Dr Qi Cao
Senior Lecturer
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Biography
Qi is a Senior Lecturer at the Manchester Metropolitan University.
Qi specialise in econometrical and statistical analysis of complex (longitudinal, panel) datasets in the context of international business, entrepreneurial capabilities, and innovation strategies. Qi has undertaken wide range of empirical and theoretical researches focus on small and medium sized enterprise (SME) internationalisation (Financial Times FDI Market Panel), EU SME market exploration strategy (Bureau Van Dijk Amadeus Panel), U.S. SME entrepreneurial impacts (E. M. Kauffman Foundation International New Venture’s Panel), as well as applied econometrics in entrepreneurship and management research (with the presence of Endogeneity and Selection Bias).
Qi completed his PhD at Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Imperial College London.
Qi is member of the Strategic Management Society, Academy of International Business, and the Academy of Management.
Research outputs
Employment relations and HRM in MNEs
Econometrical assessments of business strategies of EU small and medium sized companies (SMEs)
Research Area also includes SME Internationalisation, International Business, Entrepreneurial Capabilities, Innovation Strategies, Panel Data Regression, Econometrical and Statistical Analysis.
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Cao, Q. (2019) Participation in Foreign Companies in Germany: Co-Determination, Representation of Interests, Regulation of Interests and Patterns of Work Relations in Foreign Companies in Germany.
Tuselmann, H., Buzdugan, S., Cao, Q., Freund, D., Golesorkhi, S. (2016) Impact of International Business: Challenges and Solutions for Policy and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Chapters in books
Cao, Q., Criscuolo, P., Autio, E. (2016) 'SME internationalisation and Its impact on firm performance.' In Tuselmann, H., Buzdugan, S., Cao, Q., Freund, D., Golesorkhi, S. (ed.) Impact of International Business Challenges and Solutions for Policy and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 220-240.
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Journal articles
Nawaz, R., Edifor, E., Holland, S.R., Cao, Q., Liu, L. (2022) 'The impact of degree apprenticeships: analysis, insights and policy recommendations.' Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy,
Dörrenbächer, C., Tüselmann, H., Meissner, H.R., Cao, Q. (2021) 'What shapes industrial relations in foreign affiliates? Comparative case study results from Germany.' Critical Perspectives on International Business, 17(4) pp. 481-501.
Cao, Q., Freund, D., Lee, R., Tuselmann, H. (2020) 'International high-tech SMEs innovative foreign knowledge inflows: effects of host country weak network ties and absorptive capacity.' Multinational Business Review, 28(3) pp. 333-354.