Yifan Wei
Assistant Professor, Strategy
Burnaby
Room: WMC 4371
Biography
Dr. Yifan Wei is currently an assistant professor of Strategy at Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University. He holds a doctoral degree in management from the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include corporate political, innovation, and sustainability strategy, with a particular focus on the institutional environment. His works are sponsored by federal and foundation grants, and have appeared in leading management and political science journals. Prior to academia, he also worked for the World Bank and Deloitte as a consultant.
Selected Publications
articles and reports
Chen, X., Wei, Y., & Wang, M. S. (2024). Institutional logics and organizational filters: Differential responses to innovation and environmentalism in China's cleantech sector. Journal of Business Research, 172. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114401
Wei, Y., Ang, Y. Y., & Jia, N. (2023). The Promise and Pitfalls of Government Guidance Funds in China. China Quarterly, 256, 939-959. http://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741023000280
Wei, Y., Jia, N., & Bonardi, J. P. (2023). Corporate Political Connections: A Multidisciplinary Review. Journal of Management, 49(6), 1870-1910. http://doi.org/10.1177/01492063221136839
Huo, D., & Wei, Y. (2023). The origin and evolution of entrepreneurship policies: the case of China. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 12(1), 69-91. http://doi.org/10.1108/JEPP-01-2022-0015
Wei, Y. (2022). Reprint of: Regional governments and opportunity entrepreneurship in underdeveloped institutional environments: An entrepreneurial ecosystem perspective. Research Policy, 51(9). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104667
Wei, Y. (2022). Regional governments and opportunity entrepreneurship in underdeveloped institutional environments: An entrepreneurial ecosystem perspective. Research Policy, 51(1). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104380
Wei, Y. (2019). Innovative China : New Drivers of Growth. The World Bank Group. https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/833871568732137448/innovative-china-new-drivers-of-growth
Wei, Y. (2017). Organizational Imprinting and Response to Institutional Complexity: Evidence from Publicly-Traded Chinese State-Owned Firms in Hong Kong. Management and Organization Review, 13(2), 345-373. http://doi.org/10.1017/mor.2016.54
Wei, Y. (2017). Cambodia - Sustaining strong growth for the benefit of all : a systematic country diagnostic. The World Bank Group. https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/620151496155751423/cambodia-sustaining-strong-growth-for-the-benefit-of-all-a-systematic-country-diagnostic