Rate My Professor Dan Wang

Dr. Dan Wang is a Senior Lecturer in International Management in the Department of Management at Monash Business School, Monash University. She received her PhD in 2012 from the Department of Management at Monash University, supervised by Susan Freeman, with a thesis on the motivations for and approaches to internationalization by Chinese enterprises. Her research specializations include international management, international business with a focus on China, leadership, cross-cultural competence, international HRM in a post-COVID stage, paradox theory in international management, identity and diversity management in multinationals, and qualitative research methods such as interviews and case studies. Dr. Wang teaches units including MGF3681 International Management and supervises PhD, MPhil, and Honours students in her research areas. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals including SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities).

Dr. Wang has held positions at Monash University, progressing to Senior Lecturer. She received the 2017 Monash Business School Dean's Commendation for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher and the 2016 Advancing Women's Research Excellence Award. Her publications feature in high-impact journals such as Journal of Business Research, Personnel Review, Journal of Knowledge Management, Human Resource Management Review, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and International Business Review. Key publications include 'A paradox theory lens for developing cross-cultural competence: mindset, behavior, and work design' (2024, Journal of Business Research), 'Does too much or too little task conflict hurt service performance? A multilevel curvilinear model' (2024, Personnel Review), 'The effect of internal knowledge transfer on the relationship between personality traits and employee service performance: a multilevel model' (2024, Journal of Knowledge Management), 'Becoming competent expatriate managers: embracing paradoxes in international management' (2022, Human Resource Management Review), and 'Political Capital and MNE Responses to Institutional Voids: The case of Chinese state-owned enterprises in Africa' (2020). She presents at conferences including the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting.