Jiyang Dong, PhD (INSEAD), is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School of Business at Nazarbayev University. His research explores how private firms navigate the interplay of political and market forces in China’s state-capitalist system, and how firms from emerging markets build global competitiveness through innovation. His work has been published in journals such as Journal of International Business Studies.

Refereed Journal Publication:

• Chen, G., Dong, J., Hu, J., & Zhang, F. 2024. Regulatory institutional misalignment and cross-border acquisitions: Evidence from an emerging-market country. Journal of International Business Studies, 55, 172–193.

Book Chapters and Other Scholarly Contributions:

• Dong, J. & Luo, X.R. 2025. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Asia: The Role of the State and Business Groups. In O. Sorenson & P. Thornton (Ed.), De Gruyter Handbook of Sociology of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. De Gruyter.
• Dong, J. & Luo, X.R. 2022. State capitalism and corporate social responsibility: State influence on the firm. In M. Wright, G. Wood, A. Cuervo-Cazurra, P. Sun, I. Okhmatovskiy, & A. Grosman (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of State Capitalism and The Firm. Oxford University Press.
• Dong, J., March, J. G., & Workiewicz, M. 2017. On organizing: An interview with James G. March. Journal of Organization Design, 6(14).

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

• Dong, J. 2017. Vary or not, it’s a matter of experience and dependence. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1), 14530.
• Dong, J., & Luo, R. 2013. Multilevel political embeddedness and corporate strategic discretion. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1), 13684.

• Corporate Political Strategy
• Business Strategy under State Capitalism
• Emerging Market Strategy

• Entrepreneurship (MBA and Executive MBA)
• China Business Environment (MBA)
• Effective Collaboration with Chinese Partners (Executive Education)
• Corporate Political Strategies (Executive Education)