Na Ni received her Ph.D. degree in Management from the University of Manitoba, Canada. She has taught at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Lingnan University. She was the director of the MBA Program at Shenzhen University, Associate Director of the Taught Postgraduate Program Office at the Faculty of Management, and the Director of the Master's Program in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Lingnan University. She is currently the Director of the Fintech Talent Empowerment Division (FINTED) at the school.

Her primary research interests focus on strategic management, ESG management, sustainability, and the practice of Chinese charitable foundations. Over twenty research papers have been published in top international journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Business Strategy and Environment, and Climate Policy. She has led and participated in over 20 research projects both domestically and internationally.

Under her supervision or co-supervision, students have won numerous awards, including the China College Students Computer Design Competition, the "Challenge Cup" China College Students Entrepreneurship Plan Competition, the China International College Students Innovation Competition, the Hong Kong College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the Shenzhen International Fintech Competition, and the Tencent Technology Public Welfare Venture Capital Program, and so on.

1. Distinguished Professor at Level C of the "Pengcheng Peacock Plan" of Shenzhen University

2. Advanced Individual of WeBank School of Finance and Technology (Shenzhen Audencia Business School), Shenzhen University

3. Excellent Head Teacher of the "Tencent Mentorship Award" of Shenzhen University

4. Excellent Instructor of the "Guangdong Provincial College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project" of Shenzhen University

5. First Prize of the Academic Innovation Award (Humanities and Social Sciences Papers) of Shenzhen University

Ph.D. (Management), University of Manitoba, Canada

M.A. (Economics), Zhengzhou University, P. R. China

B.A. (Economics), Zhengzhou University, P. R. China

Strategic management, ESG management, sustainability, philanthropic foundations in China

Senior Lecturer, Shenzhen University, 2025.01-current

Associate Professor (Teaching), Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 2023.07-2024.12

Associate Professor, Shenzhen University, 2016.07-2023.06

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2008.09-2016.06

Representative papers

Zheng, W.*, Ni, N.*, Luo, X. R.*, You, J., & Wu, X. (2025). Competition Behind Competition: State-Sponsored Awards, Political Tournaments, and Corporate Participation in Poverty Alleviation in China. (*Equal authorship). Journal of Management, 51(5): 2010-2040. (UT-Dallas 24, ABS 4*, FT50)

Ni, N., Wu, D., Xie, X., Chen, Y., Jian, Z., Qiu, J., & Zhang, P. (2023). Foundations as Sustainability Partners: Climate Philanthropy Finance Flows in China. Climate Policy, 23(4): 446-461.

Zheng, W.*, Ni, N.*, & Crilly, D. (2019). Non-Profit Organizations as a Nexus between Government and Business in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Chinese Charities. (*Equal authorship). Strategic Management Journal, 40(4): 658–684. (ABS 4*, FT50)

Ni, N.*, & Zhan, X.* (2017). Embedded State Control and Nonprofit Revenue Growth. (Equal authorship). Public Administration Review, 77(5): 730-746.

Crilly, D., Ni, N., & Jiang, Y. (2016). Do-no-harm versus Do-good Social Responsibility: Attributional Thinking and the Liability of Foreignness. Strategic Management Journal, 37(7): 1316-1329.   (UT-Dallas 24, ABS 4*, FT50)

Ni, N., Egri, C., Lo, C., & Lin, C. (2015). Patterns of Corporate Responsibility Practices in Three Chinese Societies. Journal of Business Ethics, 126(2): 169-183. (FT50)

Walker, K., Ni, N., & Dyck, B. (2015). Recipes for Successful Sustainability: Empirical Organizational Configurations for Strong Corporate Environmental Performance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 24(1): 40-57.

Walker, K., Ni, N., & Huo, W. (2014). Is the Red Dragon Green? An Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Environmental Proactivity in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 125(1): 27-43. (FT50)

General Program of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, RMB100,000 , 2017-2020, Role: PI

Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB170,000, 2017-2019, Role: PI

General Research Fund (GRF) of Hong Kong Research Grants Council, HK$315,000 2014–2016, Role: PI