Professional Doctorate Graduates’ Profiles

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.

Yijun XU

SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023

Dissertation
A study on the impact of technological innovation attributes on the listing success rate and post-listing performance

Committee Members
Associate Professor Rong WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB (Finance), SMU
Lee Kong Chian Professor Xia CHEN, SOA, SMU
Dean Jiang WEI, School of Management, Zhejiang University
Yingcen ZHANG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Dissertation
DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES AND CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY RISK: THE IMPACT OF MONETARY TIGHTENING AND IPO TIMING

Committee Members
Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor Lily KONG (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU
Janice Bellace Professor Heli WANG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Jing LIU, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Yong Keong TAY

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Dissertation
Innovation Culture Assessment: An exploratory Diagnosis of a Taiwanese Manufacturing Company

Committee Members
Professor Thomas MENKHOFF (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Benjamin Kok Siew GAN, SCIS, SMU

Professor Jochen REB, LKCSB, SMU
Yongchang CHEN

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023

Dissertation
Two studies exploring the effects of ageing cohorts and channel usage on the antecedents and consequence of customer satisfaction

Committee Members
Professor Jin Kyung HAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA, LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Marcus LEE, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Yongdong DONG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
IT, software engineering management

Dissertation
A study of the impact of data intelligence on software delivery performance

Committee Members
Professor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Zhiling GUO, SCIS, SMU
Professor Yijiang WANG, Economics and Human Resource Management, CKGSB
Yongliang ZHANG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Dissertation
Shareholder's equity adjustment in bankruptcy reorganization of listed companies from the perspective of interest balance

Committee Members
Associate Professor Joe Zhe ZHANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Dan MA, SCIS, SMU

Professor Long CHEN, CKGSB
Youwei ZHU

SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
Transformational Leadership, Team Mental Model, Team Improvisation, Team Performance, Team Creativity, Team Task Variety, External Environmental Complexity

Dissertation
The influence of transformational leadership on team performance and team creativity: A team-level resilient proactive model

Committee Members
Associate Professor Wee Liang TAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Kim Song TAN, SOE, SMU

Professor Jingqiu CHEN, Organization Management, ACEM, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yu CHEN

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Dissertation
A study on the system of influential factors for high-quality development of Chinese cultural and tourism small towns: Insights from W town

Committee Members
Professor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Pao-Li CHANG, SOE, SMU
Professor Long CHEN, Practice in Finance, CKGSB
Yuehua SHEN

SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
CEO Humility, Firm Resilience, Stakeholder Relationship Capability, Competitive Uncertainty, Market Complexity, Work Experience Variety

Dissertation
CEO humility and firm resilience

Committee Members
Associate Professor Xuesong GENG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Chi-Ying CHENG, SOSS, SMU

Associate Professor Luqun XIE, Strategic Management, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Yun QIAO

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Dissertation
Exploring Divestitures: Two Studies on Factors and Tools

Committee Members
Associate Professor Cyndi Man ZHANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Lin MA, SOE, SMU
Professor Zhigang TAO, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Yuqing WEN

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
Marketing

Dissertation
Research on the factors influencing new tobacco consumption behavior

Committee Members
Associate Professor Fangjian FU (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Dan MA, SCIS, SMU

Professor Yijiang WANG, Economics and Human Resource Management, CKGSB
Zeyong ZHUANG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Dissertation
Humanized management, fairness perception and health of merchant ecosystem: Driving mechanisms of the digital age

Committee Members
Professor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Angela LEUNG, SOSS, SMU

Professor Yijiang WANG, Economics and Human Resource Management, CKGSB
Zhihao XU

SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023

Research Interests
strategic management, innovation management, organizational management, industrial investment, capital operation

Dissertation
Research on the impact of technological entrepreneurs on firm innovation performance and market performance

Committee Members
Associate Professor Jiwei WANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOA, SMU
Associate Professor Jun TU, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Xiaoyun XIE, School of Management, Zhengjiang University
ZHOU Ling

SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023

Research Interests
ESG, Cooperation Social Responsibility, Cooperation donation

Dissertation
Research on the influencing factors of social donation behavior of small and medium-sized enterprises in China and its performance effects

Committee Members
Dean Qiang CHENG (Chair/Supervisor), SOA, SMU
Associate Professor Rong WANG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Bin GUO, Zhejiang University
Alan Jiun Haw TEA

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2022

Dissertation
Microfoundations of Dynamic Managerial Capabilities: A Personality Perspective

Committee Members
Associate Professor Xuesong GENG (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Chi-Ying CHENG
- School of Social Sciences, SMU
Professor Howard THOMAS
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Chaik Ming KOH

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Optimizing Cold Chain Asset Location with Real Estate Considerations: A China Perspective

Committee Members
Associate Professor Yun Fong LIM (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Marcus Teck Meng ANG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Xiaobo LI
- National University of Singapore
Deepika Anniruddha DESHPANDE

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2022

Dissertation
Geographical Diversification Revisited: Examining Context to Date and Moderating Effects of Crisis

Committee Members
Associate Professor David GOMULYA (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Denis Heng Yan LEUNG
- School of Economics, SMU
Professor Wee Liang TAN
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Gang SUN

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
On Financial Quotient: Theory and Empirical Analysis

Committee Members
Professor Jun YU (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Jing LI
- School of Economics, SMU
Professor Long CHEN
-Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Gopalakrishnan SURIANARAYANAN

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Exploring the Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Business Models of Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Enterprises in Singapore

Committee Members
Professor Thomas MENKHOFF (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Jochen REB
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Shaohui FOONG
- Singapore University of Technology and Design
Guangyu WANG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Dynamic Analysis of Money Supply, Unemployment and Inflation Rate in the U.S.

Committee Members
Professor Jun YU (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Jianhuan XU
- School of Economics, SMU
Professor Haitao LI
-Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

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