Xinwei Jason Shi

Dr. Xinwei Jason Shi serves as an Assistant Professor in Strategy at Durham University Business School. Holding a PhD from Durham University and completing postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University, he brings extensive academic experience from previous positions at Newcastle University and Capital University of Economics and Business. His scholarly work bridges international business strategy with digital transformation, focusing on multinational enterprises navigating global complexities.

His educational trajectory includes:

• PhD from Durham University
• Postdoctoral Research at Tsinghua University

Dr. Shi's research centers on international business strategy, artificial intelligence applications in organizational contexts, enterprise competition dynamics, and business ecosystem governance across computing, AI, space, and firefighting sectors. He investigates digital economy transformations including digitalization, innovation processes, and business model evolution, with particular emphasis on China's technological advancement and platform-based multinational corporations. His work reveals how institutional distances and geopolitical fragmentation reshape global business strategies.

Analysis of his publication record shows consistent contributions to top-tier journals like Production and Operations Management and Long Range Planning, demonstrating evolving focus from traditional international business toward AI integration and platform ecosystems. Key thematic trends include strategic responses to deglobalization, Chinese firms' technological catch-up through IP acquisitions, and governance frameworks for data markets and platform-based multinational corporations.

Actively engaged in academic leadership, Dr. Shi serves on editorial boards for Long Range Planning, Management and Organization Review, Journal of International Business Policy, and Journal of Digital Economy. He welcomes PhD supervision opportunities in his core research areas and maintains active scholarly collaboration networks through his editorial roles and research partnerships.