Qi Ai

Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management, University of Northampton, International Strategy & Business
China and Emerging Economies Centre

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5947-0160

Emailqi.ai@northampton.ac.uk

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Biography

Qi Ai (PhD) is a senior lecturer in strategic management at the Faculty of Business and Law, University of Northampton, UK. He received his PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London. His research interests lie in mergers and acquisitions and the development of emerging market corporations (EMNCs). His current research focuses on post-acquisition integration and knowledge transfer in EMNCs’ international acquisitions. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of World Business, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Journal of Organization Change Management, among others.

Research Interests

Mergers and acquisitions;

Post-acquisition integration;

Internationalization of Chinese firms;

Multinational corporations in emerging markets-strategy, capabilities, and impact.

Teaching Interests

Business Project

Debates in Strategic Management

Strategic Management

MBA Dissertation Supervision

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Royal Holloway University of London

Master, Durham University

Bachelor, Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Chinese firms Business & Economics

Knowledge transfer Business & Economics

Mergers and acquisitions Business & Economics

Multinational corporations Business & Economics

Explicit knowledge Business & Economics

Manufacturing firms Business & Economics

Tacit knowledge Business & Economics

China Business & Economics

Research Output 2010 2020

5 Article
2 Chapter

Too much reciprocity? The invisible impact of home political connections on the value creation of Chinese multinationals

Sun, Z. & Ai, Q., 3 Apr 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Chinese Management Studies.

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Political connections

Value creation

Chinese multinationals

Costs

Internationalization

Uncovering neglected success factors in post-acquisition reverse capability transfer: Evidence from Chinese multinational corporations in Europe

Ai, Q. & Tan, H., 4 Dec 2019, In : Journal of World Business. 55, 3, p. 1-13 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Open Access

File

Success factors

Chinese multinationals

Multinational corporations

Factors

Home country

An empirical study of e-service quality and user satisfaction of public service centers in China

Ming, C., Chen, T. & Ai, Q., 1 Jul 2018, In : International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age. 5, 3, p. 43-59 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Open Access

File

China

Empirical study

E-service quality

User satisfaction

Public services

The intra-firm knowledge transfer in the outward M&A of EMNCs: evidence from Chinese manufacturing firms

Ai, Q. & Tan, H., 1 Jun 2018, In : Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 35, 2, p. 399-425 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Open Access

File

Emerging economies

Knowledge transfer

Manufacturing firms

Explicit knowledge

Tacit knowledge

Acquirers’ prior related knowledge and post-acquisition integration: Evidences from four Chinese firms

Ai, Q. & Tan, H., 28 Jun 2017, In : Journal of Organizational Change Management. 30, 4, p. 647-662 16 p., 4.

Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article

Open Access

File

Knowledge transfer

Chinese firms

Absorptive capacity

Design methodology

Organizational climate

Strategies and performances of European carmakers in China under the shadow of the global financial crisis

Tan, H. & Ai, Q., 22 May 2012, Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis: Lessons from the Automotive Industry. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., p. 134-158 25 p. (Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis: Lessons from the Automotive Industry).

Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter