Dr. Jianwen Liao
Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
liao@iit.edu
312.567.3895
Dr. Jianwen Liao’s research expertise and interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship, venture creation process, entrepreneurial growth strategies, and management of technological innovation. His research has been published in top academic journals, including Small Business Economics, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Small Business Management, and Family Business Review. He also provides consultancy services to major multinational companies such as Ford, General Motors, and Leo Burnett. More recently, he cofounded a biotechnology firm that has secured venture capital investment.
Dr. Liao earned his master’s degree from People’s University of China and his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. His teaching interests include management of technological innovation and change, business policy, and strategy.
Selected Book Chapters, 2008-09
- Liao, Jianwen & Gartner, William, Are Planners Doers? Pre-Venture Planning and the Start-Up Behaviors of Entrepreneurs. The United States Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy [#339, Feb 2009 Under Contract SBAHQ-07-Q-0012], 2009
- Honig, Benson, Liao, Jianwen, & Gartner, William, Institutional Isomorphism, business planning and business plan revision: The differential impact on teams versus solo entrepreneurs. In Reynolds, Paul D. and Richard T. Curtin (Eds). New Firm Creation in the United States: Preliminary Explorations with the PSED II Data Set. New York City, NY: Springer, forthcoming, 2009
- Liao, Jianwen, Ye, Qian, Welsch, Harold, Pistrui, David, Patterns of Venturing Financing: the case of Chinese entrepreneurs in Venture Financing in China. Edited by Sara Hsu. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming, 2009
Selected Referred Journal Articles, 2008-09
- Li, J., Liao, J. (2009) Perceived Opportunity, Team Attributes, and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Chinese New Technology Ventures: A Cognitive Perspective. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (Forthcoming)
- Liao, Jianwen (2009) Changing the Rules of Engagement: What Business Leaders Can Learn from Obama’s Political Campaign. PeKing University Business Review. (in Chinese) p. 110 – 116
- Gartner, William, Shaver, Kelly & Liao, Jianwen (2009) The Attributional Characteristics of Opportunities and Problems Described by Nascent Entrepreneurs in the PSED. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. (forthcoming)
- Liao, Jianwen, Kickul, Jill, and Ma, Hao (2009) Organizational Dynamic Capability and Innovation: An Empirical Examination of Internet Firms. Journal of Small Business Management. (forthcoming)
- Kickul, Jill, Liao, Jianwen, Gundry, Lisa, Iakovleva, T. (2009) Firm resources, opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial orientation and performance: the case of Russian woman family business. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (Forthcoming)
- Liao, Jianwen, Welsch, Harold, Pistrui, David. (2008) Entrepreneurial Growth Aspiration: An Empirical Investigation of Infrastructure Antecedents. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship. (forthcoming)
- Liao, Jianwen, Welsch, Harold. (2008) Patterns of Venture Gestation Process: Exploring the Differences between Tech and Non-tech Nascent Entrepreneurs. Journal of High-tech Management Research Vol 19: 103 - 113
Selected Papers under Review, 2008-09
- Liao, J. & Qian, Ye (2009) Founding Conditions, Gestation Process and Venture Formation: A Set Theoretic Approach. Paper under review by Journal of Operation Management.
- Gartner, W., Liao, J., and Carter, N. (2008) When are new firms founded? Original paper under review by Journal of Management.
- Liao, Jianwen & Li, Jun (2008) The Effects of Team Heterogeneity and Homophily on Venture Formation: Untangling Founding Teams of Nascent Ventures. Under revision by Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
Selected Workshops, Seminars, and Presentations, 2008-09
- Li, Jun., Liao, Jianwen., Kickul, Jill & Griffin, Mark (2009) TMT Experience and IPO Performance: An Empirical Study. Paper submitted to the Annual Conference of Strategic Management Society.
- Liao, Jianwen & Gartner, William (2009) Understanding Entrepreneurial Exit During Organization Emergence: An Integration of Strategic and Behavioral Perspectives. Original paper to be presented at the Kauffman/Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson, MA
- Liao, Jianwen & Ye, Qian (2009) Venture Gestation Process and Firm Emergence: A Configurational Approach. Original paper to be presented at the Kauffman/Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson, MA
- Liao, Jianwen & Gartner, William (2008) Venture Planning and Gestation Process: An Empirical Investigation of Nascent Entrepreneurs. Paper presented at the 5th Kauffman Foundation Symposium of Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics, Greenville, SC