Yan Chen
Assistant Professor
School of Business
Education
- PhD (2014) University of Missouri-Kansas City (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
- MS (2009) Xi’an Jiaotong University (Management Science and Engineering)
- BE (2006) South China University of Technology (Computer Science and Technology)
Research
blockchains | crypto | web3
General Information
My current research examines technology entrepreneurship and business model innovation in the blockchain and web3 ecosystems. Over the past decade, I have developed and published original frameworks for evaluating cryptocurrencies and tokens, decentralized finance, decentralized platform ecosystems, and NFT-based business models. My research has appeared in Journal of Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Strategic Organization, Small Business Economics, R&D Management, Information Systems Frontiers, Business Horizons, and JBV Insights.
Selected Publications
Blockchains, Crypto, and Web3
Li, S., & Chen, Y. (2022). How non-fungible tokens empower business model innovation. Business Horizons. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2022.10.006
Chen, Y., Pereira, I., & Patel, P.C. (2021). Decentralized governance of digital platforms. Journal of Management, 47(5), 1305–1337. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206320916755
Chen, Y., & Bellavitis, C. (2020). Blockchain disruption and decentralized finance: The rise of decentralized business models. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 13, e00151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2019.e00151
Chen, Y. (2018). Blockchain tokens and the potential democratization of entrepreneurship and innovation. Business Horizons, 61(4), 567–575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2018.03.006
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy
Chen, Y., & Song, M. (2022). The persistence and dynamics of new venture growth. Small Business Economics, 58(1), 303–322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00411-2
Kotiloglu, S., Chen, Y., & Lechler, T. (2021). Organizational responses to performance feedback: A meta-analytic review. Strategic Organization, 19(2), 285–311. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127019883361
Chen, Y. (2018). Partial adjustment toward target R&D intensity. R&D Management, 48(5), 591–602. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12320
Wang, T., & Chen, Y. (2018). Capability stretching in product innovation. Journal of Management, 44(2), 784–810. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206315594847
Chen, Y. (2017). Dynamic ambidexterity: How innovators manage exploration and exploitation. Business Horizons, 60(3), 385–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2017.01.001
Song, M., & Chen, Y. (2014). Organizational attributes, market growth, and product innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 31(6), 1312–1329. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12185
Arend, R. J., & Chen, Y. (2012). Entrepreneurship as dynamic, complex, disequilibrious: A focus that benefits strategic organization. Strategic Organization, 10(1), 85–95. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127011431340
Tian, J., Wang, K., Chen, Y., & Johansson, B. (2010). From IT deployment capabilities to competitive advantage: An exploratory study in China. Information Systems Frontiers, 12(3), 239–255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-009-9182-z
Li, S., & Chen, Y. (2022). How non-fungible tokens empower business model innovation. Business Horizons. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2022.10.006
Chen, Y., Pereira, I., & Patel, P.C. (2021). Decentralized governance of digital platforms. Journal of Management, 47(5), 1305–1337. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206320916755
Chen, Y., & Bellavitis, C. (2020). Blockchain disruption and decentralized finance: The rise of decentralized business models. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 13, e00151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2019.e00151
Chen, Y. (2018). Blockchain tokens and the potential democratization of entrepreneurship and innovation. Business Horizons, 61(4), 567–575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2018.03.006
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy
Chen, Y., & Song, M. (2022). The persistence and dynamics of new venture growth. Small Business Economics, 58(1), 303–322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00411-2
Kotiloglu, S., Chen, Y., & Lechler, T. (2021). Organizational responses to performance feedback: A meta-analytic review. Strategic Organization, 19(2), 285–311. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127019883361
Chen, Y. (2018). Partial adjustment toward target R&D intensity. R&D Management, 48(5), 591–602. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12320
Wang, T., & Chen, Y. (2018). Capability stretching in product innovation. Journal of Management, 44(2), 784–810. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206315594847
Chen, Y. (2017). Dynamic ambidexterity: How innovators manage exploration and exploitation. Business Horizons, 60(3), 385–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2017.01.001
Song, M., & Chen, Y. (2014). Organizational attributes, market growth, and product innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 31(6), 1312–1329. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12185
Arend, R. J., & Chen, Y. (2012). Entrepreneurship as dynamic, complex, disequilibrious: A focus that benefits strategic organization. Strategic Organization, 10(1), 85–95. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127011431340
Tian, J., Wang, K., Chen, Y., & Johansson, B. (2010). From IT deployment capabilities to competitive advantage: An exploratory study in China. Information Systems Frontiers, 12(3), 239–255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-009-9182-z
Courses
MGT 960 Research in Management
MGT 671 Technology and Innovation Management
MGT 663 Discovering and Exploiting Entrepreneurial Opportunities
BT 447 Creativity and Innovation
BT 372 Entrepreneurship
MGT 671 Technology and Innovation Management
MGT 663 Discovering and Exploiting Entrepreneurial Opportunities
BT 447 Creativity and Innovation
BT 372 Entrepreneurship