Title: How Does a U.S. Firm’s Knowledge Recombination Pattern Influence its Citations of Chinese Patents after the Rise in Geopolitical Tension Between the Two Countries?

Speaker: CHI TAILAN，Professor, University of Wisconsin, USA

Host: Runtian Jing, Professor, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Time: 11:30–13:00, Friday, May 15, 2026

Venue: Room A507, Antai Building, Xuhui Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Note: Lunch will be served at this seminar. Please register at: https://f.kdocs.cn/g/kcyxHUWa/

Brief introduction of the content: 

This study examines how the rising U.S.-China geopolitical tension affects knowledge flows between firms based in the two countries. We hypothesize that rising geopolitical tension reduces knowledge flows between the two countries but has limited effect when a firm has made significant investment in collaborative research. Our empirical tests using patent data provide support for our hypotheses.

Speaker's profile:

Chi Tailan is the Richard C. Notebaert Distinguished Chair and Professor of International Business and Strategy at the Lubar College of Business, University of Wisconsin, USA. He received his MBA from the University of San Francisco, and his M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Washington. He has published extensively in leading international business and management journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Management Science, and Strategic Management Journal. He is also a co-author (with Professor Oded Shenkar and Professor Yadong Luo) of the textbook International Business. His primary teaching areas include global business institutions and international business strategy, and he has taught international business courses at universities around the world.

Professor Chi serves as a Field Editor for the Journal of International Business Studies. He also serves or has served on the editorial boards of internationally renowned journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Global Strategy Journal, and Journal of World Business. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Academy of International Business (AIB), the leading academic association in the field of international business research.

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