Abby Wang
Abby Wang
(Abby)
Associate Professor of Management
Office:
(269) 387-4457
Location:
3242 Schneider Hall, Mail Stop 5429
Mailing address:
Department of Management
Haworth College of Business
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5429 USA
Haworth College of Business
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5429 USA
Education:
- Ph.D., Texas Tech University
- MBA, Ohio University
- B.A., University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
Teaching Interests:
- Strategic management
Research Interests:
- Venture capital firms’ influence
- Internationalization of venture capital firms
- Entrepreneurship in emerging and transitional economies
Bio:
Dr. Xiaodan “Abby” Wang is an associate professor of management at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business.
Her primary research interests include:
- Venture capital firms’ influence on the strategy and performance of entrepreneurial start-ups
- Internationalization of venture capital firms
- Entrepreneurship in emerging and transitional economies
- Alliance strategies of new ventures
Her research into venture-capital-based IPOs and underpricing received the Best Doctoral Student Paper award and the Best Paper award and was included in the Best Paper proceedings of the Academy of Management annual meeting and Southern Management Association annual meeting.
Prior to joining WMU in 2011, she taught at Texas Tech University, where she was an AT&T chancellor’s fellow while completing her Ph.D. in management.