Zeyu Zhao
Graduate Research Associate,
WPC Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Graduate Students - JM
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Mail code: 4006Campus: Tempe
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Student Information
Graduate StudentBusiness Administration (Management)
W. P. Carey School of Business
Education
- PhD, Strategic Management, Arizona State University (2020–2026) (Expected)
- MS, Management (Strategy and International Business), Peking University (2017–2020)
- BA, Economics, Peking University (2015–2018)
- BA, English Literature and Linguistics, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2013–2017)
Research Interests
- Corporate Governance & Strategic Leadership
- Stakeholder Strategy & Social Evaluations
- Innovation & Digital Transformation
Publications
- Zhao, Z., Yi, X., & Lange, D. (conditional acceptance). Business is Personal: How CEO Personality Influences Agency Costs. Strategic Management Journal.
- Zhu, D. H.*, Zhao, Z.*, & Semadeni, M.* (2025). How and Why Top Executives Influence Innovation: A Review of Mechanisms and A Research Agenda. Journal of Management, 51(6), 2320–2354. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063241284962 *equal contribution
Research Activity
Zhao, Z., Hillman, A., & Bundy, J. [Politician insider trading prior to violation announcements]. Reject & Resubmit at Management Science.
Shen, W., & Zhao, Z. [Lead independent directors and planned CEO succession]. Under review at Strategic Management Journal.
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
Honors / Awards
- Nominated, Best Paper Prize, SMS Annual Conference (2024)
- Best Paper Proceedings, STR Division, AOM Annual Conference (2024)
- New Governance Lab Summer Grant, W. P. Carey School of Business ($15,000) (2024)
- Graduate College Travel Award, Arizona State University (2024)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, AOM STR Division (2023)
- New Governance Lab Summer Grant, W. P. Carey School of Business ($9,000) (2023)
- New Governance Lab Summer Grant, W. P. Carey School of Business ($9,000) (2022)
- Graduate College Travel Award, Arizona State University (2022)
- University Graduate Fellowship, Arizona State University (2020–2025)
- National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China (2018)
- Award for Academic Excellence, Peking University (2018)
- Outstanding Graduate Award of Beijing City (First Class Honors) (2017)
- First-class Scholarship for Undergraduate Students (2015, 2016)
Professional Associations
- Academy of Management
- Strategic Management Society
Service
Ad-Hoc Reviewer: Organization Science (2023–), Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2022–), Strategic Management Society Annual Conference (2022–), International Corporate Governance Society Annual Conference (2023–)