Steven Liang
School of Administrative Studies
Assistant Professor
Email: zliang@yorku.ca
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Dr. Steven Liang is Assistant Professor of Management and teaches strategic management and international business at York University. Dr. Liang received Ph.D. in Business Administration from John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. His research interests focus on how institutional environments interact with corporate governance and strategies in different business contexts. His recent works address such issues as comparative corporate governance, business groups, market-entry, and foreign direct investment. He has publications in a wide range of academic journals, including Journal of World Business, Industrial and Corporate Change, Multinationa Business Review, etc. Before joining academic, Dr. Liang served multiple positions in finance industry, non-profit organizations, and consulting firms in China.
Degrees
Ph. D, Concordia UniversityResearch Interests
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant (PI) CAD $63,399 - 2023-2025
Carney, M., Liang, Z. (2023). Family Business Groups in Advanced Asian Economies and the Politics of Institutional Trust. In: Rautiainen, M., Parada, M.J., Pihkala, T., Akhter, N., Discua Cruz, A., Mukherjee, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Managing Family Business Groups. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Shapiro, D., Estrin, S., Carney, M., & Liang, Z. (2023). Business Groups and Export Performance: The Role of Coordination Failures and Institutional Configurations. Journal of Management Studies.
Shapiro, D. Liang, Z. Estrin, S. & Carney, M., (2021) Are Latin American Business Groups Different? An Exploratory International Political Economy Perspective. Multinational Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-07-2021-0089
Liang, Z. & Carney, M., (2020) Business Group Persistence and Institutional Maturity: The Role of Management Practices, Industrial and Corporate Change, 29(6), 1483-1503
Carney, M., Estrin, S., Liang, Z., & Shapiro, D. (2019). National institutional systems, foreign ownership, and firm performance: The case of understudied countries. Journal of World Business, 54(4), 244-257
Estrin, S., Liang, Z., Shapiro, D &. Carney, M., (2018). State Capitalism, Economic Systems and Performance of State-Owned Firms. Acta Oeconomica, 69(s1), 175-193
Liang, Z., Fei, S.& Carney, M. Cross-Listing and Foreign Direct Investment: An Institutional Arbitrage Perspective on Emerging Market Firms. Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Seoul, 2024
Liang, Z., Fei, S.& Carney, M. Cross-Listing and Foreign Direct Investment: An Institutional Arbitrage Perspective on Emerging Market Firms. Academy of International Business Canada Chapter Conference, Montreal, 2023
Liang, Z., Zhao, Y.& Carney, M. National Institutional Systems, Owner Identity and Outward FDI Location: The case of Chinese MNEs. International Corporate Governance Society Conference, Groningen, 2021
Liang, Z., Zhao, Y.& Carney, M. National Institutional Systems, Owner Identity and Outward FDI Location: The case of Chinese MNEs. AIB-South East Chapter Conference, 2021
Shapiro, D. Liang, Z. Estrin, S. & Carney, M., Why Asian and Latin American Business Groups Differ: An International Political Economy Perspective. Academy of International Business- Latin America Conference, 2020
Shapiro, D. Liang, Z. Estrin, S. & Carney, M., Export performance and business group affiliation in emerging markets: missing institutions, selection bias and nonmarket capabilities. Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Copenhagen, 2019
Liang, Z. Shapiro, D., Nonmarket Strategy and Internationalization--The case of Chinese OFDI across Business Systems. Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference, Dallas, 2019
Liang, Z. & Carney, M., Can business group affiliates create sustainable competitive advantage? Institutional development and business group persistence, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Minneapolis, 2018
Liang, Z. & Carney, M., Can business group affiliates create sustainable competitive advantage? Institutional development and business group persistence, Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference, Miami, 2018
Shapiro, D. Liang, Z. Estrin, S. & Carney, M., Export performance and business group affiliation in emerging markets: missing institutions, selection bias and nonmarket capabilities. The 6th Copenhagen Conference on: 'Emerging Multinationals': Outward Investment from Emerging Economies, Copenhagen, 2018;
Liang, Z. Beyond market failures: business groups’ social contribution in emerging markets. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Montreal, 2017
Carney, M., Estrin, S., Liang, Z., & Shapiro, D. National institutional systems, foreign ownership and firm performance: The case of understudied countries. International Corporate Governance Society Conference, Rome, 2017
Carney, M., Estrin, S., Liang, Z., & Shapiro, D. National institutional systems, foreign ownership and firm performance: The case of understudied countries. Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference, Boston, 2017
Liang, Z. Business Families: Strategy Patterns in a Broader Scope. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Anaheim, 2016
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | AP/ADMS3960 3.0 | A | International Business | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/ADMS3960 3.0 | M | International Business | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ADMS4900 3.0 | O | Management Policy Part I | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ADMS4900 3.0 | Q | Management Policy Part I | LECT |
Dr. Steven Liang is Assistant Professor of Management and teaches strategic management and international business at York University. Dr. Liang received Ph.D. in Business Administration from John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. His research interests focus on how institutional environments interact with corporate governance and strategies in different business contexts. His recent works address such issues as comparative corporate governance, business groups, market-entry, and foreign direct investment. He has publications in a wide range of academic journals, including Journal of World Business, Industrial and Corporate Change, Multinationa Business Review, etc. Before joining academic, Dr. Liang served multiple positions in finance industry, non-profit organizations, and consulting firms in China.
