Eric Yanfei Zhao
Killam Doctoral Fellow; PhD in Strategy & Organization Theory
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Email:
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eric.zhao@ualberta.ca
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Office Hours:
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By appointment
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Address:
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2-24 Business Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2R6
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May 12, 2012
Guiding Principle of My Research
Take on Grand Challenges and Help Solve Chronic Societal Problems such as Poverty, Inequality and Environmental Degradation through My Study of Institutions and Organizations in the context of social and technological entrepreneurship.
I initiated and currently lead a large-scale project on global microfinance organizations. Other ongoing projects, which I also lead, cover the nanotoxicology research field, the video game industry, and the feature film industry. Papers out of these projects have received notable recognitions from the Academy of Management and the Academy of International Business and are currently under review/revision at leading sociology and management journals. More information on these papers to follow.
Degrees
Ph.D. Strategy & Organization Theory, University of Alberta, 2010-
Dissertation Committee: Michael Lounsbury (Chair), Royston Greenwood, P. Devereaux Jennings
M.A. Sociology (A+ Thesis, Connaught Scholar), University of Toronto
M.S. Management (Distinction), London School of Economics
Employment
2010-13 Research Fellow, National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT)
2011- Canadian Center for Corporate Social Responsibility (CCCSR)
2004-05 Accountant, KPMG, Shanghai Office
Major Research Awards
2012 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, the Killam Trusts ($70,000)
2012 Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, BPS Division
2012 Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, SIM Division
2012 Finalist, Temple/AIB Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business, All-Track Competition
2012 Winner, Best Paper, "Institutions, Governance, and CSR" track, Academy of International Business
2012 AIB/Sheth Foundation Doctoral Stipend, Academy of International Business
2010-13 National Institute for Nanotechnology Fellowship
2011 NBER/NSF/Harvard Travel Stipend on Nanotech
2011 Winner, Carolyn Dexter Award, Academy of Management, All-Academy Competition
2011 Winner, Best International Paper Award, Academy of Management, OMT Division
2011 Runner-up, Emerging Scholar Award in Women's Entrepreneurship, AIB and Emerald Publishing
2011 Runner-up, SSE/WAIB Best Paper Award for increased gender awareness in international business research, AIB and Stockholm School of Economics
2010-11 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Travel Stipend
2009 Winner, Distinguished Student Paper Award, Academy of Management, BPS Division
2009 Finalist, Robert J. Litschert Award, Academy of Management, BPS Division
2011 Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, OMT Division
2009 Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, BPS Division
2008 Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, OMT Division
** I served as the first/solo author on all of the award-winning papers.
Award Interview
Eric Zhao & Tyler Wry on the winning paper
Carolyn Dexter Award Video
The Alberta Organizations and Institutions Working Group
A student organized workshop series (see Schedule here)
Professional Services
Co-Chair, International Theme Committee Best Dissertation Award, Academy of Management, 2012
Member, OMT Research Committee, Academy of Management, 2012-
Member, International Theme Committee, Academy of Management, 2012-
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, AOM Annual Conferences
Active Member: AOM, ASA, AIB, INFORMS, EGOS, SMS
Stuff with no further value, but I am still proud of
GRE: Verbal (750/800), Quant (800/800), Analytical (800/800)
Personal
I am married to Angela, an inaugural Banting Fellow of Canada. We live in Edmonton with our beloved daughter Reese.
