Zhi Tang

2022 Submissions

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, Z., Rothenberg, S., Tang, J., Renhong, Z., & Hongxin, Z. (2022). Social stratification and the philanthropy engagement strategy: Evidence from Chinese entrepreneurial firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. . .

Tang, J., Tang, Z., & Khan, S. (2022). Do the Rich Give More? The Effects of Family Wealth and Entrepreneurial Effort on Firm Philanthropy and Growth. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. . .

2021 Submissions

Invited Article/Publication

Ghitulescu, B., Khazanchi, S., Tang, Z., & Yu, Y. (2021). One size does not fit all: the role of mentoring context in proactive individuals' scholarly impact. Career Development International. . .

Tang, J., & Tang, Z. (2021). Does it pay to bribe? The influence of bribery on new venture disbanding. Journal of General Management. 46. 185-196.

Tang, J., Tang, Z., Zhu, R., & Li, X. (2021). Entrepreneurs' resource background, innovation, philanthropy and the exit of external Investment in Private Ventures in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 38. 467–489.

2020 Submissions

Invited Article/Publication

Hull, C., Tang, Z., Tang, J., & Yang, J. (2020). Information diversity and innovation for born-globals. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 37. 1039–1060.

2019 Submissions

Invited Article/Publication

Olabisi, J., Kwesiga, E., Juma, N., & Tang, Z. (2019). Stakeholder Transformation Process: The Journey of an Indigenous Community. Journal of Business Ethics. 159. 1-21.

2018 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Ghitulescu, B., Tang, Z., Khazanchi, S., & Yu, Y. (2018). Proactive Personality and Creative Achievement: The Moderating Impact of Mentoring Relationships. Academy of Management.

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2018). Stakeholder CSR orientation congruence, entrepreneurial orientation, and environmental performance of Chinese SMEs.. British Journal of Management. 29. 634-651.

Luxmore, S., (2018). Institutional determinants of environmental corporate social responsibility: Are multinational entities taking advantage of weak environmental enforcement in lower‐income nations?. Business and Society Review. . .

Baron, R., Tang, J., & Tang, Z. (2018). Bribes as entrepreneurial actions: Why underdog entrepreneurs feel compelled to use them. Journal of Business Venturing. 33. 679-690.

Luxmore, S., Hull, C., & Tang, Z. (2018). Institutional Determinants of Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility: Are Multinational Entities Taking Advantage of Weak Environmental Enforcement in Lower-Income Nations. Business and Society Review. . .

2017 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, J., & Tang, Z. (2017). Does it Pay to Bribe? The Influence of Firm Bribery Activity on Venture Disbanding. Academy of Management.

Invited Article/Publication

Rothenberg, S., Hull, C., & Tang, Z. (2017). The Impact of Human Resource Management on Corporate Social Performance Strengths and Concerns. Business and Society. . .

Scully, M., Rothenberg, S., Beaton, E., & Tang, Z. (2017). Mobilizing the Wealthy: Doing. Business and Society. . .

Tang, J., Tang, Z., & Cowden, B. (2017). Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, CEO dual values, and SME performance in state-owned vs. non-state-owned enterprises in China. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. . .

2016 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., Hull, C., Tang, J., & Li, H. (2016). Born Global and Dying Young: Drivers of the Infancy Survival Rate of Born Globals in China. Academy of Management.

Tang, Z., Tang, J., Zhu, R., & Li, X. (2016). Equality of Opportunity, Charity Donation, and Growth Intentions of Chinese Entrepreneurs. Academy of Management.

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2016). Should the Less Resourceful Be More Generous? Linking Chinese Entrepreneurs' Career Background, Charity Donation, and Exit Pace of External Equity Investment. The Conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2016). Can media discipline Chinese firms' pollution behaviors? The mediating effects of the public and government. Journal of Management. . .

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2016). The impact of competitors-firm power divergence on Chinese SMEs' environmental and financial performance. Journal of Business Ethics. . .

2015 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., Tang, J., Zhu, R., & Li, X. (2015). The Role of Social Embeddedness in Equity Financing for Chinese Entrepreneurs. Academy of Management.

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2015). The influence of stakeholder-firm power difference on corporate social responsibility of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises.. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development. . .

2014 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2014). Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, CEO dual values, and SME performance in state-owned vs. non-state-owned enterprises in China. USASBE.

Tang, J., Tang, Z., & Cowden, B. (2014). Investigating the joint contributions of EO and CEO values to performance of Chinese SMEs. Academy of Management.

