On January 17, 2026, at the invitation of the School of Management, Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor Shi Xianwei from Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, delivered an academic report entitled "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and Case Studies of Chinese Firms" in Lecture Hall 214, School of Management, Chang'an Campus. The report was hosted by Associate Professor Zhang Ying. More than 40 participants, including faculty, doctoral students, postgraduate students and some undergraduates majoring in Business Administration and Strategic Management, attended the event.

During the lecture, Professor Shi systematically elaborated on the theoretical construction and practical implications of his representative research. He first reviewed the nine-year research journey from conception to publication of his first paper in the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ), vividly demonstrating the patience, rigor and academic resilience required for qualitative research. Drawing on his case study of ByteDance, he then analyzed how firms in the digital era can break the traditional trade-off between diversification and scaling up through "artificial intelligence plus adaptive organizational design". In the final part, Professor Shi discussed strategic paths for innovation among Chinese enterprises in the AI era and proposed directions for future research.

After the presentation, Professor Shi had an in-depth discussion and exchange with faculty and students on the lecture theme. The academic atmosphere was vibrant, offering participants insights with both theoretical depth and practical value.

(Written by:Zhao Yuxuan Reviewed by:Jia Ming)

About the speaker:Shi Xianwei holds a Bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University (2013), a Master's degree (2014) and a Doctoral degree (2019) from the University of Cambridge. He is an Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is a National Young Talent, Shanghai Pujiang Talent and Shanghai Chenguang Scholar.

His research interests lie in innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems at firm and regional levels. Adopting qualitative methods and using Chinese enterprises as research cases, he has published first-author papers in top international journals including the Academy of Management Journal and Research Policy (2 papers). His research has won the 16th and 17th Shanghai Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Awards consecutively. Several papers have been selected as ESI Highly Cited Papers and Hot Papers. He has also received multiple Best Paper Awards from the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) and the Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management (EURAM).

He has presided over the NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Category B), NSFC General Program, NSFC Young Scientists Fund and the Humanities and Social Sciences Youth Project of the Ministry of Education. He serves as Senior Editor of Management and Organization Review and Editorial Board Member of Journal of Operations Management.