Justin Yan
Assistant Professor - Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
Contact Information
Office Hours
By appointment
Educational Background
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PHD - Entrepreneurship, University Of Tennessee Knoxville
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PHD - Management, University Of Tennessee Knoxville
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MBA - Finance, Seton Hall University
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BS - International Business and Marketing, University of International Business and Economics
Work Experience
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Assistant Professor, Baylor University (July 2020 - Present)
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Instructor/PhD candidate, University Of Tennessee (August 2015 - May 2020)
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Financial Analyst, Bloomberg LP (June 2014 - August 2015)
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Graduate Research Assistant, Seton Hall University (August 2012 - June 2014)
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Research Associate, National Development and Reform Committee China (May 2011 - June 2012)
Awards and Honors
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Heizer Dissertation Award, Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (August 5, 2021)
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Academy of Management Division Best Paper Finalist, Academy of Management (August 10, 2020)
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Academy of Management Division Best Reviewer, Academy of Management (August 10, 2020)
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Outstanding Doctoral Researcher, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee (May 10, 2020)
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Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society (May 1, 2020)
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Best Conference Track Doctoral Paper, Southern Management Association (October 5, 2019)
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Best Conference Track Paper, Southern Management Association (October 5, 2019)
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Academy of Management Division Best Paper Finalist, Academy of Management (August 10, 2019)
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Best Doctoral Researcher, Department of Management, Haslam College of Business (May 10, 2019)
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Doctoral Leadership Award, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee (May 10, 2019)
Professional Memberships
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Strategic Management Society (2018 - Present)
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Southern Management Association (2017 - Present)
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Academy of International Business (2016 - Present)
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Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (2016 - Present)
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Academy of Management (2015 - Present)
Biography
Justin obtained his Ph.D. in strategy and entrepreneurship from The University of Tennessee and the MBA in Finance from Seton Hall University. He worked at Bloomberg LP as a financial analyst prior to his doctoral study. He co-founded an online education service firm dedicated to assisting foreign students in the U.S. His research focus on international entrepreneurship, IPO, internationalization, and strategic social entrepreneurship which have been published at leading Entrepreneurship and Strategy journals. He is serving on the editorial board of Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. He has taught entrepreneurship, strategic management, and international business courses at his Ph.D. institution and he is currently teaching BUS4385 Strategic Management and ENT4310 New Venture Finance at Baylor. He likes both college football and basketball. He is a lifetime fan of Tennessee Volunteers. During his spare time, he enjoys hiking and road trips.
Publications
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"Too Much of a Good Thing: Addressing The Shape of Relationship Between Positive Media Sentiment and IPO Performance,"
Long Range Planning, Vol. 57, No. 6, (October 2024), pp. 102483 (coauthors: Lei Xu, Codou Samba).
"Breached but not Broken: How Attributional Information Shapes Shareholder Reactions to Firms Following Data Breaches,"
Corporate Reputation Review, (February 2024) (coauthors: Xinran Wang, Tim Munyon, Russell Crook). CRR is the premier specialized journal focused specifically on corporate reputation research.
"Firm Action and Media Tenor After A Data Breach: A Replication and Extension of Zavyalova et al.’s (2012) Study of Product Harm Events,"
Journal of Management Scientific Report, (February 2024) (coauthors: Tim Munyon, Russell Crook, Xinran Wang).
