Yilin Liu, PhD

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., International Management Studies, Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Office: SSC 4419
Phone: 519-661-2111 x 85250
Email: yliu5446@uwo.ca 

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Biography:

Dr. Yilin Liu joined the DAN Department of Management and Organizational Studies at the University of Western Ontario as an Assistant Professor of Strategy in 2025. She earned her Ph.D. in International Management Studies from University of Texas at Dallas, United States. Her research interests include stakeholder management, corporate social responsibility, and strategy.

Research Interests:

• Stakeholder Management and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Governance
• Strategic Leadership

Teaching Interests:

• Strategy
• International Business

Research Publications:

Qian, C., Liu, Y., Takeuchi, R., & Wu, J. (2025). Stakeholder treatment disparity and employee whistleblowing: A multi‐stakeholder, multidimensional framework of social comparison. Strategic Management Journal, 46(4), 898-928.

Takeuchi, R., Qian, C., Liu, Y., & Wu, J. (2025). Research: Whistleblowing is more common when CEOs are overpaid. Harvard Business Review, https://hbr.org/2025/03/research-whistleblowing-is-more-common-when-ceos-are-overpaid

Qian, C., Balaji, P., Crilly, D., & Liu, Y. (2024). Better safe than sorry: CEO regulatory focus and workplace safety. Journal of Management, 50(4), 1453-1487.