Dr Qing Lu
| Biography | Dr Qing Lu started her lectureship at the Hull University Business School in April 2009 and senior lecturership August 2024. Prior to joining Hull, Dr Lu had been a lecturer at Sunderland Business School for nearly four years. In 2005, she finished her PhD study and was awarded a PhD in Economics from University of Dundee. Her PhD study was financially supported by the Overseas Research Students (ORS) Awards. With significant experience in the university sector, specializing in international business and strategy, her research specializes in the internationalization of business, with a unique focus on interdisciplinary studies that combine business history and international business strategy. So far, she has published a monograph and contributed papers to book chapters and top-ranked journals, including Business History and Enterprise & Society. Additionally, she has had success with research grant applications. |
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| Research Interests | My research interests are about internationalization of business particularly from the perspective of joint disciplinary research between business history and international business strategy, including organizational structure, such as inter-organisational collaboration, an example being my research about unintended termination of international joint ventures, government–business relationships, such as my research about how MNCs can build trust with the local government and how local government institutional structure would influence international business transaction costs, and parent-subsidiary relationships, such as my research about post-acquisition integration. |
| Teaching and Learning | International Business, The Regions in International Business, Business Strategy |
| Scopus Author ID | 57198532173 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |