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Zhang, Muhan

Zhang, Muhan 張慕涵

BBA (Nankai); MSc (LSE); PhD (Penn State)

Assistant Professor

Contact

Department of Management

Room 811, 8/F
Cheng Yu Tung Building
12 Chak Cheung Street
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

Biography

Zhang Muhan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School. He received his PhD in Management and Organization from Pennsylvania State University. His current research interests include stakeholder strategies, corporate governance, and social movements. His work has appeared in leading academic journals, including Administrative Science Quarterly and the Journal of Management. Additionally, his research has been profiled in media outlets such as the Harvard Business Review and the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Teaching Areas

Strategic Management
Corporate Governance
Organisational Analysis
Business and Society

Research Interests

Corporate Governance
Social Movements
Stakeholder Strategies

Publications & Working Papers
  • Forrest Briscoe, Mark DesJardine, and Muhan Zhang (2026), “Interpreting Violence: How Community Context Shapes Corporate Responses to Street Protests,” Administrative Science Quarterly, 00018392261419416.
  • Muhan Zhang, Forrest Briscoe, and Mark DesJardine (2023), “Corporate Boards with Street Smarts? How Diffuse Street Protests Indirectly Shape Corporate Governance,” Administrative Science Quarterly, 68(4), 1056-1093.
  • Mark DesJardine, Muhan Zhang, and Wei Shi (2023), “How Shareholders Impact Stakeholder Interests: A Review and Map for Future Research,” Journal of Management, 49(1), 400-429.
Awards & Honours
  • Best Paper Award, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) Annual Conference, 2023
  • Jeanne and Charles Rider Graduate Fellowship, Penn State University, 2023
  • Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) award, OMT Division, Academy of Management, 2022
Academic/Professional Services
  • Ad-hoc Reviewer, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Management and Organization Review, Organization & Environment Review
  • Member, Research Committee, OMT Division of the Academy of Management, 2025-Present
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