Xinran Wang
Asst Professor
Zicklin School of Business
Department: N. P. Loomba Dept of Mgt
Areas of expertise: Technology for Social Good; International Business; Social Evaluations; Social Issues in Management
Email Address: xinran.wang@baruch.cuny.edu
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Xinran Wang is an Assistant Professor at the Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management, Zicklin School of Business. She received her PhD in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Organizations from the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. Before joining Baruch College, she taught at the Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri.
Dr. Wang’s research focuses on the challenges and opportunities firms and technologies face during times of uncertainty and firm strategies to reconcile tensions. Her work places particular emphasis on the role of identity and linguistic fundamentals in decision-making. She explores these theoretical mechanisms using computational linguistics and textual entailment analyses of transcripts, including SEC filings, media statements, and corporate communications.
Her work has been recognized through the best paper awards from prestigious academies, including the Academy of Management (AOM), Strategic Management Society, and Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation. Her research has been published in prestigious journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Business Ethics, and Business & Society. The research has been featured in media such as AOM Insights, the AOM YouTube channel, industrial magazines, and influential blogs.
Education
Ph.D., Strategy, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee Knoxville United States
M.Phil., Management, Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong
M.Phil., Management Science, Lanzhou University China
B.Sc., Finance and Accounting, Zhejiang Gongshang University China
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | BPL | 5100 | Business Policy |
| Spring 2024 | BPL | 5100 | Business Policy |
| Spring 2024 | BPL | 5100 | Business Policy |
Journal Articles
Wang, X., Yan, J., Munyon, T. P., & Crook, R. T. (2025). Breached but not Broken: How Attributional Information Shapes Shareholder Reactions to Firms Following Data Breaches. Corporate Reputation Review, 28. 71–92. doi.org/10.1057/s41299-024-00179-1.
Wang, X., Shen, J., Rainville, A., Lo, J., & Xia, J. (2025). How Negative Media Sentiment Regarding Social Stability Influences Hostile and Friendly Takeover Outcomes. Corporate Reputation Review, OnlineFirst. doi.org/10.1057/s41299-025-00217-6.
*Tian, L., *Wang, X., *Xia, J., & Li, Y. (2024). Departures of Tainted Outside Directors: A Threshold Approach from Two Competing Theoretical Perspectives. Business & Society, OnlineFirst. doi.org/10.1177/00076503241274051 (*denotes equal contribution first authors listed alphabetically).
Yan, J., Wang, X., Munyon, T. P., Crook, R. T., & Kim, T. (2024). Firm Actions and Media Tenor after A Data Breach: A Quasi-Replication and Extension of Zavyalova et al.’s (2012) Product Harm Study. Journal of Management Scientific Reports, 2(1). 27-61. doi.org/10.1177/27550311231225957.
Xia, J., Yao, F. K., Yin, X., Wang, X., & Lin, Z. (2024). How Do Political and Non-Political Ties Affect Corporate Regulatory Participation? A Regulatory Capture Perspective. Business & Society, 63(7). 1639-1686. doi.org/10.1177/00076503231219687.
Wang, X., Reger, R. K., & Pfarrer, M. D. (2021). Faster, Hotter, and More Linked In: Managing Social Disapproval in the Social Media Era. Academy of Management Review, 46(2). 275-298. (https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2017.0375).
Chen, Y. A., Wang, X., & Young, M. N. (2015). Geely Automotive's Acquisition of Volvo. Asian Case Research Journal, 19(1). 183-202.
Young, M. N., Tsai, T., Wang, X., Liu, S., & Ahlstrom, D. (2014). Strategy in Emerging Economies and the Theory of the Firm. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 31(2). 331-354.
Wei, L., Chen, D., Young, M. N., & Wang, X. (2014). Which CEOs Are More Likely to be Fired in China? Demographic Characteristics as an Antecedent. S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal, 79(3). 37-50.
Wang, X., & Young, M. N. (2014). Does Collectivism Affect Environmental Ethics? A Multi-level Study of Top Management Teams from Chemical Firms in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(3). 387-394.
Li, J., Tan, Y., Cai, Z., Zhu, H., & Wang, X. (2013). Regional Differences in a National Culture and their Effects on Leadership Effectiveness: A Tale of Two Neighboring Chinese Cities. Journal of World Business, 48(1). 13-19.
Ji, L., Tang, G., Wang, X., Yan, M., & Liu, Z. (2012). Collectivistic-HRM, Firm Strategy and Firm Performance: An Empirical Test. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(1). 190-203.
Li, J., Chu, C. W., Wang, X., Zhu, H., Tang, G., & Chen, Y. (2012). Symbiotic Ownership, Cultural Alignment, and Firm Performance: A Test among International Strategic Alliances. International Business Review, 21(6). 987-997.
Huang, J., Li, J., Zhang, P., Cai, Z., & Wang, X. (2011). Symbiotic Marketing and Trust-Related Issues: Empirical Evidence From an Emerging Economy. Journal of Global Marketing, 24(5). 417-432.
Wang, X., Li, B., Huang, Y., & Wang, X. (2011). Feature Extraction from Noisy Image Using Intersecting Cortical Model. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 40-41. 516-522.
Tang, G., Li, J., & Wang, X. (2011). Multimarket Contact and Firm Performance: The Moderating Effect of Confucian Culture. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 5(1). 45-62.
