He is also a two-times (2013-2015) prize-winning case writer awarded by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) – Europe’s largest network association in the field of management development, with more than eight hundred member organizations. In 2017, Yu was awarded for his work in the “outstanding case writer on the hot topic Big Data – Risks and Opportunities” category at the Case Centre Awards, which are called the business school Oscars by the Financial Times.
He delivers customized training programs at IMD for major global companies in Asia and Europe including China’s TravelSky, China Resources, COFCO, and Tencent; Japan’s Nitto and Recruit Holdings; Singapore’s Temasek, ASML, Daimler, Bosch, Electrolux, LEGO, Sanofi, and Novartis.
Professor Yu is a Hong Kong native with a doctoral degree in management from Harvard Business School. Prior to his doctorate, he worked in the Hong Kong banking industry.
Jialu’s research areas include digital business transformation, business model innovation and new practices, and corporate governance practices. She is particularly interested in Asian market.
She obtained her PhD degree in Economics (management) from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne (HEC, Lausanne) in 2012. Before joining IMD she worked as a lecturer at the International Hotel School of César Ritz Colleges in Brig, Switzerland.
Research and Thought leadership
Jialu has published works on a variety of topics, including business model innovation and digital innovation in the Asian market.
Selected publications
Academic Journals
Greeven, M., Yu, H., and Shan, J. (2021). Why Companies Must Embrace Microservices and Modular Thinking, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall edition.
Wade, M. and Shan, J. (2021). What the West can learn from China’s live commerce success, MIT Sloan Management Review, January 2021.
Wade, M. and Shan, J. (2020). Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation, but may have made it harder not easier, MIS Quarterly Executive, 19 (3), pp.213-220
Wade, M., Bonnet, D. and Shan, J. (2020). Lifting the lid on disruption fever, Journal of Strategy and Management, 13(4), pp.495-501
Yu, H. and Shan, J. (2020). Where does resilience come from? It’s your progress in digital transformation, especially in times of crisis, The European Business Review
Liu, Z., Shan, J., Delaloye, M., Piguet, J-G. and Glassey-Balet, N. (2020). The role of public trust and media in managing the dissemination of COVID-19-related news in Switzerland, Journalism and Media, 1(1), pp.145-158
Yu, H. and Shan, J. (2019). How some companies beat the competition…for decades and even centuries, The European Business Review
Yu, H. and Shan, J. (2019). The big gap between strategic intent and actual, realized strategy, Journal of Financial Transformation, vol.50, pp.10-12
Liu, Z., Shan, J. Glassey-Balet, N. and Fang, G. (2017). Semantic Social Media Analysis of Chinese Tourists in Switzerland. Information Technology & Tourism, 17(2), 183-202.
Strebel, P., Cordin, M. and Shan, J. (2016). Competitive profits and the annual report: Measuring the sustainable business. Journal of Business Strategy, 37(2), 42-49.
Liu, Z., Shan, J. and Pigneur, Y. (2016). The role of personalized services and control: An empirical evaluation of privacy calculus and technology acceptance model in the mobile context. Journal of Privacy and Security, 12(1-3), 123-144.
Shan, J. (2012). Three essays on governance practices in different environmental contexts: Using inter-discipline approaches at different organizational levels, Doctoral dissertation, University of Lausanne
Burkert, M., Ivens, B. S., and Shan, J. (2012). Governance structures in international buyer-supplier relationships: an empirical test. Industrial Marketing Management, 41 (3), 544-556.
Conferences
Shan, J., Obwegeser, N., Teracino, E. and Wade, M. (2020). A double-edged sword named agility: a critical perspective on organizational responses to environmental disruption. The 28th European Conference on Information Systems, Marrakech, Morocco
Liu, Z., Shan, J. Bonazzi, R. and Pigneur, Y. (2014). Privacy as a trade-off: introducing the notion of privacy calculus for context-aware mobile applications. 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Science, Hawaii
Shan, J. and Dong, M. (2012). Uncertainty judgment on revenue recognition under IFRS: with different earnings incentives. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, US.
Shan, J. and Dong, M. (2012). Financial determinants and comprehensive income reporting: The case of US commercial banks. 35th European Accounting Association Annual Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ivens, B. S., and Shan, J. (2008). Governance mechanisms in international business relationships: an empirical test. In Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Industrial Marketing & Purchasing Group, Uppsala.
Case Studies
Yu, H., Shan, J. (2018). Disrupting the disruptors: How Ovopark breathes new life into the bricks-and-mortar store, IMD-7-2046, IMD Business School, Lausanne.
Wade, M., Fang, Y., Shan, J. and Yang, Y. (2016). Uber takes on China, IMD-7-1807, IMD Business School, Lausanne.
Cantale, S., and Shan, J. (2013). Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype, IMD-1-0337, IMD-1-0337T, IMD Business school, Lausanne.
Szekely, F., Shan, J., and Chaffin, Ed. (2013). IMD high performance leadership, IMD Business school, Lausanne.
Wade, M. and Shan, J. (2019). TikTok: the world’s most valuable startup that you’ve never heard of. Original published in the Conversation (available at https://theconversation.com/tiktok-the-worlds-most-valuable-startup-that-youve-never-heard-of-109302), also published in Channel New Asia, Slate.fr, Tech Central (South Africa), Business Standard (India), International Business Times, and a few others. Also published in the Conversation French.
Wade, M. and Shan, J. (2018). Alibaba’s Singles’ Day report card: Both impressive and disappointing. Original published in WWD Think Tank (available at https://wwd.com/business-news/business-features/think-tank-singles-day-1202906520/), also published in Lednytt (Norway), Nettavisen (Norway), Retail Magisinet (Norway), Företagande (Sweden).
Yu, H. and Shan, J. (2018). Staying in front needs more than cash and being fast. South China Morning Post. December 8, 2018.
Wade, M. and Shan, J. (2018). How China is rebooting retail. Original published in the Conversation (available at https://theconversation.com/how-china-is-rebooting-retail-92982), also published by the World Economic Forum and Scroll India, and Alibaba’s Newsletters.
Jialu Shan is the author of numerous academic articles, reports, and case studies in the above mentioned fields.
Lawrence Tempel
Research Assistant
Lawrence Tempel holds a Master’s degree in International Business and is now a Data Specialist and Communications Coordinator at IMD’s Center for Future Readiness. His interests for innovation, future trends and data processing drives his everyday work at the center.
Alexandre Sonderegger
Junior Data Scientist
Alexandre Sonderegger graduated with a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Geneva where he specialized in Econometrics. His interests in programming and quantitative analysis led him to also specialize in Data Science. As a Junior Data scientist at IMD’s Center for Future Readiness, he aspires to leverage his knowledge to help the team uncover valuable insights.
