Kai Xu

Kai Xu is an Associate Professor at the Alvarez College of Business, The University of Texas at San Antonio, holding the Lutcher Brown Fellowship. She joined UTSA in 2015 after earning her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, with prior degrees from Xi'an Jiaotong University.

• Ph.D., Texas A&M University
• M.A., Xi'an Jiaotong University
• B.A., Xi'an Jiaotong University

Her research focuses on international strategy and corporate governance, particularly in family firms and emerging economies. She applies institutional theory to examine how firms adapt to global environments and governance challenges.

Recent publications highlight trends in global business strategy, innovation in emerging markets, and socioemotional wealth dynamics in family firms. Her work appears in journals like the Journal of Operations Management and Journal of World Business.

• Lutcher Brown Fellow