The School of Business boasts a growing faculty with diverse research interests. The Institute for Asia Pacific Studies is an avenue to channel this research, and facilitate academic and cultural dialogue between Canada and the Asia Pacific region.
In this section you will find a representative cross-section of the research the MacEwan School of Business faculty is engaged with through IAPS.
Books and Book Chapters:
Wei, X (2008), EU Foreign Direct Investments in China, Verlag Dr. Kovac Publishing House, Germany ISBN 978-3-8300-3349-3
Wei, X (2009), FDI and China's Global Trade Competitiveness: Evidence from Measuring Sino-EU15 Intra-Industry Trade in Alon, I (eds.) China Rules: Globalization and Political Transformation, Palgrave Macmillan, August, 2009
Von Wuntsch, M and X. Wei (2010), Transnational Companies, Shareholder Value and the Chinese Innovation Policy in Andreosso, B and B. Zolin (eds.), Current Issues in Economic Integration: Can Asia Inspire 'The West'?, ASHGATE
Wei, X (2010), Three short articles on SinoChem International, China Petroleum & Chemical and Petro China in Zhang, W and I. Alon (eds.) A Guide to Top 100 Companies in China, World Scientific
Wei, X (2010) Policy recommendations and studies on Re-entry Cultural Shock of Chinese Returnees (in Chinese), in Wang, H (eds), Suggetions to China from Chinese Scholars Abroad , China Eastern Publishing House, August, 2010
Wei, X and M. Levitt (2010), The Qing Bronze Heads Case: Problems and Suggestions Regarding the Repatriation of Cultural Property, Albert, M (eds.) World Heritage and Cultural Diversity, UNESCO (Forthcoming)
Wei,X (2011) Intercultural Business Cases (in Chinese), Shanghai Jiaotong University Press
Wei, X. (Forthcoming), Three short articles on Chinese Returnees in Zhang, W, Wang, H and I. Alon (eds.) Entrepreneurial and Business Elites of China: The Chinese Returnees who have Shaped Modern China, to be published by Emerald Group Publishing.
Wei, X., Alon, I. and Ni, L. (Forthcoming), Determinants of Chinese Outward Direct Investment in (eds), Alon, I, Fetscherin, M and P. Gugler Chinese International Investments, Palgrave Macmillian
Spigarelli, F, Alon I and Wei, X. (Forthcoming), Case Study on QJ and Benelli, in (eds) Alon, I, Fetscherin, M and P. Gugler (Chinese International Investments, Palgrave Macmillian
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Wei, X, Andreosso -O'Callaghan, B and M. von Wuntsch (2007), German Investment in Ireland and in the Central and East European Countries, Intereconomics, Springer Berlin /Heidelberg, Volume 42, Number 3 / May 2007
Wei, X. (2007) A Case Study of German investment in China and the CEECs, International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, Vol. 1(1).
Wei, X., and Andreosso-O'Callaghan, B. (2008), Modeling EU FDI Deflection: Chinese provinces vs. the EU MNCs, Intereconomics Vol. 43 (3).
Tang, Z., Fu, X., and Wei, X. (2009) Research on Identifying Important Coefficients in Chinese Sectors with High Industrial Wastewater Discharge, Asia Pacific Business Review, April-June
Wei, X., and Alon I. (2010), Chinese Offshore Direct Investment: A Study on Macroeconomic Determinants, International Journal of Business and Emerging Market, Vol.2 (4): pp. 352-369
Guest-Editing Journal Special Issue:
Alon, I and X. Wei (2010), Special Issue, Competition or Cooperation: East vs. West, International Journal of Business and Emerging Market, Vo. 2, 2010
Wei, X and H, Zhao (Forthcoming), Special Issue, Chinese Investments in Africa, Journal of African Business
Refereed Conference Publications and Presentations:
Simon, D., Rezanir, D., and Wei, X. (2008), Project Human Resources Revisited. Presented at the 9th IFSAM (The International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management) conference in Fudan University, Shanghai.
Wei, X. (2008), FDI and China's Global Trade Competitiveness: Evidence from Measuring Sino-EU15 Intra-Industry Trade. Presented at The Globalization of Chinese Enterprises: Transformational Politics, Business Strategies, and Future Paths, October 9-10, 2008, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
Wei, X. (2008), Keynote Speech on Waste Management in North America: The Case of City Edmonton. Presented at “Forum on Circular Economy” organized by China’s Industry Academia Research Collaborative Promotion Association, Beijing, China.
