Zhang, Muhan（張慕涵）

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
  • 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, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Management and Organization Review, Organization & Environment Review