RSM's Ying Zhang ranked one of “best professors under 40” worldwide

Dr Ying Zhang, Associate Dean for China Business and Relations at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) was named as one of the world’s 40 best business school professors under 40 by Poets&Quants, an online platform covering business school matters. The Poets&Quants list was announced on 17 April 2015.

Poets&Quants selected the ‘40 best under 40 business school professors’ worldwide based on excellence in research, combined with world-class teaching prowess. Out of the more than 100 nominations, Poets&Quants chose RSM’s 33-year-old Assistant Professor Ying Zhang for this list for “her curiosity-based learning approach as a teacher, opting to digest the latest literature rather than require any textbooks.” Other business school academics in this list include professors from Harvard Business School, INSEAD, NYU Stern, Wharton, Yale School of Management, IE Business School, MIT Sloan, and London Business School.

Ying Zhang

Dr Ying Zhang was born in China in 1982. Zhang’s research ranges from economic transitions and entrepreneurship development at a national level, to social capital and firms catching up at a company level, and entrepreneurial cognition as well as entrepreneurship education at an individual level. Other research interests include corporate social responsibility and new product development, cross-cultural project management, and co-operatives from emerging countries. She is also the Associate Dean for RSM’s China Business Research Centre. In addition to academic experience, Zhang also has extensive business experience in China.

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Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. www.rsm.nl

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