Wei, X. (2008), Keynote Speech on Internationalization Strategies of Business School. Presented at "Forum on Private Education Development in China" organized by Education Forum for Asia, Beijing, China.
Wei, X. (2008), Starbuck Coffee in Forbidden City. Presented at the 2nd Alumni Summer School of BTU World Heritage Studies, May 2008, Regensburg, Germany.
Zhang, Y., Wei, X., and Kelly, A. (2008), The re-entry experience of sea turtles in China: Review, Framework and Propositions. Presented at the 9th IFSAM (The International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management) conference in Fudan University, Shanghai.
Yi, L., Wei, X., Fo, J., and Chen, J. (2009), A Comparative Study on the Sources of Stress between Migrant and Native High-tech Knowledge-workers in Shanghai. Presented at Competition or Cooperation: East vs. West Conference at MacEwan School of Business, Edmonton, Canada.
Spigarelli, F., and Wei, X. (2009), Speed Race: Benelli and QJ compete in the International Motorbike Arena. Presented at the Third China Goes Global Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
Wei, X. (2009), From Globalization to Globality: A Profile of Chinese Returnees. Presented at the Fourth Asia Association for Global Studies Conference, University of Calgary.
Wei, X., (2009), Invited Paper: Policy recommendations and studies on Re-entry Cultural Shock of Chinese Returnees (in Chinese). Presented at Overseas High Level Talents Conference held by Western Returned Scholar Association and Center for China and Globalization.
Wei, X., Andreosso-O'Callaghan, B., and Alon, I. (2009), Spatial Locational Choice of European Union Direct Investment in China, 1996-2002, Presented at Journal of International Business Studies Paper Development Workshop, San Diego, U.S.A.
Wei, X., and Levitt, M. (2009), Politics and Justice in Relation to Property Rights and the Restitution of Cultural Heritage: The Case of Yuan Ming Yuan's Qing Bronze Zodiac Heads. Presented at International Conference: World Heritage and Cultural Diversity-Challenges for University Education. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany.
Wei, X, Liang, R., Zhu, J., and Alon, I. (2009), Macroeconomic Determinants of Chinese ODI. Presented at the Third China Goes Global Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
Wei, X., and Howard, K. (2010), Education Forum For Asia: A Case Study on Internationalization Strategy. Presented at AIEA (Association of International Education Administrators) conference “Internationalizing Higher Education: Essential for our Future” in Washington DC, USA.
Guo, L., and Wei, X. (2010), The Effectiveness of Visiting Scholars in International Partnership. Presented at AIEA (Association of International Education Administrators) conference “Internationalizing Higher Education: Essential for our Future” in Washington DC, USA.
Wei, X. (2010), Invited Paper: Cultural Barriers during Chinese Oil Giants Going Global (in Chinese). Presented at the 2nd Overseas High Level Talents Conference held by Western Returned Scholar Association and Center for China and Globalization. Published in the Conference Volume, Beijing, China.
Wei, X. (2010), Invited Speech: The preservation of historical villages in Yangtze river delta. Presented at Yangtze River Delta Green Economy Jinshan Summit, Zhenjiang, China.
Wei, X., (2010), Is Hong Kong competing with Mainland China in attracting FDI from Canada? Presented at the Academy of International Business, AIB-UKI Conference, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Wei, X, Huang, Y., and Zhang, G. (2010), Effectiveness of Chinese Business School's Internationalization. Presented at the 2nd International Business Conference: Managing by Values- Beyond Cultures and Generations, MacEwan School of Business, Edmonton, Canada.
Zhu, J., and Wei, X. (2010), Determinants of Knowledge Transfer through Repatriation in Chinese ODI. Presented at the International Association of Chinese Management Research Conference, Shanghai.
Zhu, J., and Wei, X. (2010) Studies on International HRM Integration of MNCs- A View from Knowledge Transfer (in Chinese). Presented at the International Association of Chinese Management Research Conference, Shanghai.
