Zhuo Wang

Zhuo Wang

Profile

Background

I am a postgraduate researcher in the International Business Department at Leeds University Business School. My research interests include firms' international experience, entry strategy, and performance, and my studies are funded by the departmental scholarship from the IB Department.

Education Background

  • September 2021 – Present: Ph.D. in International Business, University of Leeds, United Kingdom 
  • September 2019 – September 2020: MSc International Business, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
  • September 2016 – July 2019: BA (Minor) Business English, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
  • September 2015 – July 2019: BA International Economics and Trade, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Teaching Experience

  • 2023-2024: Module LUBS5913M International Trade Environment (PG)
  • 2023-2024: Module LUBS5902M Data Analysis in International Business (PG)

Research Experience

  • January 2023 – Present: Research Assistant for Migration, Business and Society
  • December 2022 – February 2023: Research Assistant for Project ‘Digitalisation and Internationalisation of SMEs’

Conference Activities

  • June 2024: Presentation, AIB LUBS Doctoral Conference (IB), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
  • July 2023: Oral Presentation, AIB Annual Conference (Doctoral Symposium), SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
  • June 2023: Presentation, LUBS Doctoral Conference (IB), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK (Best Paper Award Winner)
  • April 2023: Presentation, AIB-UKI (Doctoral Colloquium), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
  • December 2022: Abstract Acceptance, EIBA (Doctoral Symposium), Oslo, Norway

Reviewer Experience

  • January 2024: Reviewer, AIB 2024 Seoul, Track 9 Emerging Markets and Emerging Markets MNEs
  • November 2023: Reviewer, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Application Review (Round 1)

Research interests

My research focuses on the heterogeneity of firms' international experience and its relationship with firms' foreign market entry strategies, entry mode strategies, and subsidiary survival.

Qualifications

  • MSc International Business (Distinction): University of Leeds, United Kingdom
  • BA(Minor) Business English (2:1): Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China
  • BA International Economics and Trade: Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China