2013 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, J., & Tang, Z. (2013). Investigating the Joint Contributions of EO, Ownership and CEO Values to Chinese SMEs' Performance. Academy of Management.

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2013). The Influence of Stakeholder-firm Power difference on Corporate Social Responsibility of Chinese SMEs. USASBE.

Invited Article/Publication

Smith, D., & Tang, Z. (2013). The Growth Performance of Top African American Businesses. Management Decision. . .

Tang, Z., Tang, J., & Katz, J. (2013). Proactiveness, Stakeholder�Firm Power Difference, and Product Safety and Quality of Chinese SMEs. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. . .

2012 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2012). Entrepreneurial Orientation, Stakeholder-Firm Power Difference, and SMEs Product Safety in China. Academy of Management.

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, Z., & Hull, C. (2012). An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Orientation, Perceived Environmental Hostility, and Strategy Application among Chinese SMEs. Journal of Small Business Management. 50. 132-158.

Tang, Z., Hull, C., & Rothenberg, S. (2012). How corporate social responsibility engagement strategy moderates the CSR-financial performance relationship. Journal of Management Studies. . .

Tang, Z., & Smith, D. (2012). How does state ownership affect pollution control? Evidence from the Chinese iron and steel industry. International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics. . .

Luxmore, S., Tang, Z., & Hull, C. (2012). When corporate social responsibility matters: An empirical investigation of contingencies. International Journal of Corporate Governance. . .

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2012). Stakeholder-firm power difference, stakeholders' CSR orientation, and SMEs' environmental performance in China. Journal of Business Venturing. 27. 436-455.

2011 Submissions

Full Length Book

(2011). Proceedings of the Sixty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Tang, Z., Hull, C., & Rothenberg, S.

Book Chapter

(2011). How corporate social responsibility is pursued affects firm financial performance. Proceedings of the Sixty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Tang, Z., Hull, C., & Rothenberg, S.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2011). Stakeholder-firm Power Difference and SMEs' Environmental Performance in China. Academy of Management.

Tang, Z., Hull, C., & Rothenberg, S. (2011). How corporate social responsibility is pursued affects firm financial performance. Academy of Management.

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, Z., & Hull, C. (2011). The Strategy Configuration of Chinese SMEs. Journal of Enterprising Culture. 19. 229&#8364-259.

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2011). Entrepreneurial orientation and performance of SMEs in China' s changing environment: The moderating effects of strategies. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 29. 409-431.

2010 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., (2010). The two faces of Chinese state-owned iron and steel companies in controlling pollution: A longitudinal and regional perspective. The Conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2010). The moderating effects of strategies on the curvilinear relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of Chinese SMES. The Conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, Z., Dickson, P., Marino, L., Tang, J., & Powell, B. (2010). The Value of Organizational Ambivalence in an Uncertain World. British Journal of Management. 21. 809-828.

Kreiser, P., Marino, L., Davis, J., Tang, Z., & Lee, C. (2010). Firm-level entrepreneurship: The role of proactiveness, innovativeness, and strategic renewal in the creation and exploitation of opportunities. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. 15. 143-163.

Tang, Z., Tang, J., Marino, L., Zhang, Y., & Li, Q. (2010). An investigation of entrepreneurial orientation and organizational strategies in Chinese SMEs. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development. . .

Tang, Z., Kreiser, P., Marino, L., & Weaver, M. (2010). Exploring Proactiveness as a Moderator in the Process of Perceiving Industrial Munificence: A Field Study of SMEs in Four Countries. Journal of Small Business Management. 48. 97-115.

2009 Submissions

Full Length Book

(2009). Proceedings of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Tang, Z., & Hull, C.

Book Chapter

(2009). The diversity and relatedness of strategy configuration in Chinese SMEs. Proceedings of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Tang, Z., & Hull, C.

Published Conference Proceedings

Tang, Z., & Hull, C. (2009). The diversity and relatedness of strategy configuration in Chinese SMEs. In George T. Solomon (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., & Hull, C. (2009). The diversity and relatedness of strategy configuration in Chinese SMEs. Academy of Management.

Tang, Z., & Tang, J. (2009). The curvilinear relation between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of Chinese SMEs: Moderating effects of strategies. Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, Z., Kreiser, P., Marino, L., Dickson, P., & Weaver, M. (2009). A hierarchical perspective of the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 5. 181-201.

Tang, Z., (2009). The Application of the Dimensionality Perspective in Organization Study. Emergence: Complexity and Organization. 11. 58-68.

Tang, Z., & Rothenberg, S. (2009). Does perceptual acuity matter? An investigation of entrepreneurial orientation, perceptual acuity, and firm performance. Journal of Enterprising Culture. 17. 79-102.