Wei, X. and Zhang, J. (2010), The United States' Direct Investment and Intra-Industry Trade with Japan, the Four Tigers, and China. Presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Wei, X. and Zhu, J. (2010) Knowledge Transfer and Chinese Repatriation. Presented at the 4th China Goes Global Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
Wei, X, Andreosso-O'Callaghan, B., and Alon, I. (2010), European Union Direct Investment in China: Characteristics and Determinants. Presented at the 4th China Goes Global Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
Bocatto, E., Perez-de-Toledo, E., and Wei, X. (2010), The Westernalization of the East: Interpreting social actions and their impact on business and society. Presented at the Fourth China Goes Global Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
Projects and Conference Travels that have been funded From 2007-2010:
2010
MacEwan Scholarly activity and Research fund for Research Project entitled: Knowledge Transfer through Repatriate Managers within Chinese MNCs: Cases and Determinants”
2009
MacEwan Scholarly Activity and Research Conference Grant for Presentation of Project on Canadian Investment in China at 2010 AIB UK Ireland annual conference, April 7-12, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland
MacEwan Scholarly Activity and Research Fund on Project Entitled “Chinese Oil Companies’ Overseas Acquisitions in Canada: Explanation and Empirical Studies”
MacEwan Scholarly Activity and Research Conference Grant for Presentation project on Water in China at APJAE symposium on Trade, Environment and Resources, paper entitled "Identifying Important Coefficients in Chinese Sectors with High Industrial Wastewater Discharge".
2008
MacEwan Scholarly Activity and Research Fund on Project entitled “Re-entry Cultural Shock of Chinese Manager Educated in North America"
2007, 2008, 2009
DAAD (German Academy of Scholar Exchange) World Heritage Studies Conference Travel Grants for Presentation at International Conference: World Heritage and Cultural Diversity-Challenges for University Education", Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany
Current projects with China focus:
- Chinese Oil Company Investment in Alberta
- Internationalization of Chinese MNCs: HR Strategy and Practice
- Knowledge Transfer and Chinese Repatriation
- Chinese Investment in Africa
- Trade and Investment Relations between China and Canada
- Trade and Investment Relations between China and the European Union
Other projects:
- World Heritage and Sustainable Development in Alberta
- Intangible Cultural Heritage and Tourism Island Development
- Port Alberta and Asia Pacific Gateway
- Asia Pacific Management Program: A Decade of Commitment in Excellence
- Business Chinese Test and curriculum development
- Model International Returnee's Effectiveness: The Role of Social Networks in the Context of Emerging Markets
- Intra Industry Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
- FDI Deflection Model
- Internationalization of Business School
Case Studies
Howard, K. and X. Wei (Forthcoming), Starbucks: Forbidden in the Forbidden City, accepted in (Eds.) Alon, I., International Market, Canada: McGraw-Hill.
Spigarelli, F and X. Wei (Forthcoming), Driving on Western Roads: Benelli and QJ competing on the International Arena, accepted in (Eds.) Alon, I., International Market, Canada: McGraw-Hill.
Howard, K., Wei, X. and Wang. E. (2009), Reputation Risk in the Global Art market, Case No. 8B09M062, Teaching Note No. 8B09M62. Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Spigarelli, F., Alon, I., and Wei, X. (2009), Speed Race: Benelli and QJ compete in the International Motorbike Arena, Case No. 9B09M097, Teaching Note No. 9B09M97, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Business Cases in Progress
- Cross cultural business cases
- Cases on Chinese firms
- Country image and firms' marketing strategy abroad
- Book project on Chinese translation of Ivey cases
The Asia Pacific and Globalization Review is a peer-reviewed online journal focused on the challenges and creative opportunities facing multinational companies emerging from the Asia Pacific region. Published by the MacEwan School of Business’s Institute for Asia Pacific Studies (IAPS), major topics include entry modes, international mergers and acquisitions, accounting and taxation practices, marketing approaches, head office location, human resources management, corporate social responsibility, as well as other relevant political and cultural issues.
The Journal publishes two issues annually, May and November, with the inaugural issue available in November 2011. Each issue contains three to five articles, including empirical studies (both qualitative and quantitative), literature reviews, case studies, book reviews, commentaries, and policy papers. IAPS is proud to offer open access to the Asia Pacific and Globalization Review.
The Editorial Board:
The editorial board will be listed upon release of the inaugural issue.
Editor in-chief:
William Wei – Chair, Asia Pacific Management Program; Institute of Asia Pacific Studies. MacEwan School of Business.
The Asia-Pacific and Globalization Review is currently inviting researchers working in related areas to submit articles.
