Weifeng Chen
Lecturer
Contact Details
Brunel University
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Summary
Weifeng Chen is a member of the British Academy of Management (BAM) and China-Britain Business Council (CBBC). He is an active member of the Centre for Research in Marketing (CREAM) within Brunel Business School. He is also consulting on doing business with Chinese enterprises.
Teaching and Research
Teaching
International Technology Management
Quantitative Research Methods
International Business Strategy
Multinational Enterprises and Strategy
Managing Information with Technology
Research Interests
Current research focuses on international business and marketing strategies of firms from emerging markets. I am also interested in the contemporary issues in entrepreneurship and small business management.
- Innovation strategy of MNEs from emerging markets
- Organisational change of Chinese institutions
- Entrepreneurship and small business management
- Entrepreneurial skills development
- Internationalisation of Chinese MNEs
- Branding strategy of Chinese firms
Research Centres
Publications
Publications
Journal Papers
(2013) Chen, W., Woods, A. and Singh, S., Organisational Change and Development of Reformed Chinese Township and Village Enterprises, Journal of Organizational Change Management 26 (2) : 353- 369
(2012) Gallear, D., Ghobadian, A. and Chen, W., Corporate responsibility, supply chain partnership and performance: an empirical examination, International Journal of Production Economics 140 (1) : 83- 91
(2012) Ramirez, M., Li, X. and Chen, W., Regional labour mobility, localised knowledge and firm-level innovation in a Chinese science park, Regional Studies forthcoming
(2011) Chen, W., Elnaghi, M. and Hatzakis, T., Investigating knowledge management factors affecting Chinese ICT firms performance: an integrated KM framework, Journal of Information Systems Management 28 (1) : 19- 29
(2011) Singh, S., Dhillon, K., Kaulich, F. and Chen, W., Location Determinants of FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa An empirical analysis, Dynamics of Globalization: Location-specific Advantages or Liabilities of Foreignness?, Advances in International Management 24 327- 356
(2008) Chen, W. and Hatzakis, T., Knowledge management, absorptive capacity and organisational culture: a case study from Chinese SMEs, International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies 2 (3) : 371- 381
Conference Papers
(2010) Chen, W. and Athreye, S., FDI from Emerging Markets and its relevance for South-South investment, UNCTAD Symposium on International Investment for Development
(2009) Chen, W. and Athreye, S., Go west for fame and fortune? The role of internationalization in the growth of Chinese telecom firms, The 3rd China Goes Global Conference
(2007) Chen, W. and Hatzakis, T., Investigation on Knowledge Management, Absorptive Capacity and Organizational Culture of Chinese Enterprises, The 4th International Conference on Knowledge Management ICKM 2007
(2007) Chen, W. and Clear, F., Knowledge absorptive capacity and organizational culture: a case study from Chinese enterprise, The European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM07)