2008 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., Powell, B., Mario, L., Tang, J., & Dickson, P. (2008). The impact of organizational goal setting on the industrial munificence-goal attainment relationship for SMEs. USASBE.

Tang, Z., & Rothenberg, S. (2008). Does perceptual acuity matter? – An investigation of entrepreneurial orientation, perceptual acuity, and firm performance. Academy of Management.

Tang, Z., & Hull, C. (2008). Strategic Configurations in Chinese SMEs. Academy of Management.

Tang, Z., Tang, J., Mario, L., Zhang, Y., & Li, Q. (2008). An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organizational Strategies in China. The Conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).

Invited Article/Publication

Rothenberg, S., Hira, R., & Tang, Z. (2008). Printing industry offshoring: Perspectives from U.S. based printers. Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal. 1. 50-63.

Smith, D., Tang, Z., & Hale, J. (2008). Deriving a Taxonomy of IT Transition Costs. Journal of Information Technology Management. . .

Neely, M., Tribunella, T., Tang, Z., & Hull, C. (2008). What influence Salary: A study of MIS faculty job offers. Review of Business Information Systems. . .

Tang, Z., Powell, B., Marino, L., Tang, J., & Dickson, P. (2008). The Impact of Organizational Goal Setting on the Industrial Munificence-goal Attainment Relationship. International Journal of Business and Management. . .

Tang, J., Tang, Z., Marino, L., Zhang, Y., & Li, Q. (2008). Exploring An Inverted U-Shape Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance in Chinese New Ventures.. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 32. 219-239.

2007 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., & Hull, C. (2007). Blow the horn or watch the mirror: An exploratory study of the vigilant side of entrepreneurial orientation. SMS. New Frontiers in Entrepreneurship: Strategy, Governance, and Evolution.

Tang, J., Tang, Z., Mario, L., Zhang, Y., & Li, Q. (2007). What are the "entrepreneurial" strategies in China. Academy of Management.

Invited Article/Publication

Tang, J., & Tang, Z. (2007). The Relationship of Achievement Motivation and Risk-Taking Propensity to New Venture Performance: A Test of the Moderating Effect of Environmental Munificence. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. . .

Tang, J., Tang, Z., Zhang, Y., & Li, Q. (2007). The impact of entrepreneurial orientation and ownership type on firm performance in the emerging region of China. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. 12. 383-397.

Tang, J., Tang, Z., & Lohrke, F. (2007). Developing an Entrepreneurial Typology: The Roles of Attributional Styles and Entrepreneurial Alertness. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. . .

2006 Submissions

Full Length Book

(2006). Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. Tang, Z., Marino, L., Lohrke, F., Dickson, P., & Weaver, M.

Book Chapter

(2006). Entrepreneurial acuity: The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the convergence of archival and perceptual measures of environmental uncertainty.. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. Tang, Z., Marino, L., Lohrke, F., Dickson, P., & Weaver, M.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., & Powell, B. (2006). A Longitudinal Study of Resource Allocation Activity and Competitiveness Complexity. Academy of Management.

Tang, Z., Kreiser, P., Mario, L., Dickson, P., & Weaver, M. (2006). Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Environment: A Hierarchical Perspective of the Dimensions of EO. Academy of Management.

Smith, D., Tang, Z., & Hale, J. (2006). Deriving a Taxonomy of IT Transition Costs. Academy of Management.

2005 Submissions

Full Length Book

(2005). Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Conference. Tang, Z., & Bain, T.

Book Chapter

(2005). Sam Walton goes to China: What MNCs will find when they invest their foreign capital in China's human capital. Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Conference. Tang, Z., & Bain, T.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Tang, Z., (2005). An empirical study of environmental uncertainty, internal variety, and firm performance in SMEs. Academy of Management.

Tang, J., Tang, Z., & Lohrke, F. (2005). Exploring an entrepreneurial typology: Attributional styles and entrepreneurial alertness. Academy of Management.

Marino, L., Lohrke, F., Tang, Z., Dickson, P., & Weaver, M. (2005). Entrepreneurial acuity: Examining the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and the convergence of objective and perceptual measures of environmental uncertainty in SMEs. Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference.

Tang, Z., Marino, L., Tang, J., & Weaver, M. (2005). An exploration of the hierarchical relationship among entrepreneurship orientation dimensions. Southern Management Association.

Bain, T., & Tang, Z. (2005). Sam Walton goes to China: What MNCs will find when they invest their foreign capital in China's human capital. Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Conference.