Hua Fang Liu

Asst Professor

Zicklin School of Business

Department: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Areas of expertise: Innovation/Entrepreneurship; CSR; Strategic Human Capital; Diversity in Organizations

Email Address: huafang.liu@baruch.cuny.edu

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Education

Ph.D., Business Economics, Queen's University Kingston Canada

Ph.D., Management, Xi'an Jiao Tong University Xi'an China

Journal Articles

Garcia, F., Liu, H., Triana, M., & Trevino, L. (2025). Support for Sustainable Development Goal 5 and Social Performance: The Role of Diversity Targets, Work-life Balance, and Female Representation . Human Resource Management,

de Bettignies, J., Liu, H., Robinson, D. T., & Gainullin, B. (2023). Competition and Innovation in Markets for Technology. Management Science,

(2012). Technological innovation of firms in China: Past, present, and future. Asia Pacific Journal of Management,

Presentations

Liu, H., de Bettignies, J., Triana, M., & Grant, B. Catalysts or Constraints? How Shareholder Activism Drives Environmental Innovation. AOM Annual Meeting.

Liu, H., Triana, M., Kim, T., Chin, M., & Grant, B. From Symbolism to Substance: How Shareholder Activism Curbs Corporate Greenwashing. Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting 2025.

Kim, T., Liu, H., Triana, M., Chin, M., & Grant, B. When the Top Divides: CEO–Board Political Ideological Incongruence and the Emergence of CSR Shareholder Activism. AOM Annual Meeting.

Liu, H., Triana, M., & Park, K. Do Female Directors Promote Environmental Innovation? The Roles of Flexible Working Arrangements and Diversity and Inclusion Policies. Strategic Management Society Special Conference. Washington D.C.

Garcia, F., Liu, H., & Triana, M. SDG 5 and MNEs’ Social Performance: A Comparative HRMPerspective. Academy of International Business Annual Conference 2024, Seoul.

Liu, H. Nothing but the Truth? Private Information and Reporting onCorporate Social Responsibility. Academy of Management Annual Conference 2024.

Triana, M., Delgado, J., Garcia, F., & Liu, H. Corporate Social Responsibility, Perceived Ethics,and Supervisors’ Citizenship Behavior: The Moderating Role of Employee Attention to Climate Change. Academy of Management Annual Conference.

Husted, B., Liu, H., & Mohammad, S. Does Board Political Diversity Stimulate Environmental Innovation?. Academy of Management Annual Conference.

de Bettignies, J., Liu, H., & Robinson, D. Nothing but the Truth? Private Information and Reporting onCorporate Social Responsibility. Third Annual Cross-College Faculty Research Symposium, Baruch College, March 2024.

Triana, M., Liu, H., & Park, K. Women on Boards and Environmental Innovation: The Roles ofWorkforce Wellbeing and Women Representation in Organizations. Academy of Management Annual Conference 2022.

de Bettignies, J., & Liu, H. Does Managerial Human Capital Shape Investment Strategy Within Organizations?. Academy of Management Annual Conference 2022.

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Blackstone LaunchPad (BLP) programFaculty AdvisorPresent
2024 CommencementAttendee, MeetingPresent
UPBI ProgramFaculty AdvisorPresent
Department SecretaryCommittee MemberPresent
Lawrence Field Centre AdvisorFaculty AdvisorPresent
Zicklin Undergraduate Academic Standing Committee Committee MemberPresent

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
Asia Pacific Journal of ManagementEditorial Review Board Member9/1/2023PresentInternational
Journal of Business EthicsReviewer, Journal Article9/1/2025PresentInternational
Research PolicyReviewer, Journal Article9/1/2024PresentInternational
Human Resource ManagementReviewer, Journal Article9/1/2023PresentInternational
Product and Operations ManagementReviewer, Journal Article9/1/2024PresentInternational
PSC-CUNY Grant ReviewerReviewer, Grant Proposal1/1/2025PresentState
OmegaReviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer9/1/2024PresentInternational
Journal of International Financial Management & AccountingReviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer9/1/2024PresentInternational
Cogent Economics & FinanceReviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer9/1/2024PresentInternational
The Academy of Management Annual MeetingReviewer, Conference Paper2/1/2025PresentInternational
Asia Pacific Journal of ManagementReviewer, Journal Article9/1/2023PresentInternational