Dr. Yongyi Shou is Professor of Operations and Technology Management at the School of Management, Zhejiang University, China. He received his PhD degree in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was an academic visitor at the University of Cambridge in 2009 and 2018, and a visiting research scholar at Indiana University in 2013. His research interests cover a number of topics such as global operations, supply chain network, sustainable supply chain management, digital innovation, green logistics and ESG. He serves as regional editor, associate editor or editorial board member for JSCM, IJLRA, IJOPM, IJPE, IJPDLM, and IMDS. He has published research articles in leading journals such as Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Journal of Business Ethics.
Hu, W., Peng, Y., Shou, Y.*, & Wagner, S. M. Outside-insiders: The role of supply networks in post-M&A operational performance. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, in press. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-05-2024-0379 (FMS-B, ABS-4)
Fan, X., Liu, Y., Chen, A., & Shou, Y.* How to digitalize social enterprises: Evidence from private museums in China. British Journal of Management, in press. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12923 (FMS-B, ABS-4)
Shan, X., Shao, J.*, Zhao, X., & Shou, Y. (2025). To complete or terminate smart manufacturing projects: A prospect theory perspective. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 45(6), 1227–1249. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-03-2024-0225
Li, L., & Shou, Y.* (2024). The impact of project-based interorganizational networks: Evidence from the Chinese movie industry. Journal of Operations Management, 70(6), 957–978. https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1317 (FMS-A, ABS-4*, FT50, UTD24)
Shou, Y., Shan, X., Shao, J.*, Lai, K. H., & Zhou, Q. (2024). How do foreign SMEs mitigate violent conflict risk by doing good? An instrumental stakeholder theory perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 192(2), 407–422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05521-x (FMS-B, ABS-3, FT50)
Yang, Z., Hu, W., Shao, J., Shou, Y.*,
& He, Q. (2023). How does digitalization alter the paradox of
supply base concentration? The effects of digitalization intensity and
breadth. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43(11), 1690–1722. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-10-2022-0685
Shou, Y., Shan, X., Dai, J.*, Xu, D., & Che, W. (2023). Actions speak louder than words? The impact of subjective norms in the supply chain on green innovation. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43(6), 879–898. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-04-2022-0265
Hu, W., Skowronski, K., Dong, Y., & Shou, Y.* (2023). Mergers and acquisitions in supply bases. Production and Operations Management, 32(4), 1059–1078. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13911 (FMS-A, ABS-4, FT50, UTD24)
Li, Y., Li, D., Liu, Y., & Shou, Y.* (2023). Digitalization for supply chain resilience and robustness: The roles of collaboration and formal contracts. Frontiers of Engineering Management, 10(1), 5–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-022-0229-x (FMS-A) [Most Influential Paper Awards for FEM 2023]
Shou, Y., Shao, J., & Wang, W.* (2021). How does
reverse factoring affect operating performance? An event study of
Chinese manufacturing firms. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 41(4), 289–312. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-07-2020-0469
Shou, Y., Shan, S., Chen, A., Cheng, Y.*, & Boer, H. (2020). Aspirations and
environmental performance feedback: A behavioral perspective for green
supply chain management. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 40(6), 729–751. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-11-2019-0756
Wang, W., Lai, K. H., & Shou, Y.* (2018). The impact of servitization on firm performance: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 38(7), 1562–1588. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-04-2017-0204
PhD student. * Corresponding author. Please refer to my Google Scholar page for more articles.
Evaluating green practices and their performance value in Chinese logistics industry, General Research Fund (GRF) Hong Kong, 2022-2023, Co-PI.
Antecedents and Performance Effects of Project-driven Supply Chain Governance: An Integrated Perspective of Supply Chains and Project Chains, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015–2018, PI.
Leveraging Innovation Capabilities of Asian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises through Intermediary Organizations, International Development Research Center (IDRC) of Canada, 2011–2013, PI.
Shou, Y., Kang, M., & Park, Y. W. (2022). Supply Chain Integration for Sustainable Advantages. Singapore: Springer.
Xu, Q., Chen, J., Shou, Y., & Liu, J. (2012). Leverage Innovation Capability: Application of Total Innovation Management in China's SME Study. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Gardiner, P., Williams, T., Anantatmula, V., Mota, C., Maguire, S., Shou, Y., Nwilo, P., & Peansupap, V. (2012). Cultural Imperatives in Perceptions of Project Success and Failure. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute.
Philosophy of Science & Business Research, DBA
Operations Management, MBA
Corporate Social Responsibility, MBA
Project Management, undergraduates & postgraduates