Dr. Jie Yan is a Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM), France. He received his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master degree in Management Science at Tsinghua University, China, and Ph.D. degree in Management at Hull University, England.
Dr. Yan teaches a variety of courses including Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Management Information Systems, Research Methods, and Social Network Analysis at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.
Dr. Yan has good experience in developing and managing DBA programs. He has held the responsibilities as Academic Director of GEM DBA programs since 2006. He developed multiple DBA programs and managed the programs collaborating with Tongji University, Sun Yat-Sen University and Chongqing University in China, collaborating with Webster University in Switzerland, and collaborating with Saint Anna University in Italy. He recruited around 250 DBA students and supervised over 40 of them. Dr. Yan also has served as the Academic Advisor for the Asian zone at the Center of International Affairs, where he developed many exchanges and double-degree programs at bachelor and master levels with the top universities in China.
Dr. Yan’s research focuses on user behaviors on social media, new product development, entrepreneurial ventures, collaboration and social networks. His research works were published in journals like R&D Management, International Journal of Technology Management, Information and Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Management International, etc. He also serves as a reviewer for many peer-review journals such as Information and Management, IEEE Technology Engineering and Management, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, etc.