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Double-PhD, University of Groningen and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Associate Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at International Business School Suzhou (IBSS), Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU); Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (UK); Outstanding Teacher of XJTLU; Innovation and Entrepreneur Mentor of International Innovation Hub (IIH, XJTLU); Adjunct Senior Research Fellow of XIPU Institution (the think-tank of XJTLU). As a representative of Chinese PhD students studying in the Netherlands, he was invited by Dutch Royalty attending the state banquet welcoming President XI Jinping’s visit. His research areas include ecosystems of innovation and entrepreneurship, governmental entrepreneurship, social and green entrepreneurship, social and knowledge network, and cultural impacts on innovation and entrepreneurship. Besides academic output in journals, such as Technovation, RD Management, Industry and Innovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Scientometrics, Dr.Wang has played a key role in several think-tank and advisory projects of XJTLU and works as a trainer and advisor of digital transformation and transcultural collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship for enterprises and governmental agencies.
汪潇,荷兰格罗宁根大学与中国科学院大学双博士、国际高等教育学院高级院士、博士生导师、西浦国际商学院管理学硕士(全日和非全日制)专业主任、西浦国际创新港创新与创业家导师、西浦智库特约高级研究员。深耕于数字智能化和全球化背景下的三创管理问题研究(创新、创业、创意),并擅长将研究成果转化为赋能企业动态战略制定及实施的方法和工具,并为企业创新突破和可持续发展提供建议和指导,其中代表性企业有:中国中车集团、意大利圣东尼集团等。除了《工厂数字化:业务驱动下的转型策略与实操》、《Catch-up and Radical Innovation in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises》等代表性著作,在国际一流学术期刊发表论文40余篇,有关战略新兴产业的研究报告荣获省级奖项。
Research interests
Creativity, Design-Driven Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Technological Innovation and Strategy (e.g, innovation ecosystem; cultural influences on innovation; dynamic innovation capability)
Futurology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (e.g, technological trend, innovation and social value creation; future entrepreneurship)
Social Entrepreneurship and CSR (e.g, the social impacts of innovation and entrepreneurship)
Network Organization (e.g, network organization; interactions between new formal and informal organizations)
Inter-Organizational Collaboration (e.g, organizational boundary and how the formal and informal groups influence IOC)
Knowledge Creation, Sharing and Management (e.g, the impacts of knowledge network multiplexity, individual characteristics, organizational institution and culture on KSM)
Social Capital and Social Network (e.g, social network efficiency and social capital quality; social network transfer)
Policy Research (e.g, use econometric approaches to examine policy’s effects; policy legitimacy study; innovation policy, health policy, energy policy, environment policy)
Inter-disciplinary Research
Experience
Program Director, MSc Management, International Business School Suzhou - XJTLU - 2021 to Present
Associate Professor, International Business School Suzhou - XJTLU - 2021 to Present
Deputy Program Director, IMBA, International Business School Suzhou - XJTLU - 2020 to 2021
Program Director, MSc Project Management, International Business School Suzhou - XJTLU - 2019
Internationalization Officer, Department of Strategic Management Organization, International Business School Suzhou - XJTLU - 2018 to 2021
Innovation Entrepreneur Mentor, International Innovation Hub - XJTLU - 2018 to Present
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, XIPU Institution - XJTLU - 2017 to Present
Assistant Professor, International Business School Suzhou - XJTLU - 2018 to 2021
Lecturer, International Business School Suzhou - XJTLU - 2016 to 2018
Advisor - MRT Engines Co., Ltd., The Netherlands - 2015 to 2017
Advisor - Shaanxi Qianlong Hi-Tech Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. - 2013 to 2016
Teaching
SMO208 Entrepreneurship
BUS913 Futurology, Innovation and Business Opportunities
SMO405 Management Dissertation
IOM421 Dissertation / Capstone consultancy project
BUS303 Final Year Project
ECO415 Business Analytics Dissertation
IOM415 Supply Chain Management Dissertation
Workshops of entrepreneurship for XJTLU’s international students
Workshops of business plan writing for XJTLU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contests
Executive Education OE Programs, e.g. New-Age Leadership, Organizational Resilience, Innovation Ecosystem
ILEAD workshops: Business Education and Teaching Innovation
ENT202 Entrepreneurship
Executive Education for CRRC International Talent Program (2021): Open Innovation and Ecosystem Management
ENT101TC Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ENT001 Explore AI and Entrepreneurship
MAN208 Entrepreneurship
MAN913 Futurology, Innovation and Business Opportunities
MAN413 Management Dissertation
MAN303 Final Year Project
MAN445 Supply Chain Management Dissertation
MAN201 Corporate Social Responsibility
Executive Education for CRRC International Talent Program (2019): Cultural Differences and Working as a Chinese abroad
Executive Education for Santoni (2019): Entrepreneurship for Business Creation and Innovation
MAN311 Business in the Asia-Pacific Region
