David Zhu

Professor & Dean's Council Distinguished Scholar, W. P. Carey Management and Entrepreneurship

BA 323 G Tempe, AZ 85287
Mail code: 4006

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Zhu builds on social and psychological theories to examine strategic decision making of top executives and entrepreneurs, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the upper echelons, innovation, digitalization, corporate governance, and corporate strategy. He also studies how the structure of networks affects leadership behavior, TMT diversity, and firms' competitive advantages. His work has been published in top scholarly journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal, and has received several international awards from Academy of Management and Strategic Management Society. He is a Senior Editor of Organization Science and a Deputy Editor of Management and Organization Review. He also serves as the Program Chair of the Strategic Leadership and Governance group of SMS and the Vice President and Program Chair Elect of International Association for Chinese Management Research. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and BBC Future, among others.

Education

Ph.D. University of Michigan
M.A. Nankai University, China
B.S. Nankai University, China

Curriculum Vitae (0 bytes)

Research Website URL

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Zhu12

Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=8PepByEAAAAJ

Research Interests

Strategic Decision Making
Upper Echelons
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Digitalization, Digital transformation, AI
Corporate Governance
Social and exchange networks
Corporate strategy
Chinese Management

Publications

Zhu, D.H., L. Jia, and F. Lei (forthcoming). Too much on the plate? How executive job demands harm firm innovation and reduce share of exploratory innovations. Academy of Management Journal.
Westphal, J.D., D. H. Zhu, and R. Kunapuli (forthcoming). Seeking Input when the Train has Left the Station: The Decoupling of Participative Strategic Decision-Making Processes and the Role of New Technology in Symbolic Management. Strategic Organization.
Zhu, D. H. and J. D. Westphal* (2021). Structural power, corporate strategy, and performance. Strategic Management Journal, 42(3): 624-65 (*equal contribution).
Kang, Y., D. H. Zhu, and Y. Zhang (2021). Being Extraordinary: How CEOs' Uncommon Names Explain Strategic Distinctiveness. Strategic Management Journal, 42(2): 462-488.
Westphal, J. D. and D. H. Zhu* (2019). Under the Radar: How Firms Manage Competitive Uncertainty by Appointing Friends of Other CEOs to Their Boards. Strategic Management Journal. 40(1): 79-107 (*authors listed in alphabetical order).
Jebran, K., S. Chen, and D. H. Zhu. (2019). Board informal hierarchy and stock price crash risk: Theory and evidence from China. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 27(5): 341-357.
Zhu, D. H. and W. Shen (2016). Why do some outside successions fare better than others? The role of outside CEOs' prior experience with board diversity. Strategic Management Journal, 37(13): 2695–2708.
Zhu, D. H. and G. Chen (2015). Narcissism, director selection, and risk-taking spending. Strategic Management Journal,36(13):2075-2098.
Zhu, D. H. and G. Chen* (2015). CEO narcissism and the impact of prior board experience on corporate strategy. Administrative Science Quarterly, 60(1): 31-65 (*equal contribution).
Zhu, D. H. and J. D. Westphal (2014). How directors’ prior experience with other demographically similar CEOs affects their selection onto corporate boards and the consequences for CEO compensation. Academy of Management Journal, 57(3): 791-813.
Zhu, D. H., W. Shen, and A. Hillman (2014). Recategorization into the in-group: The appointment of demographically different new directors and their subsequent positions on corporate boards. Administrative Science Quarterly, 59(2): 240-270.
Zhu, D. H. (2014). Group polarization in board decisions about CEO compensation. Organization Science, 25(2): 552-571.
Zhu, D. H. (2013). Group polarization on corporate boards: Theory and evidence on board decisions about acquisition premiums. Strategic Management Journal, 34: 800-822.
Zhu, D. H. and J. D. Westphal* (2011). Misperceiving the beliefs of others: How pluralistic ignorance contributes to the persistence of positive security analyst reactions to the adoption of stock repurchase plans. Organization Science, 22(4): 869-886 (*equal contribution).
Ethiraj, S. and D. H. Zhu (2008). Performance effects of imitative entry. Strategic Management Journal, 29: 797-817.

