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.

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
ZHENG Bingxu

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
mining enterprises, outsourcing, etc

Dissertation
The Cost Benefits of Outsourcing: Evidence from Mining Enterprises of China

Committee Members
Associate Professor Adam TATRYNOWICZ (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Denis LEUNG Heng Yan, SOE, SMU
Associate Professor YAN Aimin, 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
Houwen LI

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Analysis of Factors Influencing the Bailout of Distressed Enterprises by Local Asset Management Companies

Committee Members
Professor Qiang CHENG (Chair/Supervisor)
- School of Accountancy, SMU
Associate Professor Rong WANG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Jing LIU
- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Jiangong BAI

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
A Research on the Innovative Performance of Clustering Enterprises in Industrial Parks: Evidence from Shenzhen, China

Committee Members
Associate Professor Xuesong GENG (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Jing LI
- School of Economics, SMU
Professor Yijiang WANG
- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Jianxin ZHANG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
A Study on Constructing the Fourth Financial Statement for the Performance Prediction and Value Assessment of Internet Enterprises in the Food Industry

Committee Members
Associate Professor Rong WANG (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Qian TANG
- School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Professor Ouyang HUI
-Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Kanyaporn SKUTALAKUL

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Committee Members
Professor Philips Charles ZERRILLO (Chair/Supervisor)
- SMU-affiliated Doctoral Dissertation Committee Faculty
Patrick THNG, Senior Lecturer
- School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Ke CHEN

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Practical Studies of Brand Management Based on the Factor of Consumer Values

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 Rui ZHU
- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Lai Kuan Kim WONG

SMU Doctor of Business Administration (Innovation), 2022

Dissertation
The Impact of Global Crisis on Innovation and Succession on Family Businesses from a Socioemotional Wealth Perspective

Committee Members
Professor Toru YOSHIKAWA (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Jungho LEE
- School of Economics, SMU
Assistant Professor Daniel MACK
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Lian LIU

SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
The Effects of Recommender System on Sales Promotion of High-value Products: Evidence from A Field Experiment in The Real Estate Industry

Committee Members
Associate Professor Yun Fong LIM (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Qian TANG
- School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Associate Professor Ming JIANG
- Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University

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