SMU's first Professional Doctorate Programme was launched in 2012 and we had our first graduate in 2015.
You can view details of SMU's Professional Doctorate graduates.
TAN Kok Yew
SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023
Research Interests
- communications - marketing - strategic management - technology
Dissertation
Learning to Outsmart a Crisis: A Strategic Management View on Managing Aviation Crises with Machine Learning
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Xuesong GENG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Shih-Fen CHENG, SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Su Lin YEO, LKCSB ,SMU
Tao JIANG
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Xuesong GENG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Dan MA, SCIS, SMU
Professor Liu Jing, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Tarmo RAUDSEPP
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Leadership, organizational cognition, talent management, mindfulness, decision making, motivation, high performing teams
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Jochen REB (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Thomas MENKHOFF, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Hiro SAITO, Global Faculty Development, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
Tiecheng XU
SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023
Research Interests
His research interest includes the organizational behavior , human resource management, and corporate finance.
Committee MembersLee Kong Chian Professor Liandong ZHANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOA, SMU
Associate Professor Cyndi Man ZHANG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Jun Qi SHI, School of Management, Zhengjiang University
Vincent Boon Seng LIM CFO of Asia Pacific for Datalogic S.p.A.
SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023
Research Interests
Strategic Management
Committee MembersAssociate Professor David GOMULYA (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Wee Liang TAN, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Samuel TAN, SOA, SMU
WANG, Bin
SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Resource-based View, Resource Dependency Theory, Trilateral Cooperation
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Wee Liang TAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Samuel TAN, SOA, SMU
Professor Shaoqing HUANG, Antai School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Weiwei LI
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Dissertation
Diversification, policy shock and firm performance, evidence from the game industry in China
Committee MembersJanice Bellace Professor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Pengkai LIN, SOA, SMU
Professor Yijiang WANG, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Wenqing TAN
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Fangjian FU (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Heng YUE, SOA, SMU
Professor Jie GAN, Finance, CKGSB
WU Yujie
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Dissertation
Research on the Impact of Institutional Ownership and Confucian Values on Corporate Performance
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Xuesong GENG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Lee Kong Chian Professor Xia CHEN, SOA, SMU
Dean's Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance Haitao LI, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Xian HE
SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Psychological Distance, Advertising Information, New Media, Advertising Effects
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Dan MA (Chair/Supervisor), SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Fangjian FU, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Fengyan CAI, Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xiaohui WANG
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersProfessor Gerard GEORGE (Chair/Supervisor), SMU-affiliated
Professor Qiang CHENG, SOA, SMU
Professor Jing LIU, Finance, CKGSB
Xin ZHAN
SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Proactive personality, Empowering leadership, Leader-member exchange, Political skills, Humble leadership
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Wee Liang TAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Denis Heng Yan LEUNG, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Xinxin LI, Organizational Management, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xinhua YU
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersDean and Lee Kong Chian Professor Qiang CHENG (Chair/Supervisor), SOA, SMU
Associate Professor Helen Yangfang ZHOU, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Jing LIU, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Xinyong LIU
SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Cashback Affiliate, Merchant Reputation, Merchant Cashbacks, Product Return, Coupon
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Zhiling GUO (Chair/Supervisor), SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Rong WANG, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Jifeng LUO, Department of Information, Technology and Innovation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
XU Caijun
SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023
Research Interests
1) content creators' creative performance; 2) content creators' career development; 3) user-content creators interaction in content creation platforms.
Committee MembersLee Kong Chian Professor Liandong ZHANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOA, SMU
Assistant Professor Linyi LI, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Xiaoyun XIE, School of Management, Zhengjiang University
XU Tao
SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023
Research Interests
Utilize AI and other technological applications to analyze the interrelations among businesses, between businesses and internal employees, and between businesses and the external environment. Establish an enterprise value assessment and prediction system
Dissertation
Corporate technological patent and financing accessibility - An empirical analysis based on startups
Committee MembersDean Qiang CHENG (Chair/Supervisor), SOA, SMU
Professor Hong ZHANG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Shu Song BA, Zhejiang University
Yang SHEN
SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
High-net-worth Wealth Owners, Wealth Advisors, Wealth Management, Competency Model
Dissertation
Family wealth advisory services in China – What kind of advisors can be more competent and successful?
Committee MembersProfessor Annie KOH (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Mandy THAM, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Hang Wu TANG, YPHSL, SMU
Professor Ningyu TANG, Organization Management, Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
YANG Ziming
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersProfessor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Alan MEGARGEL, CSIS, SMU
Professor Rui ZHU, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Yanjie WU
Professor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Chi-Ying CHENG, SOSS, SMU
Professor Jianwen LIAO, CKGSB
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Yi QIANG
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Xuesong GENG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Xia CHEN, SOA, SMU
Professor Wei LI, Economics, CKGSB