Courses

2023 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
DBA 707	Risk Management
DBA 709	Finance and Law
MGT 799	Dissertation
MGT 589	Strategic Management
MGT 792	Research
DBA 799	Dissertation
WPC 480	Capstone Course
DBA 723	Seminar:Research in Action III
DBA 791	Seminar
DBA 722	Seminar: Research in Action II
WPC 480	Capstone Course
DBA 702	Glob FIN Sys Mkt & Institution
DBA 707	Risk Management
DBA 791	Seminar
DBA 708	Corporate FIN and Governance
DBA 711	Financial Innovations

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
DBA 703	Glob FIN Sys Institute Invest
DBA 712	Econ & Finance Domestic Module
DBA 702	Glob FIN Sys Mkt & Institution
DBA 791	Seminar
DBA 711	Financial Innovations
DBA 791	Seminar
DBA 706	Strategic Visioning Leadership

2022 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
DBA 799	Dissertation
MGT 792	Research
MGT 792	Research
MGT 589	Strategic Management
MGT 589	Strategic Management
DBA 721	Seminar: Research in Action I

2022 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 589	Strategic Management
DBA 799	Dissertation
DBA 791	Seminar
DBA 723	Seminar:Research in Action III
DBA 701	MacroECN Policy in Global Envi
WPC 480	Capstone Course
DBA 722	Seminar: Research in Action II
MGT 792	Research
MGT 589	Strategic Management
MGT 799	Dissertation

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
MGT 799	Dissertation

2021 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
MGT 792	Research

2021 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
DBA 721	Seminar: Research in Action I
MGT 792	Research
MGT 799	Dissertation

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
WPC 480	Capstone Course
MGT 799	Dissertation
MGT 792	Research
WPC 480	Capstone Course
WPC 480	Capstone Course
MGT 791	Seminar

2020 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
DBA 721	Seminar: Research in Action I
MGT 792	Research

2020 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
MGT 799	Dissertation

2019 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
MGT 799	Dissertation
WPC 480	Capstone Course
WPC 480	Capstone Course
WPC 480	Capstone Course

2019 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
DBA 721	Seminar: Research in Action I
MGT 792	Research

2019 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
MGT 799	Dissertation

2018 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 791	Seminar
WPC 480	Capstone Course
WPC 480	Capstone Course
WPC 480	Capstone Course
MGT 792	Research
MGT 799	Dissertation

2018 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
MGT 792	Research
DBA 721	Seminar: Research in Action I

2018 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 792	Research
MGT 799	Dissertation

Honors / Awards

Inclusion in Administrative Science Quarterly Editor's Choice Collection as one of eight important studies on the Diffusion and Abandonment of Practices
Co-winner of the William H. Newman Award for the Best Paper Based on a Dissertation, Academy of Management, 2010
Winner of the Louis R. Pondy Award for the Best Paper Based on a Dissertation, Organization and Management Theory division, Academy of Management, 2010
Runner-up for Organizational and Management Theory Best Paper Award, Academy of Management, 2010
Winner of the Best Conference Paper Award, Strategic Management Society International Conference, Washington D.C., 2009
Winner of the Rensis Likert Dissertation Paper Prize, ICOS, University of Michigan, 2009-2010

Editorships

Senior Editor

Organization Science

Deputy Editor

Management and Organization Review

Professional Associations

Academy of Management

International Association for Chinese Management Research

Strategic Management Soceity

Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History

PhD student supervision

Wookyung Lee (chair), current

Zeyu Zhao (advisor), current

Yungu Kang (chair), joined Hong Kong Baptist University in 2021

Qi Zhu (co-chair), joined Hong Kong Polytech University in 2019

Jisun (Sun) Kim (committee member), joined University of Mississippi in 2018

Wes Herche (advisor) (2014-2015)

