Gordon Ford College of Business Staff

Strategy (undergraduate and graduate)

International Business

PhD, Business Administration, University of California - Berkley, 2006

MA, Economics, Peking University, 2000

BA, Economics, Dalian University of Technology, 1997

Dr. Liang conducts research in technology management and innovation, multinational firm strategy, and development. Her recent studies focus on technology spillovers from foreign direct investment to local firms in China. In other studies she examines firm performance and welfare consequence of technology changes and globalization. She has published research articles in academic journals including Research Policy, Intelligence, and IEEE Proceedings. Dr. Liang has taught Strategy, International Business, and Institutional Environment for Business at undergraduate and MBA levels at Western Kentucky University, Rutgers University, and the University of California Berkeley. She has been awarded several research grants at Western Kentucky University and served as reviewer for several academic journals.

"Industry Reputation Crisis and Firm Certification: A Coevolution Perspective" (with Y. Chen and L. Ping), Journal of Business Ethics, 2023.

"Environmental Self-regulation and Firm Survival: Evidence from China" (with Y. Chen and J. Liu), Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022.

"Housing Market Speculation and Firm Productivity: Evidence from China" (with Q. Yu and Y. Chen), China and World Economy, 2021, 29(5), 148-174.

"A Process Model of Social Intelligence and Problem Solving Style for Conflict Management" (with M.A. Rahim and I. Civelek), International Journal of Conflict Management, 2018, 29(4), 487-499.

"Does Foreign Direct Investment Improve the Productivity of Domestic Firms? Technology Spillovers, Industry Linkages, and Firm Capabilities", Research Policy, 46(1), 138-159.