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Personal profile
Dr. Weize Huang is the Founding Director of Social Entrepreneurship Research Centre (SERC) and Assistant Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK. Dr. Huang received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Management (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA, CEEMAN IQA and CAMEA accredited) at Zhejiang University. His research spans topics in Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior, with particular interests in the micro-foundation of entrepreneurship and the interpersonal side of individual workplace behaviors in the era of digitalization and artificial intelligence. In 2023, Dr. Huang received the Jiangsu Provincial High-level Talent Award for his research achievements in entrepreneurial team formation.
His work has been published and presented in journals and conferences such as The International Journal of Human Resource Management (JCR Q1, ABDC-A), Ethics & Behavior (JCR Q2), Chinese Journal of Applied Psychology (CSSCI), Psychology in China Social Science Excellence (reprinted journal), AoM Annual Meeting, IACMR Biennial Conference, AIB Asia Pacific Regional Conference, EIASM, ESI, etc. His dissertation won the 2022 National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award (10 winners per year with 5 in Entrepreneurship research). He has also hosted or participated in several research projects sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of China, the Science Technology Department and Education Department of Zhejiang Province, and McGill University.
Dr. Huang is the Liaison Officer in Zhejiang Province for IACMR. As for entrepreneurial practice, he co-founded two new ventures and currently also serves as a consultant for some domestic start-ups. Regarding human resource management practice, he has several consulting experiences in tourism, transportation, education training, and medical industries. He also takes the role of entrepreneurship mentor at government-backed incubators in Suzhou as well as Shanghai. Concerning teaching, he co-developed an English-taught course on innovative management models for undergraduate programmes with the collaboration of Haier.
*Accepting PhD Students
**Ph.D. applicants are encouraged to email Dr. Huang with their research ideas. Students with research backgrounds in education are welcome to co-explore the phenomenon of student entrepreneurship.
***Office: E-5078
Research interests
Entrepreneurship
OB&HRM
Experience
Founding Director of Social Entrepreneurship Research Centre, XJTLU, 2023 - Present
PhD supervisor, XJTLU, 2023 - Present
Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Hub, XJTLU, 2022 - Present
Lead Pathfinder of School of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystem, XJTLU, 2024 - Present
Representative of Sustainability Council, XJTLU, 2023 - Present
Representative for School Progress Committee of IME, XJTLU, 2024 - Present
Peer Review Coordinator of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Hub, XJTLU, 2022 - Present
Joint Ph.D. student (Organizational behavior), McGill University, Supervised by Dr. Patricia Faison Hewlin, 2020-2021
Visiting Student (Entrepreneurship and innovation), Stanford University, 2019
Co-founder, Hangzhou Beiao Internet of Things Technology Co., Ltd. (Founded in 2022)
Co-founder, Wuhan Fengkuang Aiqu Internet Technology Co., Ltd.(Founded in 2015)
Liaison Officer for the Alumni Association of Zhejiang University, 2022 - Present
Liaison Officer in Zhejiang Province for IACMR, 2019 - Present
Teaching Assistant, UG/PIEGL/MBA, SOM, Zhejiang University
Teaching
ENT102TC Entrepreneurship Concepts and Practice (UG), Module Leader
(AY22/23, 483 students; AY23/24, 476 students)
ENT203TC Leadership and Communication (UG), Co-teacher
(AY22/23, 358 students; AY23/24, 456 students)
ENT103TC Creative Innovator’s Toolkit (UG), Co-teacher
(AY24/25, 824 students)
MFE304TC Haier Rendanheyi Management Model (UG), Co-teacher
(AY22/23, 11 students; AY23/24, 13 students)
ENT401TC Research Methods for Entrepreneurs (PG), Guest Lecturer
(AY22/23, 123 students)
ENT301TC Capstone Project (UG), Business Plan Coach
Immersive Technopreneurship (Summer School), Co-teacher
(AY23/24, 57 students)
Awards and honours
Mao Lixiang Family Business Research Best Paper Award, ISEFB, 2024
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Mentor, 2024
Jiangsu Provincial High-level Talent Award, 2023
National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022
Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Zhejiang Province, 2022
Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Zhejiang University, 2022
The First Prize of Excellent Achievement Award of Philosophy and Social Science in Zhejiang University, 2022
Postgraduate of Merit / Triple A Postgraduate, 2021
