Dr. Jiyang Dong is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University. Dr. Dong’s research lies at the intersection of corporate political strategy and organization theory, and is primarily developed in the context of Chinese private firms strategically acquiring political resources while avoiding political pressure. His research has been selected at the Academy of Management Annual Conference as a finalist for the OMT Best Dissertation Based Paper Award. Dr. Dong received his PhD in Management from INSEAD. Prior to joining NU, he has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was on the faculty of the Business School of UIBE in Beijing.

Refereed Journal Publication:
"Regulatory Institutional Misalignment and Cross-Border Acquisitions: Evidence from an Emerging-Market Country" (with Guoli Chen, Jinshuai Hu and Feida Zhang) Journal of International Business Studies, Forthcoming.

Book Chapter:
“State Capitalism and Corporate Social Responsibility: State Influence on the Firm” (with Rose Luo) in the Oxford Handbook of State Capitalism and the Firm, 2022.

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

• “Vary or Not, It’s a Matter of Experience and Dependence”, Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol.2017, No.1, Atlanta, USA.
• “Multilevel Political Embeddedness and Corporate Strategic Discretion” (with Rose Luo) Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol.2013, No.1, Orlando, USA.

Corporate Political Strategy
Corporate Governance
Emerging Market Firms

Entrepreneurship (MBA)

China Business Environment (MBA)

Corporate Political Strategies (Executive Education)