Peng Zhang, Simon Fraser University

Research

Ethnic diversity South Africa Emerging market multinational enterprises Foreign subsidiary survival Corporate diplomacy Misallocation Top management teams Quantitative method

Latest papers

Agglomeration costs limit sustainable innovation in cities in developing economies.
PloS one · 2024 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENTS, FIRM INNOVATIONS, AND COUNTRY/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AMID US-CHINA RIVALRY: CONTEXTS OF VENTURE CAPITAL AND CRITICAL MINERALS
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$42,170
Diversity, Equity and Corporate Diplomacy: How Does the Ethnic Diversity of Top Management Teams Affect Corporate Performance in Post-Apartheid South Africa?
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$46,060

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Agglomeration costs limit sustainable innovation in cities in developing economies.

Estrin S, Hu Y, Shapiro D, Zhang P

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308742 PMID: 39541289

CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENTS, FIRM INNOVATIONS, AND COUNTRY/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AMID US-CHINA RIVALRY: CONTEXTS OF VENTURE CAPITAL AND CRITICAL MINERALS

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Jing

Keywords: Cross-border investments; US-China rivalry; innovation; venture capital; critical mineral; country/community development

$42,170

Diversity, Equity and Corporate Diplomacy: How Does the Ethnic Diversity of Top Management Teams Affect Corporate Performance in Post-Apartheid South Africa?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zhang, Peng

Keywords: Ethnic diversity; South Africa; Emerging market multinational enterprises; Foreign subsidiary survival; Corporate diplomacy; Misallocation; Top management teams; Quantitative method; Natural experiment

$46,060

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Daniel Shapiro

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ethnic diversity Dear Professor Zhang, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Agglomeration costs limit sustainable innovation in cities in developing economies." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Diversity, Equity and Corporate Diplomacy: How Does the Ethnic Diversity of Top Management Teams Affect Corporate Performance in Post-Apartheid South Africa?" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]