Expertise

• Corporate Strategy
• Technology & Innovation Management
• Organization Design & Change
• Quantitative Analysis

Education

• Ph.D., Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School (U.K.)
• M.B.A., International Business, National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
• B.Sc., Chemical Engineering (minor in Economics), National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)

Experience

• Professor, Department of Business Administration, College of Commerce, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
• Associate Professor (tenured) and DMBA Program Director, Graduate School of Business and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University (Japan)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Strategy & Policy, School of Business, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Instructor, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science (U.K.)

Publications in Refereed Journals

• Hsieh, Kai-Yu*. (2025). Direct investments in Japan and operational efficiency of semiconductor companies from Taiwan. AAOS Transactions, 13(3): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.11207/aaostrans.2024-021 (J-STAGE, Japan Academic Association for Organization Science)
• Hsieh, Kai-Yu*, Ping Xiao, Noshir Contractor & Li Wang. (2024). Online community’s recognition and continued participation in idea competitions. Decision Sciences, 55(2): 176–190. https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12578 (SSCI, ABDC Journal Rating: A*)
• Xiao, Ping, Kai-Yu Hsieh* & Weining Bao. (2024). Donations by disaster-afflicted firms and changes in firm value: Self-protection and reputation-building perspectives. Production and Operations Management, 33(1): 323–341. https://doi.org/10.1177/10591478231224939 (SCIE, UTD24, FT50, ABDC Journal Rating: A*)
• Yang, Shu-Jung Sunny & Kai-Yu Hsieh*. (2021). Supply chain investment and de-escalation of capacity competition. International Journal of Production Research, 59(3): 942–958. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2020.1711989 (SSCI, ABDC Journal Rating: A)
• Hsieh, Kai-Yu & Eunjung Hyun*. (2018). Matching response to competitors’ moves under asymmetric market strength. Journal of Business Research, 82: 202–212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.09.038 (SSCI, ABDC Journal Rating: A)
• Hsieh, Kai-Yu & Eunjung Hyun*. (2016). Concentration of rivals’ actions and competitive reaction. Management Decision, 54(9): 2188–2207. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-03-2016-0124 (SSCI, ABDC Journal Rating: B)
• Hsieh, Kai-Yu*, Wenpin Tsai & Ming-Jer Chen. (2015). If they can do it, why not us? Competitors as reference points for justifying escalation of commitment. Academy of Management Journal, 58(1): 38–58. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2011.0869 (SSCI, UTD24, FT50, ABDC Journal Rating: A*)
• Hsieh, Kai-Yu* & Freek Vermeulen. (2014). The structure of competition: How competition between one’s rivals influences imitative market entry. Organization Science, 25(1): 299–319. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2013.0832 (SSCI, UTD24, FT50, ABDC Journal Rating: A*)