Degrees
Ph. D, Concordia UniversityResearch Interests
Awards
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant (PI) CAD $63,399 - 2023-2025
All Publications
Carney, M., Liang, Z. (2023). Family Business Groups in Advanced Asian Economies and the Politics of Institutional Trust. In: Rautiainen, M., Parada, M.J., Pihkala, T., Akhter, N., Discua Cruz, A., Mukherjee, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Managing Family Business Groups. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Shapiro, D., Estrin, S., Carney, M., & Liang, Z. (2023). Business Groups and Export Performance: The Role of Coordination Failures and Institutional Configurations. Journal of Management Studies.
Shapiro, D. Liang, Z. Estrin, S. & Carney, M., (2021) Are Latin American Business Groups Different? An Exploratory International Political Economy Perspective. Multinational Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-07-2021-0089
Liang, Z. & Carney, M., (2020) Business Group Persistence and Institutional Maturity: The Role of Management Practices, Industrial and Corporate Change, 29(6), 1483-1503
Carney, M., Estrin, S., Liang, Z., & Shapiro, D. (2019). National institutional systems, foreign ownership, and firm performance: The case of understudied countries. Journal of World Business, 54(4), 244-257
Estrin, S., Liang, Z., Shapiro, D &. Carney, M., (2018). State Capitalism, Economic Systems and Performance of State-Owned Firms. Acta Oeconomica, 69(s1), 175-193
Liang, Z., Fei, S.& Carney, M. Cross-Listing and Foreign Direct Investment: An Institutional Arbitrage Perspective on Emerging Market Firms. Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Seoul, 2024
Liang, Z., Fei, S.& Carney, M. Cross-Listing and Foreign Direct Investment: An Institutional Arbitrage Perspective on Emerging Market Firms. Academy of International Business Canada Chapter Conference, Montreal, 2023
Liang, Z., Zhao, Y.& Carney, M. National Institutional Systems, Owner Identity and Outward FDI Location: The case of Chinese MNEs. International Corporate Governance Society Conference, Groningen, 2021
Liang, Z., Zhao, Y.& Carney, M. National Institutional Systems, Owner Identity and Outward FDI Location: The case of Chinese MNEs. AIB-South East Chapter Conference, 2021
Shapiro, D. Liang, Z. Estrin, S. & Carney, M., Why Asian and Latin American Business Groups Differ: An International Political Economy Perspective. Academy of International Business- Latin America Conference, 2020
Shapiro, D. Liang, Z. Estrin, S. & Carney, M., Export performance and business group affiliation in emerging markets: missing institutions, selection bias and nonmarket capabilities. Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Copenhagen, 2019
Liang, Z. Shapiro, D., Nonmarket Strategy and Internationalization--The case of Chinese OFDI across Business Systems. Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference, Dallas, 2019
Liang, Z. & Carney, M., Can business group affiliates create sustainable competitive advantage? Institutional development and business group persistence, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Minneapolis, 2018
Liang, Z. & Carney, M., Can business group affiliates create sustainable competitive advantage? Institutional development and business group persistence, Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference, Miami, 2018
Shapiro, D. Liang, Z. Estrin, S. & Carney, M., Export performance and business group affiliation in emerging markets: missing institutions, selection bias and nonmarket capabilities. The 6th Copenhagen Conference on: 'Emerging Multinationals': Outward Investment from Emerging Economies, Copenhagen, 2018;
Liang, Z. Beyond market failures: business groups’ social contribution in emerging markets. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Montreal, 2017
Carney, M., Estrin, S., Liang, Z., & Shapiro, D. National institutional systems, foreign ownership and firm performance: The case of understudied countries. International Corporate Governance Society Conference, Rome, 2017
Carney, M., Estrin, S., Liang, Z., & Shapiro, D. National institutional systems, foreign ownership and firm performance: The case of understudied countries. Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference, Boston, 2017
Liang, Z. Business Families: Strategy Patterns in a Broader Scope. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Anaheim, 2016
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | AP/ADMS3960 3.0 | A | International Business | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/ADMS3960 3.0 | M | International Business | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ADMS4900 3.0 | O | Management Policy Part I | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ADMS4900 3.0 | Q | Management Policy Part I | LECT |
