Xina Li 

​Hi! I'm Xina (李曦纳, pronounced as "cinna" in "cinnamon"), PhD candidate in Management (Strategy) at INSEAD and a research affiliate at Wharton ESG Initiative.  I am on the 2024-2025 job market. 

My research focuses on how firms navigate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues with formal and informal corporate governance mechanisms such as incentive design, corporate culture, and leadership. My work has been published in Organization Science and Strategy Science. 

I was a visiting scholar at Wharton in 2023. Before pursuing doctoral studies, I completed my master's and bachelor's degrees at Peking University. 

Trained as a semi-professional table tennis player (second-level national athlete in China), I now enjoy various racket sports, mostly tennis, and occasionally golf, squash, and badminton. 

Job Market Paper

Li, Xina. Navigating Turbulent, Murky Water: Reactive Integration of ESG Goals in CEO Pay. Reject-and-resubmit at Strategic Management Journal.

1. • • Nominated for Best Paper Prize, 2024 SMS Annual Conference.

     • Finalist for Best Paper in Strategic Leadership & Governance IG, 2024 SMS.

Publications

1. Li, Xina, Guoli Chen, and Rui Shen (forthcoming). Steering the Intangible Wheel: Chief Executive Officer Effect on Corporate Cultural Change. Organization Science. [Paper] [Podcast]

   1. 1. • Runner-up for Edgar Schein Best Student Paper Prize, 2022 Berkeley Culture Conference​.

2. Ou, Amy Y., Qian Lu, Xina Li, Chi-Nien Chung, and Guoli Chen (forthcoming). CEO Humility and Corporate Social Irresponsibility: Evidence Based on a New Unobtrusive Measure. Organization Science. [Paper]

3. Li, Xina & Phebo Wibbens* (2023). Broken Effects? How to Reduce False Positives in Panel Regressions. Strategy Science 8(1):103-116.  (*equal contributions) [Paper] [Code]

Working Papers