dr. Y. (Yu) Liu

Yu Liu
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Member ERIM
Field: Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Affiliated since 2017

I am an Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

My research interest is at the nexus of network strategy and entrepreneurship, and I focus on how network resources affect venture outcomes. My recent projects focus on (1) inter-organizational networks of the venture capital industry, (2) entrepreneurial ecosystems, and (3) high-growth IPO firms. My research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal and Research Policy. I hold a Doctor of Science Degree in Technology (with distinction) from Aalto University, Finland.  

My teaching interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship and global strategy. I have taught a variety of courses across different RSM programs at the executive (Executive MBA), graduate (MSc.), and undergraduate  (IBA) levels. In 2018, I was awarded the "Teacher of the Year" for my outstanding teaching at the MSc Entrepreneurship program. 

I serve as an ad-hoc reviewer for many top management and entrepreneurship journals, including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Long Range Planning, and Research Policy.

Publications

Article (3)

  • Academic (3)

    • Xu, L., Yang, S., Liu, Y., Newbert, S. L., & Boal, K. (2023). Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Exploring the Impact of Inter- and Intra-Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Embeddedness on New Venture Creation. Academy of Management Journal, 66(6), 1954-1982. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2021.0791

    • Liu, Y., & Maula, M. (2021). Contextual status effects: The performance effects of host-country network status and regulatory institutions in cross-border venture capital. Research Policy, 50(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104216

    • Liu, Y., & Maula, M. (2016). Local Partnering in Foreign Ventures: Uncertainty, Experiential Learning, and Syndication in Cross-Border Venture Capital Investments. Academy of Management Journal, 59(4), 1407-1429. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2013.0835

Chapter (1)

  • Academic (1)

    • Liu, Y., Xu, L., & Theodoraki, C. (Accepted/In press). Entrepreneurial ecosystems and digitalization. In F. T. Lohrke, & J. J. Cabral (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship and Digitalization Edward Elgar Publishing.

Conference proceeding (1)

  • Academic (1)

    • Shahriari, M., Liu, Y., & Mom, T. (2023). Long-Term Performance Puzzle: High Growth IPO Firms and the Moderating Role of Post-IPO Strategies. In Academy of Management Proceedings (1 ed., Vol. 2023) https://doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2023.19bp

PhD Tracks (2)

  • Role: Co-promotor
An Indigenous Perspective on Institutions for Sustainable Business in China
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Wenjie Liu
  • Time frame: 2018 - 2023

Event (1)

2016
December
01
Performance Effects of Global vs. Local Status in International Business: Evidence from Cross-Border Venture Capital Investments
Research Seminar
As: Speaker

Address

Visiting address

Office: Mandeville Building T07-50
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam

Postal address

Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands

Latest publication

Chapter

Liu, Y., Xu, L., & Theodoraki, C. (Accepted/In press). Entrepreneurial ecosystems and digitalization. In F. T. Lohrke, & J. J. Cabral (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship and Digitalization Edward Elgar Publishing.