Ruiyi Luo

Research Title

Innovation and internationalization: Investigating Chinese multinationals in the Pharmaceutical and Traditional Medicine Industries

Research Areas

Internationalization, OFDI, Innovation, digitalization transformation, big healthcare industry, pharmaceutical industry, Traditional Chinese Medicine industry

 

 

Conference

  • Luo, R., Li, L., Lockett, M., & Zhu, Z. (2025). Ambidextrous Innovation: Absorptive Capacity, OFDI, and Government Subsidies in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Paper accepted for presentation at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference 2025, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
  • Luo, R., Li, L., & Lockett, M. (2024). Innovation of Pharmaceutical Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises: The Roles of Absorptive Capacity, Internationalization, and Government Support. Paper presented at Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting 2024, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • Luo, R., Li, L., Lockett, M., & Zhu, Z. (2024). The Roles of Absorptive Capacity, Internationalization, and Government in Pharmaceutical EMNEs’ Innovation. Paper presented at the Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP) Paper Development Workshop, Academy of International Business (AIB) 2024, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Luo, R., Li, L., & Lockett, M. (2024). The Interplay of Digitalization and Innovation in the Internationalization of Traditional Chinese Medicine Firms. Paper presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Asia Pacific Regional Conference, 2024, Guangzhou, China; the Academy of International Business (AIB) Special Theme Conference, 2024, Shanghai, China; the UNNC 8th PGR Conference
  • Luo, R. (2023). Internationalization of Chinese SMEs in the Big Health Industry: What Will Be “The New Normal”? Paper presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Special Theme Conference, 2023, Ningbo, China.

Honors and awards

  • Selected attendee for IACMR-MOR “Phenomenon-based Theorizing in Chinese Management Research” 2024-2025
  • Selected attendee for 2025 Emerging Scholars from Emerging Markets Program (ESEMP)
  • Invited judge for 2024 UNNC Preliminary Year Business Case Competition
  • Selected attendee for East China Normal University Asia-Europe Business School Summer School 2022
  • Reviewer for Academy of Management Proceedings (AOM) 2024/25; Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conferences 2024/25; IACMR Conference 2025

 

Teaching Experiences

  • CELEN041 Introduction to Business and Management (2024) 
  • BUSI2178 Marketing Management (2023) 
  • BUSI2120 Corporate Entrepreneurship (2023) 
  • P15F06 Research Philosophy (2021)