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Di Mao

Dr Di Mao BSc, MSc, PhD

Lecturer in International Business Strategy

Dr Di Mao is a Lecturer in International Business Strategy at the School of Business, Operation and Strategy (BOS), the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. Prior to joining the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, her working experience includes Newcastle University Business School, Essex University Business School. Di obtained her PhD degree in management from the University of Essex. She is a multi-disciplinary researcher, working mostly across international business (IB) in emerging markets, M&A leadership, business analytics & AI for social good and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the IB context.

Responsibilities within the university

Teaching:

BUSI1315 - Management Practice 2

BUSI1632 - Negotiations

BUSI1695 - International Business Environment

Other:

Dissertation Supervisor, Personal tutor

Research / Scholarly interests

  • International business (IB) in emerging markets
  • Business analytics & AI for social good
  • M&A leadership
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the IB context

Prospective PhD applicants and PhD students are welcome to make enquiries especially if you are interested in above research area.

Recent publications

Mao, D., Rao-Nicholson, R., Chenjing, Z., & Yichuan, W. (2024). Leveraging brand-specific transformational leadership as corporate brand identity for M&A performance in an emerging market. Industrial Marketing Management.

Ma, R., Mao, D., Cao, D., Luo, S., Gupta, S., & Wang, Y. (2024). From vineyard to table: Uncovering wine quality for sales management through machine learning. Journal of Business Research, 176, 114576.

Hasan, A., Zhang, X., Mao, D., Kashif, M., Mirza, F., & Shabbir, R. (2024). Unravelling the impact of eco-centric leadership and pro-environment behaviors in healthcare organizations: Role of green consciousness. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 139704.

Lu, Zhang, C., Li, Q., Mao, D., & Wang, M. (2023). Research on the Threshold Effect of Internet Development on Regional Inclusive Finance in China. Sustainability, 15(8), 6731.

Zhang, C., Mao, D., & Ma, F. (2023). Digital Finance in the Context of Common Wealth Helps Regional Economic Development of High Quality. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences.

Zhang, C., Mao, D., & Wang, M. (2020). Role of Venture Capital in Enterprise Innovation Under Psychological Capital and Heterogeneity of Entrepreneur Capital. Frontiers in Psychology, 11.

Zhang, C., Mao, D., & Wang, M. (2020). Role of Venture Capital in Enterprise Innovation Under Psychological Capital and Heterogeneity of Entrepreneur Capital. Frontiers in Psychology, 11.

Presentations

Zhang, M., & Mao, D. (2019). Managerial Perception of Supply Chain Quality Risk: An Examination of the Risky-Decision Making Model. Paper presented at British Academic Management, Birmingham