Officers and Directors

Immediate Past President: Jane Lu (City University of Hong Kong, China) 

Jane Lu is Chair Professor at the Department of Management, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. She received her MBA from China Europe International Business School and PhD from the Ivey School of Business, Western University. Before joining academia, she worked as an export manager in a large international trade company and as the head of the corporate finance department of a Dutch bank in Shanghai. Her management experience has significantly shaped her research interests.

Jane’s research centers on the intersection of organization theory and strategy with a focus on international strategy and non-market strategy. Her earlier research investigates broad issues underlying a firm’s international strategy, as well as specific strategic questions, such as how to make a successful foreign entry into a country or how to manage successfully in a foreign country. Her recent research continues this line but focuses on emerging market firms and their non-market strategies. Her work has appeared in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Journal of International Business Studies. She is among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scholars in business and management.

Jane served as Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2016-2018) and President of the Asia Academy of Management (2020-2024). She is currently a Senior Editor of the Journal of World Business and a Consulting Editor of the Journal of International Business Studies. Jane is an elected Fellow and Vice President (Administration) of the Academy of International Business. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Current President: MIKE PENG (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)

Mike Peng (PhD, University of Washington) is the Jindal Chair of Global Strategy and Executive Director of the Center for Global Business, Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. He is President of the Asia Academy of Management (AAOM), where he is a Fellow. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB) and a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award winner. Mike previously served on the faculty at the Ohio State University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and University of Hawaii. He was a visiting professor in Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Vietnam.

At AAOM, Mike served as Editor-in-Chief for the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2007–2009), Program Chair for the main conference in Bali, Indonesia (2019), and Vice-President (2020–2024). As President, Mike is leading two major initiatives: (1) launching a Special Conference series, which will commence in Bangkok, Thailand, in June 2025; (2) rebranding the Asian Case Research Journal to become a practitioner-oriented, insights-rich new journal Asia Management, which will be launched in 2026.

Mike’s research is both prolific and impactful. He has published over 170 articles in leading journals. His three market-leading textbooks, Global Business, Global Strategy, and Global, have been translated in Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish; and adapted for the Europe/EMEA and India/South Asia markets. He has 65,000+ GoogleScholar citations and an H-index of 101. As of September 1, 2024, according to GoogleScholar, he is ranked #1, #3, and #8 in the world, respectively, in the fields of global strategy, international business, and strategic management.

Mike is also an active consultant. His consulting clients include AstraZeneca, Berlitz, Ericsson, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, MTR Hong Kong, Nationwide, SAFRAN, Texas Instruments, UK Government Office for Science, and The World Bank. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Vice President (Program): Sanjay Singh (University of Dundee, UK)

Sanjay Singh is Chair Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of Dundee School of Business, Dundee, United Kingdom. His research interests include international and strategic HRM, future of work, knowledge and innovation management, sustainability, and ethics. He has published in Journal of World Business, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Research, Human Resource Management Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of International Management, European Management Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Personality & Individual Differences, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Business Strategy & the Environment, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, to name a few.

He received Highly Cited Researcher – Clarivate, Web of Science, 2023. Sanjay is Vice President (Program) of the Asia Academy of Management (AAOM) (2024-2026), and will be Co-Program Chair for the AAOM Main Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in June 2026.  [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]

Vice President (Treasurer): Ziliang Deng (Peking University, China)

Ziliang Deng is a Professor at the National School of Development at Peking University and Vice President of the Asia Academy of Management (AAOM). He was a professor at Renmin University of China and a visiting scholar at Rutgers University (USA). He obtained his PhD degree from the University of Nottingham (UK). His research interest primarily revolves around the internationalization of firms in complex regulatory environments. He has contributed articles to the Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business, and others. He serves as a Senior Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Associate Editor of the Journal of International Management, an editorial review board member of the Journal of International Business Studies, Management and Organization Review, and Asia Management—AAOM’s newest journal.

His papers were the Best Paper Award Finalists in the 2013, 2014, and 2023 Annual Meetings of AIB. He received the Best Reviewer Award from the Journal of International Business Studies in 2024. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.] 

Vice President (Secretary): Chinmay Pattnaik (University of Sydney, Australia)

Chinmay Pattnaik is the Academic Director (International) and Associate Professor in the University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management and the John H. Dunning Visiting Fellow of International Business at the Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. His research focuses on the corporate and global strategies of firms based in emerging market economies.

He has published several papers in leading academic journals including Journal of International Business Studies, Human Resource Management, Journal of Business Ethics, and Global Strategy Journal. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]   

Representative at Large: Subra Ananthram (Curtin University, Australia)

Subra Ananthram is the Dean of Learning and Teaching for the Faculty of Business and Law and Professor of International Business and Innovation at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. He is a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. He has held several leadership roles at Curtin, including Discipline Lead for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. His research focuses on global mindset, frugal innovation, ethical decision-making, and social entrepreneurship, which has been published in FT50 journals. He also researches on employability and work-integrated learning, contributing to various educational journals. He is a Senior Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management and an Associate Editor of Higher Education Research and Development. In his spare time, he loves travel, playing sports, and being an engaged dad. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.] 

Representative at Large: HO KWONG (MICHAEL) KWAN (China Europe International Business School, China)

Ho Kwong (Michael) Kwan is an Associate Professor of Management in the Department of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai, China. He received his PhD from Drexel University. He has published over 100 articles in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Personnel Psychology. His scholarly works have been impactful with over 9,500 Google Scholar citations and have won the honor of one of the 2021–2023 World’s Most Cited Chinese Researchers, released by the authoritative data analysis platform Scopus. He was a speaker of TEDxShenzhen and a recipient of the reviewer of the year award from Human Relations (2023). His work has been covered in media outlets, such as Bloomberg, Bilibili, China Daily, and Spotlight on China. He is currently a Senior Editor for Asia Pacific Journal of Management, an Editorial Review Board Member for Human Relations, Human Resource Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Management and Organization Review, and Personnel Psychology. He is a Representative at Large for the Asia Academy of Management (2019–2026). [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]  

Representative at Large: MANISH POPLI (Indian Institute of Management Indore, India)

Manish Popli is a Professor of Strategy and International Business at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India. He serves as a Senior Editor at the Asia Pacific Journal of Management and as a Consulting Editor at the Journal of International Management. His current research focuses on emerging markets, using the theoretical lenses of institutional theory, governance structures, managerial cognition, and other behavioral theories. Manish’s works have appeared in the Asia Pacific Journal of Management, British Journal of Management, Business and Society, Global Strategy Journal, International Journal of Management Reviews, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Management, Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Professions and Organization, Journal of World Business, Long Range Planning, and Management and Organization Review, among others. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]  

Representative at Large: HSI-AN SHIH (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)

Hsi-An Shih is Professor of Human Resource Management at the Institute of International Business, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, R.O.C. He earned his PhD from the University of Bradford, UK. Prior to joining National Cheng Kung University in 1999, Hsi-An worked at Ming Chuan University for two years, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in organizational behavior, human resource management, international human resource management, and research methods. From 2021 to 2024, he served as President of the Taiwan Academy of Management (TAOM).

Hsi-An’s current research interests include high-performance work systems, human resource management in innovation, team and group processes, and organizational behavior. He has authored or coauthored papers published in various prestigious journals, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business Research, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, R&D Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, European Management Journal, Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Management & Organization, Personnel Review, International Journal of Conflict Management, Military Psychology, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, and International Journal of Manpower, among others.

Hsi-An’s consulting experience spans a range of companies and non-profit organizations, including major manufacturing firms, commercial banks, pharmaceutical companies, and service enterprises in Taiwan. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]   

Representative at Large: RIKI TAKEUCHI (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)

Riki Takeuchi currently holds Dr. Joseph Picken Distinguished Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. He is an elected Fellow of American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Prior to this appointment, he was a full professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he had started his career in January 2004. He received his PhD in human resources management from University of Maryland, College Park, in December 2003; and received Early Career Contribution Award from SIOP in 2010. He has served as an associate editor for Academy of Management Journal (2013-2016) and is serving as an associate editor for the Journal of International Business Studies (2023-2026). His current research revolves around strategic human resource management/human capital, international/cross-cultural adjustment, and social exchange relationships at work. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]  

Representative at Large: EN XIE (Tongji University, China)

En Xie is a Professor and Dean of the School of Management and Business, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. His research has been published in reputable academic journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of World Business, International Business Review, and other leading management journals in China. He has presented his research work at AOM, AIB, CIMaR, and refereed management conferences in China. His research interests include business strategy in emerging economies, strategic alliance networks, and international business. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]  

Representatives at Large: SACHIKO YAMAO (Keio University, Japan)

Sachiko Yamao is Associate Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University, Japan. Her research theme is managing the global workforce within multinational enterprises. She is particularly interested in employment practices of foreign subsidiaries, management of subsidiary employees, management of international assignees, and the use of English as common language of multinationals from non-Anglophone countries. Her research has appeared in Human Resource Management, International Business Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of World Business, and Journal of International Management. She currently serves as an Associate Editor of Journal of Business Research and a Senior Editor of Asia Management—AAOM’s newest journal. She is also a member of the editorial advisory board of Human Resource Management Journal and the editorial review board of Journal of Global Mobility. Prior to returning to her native country, Japan, she held a tenured position at the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne, Australia. She also held visiting positions in countries such as Brazil, Finland, Slovenia, and the UK. She has taught and guest-lectured in international management courses related to managing diverse workforces in these places. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]   

Representatives at Large: XIAOHUA YANG (University of San Francisco, USA)

Xiaohua Yang is a Professor of International Business and is the founding director of Center for Business Studies and Innovation in Asia-Pacific at the University of San Francisco. She specializes in internationalization strategies of firms, corporate social responsibility in multinational corporations, sustainable business and innovation. She has taught and lectured in the USA, Australia, China, Taiwan, and Europe. Xiaohua has served as the Senior Editor of the Journal of Asia Business Studies, and a guest editor of several prominent journals such as the Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Business Ethics Quarterly, Multinational Business Review, and Thunderbird International Business Review. She is a recipient of many honors and awards, including multiple Best Paper Awards from prestigious international conferences and the outstanding research awards from the USF School of Management. Xiaohua has been involved with AAOM in various capacities: serving as an APJM Special Issue Editor (2007-2009), a Representative at Large (2019-2026), Chair of the doctorial consortium at the AAOM Bali conference (2019), and faculty mentor of the doctorial consortium at the AAOM Miri conference (2024). She is currently a Senior Editor of Asia Management—AAOM’s newest journal. [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]