Education Background

Ph.D in Management, INSEAD, France, 2006- 2011

o Committee:  Christoph Loch (Chair),  Stelios Kavadias,  Sameer Hasija,  Rose Luo

o The Ph.D dissertation won Best Dissertation Award from INFORMS Technology Management Society in 2012. 

Master of Science in Management, INSEAD, France, 2008

o Passed the qualification exam with distinction 

M.B.A, Graziadio School of Business, Pepperdine University, U.S.A., 2002-2003

Master of Science in Management, Euromed Marseille School of Management, France, 2001-2002

o GPA ranked 1^st out of 132 students in class

B.E. in Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China, 1995-2000

Training Experience

· Executive Education Certificate, Harvard Business School, Participant Centered Colloquium of Learning and Case Writing, 08/2014 and 02/2015

· Executive Education Certificate,  IE Business School, Advanced Business Negotiation Workshop, 09/2011-10/2011

Academic Experience

                  1. University of Science and Technology of China,  School of Management, Hefei, China

· Professor of Business Administration (with Tenure),  from November 2017 to present 

· Director of MBA Program, from August 2019 - July 2020

· Deputy Director of MBA Teaching Committee, from December 2019 - July 2020

2. Nazarbayev University,  Graduate School of Business, Astana, Kazakhstan

· Associate Professor of Technology Management,  from August 2017 to March 2019

· Chair of Operations and Marketing Area, from August 2018 to March 2019

3. IE Business School,  Madrid, Spain

· Associate Professor of Operations and Technology Management (with Tenure, “Contratados Permanentes”),  from August 2016  to August 2017

· Assistant Professor of Operations and Technology Management, September 2011 to July 2016

4. HKUST Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,  Hong Kong, China

·  Visiting Assistant Professor of Operations Management,  August 2015 to August 2017

5. Duke University, Fuqua School of Business,  Durham,  US

· Visiting Scholar,  March 2018 and February 2019 

Non-academic Experience

· Plant Manager, Richfield Inc., City of Industry, California, 08/2003-08/2006

o Managed a kitchen cabinet factory with 180 workers and 11 office staffs. 

o Reformed the entire production & operations system and turned around the factory from losing 1.5 million dollars per year to profitable business in 10 months.

· Director Assistant, Admission Office, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, 10/2002-08/2003

· Quality Engineer, Siemens (China), Beijing, 08/2000-07/2001

Book

1. Managing Conflict and Collaboration in New Product Development: Understanding the Strategy, Selecting the Partner and Designing the Governance Structure,  Scholars’ Press, 2013

Book Chapter

1. Game Theoretical Models in New Product Development, Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization, edited by J. Wang, IGI-Global Press, 2013

2. “DaiGou” Practices, Chinese Entrepreneurial Strategies, and Transnational Business Cultures: Case Study in Thailand，Transnational Southeast Asia, editted by Hannah Ming Yit Ho & Ying-kit Chan, Springer, 2025

Journal Publications

1. (1) Cui Z., Zhang T. and Liu X., 2026, How Does Tolerance for Failure Impact Exploratory and Exploitative Innovation,  Decision Sciences, forthcoming,  DOI: 10.1111/deci.70045

2. (2) Baraboshkin V., Tuerkyilmaz Z., Cui Z. and Kirdasinova K., 2026, Unpacking Idea Evaluation Process: Key Insights and Future Directions,  Technovation, 154 (June),  103563, DOI:  10.1016/j.technovation.2026.103563

3. (3) Zhang T., Cui Z. and Liu X., 2026. How Strategic Quality Management Shapes Innovation: the Moderating Role of Operational Complexity,  IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,  73, 1681-1694, DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2026.3661903

4. (4) Cui Z., Li C. and Chen M., 2026, An Empirical Study of the Dynamics of Collective Employee Turnover and Its Implications for Dismissal Policy - Evidence from a Distribution Center, Human Resource Management Journal,  36(2), pp 345-365, http://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.70030

5. (5) Li C. and Cui Z., 2026, Uncovering the Dark Side of Failure Tolerance: How Failure-Tolerance Policy Shapes Collaborative Innovation Networks ,  Technovation, 150 (February), 103380,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103380

6. (6) Cui Z. and Li C., 2025, When Visions Collide: An Empirical Investigation of Design Status Misperceptions and their Innovation Consequences,  IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 72, pp.3010-3022,  DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2025.3588604

7. (7) Li. Y., Cui Z., Ji J. and Wei J., 2025, When do People Switch Queues? An Empirical Study of Discretionary Queue Switching at a Physical Examination Center,  Decision Sciences, 56(4), pp. 361-382  https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12646

