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Minjie Zhang CV

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Minjie Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Finance
mjzhang@uwindsor.ca
519-253-3000 ext. 4912
Office: OB 422

Education 

  • Ph.D.  York University, Toronto, Finance, 2017.
  • M.B.A.  Brandeis University International Business School, Waltham, MA, International Finance, 2010.
  • B.A.  Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, Shanghai, China, International Economics & Trade, 2004.

Employment Experience 

  • Associate Professor, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor (July 1, 2023-Present)
  • Assistant Professor, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor (July, 2017 - June 2023)
  • Instructor, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto (January, 2015 - June, 2017)
  • Research/Teaching Assistant (student), Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto (September, 2012 - June, 2017)
  • Research/Teaching Assistant (student), Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto (May, 2012 - June, 2017)
  • Fund Accountant - Securities Valuation Team, State Street Corporation (September, 2009 - April, 2011), Boston.
  • Bill Checker - Global Trade Services, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (July, 2005 - July, 2008), Shanghai.
  • Assistant Loans Manager, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (August, 2004 - July, 2005), Shanghai.

Honours and Awards 

  • 2018:  Best Reviewer Award, British Academy of Management.
  • 2017:  Best Reviewer Award, British Journal of Management.
  • 2014:  Best Paper Award (2nd place) for 2014, Corporate Governance: an international review (0964-8410).

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Chapters

  • Cumming, D., Johan, S., & Zhang, M. (2022). Government Venture Capital Programs. In M. Wright, G. Wood, A. Cuervo-Cazurra, P. Sun, I. Okhmatovskiy & A. Grosman (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of State Capitalism and the Firm. UK: Oxford University Press.  Chapter 11, Page 226.  ISBN: 978-0-19-883736-7.

Articles 

  • Cumming, D. & Zhang, M. (2023). Bankruptcy law and angel investors around the world.  Journal of International Business Studies, 54, 1256-1277, http://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-023-00627-w. [May]
  • Hui, F., Qi, Y., An, Y., & Zhang, M. (2022).  Market capacity, information exchange and imperfect matching: Evidence from the Chinese venture capital market.   British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12669. [October]
  • Johan, S. & Zhang, M. (2020).  Information asymmetries in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments and governance.  Journal of Business Ethics, http://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04558-6.
  • Zhang, M.; Zhan, F., Johan, S. & Cumming, S. (2019). Law, culture and finance.  International Journal of Managerial Finance, 15 (3), 274-284, http://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-06-2019-327.
  • Cumming, D., & Zhang, M. (2018).  Angel investors around the world.   Journal of International Business Studies, 50 (5), 692-719, http://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-018-0178-0.
  • Johan, S., & Zhang, M. (2016).  Private equity exits in emerging markets.   Emerging Markets Review, 29, 133-153, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2016.08.016.
  • Cumming, D., Johan, S., & Zhang, M. (2014).  The economic impact of entrepreneurship: Comparing international datasets.   Corporate Governance (Oxford): an international review, 22 (2), 162-178, http://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12058.

Presentations 

  • Zhang, M. (2020, July). Information asymmetries in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments and governance.  Academy of International Business (AIB) 2020 Annual meeting (virtual), Miami.
  • Zhang, M. (2019, June). Private equity investor sentiment around the world. Academy of International Business (AIB) 2019 Annual meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Cumming, D. & Zhang, M. (2018, June). Angel investors around the world.  Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Johan, S. & Zhang, M. (2018, June). Reporting bias in private equity: reporting frequency, endowments, and governance.  Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Zhang, M. (2017, October). Private equity investor sentiment around the world.  Financial Management Association (FMA) annual meeting, Boston.
  • Zhang, M. (2016, October). Angel investors around the world.  International Corporate Governance Society (ICGS) 2nd annual conference, Boston.
  • Zhang, M. (2016, October). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance. Ontario Universities Accounting and Finance Symposium, 3rd, Toronto.
  • Zhang, M. (2016, October). Angel investors around the world.  Financial Management Association (FMA), Las Vegas.
  • Zhang, M. (2016, September). Angel investors around the world. Canadian Law and Economics Association (CLEA) 2016 Annual Meeting, Toronto.
  • Zhang, M. (2016, June). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance.  Academy of International Business (AIB) annual meeting, New Orleans.
  • Zhang, M. (2016, May). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance. Darden and Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference, Washington, DC.
  • Zhang, M. (2015, October). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance.  Financial Management Association (FMA), Orlando.
  • Zhang, M. (2015, July). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance. 5th Conference on Chinese Capital Markets, Winnipeg.
  • Zhang, M. (2015, May). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance.  Canadian Economics Association (CEA) annual meeting, Toronto.
  • Zhang, M. (2015, April). Private equity exits in emerging markets.  Emerging Markets Review Conference on Alternative Investments, Shanghai, China.
  • Zhang, M. (2015, April). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance.  Eastern Finance Association (EFA) Annual meeting, New Orleans.
  • Zhang, M. (2015, March). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance.  Midwest Finance Association annual conference, Chicago.
  • Zhang, M. (2014, September). Reporting bias in private equity: Reporting frequency, endowments, and governance.  The Argentum Centre for Private Equity Symposium, Bergen, Norway.
  • Zhang, M. (2013, April). The economic impact of entrepreneurship: Comparing international datasets.  CGIR-Industry Canada-Schulich Conference on Global Perspectives on Entrepreneurship: Public and Corporate Governance, Toronto.

Grants (Competitive; Funded only) 

  • 2019: Second/junior stock market development and entrepreneurship: An international overview. ($6,000), Odette School of Business Research Innovation Fund (RIF) grant.
  • 2018: Entrepreneurship spawning and angel investor tax credit. ($2,500), Odette School of Business Research Innovation Fund (RIF) grant.