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.
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
Xuanbo LI
SMU PhD in Accounting, 2023
Research Interests
Financial Institution, ESG, Social Media
Committee MembersDeputy Dean Liandong ZHANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOA, SMU
Associate Professor Yun LOU, SOA, SMU
Assistant Professor Weikai LI, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Rencheng WANG, SOA, SMU
Yah Ling LIEW
SMU PhD in Business, 2023
Research Interests
Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Strategic Decision-Making and Actions, Emerging Economies, International Business
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Ilya CUYPERS (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Gui Deng SAY, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Xuesong GENG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Alvaro CUERVO-CAZURRA, D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern 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 Wenhao
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor TAN Hwee Hoon (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Angela LEUNG, CIS, SMU
Associate Professor Jiang Ming, Antai College of Economics Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Associate Professor TIAN Xinmin, 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
Yijun XU
SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Rong WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB (Finance), SMU
Lee Kong Chian Professor Xia CHEN, SOA, SMU
Dean Jiang WEI, School of Management, Zhejiang University
Ying XIA Data Scientist Manager, American Express, Singapore
SMU PhD in Economics, 2023
Research Interests
Econometric Theories, Nonparametric Econometrics
Committee MembersProfessor Liangjun SU (Chair/Supervisor), Tsinghua University
Associate Professor Yichong ZHANG (Co-Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Professor Peter C. B. PHILLIPS, SOE, SMU
Associate Professor Xun LU, Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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 MembersLee 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)
Yiren WANG Institution/Company: College of Finance and Statistics, Hunan University
Designation held: Assistant Professor
Country: ChinaSMU PhD in Economics, 2023
Research Interests
Econometrics, Panel Data Models, High-dimensional Econometrics
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Yichong ZHANG (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU
Professor Jia LI, SOE, SMU
Professor Peter C. B. PHILLIPS, SOE, SMU
Professor Liangjun SU, Economics, Tsinghua University
Yong Keong TAY
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Dissertation
Innovation Culture Assessment: An exploratory Diagnosis of a Taiwanese Manufacturing Company
Committee MembersProfessor 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
Committee MembersProfessor Jin Kyung HAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Marcus LEE, Singapore University of Social Sciences
