Lucas Wang

Dr. Lucas Wang is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Faculty of Management, University of New Brunswick. His research focuses on global strategy, governance of cross-border cooperation and corporate sustainability. He has published articles in the Journal of Business Ethics, Long Range Planning and the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. To further contribute to the academic community, he has reviewed papers for journals like Journal of International Management and currently serves on the editorial board of Long Range Planning.

Dr. Wang teaches Strategic Management in UNB’s BBA and MBA programs and Business Planning and Entrepreneurship in the BBA program. Before joining UNB, he worked as a visiting professor at Ivey Business School, Canada and was a faculty member at the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China. At Nottingham University, he was named 'Best Professor' for his teaching performance and impact. He had also delivered classes in various executive training programs and supervised graduate students at the Master and PhD levels. Additionally, he served as a sessional instructor at the University of Windsor, Canada and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

Dr. Wang uses the case method in his business courses. He has also written cases on companies operating in Canada, China and New Zealand. One of his cases, 'Moris Chemical', won the 2020 Case Writing Award from EFMD, and two other cases, one on Tim Hortons and the other on FamilyMart, are now bestsellers in Harvard Business Publishing. In addition to research and teaching activities, Dr. Wang has worked as a consultant with MNEs and SMEs.

Refereed articles

Wang, L., Dai, Q., and Gao, Y. 2022. Disentangling the performance implications of new venture status: Competitive vulnerability, resource scarcity, or strategic flexibility? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research.

Wang, L. and Gao, Y. 2021. Competition network as a source of competitive advantage: The dynamic capability perspective and evidence from China. Long Range Planning. 54(2).

Chakrabarty, S. and Wang, L. 2021. Sensitivity about inventory leanness. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 32(2): 376-399.

Chen, S.F., Pun, H., and Wang, L. 2017. A pricing-error rule on share distribution in equity joint ventures: The Bayesian approach. Managerial and Decision Economics. 38(8):1172-1184.

Chakrabarty, S. and Wang, L. 2013. The influence of climate change mitigation and internationalization on the competitiveness of Multinational Corporations. Thunderbird International Business Review. 55(6): 673-688.

Chakrabarty, S. and Wang, L. 2012. The long-term sustenance of sustainability practices in MNCs: A dynamic capabilities perspective of the role of R&D and internationalization. Journal of Business Ethics. 110 (2): 205-217.

Teaching cases

Wang, L. and Liu, Z. 2024. Popeyes in China: Making fried chicken fly in a foreign market. Ivey Publishing W34828

Wang, L., Huang, L., Kuo, V. 2022. Kinbor in Guangbo: Reinventing planner journals through intrapreneurship. Ivey Publishing W28571.

Wang, L., Dai, Q., and Lockett, M. 2022. Loctek Co.: Digital transformation to a cross-border e-business model. Ivey Publishing W27257.

Wang, L. 2022. Tim Hortons: Bringing Canada's iconic coffee chain to China. Ivey Publishing W25260.

Wang, L. and Feng, X. 2021. FamilyMart in China: A divorce of a 20-year partnership? Ivey Publishing 9B21M072.

Wang, L. 2020. Shandong Moris Chemical Co. Ltd.: A hidden champion in the brine chemical industry. Ivey Publishing 9B20M117.

Deng, D. and Wang, L. 2019. Fotile: A top kitchen appliance brand rooted in China. Ivey Publishing 9B19M075.