"Keep on keeping on, the psychological resource theory of entrepreneurial persistence,"
Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Vol. 19, (2023), pp. 0393 (coauthors: Alan Boss, Rhonda Reger). CiteScore 8.8
"The Unrelenting Entrepreneur: Taking Stock of Research on Entrepreneurial Persistence and Related Constructs,"
Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Vol. 20, No. e00420, (2023) (coauthors: Alan Boss, Rhonda Reger). CiteScore 8.8
"Driven to Influence: How Entrepreneurial Drive and Political Skill Influence New Venture Performance,"
Entrepreneurship & Regional Development: An International Journal, (2023) (coauthors: Nick Mmbaga, Tim Munyon, Michael Lerman). Impact Factor 6.9
"In Pursuit of Diversification Opportunities, Efficiency, Revenue Diversification: A Generalization And Extension For Social Entrepreneurship,"
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, (2022) (coauthors: Nick Mmbaga, David Gras). Impact Factor 10.6
"Broad Versus Narrow Organizational Scope Among Nonprofits: The Moderating Effects of the Task Environment,"
Strategic Organization, No. In press, (2022) (coauthors: Nick Mmbaga, David Gras). Impact Factor 5.76
"Timing is Everything? Curvilinear Effects of Age at Entry on New Firm Growth and Survival and the Moderating Effect of IPO Performance.,"
Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 36, No. 5, (September 2021), pp. 106020 (coauthors: David Williams). Impact Factor 13.2
Presentations and Proceedings
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"Ownership Competence and The Performance of Entrepreneurial IPO firms," presented at the Southern Management Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, November 2024 (coauthors: Peter Klein, Xiaqing He).
"Social Venture Managerial Capability and Organizational Distinctiveness," presented at the Southern Management Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, November 2024 (coauthors: David Gras, Xiaqing He).
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"Ownership Competence and The Performance of Entrepreneurial IPO firms," presented at the Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, istanbul, October 2024 (coauthors: Peter Klein, Xiaqing He).
"Employee Guarding and Organization Performance,"
Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, July 2024 (coauthors: Tim Munyon, Peter Hom).
"Examining The Relationship Between Media Sentiment And Entrepreneurial Firms IPO Performance,"
Proceedings of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Knoxville, June 2023 (coauthors: Lei Xu, Codou Samba).
"Ownership Competence And The Growth And Survival Of Entrepreneurial Firms,"
Proceedings of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Knoxville, June 2023 (coauthors: Peter Klein).
"Entrepreneurship during Involution," presented at the Academy of Management Review Paper Development Conference, Knoxville TN, April 2023 (coauthors: David Gras).
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"Focused Organizational Identity or Complex Organizational Identity Among Nonprofits,"
Proceedings of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Waco, TX, June 2022, Vol. 2022 (coauthors: Nick Mmbaga).
"Innovative Engine Or Commoditized Utility? the Evolving Role of AI/ML in Corporate Entrepreneurship,"
Proceedings of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Waco, TX, June 2022, Vol. 2022, No. 1 (coauthors: David Townsend).
"Does it pay to be black? The Effect of Founders Racial Identity on Start-Up’s Venture Capital Financing Outcomes and The Moderating Role of Founder Human Capitals.,"
Proceedings of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, online, September 2021, Vol. 2021, No. 1 (coauthors: Nick Mmmbaga).
"The Moderating Role of Drive on the Relationship Between Political Skill and New Venture Performance.," presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, June 2021 (coauthors: Nick Mmbaga, Tim Munyon).
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"A Real Options Perspective on Pattern, Process, and Outcomes of Firms’ Entrepreneurial Internationalization.,"
Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Online, August 2020, Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 13947 (coauthors: David Williams).
"A Real Options Reasoning Perspective on Uncertainty in Entrepreneurs’ Internationalization Decisions.,"
Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Online, August 2020, Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 13934 (coauthors: David Williams).
"Guarding the Exits or Fueling the Search: An Investigation into the Efficacy of Employee Guarding.,"
Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Online, August 2020, Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 19960 (coauthors: Tim Munyon, Tim Guardner).
"Too Much of Good Things: Addressing the Shape of Relationship Between Media Sentiment and IPO Outcome.,"
Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Online, August 2020, Vol. 2020, No. 1, pp. 13947 (coauthors: Xinran Wang, Lei Xu).
"A Real Options Perspective on Pattern, Process, and Outcomes of Firms’ Entrepreneurial Internationalization.," presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Conference, online, July 2020 (coauthors: David Williams, Richard Hunt).
"Exploring the Unknown Requires Leveraging Uncertainty: A Real Options Perspective on The Pattern and Process of Entrepreneurial Firms Internationalization.,"
Proceedings of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Online, June 2020, Vol. 2020, No. 1 (coauthors: David Williams, Richard Hunt).