Chao Liu
Dean | School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Shandong University
Professor & Doctoral Supervisor | School of Business, Shandong University
Research Areas: Innovation Economics · Knowledge Management
Email: liuchao@sdu.edu.cn
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Dean, School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Shandong University Current
Professor & Doctoral Supervisor, School of Business, Shandong University Current
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Management Science & Engineering 2005–2008
– Dalian University of Technology
M.S. in Enterprise Management 2002–2005
– Dalian Maritime University
B.S. in Computer Science & Technology 1998–2002
– Shandong Normal University
Visiting Scholar, School of Management 2013–2014
– University of Bath, United Kingdom
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
• Distinguished Teacher ("Famous Teacher Outreach"), Organization Department of Shandong Provincial Party Committee
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education Mentor, Shandong Provincial Universities
• Council Member, Institute for High-Quality Development of Private Enterprises in Shandong Province
GRANTS & RESEARCH PROJECTS
National-Level Grants
• [1] Sub-project PI – "Chain Upgrade Strategy for Traditional Industries Enabled by Large Language Models' Innovation Chain Extension" (24&ZD050), National Social Science Fund of China Major Project, Jan 2025 – Dec 2028.
• [2] PI – "Optimization of Innovation Factor Structure in Old Industrial Bases under Supply-Side Structural Reform" (21BGL304), National Social Science Fund of China General Project, Sep 2021 – Dec 2023.
Provincial & Governmental Projects
• [3] PI – "Research on Cultivating and Expanding Venture Capital Institutions and Technology-Leading Enterprises in Shandong," Shandong Provincial Government Development Research Center / Shandong Social Science Key Commissioned Project, Jun–Dec 2026.
• [4] PI – "Accelerating the Growth of Advanced Manufacturing Clusters" (25BWTJ04), Shandong Provincial Party Committee Policy Research Office / Shandong Social Science Special Commissioned Project (Key), May–Jul 2025.
• [5] PI – "Research on Building National Advanced Manufacturing Clusters in Shandong" (23BZBJ07), Shandong Provincial Government Development Research Center / Shandong Social Science Key Project, Dec 2023 – May 2024.
• [6] PI – "Practice Teaching Design Based on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competency Training" (202002085013), Ministry of Education Industry-University Cooperation Project, Dec 2020 – Dec 2021.
• [7] PI – Research on the 5th National Economic Census, Weihai Bureau of Statistics, May–Oct 2025.
• [8] PI – Management Consulting, Xinfa Holdings Co., Ltd., Mar–Aug 2022.
• [9] PI – "Development Strategy for Children's Marine Food Industry in Weihai," Weihai Women's Federation, Jul–Oct 2021.
• [10] PI – Institutional Management Consulting, State Taxation Administration Weihai Branch, Jul–Oct 2021.
• [11] PI – "High-Quality Development of Manufacturing in Weihai," Weihai Bureau of Statistics, Jun–Sep 2020.
• [12] Sub-project PI – Management Consulting, Disha Pharmaceutical Group, Apr–Dec 2020.
• [13] PI – Survey on Sports Tourism Development in Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau, Dec 2019 – Mar 2020.
• [14] PI – Survey on New Cultural-Tourism Business Forms in Shandong, Shandong Department of Culture and Tourism, Dec 2019 – May 2020.
• [15] PI – Customer Power Satisfaction Index & Platform Construction, State Grid Yantai Electric Power, Jul 2019 – Mar 2020.
• [16] PI – Enterprise Operations Consulting, Qilu Transportation Weihai Development Co., Jan–Dec 2018.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles (SSCI/SCI)
• [1] When new leaders break the silence: How ESG aspiration performance gaps shapes corporate greenhushing after CEO succession, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2026. (SSCI Q1)
• [2] Institutional investor distraction and corporate greenhushing. Economic Modelling, 2026. (SSCI Q1)
• [3] Peer effect of corporate greenhushing: Evidence from China. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications [Nature portfolio], 2026. (SSCI Q1)
• [4] Employees' trust in AI and innovative behavior: A JD-R model perspective. Behavioral Science, 2026. (SSCI Q2)
• [5] ESG underperformance duration and corporate greenhushing: Evidence from China. Finance Research Letters, 2025. (SSCI Q1)
• [6] Knowledge creation network in response to crisis: A static–dynamic framework for innovation network resilience from a dual-risk perspective. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 2025. (SSCI Q1)
• [7] "Heat-driven": How climate warming accelerates the rise of new energy vehicles? Empirical explorations from China's city level. Journal of Environmental Management, 2025. (SSCI Q1)
• [8] The labor market effect of customer concentration: Based on resource allocation perspective. International Journal of Manpower, 2025. (SSCI Q1)
• [9] Adapting under pressure: Resilience characteristics and evolution dynamics of innovation networks in China's integrated circuit industry. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2025. (SSCI Q2)
• [10] How green finance policy catalyzes innovation in industrial clusters: Lessons from China's new energy vehicle sector. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2025. (SSCI Q1)
• [11] Impact of top managers' short-term orientation on the leap between exploration and exploitation: Evidence from China. Baltic Journal of Management, 2025. (SSCI)
• [12] Intellectual capital evaluation index based on a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making technique. Mathematics, 2024. (SCI Q1)
Chinese-Language Journal Articles (CSSCI)
• [13] A Study on the Impact of Green Finance Policies on the Emergence of Green Innovation Behavior and the Consolidation of First-Mover Advantage in New Energy Vehicle Enterprise Clusters, Soft Science, 2026. (CSSCI)
• [14] The impact of green finance policy on the emergence of green innovation behavior and first-mover advantage aggregation in new energy vehicle enterprise clusters. Soft Science, 2026. (CSSCI)
• [15] Relative price effect or income effect? On the driving factors of industrial structure adjustment in China. Issues in Chinese Economy, 2021. (CSSCI)
• [16] Monetary policy, government subsidies, and corporate R&D investment: Heterogeneity across regions and ownership. Shandong Social Sciences, 2020. (CSSCI)
Conference Papers
• [17] Supply chain shareholding and corporate greenhushing. Strategic Management Society (SMS) 46th Annual Conference, Oct 2026.
• [18] Peer effect of corporate greenhushing: Evidence from China. Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Jul 2025.
• [19] Government subsidies, executive incentives, and green innovation performance. Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, Jul 2023.
Books
• [20] Organizational Capital Management in Enterprises: A Value-Creation Perspective. Beijing: Economic Management Press, Jun 2012.
Policy Reports & Think-Tank Work
• [21] Policy recommendations on leveraging cross-border e-commerce to promote manufacturing transformation in Weihai. Think-tank report endorsed by the Mayor, Sep 2022.
• [22] Policy recommendations on building national advanced manufacturing clusters in Shandong. Think-tank report endorsed by the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Jun 2024.