8. (8) Ilk N., Shang G., Cui Z. and Zhang Z., 2024, Towards New Frontiers: How Attainment Discrepancy Affects Explorative Behavior in Crowdfunding,  Information & Management,  61(8) 104053 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2024.104053

9. (9) Cui Z., Baraboshkin V., and Goncalves D., 2024, Selecting the Best vs. Eliminating the Worst:  An Experimental Investigation of Idea Evaluation Processes Under Cognitive Biase Conditions,  IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,  71，pp 14775-14788.  DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2024.3459032

10. (10) Zhang T. and Cui Z.,  2024. Is R&D Volatility Conductive to Innovation? Distinguishing the Antecedents of Volatility.  IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,  71，pp. 5656-5668.  DOI:10.1109/TEM.2024.3366544 

11. (11) Cui Z., Liu S. and Hong J., 2024. Political Connections and Innovation: A Stakeholder Perspective,  IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,  71,  pp.5357-5371  DOI:10.1109/TEM.2024.3360941

12. (12) Cui Z., S. Kumar and D. Goncalves, 2019.  Ranking vs. Scoring: An experimental study of idea evaluation processes, Production and Operations Management , 28(1), pp. 176-188  DOI:10.1111/poms.12910 

13. (13) Cui Z. (single author). 2017. The impact of switching costs on the outsourcing of knowledge intensive business processes, Decision Sciences, 48(1), pp.71-107 DOI: 10.1111/deci.12211

14. (14) Yan W., Cui Z. and Alvarez Gil M.. 2016.   Assessing the impact of environmental innovations in the airline industry:  An empirical study of emerging market economies, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 21, pp.81-94

15. (15) Revilla E., Cui  Z. and Prado B. 2016. A knowledge-based perspective of innovation strategy: The differential effect of knowledge sources, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 63(4), pp.362-376

16. (16) Yan W. and Cui Z. 2016. On the factors contributing to the popularity  of loyalty programs – evidence from the emerging markets, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 57(2), pp.184-192

17. (17) Cui  Z. (single author). 2016 Decision making in cross-functional teams: the  role of decision power, Decision  Sciences, 47(3), pp.492-523. DOI:10.1111/deci.12188
    

18. (18) Cui Z., Loch C., Grossmann B.,  He R.. 2012. How the selection and management of  providers contribute to successful innovation outsourcing, Production and Operations Management,   21(1), pp. 29 – 48

19. (19) Cui Z. and Loch C., 2011. A strategic decision framework for external innovation sourcing, lead article in International Journal of Innovation Management, 15(5), pp. 899 – 930

20. (20) Cui  Z., Loch C., Grossmann B.,   He R. 2009. Outsourcing innovations to different providers: lessons from Siemens, featured article in Research-Technology Management, 52(6), pp.54-63

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Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. Cui Z. and C. Loch, Why do Collaborative Projects Often Fail? – Causes and Cures from Conflict Management Perspective, Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Management 2014 Annual Conference,  Japan, 07/2014

2. Cui Z., C. Loch, B. Grossmann, R. He, Matching Innovation Outsourcing Motivations and Innovation Providers: An Empirical Study at Siemens, 16th Annual International Conference of EurOMA (European Operations Management Association), Goteborg, Sweden, 06/2009.  

Teaching Case

1. Li Q,  Hughes R and Cui Z.., Labor Problems at 7-Eleven’s Combined Distribution Center,  UST 0815-044,   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Thompson Case Center,  2016

Articles in Business Media

1. EUROBiz, Journal of European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

· Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Succeeding in China’s Crowed Business Education Market, Cover Story, 2015. Volume July-August, Pages 15-17 

2. Forbes (India) Online Magazine

· Paradox of Choosing Platforms, with Y. Wu, January 2013,  http://forbesindia.com/article/ie/paradox-of-choosing-platforms/34553/1

· Design a Service Outsourcing Process, with S. Hasija and A. Sengupta, December 2012,  http://forbesindia.com/article/ie/paradox-of-choosing-platforms/34553/1

3. Euro-China News (Spain)

· How “Big” Chinese Economy really is?    January 2014,  http://chinatown.ouhua.info/news/2014/02/06/1969774.html

· Is Spain Really “Poor” during Crisis?  August 2013, http://chinatown.ouhua.info/news/2013/08/17/1942088.html

· Panda Express and the Success of Business Model Innovation, November 2012,  http://chinatown.ouhua.info/news/2012/11/02/1817080.html

· The Success of 7-Eleven and the Future of “Convenient” Store, November 2012,  http://chinatown.ouhua.info/news/2012/11/21/1840964.html

· Newsvendor Problem and its Implication for Inventory Management, October 2012,  No. A12-512,  page 42,  http://chinatown.ouhua.info/news/2012/10/03/1774372.html