Book Chapters
Wang, X., & Reger, R. K. (2018). Rolling the Dice: What Methodological Choices Maximize Chances for Publication in Premier Strategic Management Journals?. Galavan, R.J., Sund, K.J. and Hodgkinson, G.P. (Ed.) Methodological Challenges and Advances in Managerial and Organizational Cognition (pp. 315-344). Emerald Publishing Limited.
Conference Proceedings
Andrus, J., Chen, Y., Wang, X., & Reger, R. K. (2023). Tempest in a Teapot? Market Reactions to Social Media Chatter About Social Movements. Academy of Management Proceedings.
Andrus, J., Chen, Y., Wang, X., & Reger, R. K. (2021). To Tweet or Not to Tweet? The Role of Social Media Boycotts on Stock Market Reactions. Academy of Management Proceedings.
Wang, X., Reger, R. K., & Zhou, W. (2018). Constituent Support to Firms and Communication Strategies via Social Media and Press Release. Academy of Management Proceedings.
Wang, X., Reger, R. K., Zhou, W., & Williams, D. W. (2017). Cross-Border Social Disapproval: Social Media, National Animosity, and Nationalism as Mobilization. Academy of Management Proceedings.
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Management Society (SMS) Best Conference Paper Prize Finalist | Strategic Management Society | 2024-10-22 | |
| Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division Finalist of Best Paper with Practical Implications Award | Academy of Management | 2023-08-01 | |
| Strategic Management Society (SMS) Nomination of the Best Conference Paper Prize | Strategic Management Society | 2020-10-01 | |
| Stakeholder Strategy Interest Group, Best Proposal with Practical Implications Award | Strategic Management Society | 2020-10-01 | |
| Best Dissertation Award at Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation | Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation | 2018-10-01 | |
| Strategic Research Foundation (SRF) Dissertation Research Grant | Strategic Management Society | 2017-12-23 | |
| Winemiller Excellence Award for Quantitative and Analytics Research | University of Missouri | 2017-10-01 | |
| Strategic Management Society (SMS) Behavioral Strategy Interest Group Most Novel Paper Award | Strategic Management Society | 2017-10-01 | |
| Outstanding Doctoral Student Teacher Award | University of Tennessee | 2017-10-01 | |
| Emerging scholar invitation for presentation at Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation | Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation | 2017-10-01 | |
| Strategic Management Society (SMS) Best Conference Paper Prize | Strategic Management Society | 2017-10-01 | |
| Social Issues Management (SIM) Division Best Student Paper Award | Academy of Management | 2017-08-01 | |
| Strategic Management Society Strategic Research Foundation (SRF) Dissertation Scholar | Strategic Management Society | 2016-12-01 | |
| Outstanding Doctoral Student Researcher Award | University of Tennessee | 2016-10-01 | |
| Emerging scholar invitation for presentation at Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation | Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation | 2016-10-01 | |
| Midwest Strategy Meeting Grant | Midwest Strategy Society | 2016-05-01 | |
| Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Competition, First Prize & Second Prize for Research | University of Tennessee | 2015-10-01 | |
| Midwest Strategy Meeting Grant | Midwest Strategy Society | 2014-08-01 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Strategy Colloquium Doctoral Consortium Fund | Mid-Atlantic Strategy Colloquium | 2014-05-01 | |
| Entertainment and Sports Programming Networks (ESPN) Fellowship for Ph.D. students. University of Tennessee | University of Tennessee | 2013-07-01 | |
| University Grants Committee Scholarship. Hong Kong Baptist University | Hong Kong Baptist University | 2011-10-01 | |
| Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship | Tokyo Foundation | 2010-10-01 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA Seminar Series | Coordinator | Present | |
| PhD student comprehensive exam committee (strategy) | Committee Member | 8/10/2024 | |
| Zicklin School of Business PhD Research Symposium 2024 | Faculty Discussant | 4/19/2024 | |
| Summer position paper committee | Committee Member | 2/1/2024 | |
| Consultants with PhD student | Attendee, Meeting | 11/30/2023 |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSC CUNY Grant committee for the Business discipline | Reviewer | 2/12/2024 | 2/29/2024 |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Management Studies (JMS) | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2017 | Present | International | ||
| Journal of Management (JOM) | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 4/19/2024 | Present | International | ||
| Academy of Management (AOM) Best Student Paper Award Evaluation Committee-Social Issues Management (SIM) Division | Committee Member | 6/1/2022 | Present | International | ||
| Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Meetings | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 10/1/2012 | Present | International | ||
| Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meetings | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | United States | 10/1/2012 | Present | International | |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Management (APJM) | Editorial Review Board Member | 10/1/2012 | Present | International | ||
| Strategic Management Society (SMS) Best Conference Paper Prize Committee | Committee Member | 6/1/2023 | 10/1/2023 | International | ||
| Organization Studies | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 11/1/2022 | 2/1/2023 | International | ||
| Asian Case Research Journal | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 3/1/2022 | 12/31/2022 | International | ||
| Business Ethics Quarterly (BEQ) | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 9/3/2021 | 12/3/2021 | International | ||
| International Conference on Social Media & Society | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 10/1/2018 | 10/1/2019 | International | ||
| Information | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 10/1/2016 | 10/1/2017 | International |