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Cheng Lu

Cheng Lu

Assistant Professor

Personal profile

Personal profile

Cheng Lu is an Assistant Professor at the College of Industry-Entrepreneurs and HeXie Management Research Centre, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Corporate Reputation and an Early Career Research Fellow at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, both at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Prior to that, he obtained his Ph.D. in Management from the University of Edinburgh Business School. Trained in political science, his research interests lie at the intersection of management, politics, and public policy. 

Cheng's work has been published in leading international journals including Organization, as well as book chapters, policy reports, and research briefs in English and Chinese. His work has also been featured in outlets such as the Stanford Social Innovation Review. He is a regular presenter at major conferences including the Academy of Management (AOM) and the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS). Cheng has extensive collaborative experience across the private sector (including companies such as Meituan and SK Group), public sector (spanning government agencies in China and the UK), and non-profit sector (including major international foundations and civil society organisations), reflecting a cross-sectoral, impact-oriented approach to scholarship and practice. 

Research areas

  • Social entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Organizational future-making
  • Organizational institutionalism
  • Nonprofit and public management

Person Types

  • Staff

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):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  3. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  4. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  5. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  6. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals