Biography
Yijing Wang, Ph.D. is Full Professor and Chair of Strategic Communication, with a focus on Responsible and Sustainable Organisations and Business in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She serves as Chair of the ECREA Risk and Crisis Communication Section, Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Reputation Review, and Editorial Board Member of Public Relations Review and Business Horizons. She is the Principal Investigator and Coordinator of the Horizon Europe project CUES (EUR 6.5 million, 2024-2028), a Management Committee Member of the COST Action project Alert Hub, and a member of the Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT). Yijing obtained her PhD degree in Corporate Reputation and Stakeholder Management from Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is the author of numerous international publications in journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of International Management, Business Horizons, Convergence, Public Relations Review, Journal of Communication Management, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, and Media and Communication.
Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
- y.wang@eshcc.eur.nl
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Work
- Yijing Wang & Alexandra Schwinges (2026) - From commitment to communication: a roadmap for strategic communication of corporate digital responsibility - Journal of Communication Management, 30 (5), 70-85 - doi: 10.1108/JCOM-04-2026-0145 - [link]
- Phuong Hoan Le & Yijing Wang (2026) - Digital collectives in precarious work: Comparing gig workersā common voices across online communities - Review of Communication - doi: 10.1080/15358593.2026.2729653
- Brittany N. Shivers, Lauren Flaker, Kaia Kirkpatrick, Anna Rachwalski, Yijing Wang, Yan Jin, Anca Anton, Silvia Ravazzani, Toni G.L.A. van der Meer & W. Timothy Coombs (2026) - Organizational GenAI Culture: Catalysts and Constraints for Crisis READINESS - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 34 (3) - doi: 10.1111/1468-5973.70190 - [link]
- Varvara Porechenkova & Yijing Wang (2026) - CSR reporting practices: A cross-time comparison of the food & beverage and energy industries in the U.S. through topic modeling - Corporate Reputation Review, 29 (3), 250-266 - doi: 10.1057/s41299-024-00199-x
- Yijing Wang, Anca Anton & Silvia Ravazzani (2026) - Authentic Vulnerability in Crisis Communication: A Configurational Framework for Crisis Leadership. Business Horizons. Advance online publication - Business Horizons - doi: 10.1016/j.bushor.2026.07.005
- Yijing Wang, Silvia Ravazzani & Anca Anton (2026) - Generative AI risks: Are European communication professionals ready?: A study on individual and organizational READINESS - Journal of Communication Management, 30 (3), 407-424 - doi: 10.1108/JCOM-12-2024-0256 - [link]
- Yijing Wang, Yan Jin, Brittany N. Shivers, W. Timothy Coombs & Toni G.L.A. van der Meer (2026) - Guest editorial: Navigating uncharted waters: the forefront of crisis readiness - Journal of Communication Management, 30 (3), 309-321 - doi: 10.1108/JCOM-08-2026-329 - [link]
- Athanasios Polyportis, Yijing Wang, Leonie Carolin Peiffer, Anne Marie van Prooijen & Freya De Keyzer (2026) - Conceptualizing Sustainable Food Consumption: An analysis of 84 definitions - Circular Economy and Sustainability, 6 (3) - doi: 10.1007/s43615-026-01032-9 - [link]
- Cindy Sing Bik Ngai, Rebecca Sihui Chen, Yijing Wang & Xianzhu Jin (2026) - Crisis Communication Readiness in the Age of Digital Transformation and GenAI: Insights From Hong Kong - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 34 (2) - doi: 10.1111/1468-5973.70159 - [link]
- Yijing Wang & Daniel Laufer (2026) - Managing spillover crises in the age of generative AI - Business Horizons, 69 (3), 269-279 - doi: 10.1016/j.bushor.2025.10.006 - [link]
- Yingting Peng, Filip Vermeylen, Ellen Loots & Yijing Wang (2025) - 23rd International Conference for the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) (Participant)
Activity: Attending an event āŗ Academic - Yingting Peng, Filip Vermeylen, Ellen Loots & Yijing Wang (2025) - The price determinants for Chinese ceramic artworks in a global auction market (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation āŗ Academic - Yijing Wang (2025) - Lund University (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external academic institution āŗ Academic - Yijing Wang (2025) - Hui Zhao (Host)
Activity: Hosting an academic visitor āŗ Academic - Yijing Wang (2025) - Public Relations Review (External organisation) (Chair)
Activity: Membership of board āŗ Academic - Yijing Wang (2025) - ILUM University (External organisation) (Member)
Activity: Membership of board āŗ Academic - Athanasios Polyportis, Leonie Peiffer, Anne-Marie van Prooijen, Freya De Keyzer & Yijing Wang (2025) - Navigating anti-vegan perspectives for persuasive communication in sustainable food transitions (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation āŗ Academic - Leonie Peiffer, Anne-Marie van Prooijen, Freya De Keyzer, Athanasios Polyportis & Yijing Wang (2025) - Tide of change: A dive into consumersā attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors toward plant-based fish and seafood alternatives (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation āŗ Academic - Yijing Wang (2024) - PhD Defense Committee Member (Examiner)
Activity: Examination āŗ Academic - Yijing Wang (2024) - Advancing Crisis Communication in Digitalized Societies: New Challenges and Frontiers (Speaker)
Activity: Invited talk āŗ Academic
- Yijing Wang (2024) - Best Paper Award
- Anne-Marie van Prooijen & Yijing Wang (2024) - Best Full Paper Award
- Y (Yijing) Wang (2021) - Best Reviewer Award
- Y (Yijing) Wang (2020) - M&C Best Teacher Award
Communication and Organizations
- Level
- BA-1
- Year Level
- BA-1
- Year
- 2026
- Course Code
- CM1014
Sustainability Communication
- Year Level
- BA-2, BA-3
- Year
- 2026
- Course Code
- CM2094
Risk and Crisis Communication
- Level
- MA
- Year Level
- MA
- Year
- 2026
- Course Code
- CM4157
Master Thesis Project
- Level
- MA
- Year Level
- MA
- Year
- 2026
- Course Code
- CM5050
