William Wan

Associate Professor of Management
wanw@t-bird.edu

Thunderbird School of Global Management
15249 N. 59th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85306-6000 USA
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Texas A&M University
(major: strategic management)

M.B.A. California State University, Sacramento

B.A. University of Hong Kong


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Journals/Proceedings:

Wan, W.P., & Hillman, A.J. “One of these things is not like the others: What contributes to
dissimilarity among MNE subsidiaries’ political strategy,” forthcoming, Management International Review.

Wan, W.P., 2005. Country resource environments, firm capabilities, and corporate
diversification, Journal of Management Studies, 42: 161-182.

Hillman, A.J., & Wan, W.P. 2005, The determinants of MNE subsidiaries’ political strategies:
Subsidiary, parent, and host country effects, Journal of International Business Studies, 36: 332-340.

Gimeno, J., Hoskisson, R.E., Beal, B.D., & Wan, W.P., 2005, Explaining the clustering
of international expansion moves: A critical test in the U.S. telecommunications industry, Academy of Management Journal, 48: 297-319.

Kim, H., Hoskisson, R.E., & Wan, W.P. 2004, Power dependence, diversification strategy and
performance in keiretsu affiliated firms, Strategic Management Journal, 25: 613-636.

Wan, W.P., & Hoskisson, R.E. 2003. Home country environments, corporate diversification
strategies, and firm performance. Academy of Management Journal, 46: 27-45.

Eden, L., Dacin, M.T., & Wan, W.P., 2001. Standards across borders: Crossborder diffusion of
the arm’s length standard in North America. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 26: 1-23.

Wan, W.P., & Hoskisson, R.E. 2001. Country resource environments, corporate diversification
strategies, and firm performance. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, Washington, DC.

Hoskisson, R.E., Hitt, M.A., Wan, W.P., & Yiu, D. 1999. Swings of a pendulum: Contemporary
theory and research in strategic management. Journal of Management, 25: 417-456.

Kim, H., Hoskisson, R.E., & Wan, W.P. 1999. Keiretsu systems and power distribution:
Diversification strategy and performance in large Japanese firms. In Christopher B. Meek and Shane J. Schvaneveldt, eds., Association of Japanese Business Studies 12th Annual Meeting Best Papers Proceedings.

Hoskisson, R.E., Wan, W.P., & Hansen, M.H. 1998. Strategic alliance formation and market
evaluation: Effects of parent firm’s governance structure. In Michael Hitt, Joan E. Ricart, & Robert Nixon, eds., Managing Strategically in an Interconnected World, John Wiley (Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting Best Paper Proceedings Volume).

Book Chapters/Others:

Wan, W.P., Hoskisson, R.E., Kim, H., & Yiu, D., 2005. Network opportunities and
constraints in Japan’s banking industry: A social exchange perspective on corporate governance. Accountability, Enterprise and International Comparisons.

Wan, W.P., 2002. United Parcel Service’s Director of Electronic Commerce Alan Amling on the
Opportunities and Challenges in Global Electronic Commerce, Thunderbird International Business Review.

Hoskisson, R.E., Johnson, R.A., Yiu, D., & Wan, W.P., 2001. Restructuring strategies of
diversified business groups: Differences associated with different country resource environments. Blackwell Handbook of International Management.


AWARDS & HONORS
Finalist of Farmer Best Dissertation Award, Academy of International Business, 2001

Thunderbird Faculty Research Award, 2003