---

Personal Site: 

Education

Ph.D. in Organization Management, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University, May 2024.

M.A. in Management, HSBC Business School, Peking University, May 2017

B.S. of Management in Accounting, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, May 2014.

Research Interest

• Outlier ventures
• Firm innovation and technology
• Complexity theory

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

*: corresponding author

• Crawford, G.C.∗, Skorodziyevskiy, V., Hechavarria, D., Nelson, T.E., Fird, C., Li, X., Reynolds, P.D., Teymourian, E., & Booyavi, Z. (2022). Advancing Entrepreneurship Theory through Replication: A Case Study on Contemporary Methodological Challenges, Future Best Practices, and an Entreaty for Communality. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 46(3), 779-799.
• Ren, T.∗, Yu, X., Li, X., Lv, P. (2022). Political connections, internet use, and firm innovation. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 7(3):100211
• Weng, C., Li, X., Yang, H., & Ren, T.∗ (2021). Formal and Informal Institutions: The Independent and Joint Impacts on Firm Innovation. Management and Organization Review, 17(5), 918-967.
• Zhang, Y., Ren, T.∗, & Li, X. (2018). Psychological contract and employee attitudes: The impact of firm ownership and employment type. Chinese Management Studies, 13(1), 26-50.

Courses Teaching

• Business Policy and Strategy (MGMT 4086-01)
• Principle of Management (MGMT 0289-01)
• Organizational Behavior (MGMT-3030-01)
• Human Resource Management (EMGT 5006-01/MGMT-4089-01)