Chinese Corporate Governance Research: The Past, The Present, and The Future
Organizer and Panel Host:
Dr. Lerong He, Dean & Professor of Management,
School of Business, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY, 14454
Contact: lhe@geneseo.edu
| Name | Title | Affiliation | |
| Dr. Martin Conyon | Trustee Professor of Economics | Bentley University, US | mconyon@bentley.edu |
| Dr. Shaomin Li | Professor of International Business & Eminent Scholar | Old Dominion University, US | sli@odu.edu |
| Dr. Meijun Qian | Associate Dean & Professor of Finance | Zhejiang University International Business School, China | meijunqian@gmail.com |
| Dr. Cyndi Zhang | Associate Professor of Management | Singapore Management University, Singapore | cyndizhang@smu.edu.sg |
| Dr. Huai Zhang | Professor of Accounting | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | huaizhang@ntu.edu.sg |
One of the main drivers of China’s impressive economic growth is the productivity of its corporate sector. Corporations’ productivity depends on corporate governance — the way that firms are owned and controlled. The objective of this workshop is to discuss China’s unique corporate governance model and its critical role in the Chinese economy. We take a multidisciplinary perspective to examine Chinese corporate governance. Accordingly, we invite renowned corporate governance scholars in the areas of economics, sociology, accounting, finance, and management to share their perspectives on Chinese corporate governance research.
We will explore (1) China’s political economy and institutional context; (2) internal governance mechanisms in Chinese firms, such as executive compensation arrangements and the roles of boards of directors; (3) external governance influences, including financial analysts, auditors, and the media; and (4) how ownership structures, particularly state and family ownership, impact the corporate governance quality of Chinese firms. We will also ask each panelist to provide their views on corporate governance trends and future research avenues related to these topics. We hope this workshop will provide a solid foundation for doctoral students and junior scholars interested in conducting corporate governance research in the Chinese context and attract more scholars to join this fascinating research field.
We expect the PDW to be conversational and interactive and last 2.5 hours. In the first one to one and a half hours, the panel host will ask each panel participant a set of questions on Chinese corporate governance related to the learning goals of this workshop. In the second hour, we will let PDW participants share their corporate governance research and ask panelists to provide feedback on participants’ research. The goal is to help participants refine their ongoing projects to target top English-language journals in management, accounting, finance, or economics publishing corporate governance studies.
In addition, all participants are contributors to the Research Handbook on Corporate Governance in China, to be published by Edward Elgar in April 2025. This Handbook investigates the unique and rapidly evolving nature of the Chinese economy and explores the critical role played by corporate governance. It consists of 24 chapters and involves 58 leading corporate governance experts from 38 universities across six nations. We also hope to introduce this Handbook to the PDW participants to help them gain a deeper understanding of the Chinese corporate governance landscape and ultimately attract more scholars to conduct corporate governance research.