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Ness School of Management and Economics

Biying Yang

Portrait of Biying Yang in a dark suit

Title

Assistant Professor & Nies Early Career Faculty Scholar of Management

Office Building

Harding Hall

Office

239

Mailing Address

Harding Hall 239
Ness School of Management & Economics-Box 2220
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

With a background in organizational science and quantitative research, my work seeks to bridge the macro and micro areas of organizational research through a meso-level perspective and advanced research methodologies. My primary research interest involves studying organizational performance dynamics through the lens of CEO seasons. Specifically, I focus on the interactive and dynamic processes among strategic agents (e.g., CEOs, top management teams, board members and middle managers) and their impacts on organizational performance over time.

My teaching covers subjects such as organizational behavior, strategic management, leadership and statistics. While emphasizing the importance of a solid theoretical foundation, I prioritize helping students apply these concepts to real-world situations.

Education

  • Ph.D. in management | Binghamton University, State University of New York
  • M.S. in accounting | Binghamton University, State University of New York
  • B.A. in psychology and economics | Binghamton University, State University of New York

Committees and Professional Memberships

  • 2020-present: Academy of Management
  • 2020-present: Southern Management Association
  • 2019-2024: fellow, Bernard M. and Ruth R. Bass Center for Leadership Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
  • 2020-2024: fellow, Center for Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Areas of Research

  • Strategic leadership
  • Multilevel issues
  • Research methods
  • CEO seasons
  • Middle managers and emergent strategy

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