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Xu Han ("Henry") holds dual academic appointments as an Associate Professor of Management at the College of New Jersey and an Adjunct Associate Professor and Senior Fellow in the Management Department at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His scholarly work centers on the mechanisms through which firms achieve sustainable competitive advantage via corporate entrepreneurship and business model innovation, with particular emphasis on entrepreneurial team dynamics, experiential learning processes, and technology commercialization in FinTech and renewable energy sectors.
His educational foundation includes doctoral training in Management Strategy at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, which established his expertise in strategic entrepreneurship frameworks.
- Ph.D. in Management (Strategy), Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
Dr. Han's research program investigates value creation through organizational innovation, examining how corporate venturing initiatives are shaped by internal human capital structures and cross-functional collaboration. His work bridges theoretical rigor with practical applications in rapidly evolving markets, especially regarding financial technology adoption and sustainable energy business models. This approach reflects his commitment to generating actionable insights for both academic and practitioner audiences.
His 2025 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal publication demonstrates his scholarly trajectory, revealing how intra-firm work experiences—particularly functional diversity exposure—enable specialized employees to drive corporate venturing. This award-winning research provides critical micro-foundational understanding of innovation processes within established organizations.
Recognition for his contributions includes:
- 2024 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Best Paper Prize
- Best Empirical Paper Award from the Academy of Management’s Entrepreneurship Division
- Best Empirical Paper Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management (2017)
- Outstanding Reviewer, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management (2017)
- Wharton Teaching Excellence Award
Complementing his academic work, Dr. Han co-founded a venture-backed climate technology company focused on sustainability innovation and provides strategic advisory services to startups and established firms. His teaching spans core strategy and entrepreneurship courses across Wharton's academic spectrum, including Introduction to Management, Entrepreneurship, and specialized Venture Capital programs for undergraduate, MBA, and executive students.
Though specific laboratory affiliations aren't detailed, his collaborative research with Martine Haas and editorial board service for Management and Organization Review demonstrate active engagement in key academic networks advancing organizational theory and entrepreneurial scholarship.
