Shipeng YAN
Prof. Shipeng YAN
Management and Strategy
Assistant Professor

3917 0028

KK 1125

Academic & Professional Qualification
  • PhD, IESE
  • BBA(IS), HKU
Biography

Dr. Shipeng YAN is a management scholar with a sociological orientation and a scholarly interest in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) issues as well as the broader political economy from an organization theory perspective. His studies have been published in prestigious management journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, and Journal of International Business Studies. He also serves as a deputy editor for the journal Organization & Environment and as a senior editor for the journal Management and Organization Review.

Teaching
  • EMBA
    Corporate social responsibility, City University of Hong Kong. 2020
  • PhD
    Organization theory, City University of Hong Kong. 2020-2021
    Institutions and teams, Tilburg University. 2017-2018
  • Master
    Reinventing management in global capitalism, University of Hong Kong. 2021-
    Societal institutions and development, Tilburg University. 2016-2018
  • Undergraduate
    Strategic management, University of Hong Kong. 2021-
    Strategic management, City University of Hong Kong. 2018-2020
    Strategic decision making, Tilburg University. 2016-2018
  • Corporate social responsibility, City University of Hong Kong. 2018-2020
  • Corporate social responsibility, Tilburg University. 2016-2018
Research Interest
  • ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) issues
  • Political economy
  • Organization theory
Selected Publications
  • Maksimov V, Wang S, Yan S (equal authorship). 2022. “Global connectedness and dynamic green capabilities in MNEs”. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(4): 723-740
  • Yan S, Almandoz J, Ferraro F. 2021. “The Impact of Logic (In)Compatibility: Green Investing, State Policy, and Corporate Environmental Performance”. Administrative Science Quarterly, 66(4): 903-944
  • Yan S. 2020. “A double-edged sword: Diversity within religion and market emergence”. Organization Science, 31(3): 535-795
  • Yan S, Ferraro F, Almandoz J. 2019. “The rise of socially responsible investment funds: The paradoxical role of the financial logic”. Administrative Science Quarterly, 64(2): 466–501
Awards and Honours
  • Emerging Scholar Award, ONE Division, Academy of Management, 2023
  • Dean’s Research Excellence Award, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, 2021
  • Finalist, Outstanding Research Award for Junior Faculty, City University of Hong Kong, 2020
  • IESE Alumni Research Prize for Best Published Paper, 2019
Service to the University/ Community
  • 2021-now: Member, Staff Student Consultation Committee, Master of Global Management, The University of Hong Kong
  • 2019-2021: Program Leader, MSc Organizational Management, City University of Hong Kong
  • 2021-2023: Communications Chair, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management
  • 2019-now: Mentor, Doctoral Consortium, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management
  • 2019-now: Editorial review board, Organization & Environment
  • 2021-now: Editorial review board, Management and Organization Review
Recent Publications
Is ESG a fad or the future?

環境、社會及管治(Environmental, Social, and Governance,簡稱ESG)近年好似雨後春筍般,已經無處不在。當眾人還分不清這3個字母順序的時候,ESG早已牽動無數跨國公司的重大決策,也深刻影響各國政府的監管決定。

Is ESG a fad or the future?

環境、社會及管治(Environmental, Social, and Governance,簡稱ESG)近年好似雨後春筍般,已經無處不在。當眾人還分不清這3個字母順序的時候,ESG早已牽動無數跨國公司的重大決策,也深刻影響各國政府的監管決定。

The Impact of Logic (In)Compatibility: Green Investing, State Policy, and Corporate Environmental Performance

Environmental protection is widely perceived as a state responsibility, but market-based solutions such as green investing have emerged in the financial sector. Little research has addressed whether green investing can affect corporate environmental performance and how the state would moderate such an impact. Using an institutional logics perspective, we extend the literature on institutional complexity by exploring the factors leading to compatibility of logics and practices. We theorize that the success of green investing as a novel hybrid practice combining financial means and environmental goals depends on the legitimacy it achieves as an appropriate solution to the stated goal, and this legitimacy can be boosted or dampened by other hybrid practices in the field. Analyzing a panel dataset of 3,706 firms from 20 countries between 2002 and 2013, we find a positive relationship between the relative size of green investment in the economy and firm-level environmental performance in that country. This relationship is moderated by state policies: a strong environmental protection policy weakens the positive relationship between green investing and corporate environmental performance, and a strong shareholder protection policy strengthens the relationship. We contribute to research on institutional complexity, logic compatibility, and public–private cooperation in pursuing the common good.