Office: 449 RBC Phone: 610-758-3438 Fax: 610-758-6941 Email: qit3@lehigh.edu MGT 301, Strategic Management BUS 326, Business Strategy MBA 406, Integrated Experiences--Strategic Management

Dr. Qingjiu Tao is assistant professor of management at Lehigh University. He is currently on the editorial board of JCIM (Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management). His research interests include strategic alliance in emerging market environment, first mover advantage in international market entry, and competitive intelligence. His research on competitive intelligence has been published in Competitive Intelligence Review. He holds a B.S. degree from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1991), M.S. degree from China Aero Information Center (1994), and Ph.D. in Strategic Management and International Business from University of Pittsburgh (2004).

Research Interests

• Strategic Alliance in Emerging Markets
• FDI in China's Automobile Market
• Competitive Intelligence
• Alliance Portfolio Management

Publications and Working Papers

• Bao, C., Tao, Q., and Dai, L., (1998). The Developing Chinese Competitive Intelligence Professionals, Competitive Intelligence Review, Vol. 9 (4), 42-47.
• Tao, Q., and Prescott, J., (2000). China: Competitive Intelligence Practices in an Emerging Market Environment. Competitive Intelligence Review. Vol. 11(4), 65-78
• Qingjiu Tao, 2005. Race to the Great Wall--Multinational Corporations in China's Passenger Car Market. In Mike Peng (Ed.), Global Strategy, Thomson South-Western.
• Qingjiu Tao, 2007. Competing in China's Auto Market. In Mike Peng (Ed.), Global Business, Thomson South-Western.
• Qingjiu Tao, Mike Santoro and Joy Jiang. Alliance Portfolio Diversity and Corporate Performance--The case of global automobile industry. Under review, Strategic Management Journal.
• Qingjiu Tao, Mike Santoro. Alliance Portfolio Strategy in China's Auto Industry. IMVP (International Motor Vehicle Program) project.
• Qingjiu Tao and John E. Prescott (Chair of Strategy at University of Pittsburgh). Roads to Success--Sustained Inter-firm Performance Differences in China's Automobile Market 1983-2002. Targeting Journal of International Business.
• Qingjiu Tao. Competing for Partnership--Timing, Resource Commitment and Partner Selection in China's Auto Market. Being invited by Editor-in-Chief (Anne S. Tsui ) for submission to Management and Organization Review (New journal on China-related management research). Under review.
• Qingjiu Tao and Ruihua (Joy) Jiang. Pace of Expansion and FDI Performance: The Case of Auto FDIs in China.  Targeting Journal of International Business Studies.
• Competitive Intelligence in an Emerging Market Environment: An Empirical Investigation. Based on a finished survey of CI practices in China, targeting Journal of International Business Studies. With Dr. John Prescott.