Jatinder Jassal (advisor) (2011-2012)

DBA student supervision

Dissertation co-chair (graduation year in parentheses)

Jun Zhou (2018), President and Vice Board Chair, Shanghai Industrial Holding

Jianping Liu (2018), CEO, Zhong Ou AMC

Wenqing Shi (2018), Board Chair, Shanghai Yuan Yang Group

Hongwei Zhang (2018), Vice CEO, Ping-An Asset Management

Huan Wang (2019), Vice CEO, Rosefinch Investment

Yang Wang (2019), CEO, Time-Space-Universe

Suo Qin (2020), Author and former Editor in Chief, China Business Network

Guiji Li (2020), Board Chair, Xinlibao Real Estate Group

Zhubin Li (2020), Founder and CEO, Wisevirtue Consulting

Yang Yao (2020), Board Chair, Zuomo Investment; President, Panying Fund

Zheng Xiang (2020), CEO, SCM Designs

Shan Zhong (2020), Board Chair, Pacilink Engineering

Limin He (2020), Vice CEO, Kelida Building and Decoration

Jie Li (2020), Chief Investment Officer, Hwabao Securities

Wei Fan (2021), CEO and Executive Partner, Shanghai Zhongyi Investment Management

Jie He (2021), President, Shanghai Yufeng Financial Lending

Qingling Zhu (2021), President, Shanghai Mingliang Investment and Consulting

Weiyang Wu (2021), President, Yungquan Huili

Dissertation co-chair for currently enrolled students

Xiaobin Zhang, co-founder and Executive Director, Yizhun Biomedical Limited.

Jin Li, Vice President, SANY group

Donghui Liu, Board Chair, DHD Design & Engineering.

Xiaoqin Ru, CEO and Executive Director, Yicun Capital

Yihua Tu, Executive Director, Astrazeneca University

Xiquan Wang, CEO, Wolong Real Estate Group

Xiuqin He, CEO of Jingang International and co-founder of Tsingshan Holding Group

Min Chen, Executive Director and CFO, Greenland Broad Greenstate

Lingli Deng, Vice President, Central Wealth Group Holdings Limited

Qun Ouyang, Senior Partner, Hiwayslaw Group

Jiayi Lin, Executive Director, IGB Group

Dongya Mei, Board Chair and CEO, Maodian Asset

Hongzhe Zhang, Vice President, ANNEC

Chun Chen, Vice President, Sinvo Group

Sheng Bao, Chief Investment Officer, Sujia

Pei Zhang, Chief Investment Officer, Huarong Tianze Investment

Liping Gao, Board Chair, Shanghai Yinghan Asset Management Hongqian Shi, CFO, Rockcheck Group

Dissertation committee member (graduation year in parentheses)

Laili Zheng (2019), Vice President, Kangnai Group

Qimin Wu (2019), President, Jupai Holdings Fengdong Liao (2020), CEO, Meian Pharmaceuticals

Dissertation committee member for currently enrolled students

Jing He, Board Chair, Wanhe Chuangjing Group

Di Wu, CEO, Huawan Investment Management

Work History

Arizona State University: 2009-present

Previous Appointments: University of Michigan

Service

Strategic Management Society

Strategic Leadership and Governance group

Program Chair, 2022-2023

Associate Program Chair, 2021-2022

Representative-at-Large, 2017-2019

International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR)

Vice President and Program Chair elect, 2022-present

English Program Macro Chair, 2020-2022 conference

Research Committee Macro Chair, 2018-2022

Representative-at-large (Americas), 2018-2022

Faculty Director

ASU's China DBA Program, 2022-present

Editorial Board Member

Academy of Management Journal (2020 to 2022)

Academy of Management Review (2018 to 2022)

Administrative Science Quarterly (2011 to 2022)

Strategic Management Journal (2013 to 2022)

Executive Education Courses

Strategic Management

Psychology of Strategic Decision Making and Strategic Leadership

Scientific Thinking

Expertise Areas