William Hua Wang

Profesor Wang Hua is Associate Dean of emlyon business school and Dean of emlyon business school Asia. His research interests centre on the innovation management, foreign direct investment, brand strategy, globalisation strategy of Chinese companies, and the automotive industry in China. He has published more than 110 publications in journals, books, and conference proceedings. He has taught MBA and EMBA courses in leading business schools, including Manchester Business School (UK), and has delivered executives training to corporate including Bosch, SAP, Volvo, Intel. Wang received a PhD from Université Pierre Mendes France, in France. He is also the program director of AEMBA (including MBA and EMBA programs), jointly organized by Shanghai Jiaotong University and KEDGE Business School.

Selected publications

Ilan Alon, William Hua Wang, Jennifer Dugosh, Kylie Oberdorf, (2014), "Dialogue in the Dark: Social Enterprise in China", IVEY. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=66051

Ilan Alon, Hua Wang, Jun Shen, Wenxian Zhang, (2014) "Chinese state-owned enterprises go global", Journal of Business Strategy, 35(6), pp.3 – 18.

Kimble Chris, Hua Wang, (2013) "China's new energy vehicles: value and innovation", Journal of Business Strategy, 34 (2), pp.13–20.

Wang and Balcet, (2012) Editorial, The Dynamics of the Chinese Automotive Industry: Strategies, Innovation and Globalisation, Int. J. Automotive Technology and Management, 12 (4), pp. 313-317. Special issue of IJATM.

Giovanni Balcet, H. Wang, Xavier Richet, (2012) “Geely: a Trajectory of Catching up and Multinational Growth in the Chinese Automobile Industry”, The Dynamics of the Chinese Automotive Industry: Strategies, Innovation and Globalisation, Int. J. Automotive Technology and Management, 12 (4), Pp. 360-375.

C. Kimble and H. Wang. (2012). Transistors, electric vehicles and leapfrogging in China and Japan. Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 22 - 29.

Wang, W., & Kimble, C. (2011). Leapfrogging to Electric Vehicles: Patterns and Scenarios for China's Automobile Industry. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4, 312-325.

Wang, H., & Kimble, C. (2010). «Betting on Chinese Electric Cars? – Analyzing BYD's Capacity for Innovation». International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 10-1, 77-92.

Wang, H., & Kimble, C. (2010). «Low-cost strategy through product architecture: lessons from China». Journal of Business Strategy, 31(3), 12-20.
This publication has been reprinted as a “set reading” in the 18th Edition of “Crafting and Executing Strategy: Text & Readings”, by Arthur A. Jr. Thompson, A. J. Strickland Iii and John E Gamble, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2011.

Wang H. (2008). «Innovation in product architecture—A study of the Chinese automobile industry», Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 25(3), pp. 509-535.