Competitive Actions of Firms

Hao Ma is a Professor of Management and Academic Director of Beijing International MBA Program (BiMBA) at China Center for Economic Research (CCER), National School of Development, Peking University, Beijing, China. He earned his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from The University of Texas at Austin. He had also held faculty positions in the US, Japan, and other leading business schools in China. His research has been published in Academy of Management Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Management, Journal of Small Business Management, and Organizational Dynamics, among others. His current research interests are the nature and causes of competitive advantage, multiple market competition, managerial decision-making, and the entrepreneurial process. His prior book published by Routledge is entitled Corporate Political Strategies of Private Chinese Firms. Jianwen (Jon) Liao is a Professor of Management Practice and Associate Dean of the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. He previously held faculty positions at numerous universities in the US, most recently at the Illinois Institute of Technology. His research focuses on venture creation process, entrepreneurial growth strategies and management of technological innovation as well. His research has appeared in academic journals such as Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Small Business Economics, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Small Business Management, Family Business Review, Journal of High Tech Management Research, Frontier of Entrepreneurship Research, and Journal of Management Inquiry, among others.