dr. (Zhiyan) Z. Wu

I am an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Prior to joining Erasmus, I held visiting/postdoctoral positions at Texas Christian University, and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. I received my Ph.D. from Zhejiang University.

My research focuses on behavioral decision-making. Generally, I study this topic in the context of corporate governance. I view corporate governance as social structures that encompass social influence and group dynamics, which in turn, shape the decision-making atop of the firms. Within this broad theoretical framework, I examine how top managers, board of directors, and controlling shareholders embrace decision-making uncertainty.

In a more recent secondary stream of research, I explore phenomena that capture the governance dynamics in informal firms in emerging markets, with a particular emphasis on how informal firms manage their stakeholder relationships in the early-stage market.

My work is published in the Academy of Management Journal.