Name:Webster Weichu Xu
Rank: Assistant Professor in management
Contact Info:
Office: RM305 Gessner Hall
Office phone: 570-422-3623
Email:
Education:
Old Dominion University, PhD Degree in Business Administration 2010
Purdue University, MBA in international Business 2005
Zhejiang University, BS in material engineering 1995
Research Interest:
Strategic Decision Making, Corporate Governance, Corporate Sustainability, Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Family Business
Teaching Interest:
Small Business Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Control Systems, Human Resource Management, Principles of Management, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Quantitative Business Analysis, Project management, Entrepreneurship
Service:
Editorial Board: Journal of Leadership and Management 2014- Present
Review Board: Vol. 2,3 of the Journal of International & Interdisciplinary Business Research 2014- Present
Searching Committee 2014- Present
Club Advisor:
Human Resource Management Club(HRMC) founder 2016- Present
Selected Publications:
Xu, W., “Morgan Stanley” section in Charles Wankel, (ed.), SAGE Reference: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, July 2009
Judge, W. Q., McNatt, D. B., & Xu, W. (2011). The antecedents and effects of national corruption: A meta-analysis. Journal of World Business, 46.1 (2011): 93-103.
Xu, W. & Zeng, Y & Zhang, J. (2011)."Taxes as a corporate governance mechanism: Empirical Evidence from China ", Corporate Governance: An international Review, 19.1 (2011): 25–40.
Ludlum, M, Tilker, K., Ritter,D., Cowar, T., Xu, W., Smith, B.C.,(2012). Financial Literacy and Credit Cards: A Multi Campus Survey. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 3.7 (2012): 25–33
Xu, W. & Xi, Y., Chen, C.& Yu, J. (2014). “A Late Comer’s internationalization Strategy for Chinese Firms: a Theoretical Study”, China-USA Business Review. 13.7 (2014): 444–459
Ludlum, M., Xu, W., Ramachandran, V., & Teeman, J., (2015). “Maturity, gender, parenthood and ethical orientation: A three campus survey”. Mustang Journal of Business & Ethics. 8 (2015): 67-78
Xu, W. & Wang D., Xi, Y., (2015). “How to Choose an Internationalization Strategy for Chinese Family Businesses: A Theoretical Study “,Journal of Organizational Advancement, Strategic and Institutional Studies. 8.1 (2015): 99-109
Xu, W., Chen, C., “Corporate Governance” section in Frederick Wherry, (ed.), SAGE Reference: Encyclopedia of Economics and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference, 2015
Xu, W., Yu, J., “Principles of Scientific Management, the (book)” section in Frederick Wherry, (ed.), SAGE Reference: Encyclopedia of Economics and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference, 2015
Wang, D., Xi, Y., Xu, W., (2016). “The Righteous Fairness in Waiting Lines” Journal of Academy of Business and Economics. 16.3 (2016): 21-26
Xi, Y., Wang, D., Xu, W., Handy, S., (2016). “Service Improvement for Handicapped Senior Transportation” European Journal of Management. 16.3 (2016): 57-61
Xu, W., Xi, Y., & Wang D., (2016). “Leadership development in business education: A theoretical study on university campus “,Journal of Leadership and Management, 7-8 (2016): 33-40
Selected Presentations:
Xu, W. & Wang, Y. 2008. “Revisiting Diversification and Performance Relationship: Does Product Diversification hurt Firm’s performance?” presented at AIB Northeast Chapter Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, USA Oct 2-4, 2008
Xu, W. & Zeng, Y. 2008. “Corporate Governance and Corporate Fraud: New Evidence from China” presented at Symposium on Corporate Governance in China and India, Virginia Beach, VA, USA Oct 24-25, 2008
Xu, W., Zhang, J. & Zeng, Y. 2009. “The Internationalization Strategy of Chinese Firms: A Late Comer’s Perspective” Presented at Conference on Cooperation or Competition: East vs. West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada May 11-12, 2009
Zeng, Y., Xu, W. &Zhang, J. 2009. “Corporate Governance and Corporate Fraud Behavior: An Empirical Study in China” Presented at AIB 2009 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA June 27-30, 2009
Nair, A., Gopinath, M. & Xu,W. 2009. “The Effects of Emotions on Strategic Decision-Making Process” Presented at AOM 2009 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il, USA August 14-18, 2009
Xu, W., Nair, A., Gopinath, M. & Judge, W. 2011. “The Effects of Pride on Strategic Decision-Making: a China-US Cross-Cultural Experimental Study” Presented at AIB 2011 Annual Meeting, Nagoya, Japan, June 24-28, 2011
Xu, W., Nair, A., Gopinath, M. & Judge, W. 2011. “The Effects of Guilt on Strategic Decision-Making: a China-US Cross-Cultural Experimental Study” Presented at AOM 2011 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA August 12-16, 2011
Xu, W. 2012. “Internet Recruitment Effectiveness: Can Internet Recruitment Reduce New Hire Voluntary Turnover” Presented at 2012 Western Business & Management International Research Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Jan 6-7, 2012
Xu, W. Roger, M. 2012. “The Effect of Student Factors on Dropout Rate in US Higher Education: A Theoretical Study” Presented at 6th Knowledge Conference, Boston, MA, USA Nov 5-7, 2012
Xu, W. 2013. “The Effects of Emotions on Resource Commitment in Strategic Decision-Making: a China-US Cross-Cultural Experimental Study” Presented at Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA May 8-11, 2013
Xu, W. Roger, M. 2013. “Improve students’ team performance in business education: a theoretical study from university campus” Presented at 7th Knowledge Conference, Boston, MA, USA Nov 1, 2013
Xu, W., Wang, D.& Xi, Y. 2015. “The Internationalization Strategy of Chinese Family Business: a Theoretical Study” Presented at 2015 InstSIS/IAABR International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference, Miami Beach, FL, USA Jan 4-6, 2015
Xu, W., Rogers, M. 2015. “Dropout Rate in Online and Campus Education: An Empirical Study on University Campus” Presented at Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA May 6-9, 2015
Xu, W., Yu, J. & Chen, C., 2016. “How Does Internet Recruitment Impact on New Hire Voluntary Turnover? A Theoretical Study” Presented at IAABR/Academic Oasis –Miami Beach Academic Conference, Miami Beach, FL, USA Jan 3-5, 2016
Xu, W., Druffel, K., Chen, C., 2016 “How Leaders’ Faiths Influence the Relationship between Leadership Styles and Organizational Outcomes: A China-US Comparison Study” Presented at the conference on Connecting Eastern & Western Perspectives on Management by Journal of Management Studies, Warwick, UK March 21-23, 2016
Xu, W., Xi, Y., Druffel, K., Yu, J., 2016. “Corporate Governance and Corporate Sustainability: An Empirical Study from Chinese Family Businesses” Accepted to present at 2nd annual International Corporate Governance Society (ICGS) Conference, Boston, MA, USA October 1-2, 2016