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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

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

Do Politically Connected Firms Engage More or Less in Corporate Philanthropy? Evidence from Public and Private Firms in China • 2013
Are Collective and Private Political Actions Substitutes or Complements? Empirical Evidence from China?s Private Sector • 2012
Corporate Political Actions, Nonmarket Positions and the Institutional Environment • 2012
Political Connections & Use of Courts in Dispute Resolution: A Survey Analysis of Chinese Private Firms • 2012
Rent-seeking in Collective Action • 2012
Do Politically Connected Firms Engage More or Less in Corporate Philanthropy? Evidence from Public and Private Firms in China • 2012
Coinsurance within Business Groups: Evidence from Related Party Transactions in an Emerging Market • 2012
Political Structures and the Effectiveness of Corporate Political Activities • 2012
Value Creation and Value Capture in Corporate Governance: Using the Value-Based Approach to Analyze an Ownership Reform of China?s Listed Firms • 2012
Corporate Political Strategy and Firms? Market Capabilities: An Integrated Theoretical Perspective • 2012
Competition and Relationship-Specific Investments: Theory and Implications for Strategy • 2012
When Are Strong Firms More Likely to Pursue Political Strategies? Evidence from Public and Private Firms in China • 2012
Does Market Transition Eclipse the Significance of Political Connections? A Longitudinal Study of Publicly Listed Firms in China • 2012
Political Economy and Firms? Geographic Scope of Business Operations • 2010
Formal versus Informal Governance in Firms? Dispute Resolution
Impact of Corporate Political Strategy on Expropriation Hazards
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