Rong (Ratchel) Zeng

Biography

Dr. Zeng joined the Asper School of Business as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2018. She received her PhD in Strategy and Global Management from the University of Calgary.

Her primary research interests lie at the intersection of strategy and global management, with a particular focus on integration challenges for MNEs and CSR challenges in international business. She is also interested in applying advanced meta-analytic techniques in exploring the impact of institutional variables in strategy research.

Her work has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Management and Organization Review, and others. Her research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Research Interests

  • Cross-Border Acquisitions
  • Integration Challenges
  • Emerging Market Firms
  • Ethics
  • Meta-Analysis

Teaching Interests

  • International Management
  • Strategy
  • Entrepreneurship

Selected Publications

Oh, W. Y., Zeng, R., & Oh, C. H. 2024. How does media coverage of corporate social irresponsibility influence cross-border acquisition completion? Evidence from Chinese MNEs. Management and Organization Review.

Zeng, R., Grøgaard, B.& Björkman, I. 2023. Navigating MNE control and coordination: A critical review and directions for future research, Journal of International Business Studies 54(9): 1599-1622.

Zeng, R., Oh, W.Y., & Zhu, P. 2023. Will investors’ excitement last? Determinants of investors’ responses to cross-border acquisitions by Chinese firms, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 85: 101785.

Liu, M., Tang, S., Wu, Z., & Zeng, R. 2023. The impact of foreign ownership on the media’s role in curbing insider trading around private meetings, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 88: 101826.

Zeng, R., Grøgaard, B., & Steel, P. 2018. Complements or substitutes? A meta-analysis of the role of integration mechanisms for knowledge transfer in the MNE network. Journal of World Business, 53(4), 415-432.