Profile

Xiaoping ZHAO is a Guanghua Young Distinguished Professor in Department of Enterprise Management, Research Institute of Economics and Management, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. He held a PhD in Management from Virginia Tech and previously served as a postdoctoral researcher at Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh. He was also an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in Department of Organizational Management, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University. He has published numerous papers in top-tier international journals such as the Strategic Management Journal (UTD-24), Journal of Management (FT-50), Journal of Management Studies (FT-50) and Journal of Business Ethics (FT-50). His research interests include business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Educational background

l 2013，PhD, Virginia Tech University

l 2008，Master, Tongji University

l 2004，Bachelor, Jiangnan University

Work experience

l 2024–present, Distinguished Young Professor, Research Institute of Economics and Management, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

l 2019–2024, Associate Professor, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University

l 2015–2019, Assistant Professor, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University

l 2013–2015, Postdoctoral researcher, KATZ School of Business, University of Pittsburgh

Research achievements (partly)

Research grants (as PI)

l National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program: Research on ESG Assessment Disagreements: Definition, Antecedents, Consequences and Influencing Mechanisms

Publications

l Chen, Y., Fu, R., Tang, Y., & Zhao, X. 2024. CEOs’ Pre-Career Exposure to Religion and Corporate Tax Avoidance. Journal of Management Studies. Early View.

l Zhao, X., Wu, C., Chen, C.C., & Zhou, Z. 2022. The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Incumbent Employees: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of the Mediating and Moderating Mechanisms. Journal of Management, 48(1), 114-146.

l Zhao, X., & Murrell, A. 2022. Does A Virtuous Circle Really Exist? Revisiting the Causal Linkage Between CSP and CFP. Journal of Business Ethics, 177, 173–192.

l Zhao, X., Shao, F., & Wu, C. 2021. Do stakeholder relationships matter? An empirical study of exploration, exploitation and firm performance. Management Decision, 59(4): 764-786.

l Zhao, X. & Murrell, A. 2016. Revisiting the corporate social performance-financial performance link: A replication of Waddock and Graves. Strategic Management Journal, 37(11): 2378-2388.

l Zhao, X., Chen, S., & Xiong, C. 2016. Organizational attention to corporate social responsibility and corporate social performance: the moderating effects of corporate governance. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 25(4): 386-399.

Awards

l The 8th Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award (Humanities and Social Sciences), Youth Achievement Award