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Yifan Zhong

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Yifan Zhong

Dr, PhD, MIB, BFIN, SFHEA

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-8992

  • The University of Western Australia (M261), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

Accepting PhD and other Higher Degree by Research Students. View current PhD/HDR research project opportunities at https://researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/projects

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Biography

Yifan Zhong is a Senior Lecturer of Business Analytics in the Department of Management and Organisations at UWA Business School and a Fellow of the Centre for Business Data Analytics. His research examines how organisations interpret and translate institutional market and technological signals into strategic investment, learning and capability building, and how these processes shape divergent innovation and transformation trajectories. A particular focus of his work is AI- and analytics-enabled transformation and the development of evidence-based frameworks, diagnostics and interventions that help organisations and policymakers turn strategic choices into sustained capabilities and measurable outcomes.

Yifan has published in journals including Energy Economics, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of International Business Policy, Journal of International Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, among others. His work includes four Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Papers, and his commentary has been published in Nature. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of Chinese Management Studies and on the editorial boards of Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Yifan is also a Non-Resident Fellow of the Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability at Monash Business School and an external affiliate of the Emerging Markets Research group at the University of Sydney Business School. Before joining UWA Business School, he was a Lecturer in the Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Strategy and International Business Discipline at Curtin University. He received his PhD and Master of International Business from Monash University and his Bachelor of Finance from the Australian National University.

Roles and responsibilities

Course Coordinator for Business Analytics UG (2023-)

Research Committee Member (2024-)

Supervision

PhD: Hu (2025-), Chen (2025-), Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage (2025-), Li (2024-), Riandi (2024-)

MPhil: Wang (2025-)

Honours: Adriansz (2025)

Education/Academic qualification

Finance, Bachelor of Finance, Australian National University

Management, Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University (Australia)

Management, Master of International Business, Monash University (Australia)

Industry keywords

  • Energy
  • Environmental
  • Finance and Business

Research expertise keywords

  • Business Analytics
  • Responsible AI Adoption
  • Innovation Policy
  • Sustainable Transformation
  • Global Strategy
  • Technology Signals

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  4. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  5. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  6. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  7. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  8. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  9. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  10. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  11. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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