Dr Kaiyang Sun

Dr Kaiyang Sun
 Position Lecturer
 Org Unit Adelaide Business School
 Email kaiyang.sun@adelaide.edu.au
 Location Floor/Room 10.25 ,  10 Pulteney Street - Nexus 10 Tower ,   North Terrace

  • Biography/ Background

    Dr. Kaiyang (Colin) Sun is a Lecturer (Full time) and Researcher specializing in Management, International Business, and Entrepreneurship, with a robust academic and professional track record in interrelated fields. His research addresses critical issues in the international management and strategic orientation of family-owned enterprises, particularly emphasizing entrepreneurial orientation, corporate innovation, and sustainability within family SMEs.

  • Qualifications
    2021 - 2024 Monash ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ PhD
    2018 - 2020 Queensland ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Technology ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ MPhil

  • Teaching Interests

    Course coordinator and chief examinar of INTBUS 1000, international business environment

  • Research Funding

    2022-2023 Joe & Golda Isaac Research Funding, Monash ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
    Project Focus: Management and International Business, and industrial relations in family SMEs, especially in emerging market 

    amount: A$5000

  • Publications
    2025 Sun, K. (2025). Family-Owned Multinational Enterprises’ Withdrawal from International Market: The Role of Socio-Emotional Wealth Preservation. Available at SSRN
    2024 Sun, K. (2024). Asia Pacific Family Business Symposium Proceedings 2024: Family Business and Ecosystem Dynamics: Past, Present and Future.

    2022

    		 Sun, K., Wickramasekera, R., & Tan, A. (2022). Exploring the Relationship Between Family Involvement and Innovative Capability in Chinese Family SMEs: The Role of HR Redundancy. SAGE Open, 12(2), 16 pages.
     Scopus6
    2022 Sun, K. (2022). Analysis of production and organisational management efficiency of Chinese family intelligent manufacturing enterprises based on IoT and machine learning technology. Enterprise Information Systems, 16(2), 208-222.
     Scopus5
    2022 Gao, R., Gao, Q., Zhuang, X., & Sun, K. (2022). Extending Uppsala Model with Springboard Perspective in Emerging Multinational’s Sequential Internationalisation—Evidence from a Construction Company’s Expansion in Africa. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(1), 19 pages.
     Scopus3
    2022 Sun, K. (2022). CEO power, innovative investment and family board involvement: An empirical study of Chinese family SMEs. Cogent Business and Management, 9(1), 16 pages.
     Scopus1
    2022 Sun, K., Tan, A., Wang, Y. X., & Wickramasekera, R. (2022). Exploring Performance Management in China's Family SMEs Based on Structural Equation Modelling and Back-Propagation Neural Network. Journal of Global Information Management, 30(11), 18 pages.
     Scopus3
    2021 Li, Y., Hsü, P., Hao, G., Sun, K., & Wang, Y. (2021). City Brand Image Building and Its Impact on the Psychological Capital of New Entrepreneurs Following Cultural Construction. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
      Scopus4


  • Community Engagement

    Academy of Management (AOM) membership

    Reviewer of a number of journals including Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Management, International Business Review, Journal of Family Business Management.

    Academy of Management (AOM) membership

    Reviewer of a number of journals including Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Management, International Business Review, Journal of Family Business Management.

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