Yangye Alumni Scholarship, 2021
Award of Honor for Postgraduate, 2021
Xinhai Public Welfare Responsibility Scholarship, 2021
Outstanding Postgraduate Leader Award, 2020
Scholarship of Academic Excellence, 2017-2022
National Bronze Award, China National Students Entrepreneurship Competition, 2016
Provincial Gold Award (Hubei Province), China National Students Entrepreneurship Competition, 2016
Award of Honor for Undergraduate, 2015
China National Scholarship, 2015
Outstanding Undergraduate Leader Award, 2014
President Scholarship, 2014
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):
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Education/Academic qualification
B.A. (Business Administration, Bilingual Teaching Class Programme), China University of Geosciences
Joint Ph.D. Student (Organizational behavior), Supervised by Dr. Patricia Faison Hewlin, McGill University
Visiting Student (Entrepreneurship and innovation), Stanford University
Ph.D. (Enterprise Management, International Ph.D. Programme), Supervised by Dr. Duanxu Wang, Zhejiang University
Fellow (FHEA), The Higher Education Academy, UK
External positions
Global Business Advisor, 舞指科技(通过包容性人工智能基础设施,赋能数智世界;公司获新华社,央广网、中国日报,CCTV,亚洲新闻台,Harvard Business Review等海内外知名媒体多次深度报道)
1 Jan 2024 → …
Entrepreneurship Mentor, Taicang University Science and Technology Park
Dec 2023 → Nov 2026
Entrepreneurship Mentor, Xinghai Creative Space (星海创立方, 上海市级科创孵化载体), Shanghai
18 Oct 2023 → 18 Oct 2025
Person Types
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Innovator’s Nexus: Entrepreneurship, AI and Engineering
Wu, T., Liu, K., Huang, W., Lo, J., Hai, J., Zhang, B., Perez, V., Aul, V. & Benitez Garcia, A.
1/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Entrepreneurship Odyssey: Crafting Industrial Entrepreneurship Cases for Authentic and Immersive Learning
1/01/24 → 30/12/24
Project: Internal Research Project
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Interpersonal effects of employee turnover: a missing pillar that bridges the gap between individual and collective turnover research
1/07/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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NSFC: 算法领导力对个体和团队效能的影响:一个跨层整合动机模型 (Grant No. 72172139)
Mo, S., Huang, W. & Others
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Revisit the Intergenerational Succession-Firm Performance Relationship: How Different Signals Work from a Stakeholder Perspective
Hu, M., Chen, Y., Huang, W. & Chen, L., Nov 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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The impact of flexible work arrangement on employee family satisfaction: An exploration of the leave system
Dong, B., Huang, W. & Zhou, F., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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The Role of Entrepreneurs' Hidden Competencies and AI Integration in Shaping Entrepreneurial Success
Lo, Y. T., Lin, T., Meng, H., Sulaiman, Z. & Huang, W., 2024, (Accepted/In press) Advances in Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics - Selected Articles from ICIMR 2024.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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This is (not) my duty: The critical role of employment status in shaping how reward for organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) works across employees
Huang, W., Chen, Y., Hu, Q. & Luo, B., Nov 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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信任之“殇”:家族企业数字化转型下非家族 CEO 的管理困境
Huang, W., Luo, R. & Dong, B., Nov 2024.Translated title of the contribution :The sorrow of trust: Management dilemma of non-family CEOs under the digital transformation of family businesses Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Activities
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Invited Speech: Haier's innovation management model in the new era
Weize Huang (Speaker)
18 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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侨见长三角之走进太仓: 解码工业4.0的创新管理之道 (Overseas Insights into the Yangtze River Delta: Exploring Taicang and Decoding the Innovative Management Path of Industry 4.0)
Weize Huang (Organiser)
18 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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What Does a Future-Oriented Research Center Look Like? Insights from the Social Entrepreneurship Research Center (SERC)
Weize Huang (Speaker)
14 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Invited Speech at Monash Business School: Corporate Social Responsibility Makes the Place
Weize Huang (Speaker)
10 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Management Decision (Journal)
Weize Huang (Reviewer)
2024 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review