XU, LEI

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Dr. Xu is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. In theory, Dr. Xu's research concentrates on Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Entrepreneurial Finance/Top Management Team, and Social Network Analysis. Dr. Xu currently serves as the reviewers for many prestigious academic Journals, such as Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, and New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, and serves on the editorial boards of those premium journals, such as Asian Pacific Journal of Management and New England Journal of Entrepreneurship.

PhD
Strategy
Texas Tech University
2019
Master of Science
Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana University
2014
MBA
Drexel University
2011
B.A.
Economics
Beihang University
2007

Strategic Management Society
October 2016 - Current
Academy of Management
August 2014 - Current

Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Exploring the Impact of Inter-and Intra-Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Embeddedness on New Venture Creation
Academy of Management Journal
Founding Team Homogeneity and Network Positioning: The Moderating Role of Environmental and Organizational Factors
Journal of Small Business Management
Organizational Innovation Efforts in Multiple Emerging Market Categories: Exploring the Interplay of Opportunity, Ambiguity, and Socio-cognitive Contexts
Research Policy
Vol. 49 Iss. 3
The Contingent Value of Entrepreneurs’ Political Capital: Evidence from China
Journal of Asia-Pacific Business
Vol. 20 Iss. 3
The Negative Impacts of Embeddedness: Evidence from China.
Current Topics in Management
Vol. 18 Pg. 101–122
A Tale of Trinity in Founder’s Identity: The Case of New Venture Creation
Journal of Management Policy and Practice
Vol. 15 Iss. 5 Pg. 11–31
How Camera Makers Knit their Social Networks to Become Innovative?
Journal of Management Policy and Practice
Vol. 14 Iss. 5 Pg. 11–23
The Development of Consultative Talents: Present Situation, Problem and Countermeasure
The Report on the Development of Chinese Talents 2
Pg. 77-96

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