Expertise:

Emerging markets, Business Group, International Strategy, Comparative governance

Language(s) spoken:

English, Chinese

Zhixiang (Steven) Liang earned his PhD in Management from John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. His primary research situated on the intersection of family business, business group, and corporate governance. Build upon theoretical lenses from economic and sociology perspectives, he is currently exploring how business groups facilitate, shape or even manipulate the institutional environment to enhance their own competitive advantages. He is also interested in comparative corporate governance by associating institutional and cultural indicators with governance practice in examining existing divergence between de-jure rules and de-facto implementations.

Prior joining academic, he served multiple positions in finance industry, non-profit organization, and consulting firms in China. 

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