chair of the3rd Strategic Research Frontiers Workshop: Advancing Innovation Research, Keynote and Paper Development with Leading Scholars and Journal Editors
  • Chair the keynote of Professor Richard Whittington (Oxford University);
  • Organize the PDW of meeting with editors.

2024

• Presentation at theUniversity of Birmingham (UK) with the topic: “The Impact of CEO Successions Involving a Change of Gender on Strategic Change: The Moderating Role of Environmental Factors.”
• Presentation at theEdinburgh University Business School with the topic: “The Impact of CEO Successions Involving a Change of Gender on Strategic Change: The Moderating Role of Environmental Factors.”
• Presentation at theKing College London Business School with the topic: “The Impact of CEO Successions Involving a Change of Gender on Strategic Change: The Moderating Role of Environmental Factors.”
• Keynote Speech at the Knowledge Exchange Seminar Sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies, SAMS. The topic is Crafting Interesting Papers for Technovation
• Organizer and Chair of PDW1st Strategic Research Frontiers Workshop: Advancing Innovation Research, Keynote and Paper Development with Leading Scholars and Journal Editors
  • Chair the keynote of Professor Jay Barney (Utah University);
  • Organize the Scholarly Roundtable Conversation between doctoral students/young scholars and world-renowned management scholar Jay Barney.
• Organizer and Chair of PDW2nd Strategic Research Frontiers Workshop: Advancing Innovation Research, Keynote and Paper Development with Leading Scholars and Journal Editors
  • Chair the keynote of Professor Dovev Lavie (Bocconi University);
  • Organize the Scholarly Roundtable Conversation between doctoral students/young scholars and leading strategic management scholar Dovev Lavie.