MAN477 Dissertation / Capstone consultancy project
MAN226 International Business
MAN412 Entrepreneurship and Business Creation
Business Research Methods
Organizational Culture, Branding and Leadership
Performance Management
Trans-Cultural Collaboration and Negotiation
Awards and honours
Innovative Work Award, 25th National Learning and Teaching Informatisation Practice Exchange, 2021
Module Leader of First-Batch Top Undergraduate Module (Entrepreneurship), Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, 2021
Second prize of Jiangsu Excellent Project Award for Applied Research of Social Sciences in 2020, 2021
Excellent Adjunct Senior Research Fellow Award, XIPU Institution, 2020/21
Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurship Mentor Award for the Sixth Dushu Lake Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Communist Youth League, SIP Working Committee, 2020
Best Contributor to Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs (2017-2020), Career Center, XJTLU
Excellent Innovation and Entrepreneur Mentor Award, International Innovation Hub, XJTLU, 2020/21
2020 Distinguished Contribution Award, Senior Trainer in Learning and Teaching, ILEAD, XJTLU
2019/20 IBSS Teaching Innovation Award
2018/19 IBSS Service Award
2019 Outstanding Teacher, 2018/19 Annual XJTLU Learning and Teaching Awards
2017 Certificate in Professional Studies in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Merit), XJTLU
2017 Invited for presenation on teaching improvement in 2017 XJTLU Annual Learning and Teaching Colloquium.
2014 State Banquet Guest, Dutch Royalty.
2014 Double-PhD Program representative, EQUIS accreditation of Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen.
2013-2014 Bernoulli Scholarship (an honorable scholarship named after a historically significant Dutch mathematician Daniel Bernoulli), University of Groningen
2011-2012 Bernoulli Scholarship, University of Groningen
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Double-PhD, University of Groningen & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
MSc / MRes, Xi'an Jiaotong University
BA, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Person Types
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Research on the formation mechanism and mode of breakthrough innovations in high-tech industry
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Global and Chinese Enterprise Organizational Vitality Report 2023-2024: A People-Centered Organizational View
Wang, X. & Wei, H.
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Research on developing ESG in Suzhou: a perspective from governance innovation
Cao, X., Zhao, B., Wang, X., Guo, P. & Liu, T.
31/05/24 → 15/09/24
Project: Governmental Research Project
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The integration of education, sci&tech, talents on developing high-level sci&tech innovation in Suzhou
Cao, X., Wang, X., Lin, Q. & Tian, M.
16/05/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Governmental Research Project
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The Strategy for Promoting Suzhou's Semiconductor Industry
He, T., Chen, G. C. & Wang, X.
12/05/23 → 15/10/23
Project: Governmental Research Project
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A tripartite evolutionary game for the regional green logistics: the roles of government subsidy and platform's cost-sharing
Zhang, G., Wang, X., Wang, Y. & Xu, J., 2 Jan 2024, In: Kybernetes. 53, 1, p. 216-237 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Construction of radical innovation capability in the era of Industry 4.0
Fang, J. & Wang, X., 2024, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Directors’ Joint Work on Corporate Fraud? The roles of Director Subgroup Interlocking Networks in China
Zhang, Q., Wang, X. & Zhong, L., 1 Oct 2024, In: SAGE Open. 14, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Entrepreneurial fear of failure among college students: A scoping review of literature from 2010 to 2023
Gao, Y., Wang, X., Lu, J., Chen, B. & Morrin, K., 30 May 2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 10, e31072.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access -
Entrepreneurship English
Wang, X. & Zou, B., Oct 2024, 上海交通大学出版社.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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IBSS Final Year Project (FYP) Awards for AY23-24
Junjie Lin (Participant) & Xiao Wang (Other)
Jul 2024Activity: Other
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Long-Term Globalization and Strategic Preparation
Xiao Wang (Speaker)
Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Excellent Undergraduate Final Year Project Award, 2023
Xiaoye Liao (Participant) & Xiao Wang (Other)
Jun 2024Activity: Other
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Empowering Radical Innovation Capability: The Role of Industry 4.0 in Enhancing Knowledge Performance
Xiao Wang (Supervisor)
Mar 2024 → …Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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Not Only the Similarities From a Structural Perspective! The Significance and Approach of Social Network Analysis for Ecosystem Co-Evolution Research
Xiao Wang (Speaker) & Mingqing Tian (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar