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Nan Jia
Assistant Professor of Management and Organization

USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0808

Phone: 
213-740-1045
Nan.Jia@marshall.usc.edu
Education: 
PhD, University of Toronto; BA, Peking University
Personal Website: 
http://marshallapps.usc.edu/portal/subapps/digitalmeasures/faculty.jsp?surveyId=1602590

Overview

Nan Jia's research focuses on political strategies of firms, particularly in emerging economies. Her doctoral dissertation "Political Strategy in Emerging Economies" was one of the four finalists for the Richard N. Farmer Dissertation Award of the Academy of International Business in 2009. Professor Jia's current research emphasizes corporate political strategy and business-government relationships in both developed and emerging economies, and she also studies corporate social responsibility in emerging economies, and partner selection in offshore drilling. Professor Jia teaches courses on strategic management and international business.

Research

Political Economy and Firms? Geographic Scope of Business Operations • 2010
Corporate Political Strategy and Firms' Market Capabilities: An Integrated Perspective • 2010
Competition and Relationship-Specific Investments: Theory and Implications for Strategy
When Are Strong Firms More Likely to Pursue Political Strategies? Evidence from the Chinese Private Sector
Formal versus Informal Governance in Firms? Dispute Resolution
Impact of Corporate Political Strategy on Expropriation Hazards
Institutional Environment and Collective Political Actions
Pushing the Boundary of Embedded Exchange: Partner Selection in the Offshore Drilling Industry
Rent-Seeking vs. Hazard-Reducing Political Strategies: A Simple Theoretical Model
Sustainability of Family Business: A Study of Chinese Private Enterprises
The Nature of Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Economies: An Analysis of Charitable Donations by Chinese Private Entrepreneurs
Coinsurance within Business Groups: Evidence from Related Party Transactions in an Emerging Market
Corporate Political Actions, Nonmarket Positions and the Institutional Environment
Does Market Transition Eclipse the Significance of Political Connections? A Longitudinal Study of Publicly Listed Firms in China
Political Connections & Use of Courts in Dispute Resolution: A Survey Analysis of Chinese Private Firms
Roles of Corporate Political Capabilities and Political Market Structure in Lobbying Decisions