Dr Yee Kwan Tang

  • Senior Lecturer (Management)

email: Yee.Tang@glasgow.ac.uk

Room 320 Adam Smith Business School, 2 Discovery Place, Glasgow G11 6EY

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305

Biography

Dr Yee Kwan Tang is a Senior Lecturer in the Adam Smith Business School (ASBS), University of Glasgow (UK), and currently the Deputy Lead of the International Business and Entrepreneurship (IBE) Cluster. As project coordinator of a flagship real-life consultancy module – the International Management Solutions - in the MSc International Business programme, she has guided hundreds of students in partnering with entrepreneurs and small firms in crafting business and innovation strategies for their international markets. She also brings over a decade of postgraduate industry experience spanning project management, financial management, and operational systems design within multinational enterprises.

At the international level, Tang worked with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, where she contributed to the entrepreneurship and innovation programmes and business linkage initiatives that equips small- and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries to partner with large firms. Her work at the intersection of industry practice and international development has expanded through collaborations with global partners on research and innovation projects, supported by British Academy, Carnegie Trust, UKRI-InnovateUK, ESRC, and UKRI-GCRF, across Africa and South Asia. Most recently, she served as international consultant for UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) initiatives on Advancing Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa and on Technology Transfer for Sustainable Development, while also contributing to projects under IDRC’s Cultivate Africa’s Future programme and the Science Granting Council Initiative.

Kwan joined the University of Glasgow in 2011. She holds a PhD degree in Management (University of Glasgow), a MEd degree in Higher Education Teaching and Learning (University of Glasgow), an MBA degree with distinction (University of Manchester), a BA (Hons) degree (Chinese University of Hong Kong), and a BBA degree (University of South Australia).

Research interests

Kwan is a member of the School's International Business and Enterprise research cluster.

Areas of expertise:

  • Internationalisation of SMEs
  • Entrepreneurship and enterprise development in developing countries
  • International business strategy
  • Networks in business development

 

Publications

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2025

Bose, Tarun Kanti and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2025) Mitigating home institutional barriers to internationalise: network use by SMEs in an emerging economy context. European Journal of International Management, (Accepted for Publication)

2023

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2023) Part I: Towards an assessment guide for entrepreneurial universities. In Advancing Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa: Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa. Documentation. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

2022

Chew, Tze Cheng, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 (2022) The interactive effect of cultural values and government regulations on firms’ entrepreneurial orientation. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 29(2), pp. 221-240. (doi: 10.1108/JSBED-06-2021-0228)

2021

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Konde, Victor (2021) Which resource acquisition acts drive growth of informal firms? Evidence from Zambia. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 28(6), pp. 888-907. (doi: 10.1108/JSBED-11-2020-0420)

Ji, Junzhe, Li, Nicolas ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-7802, Liouka, Ioanna, Fletcher, Margaret ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-7865, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Slow, Jonathan (2021) “Where to” micromultinationals? A tribute to Professor Pavlos Dimitratos. European Management Journal, 39(4), pp. 404-409. (doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2021.07.004)

Scott-George, Andrew, Li, Chong ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-0039, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Shimul, Saha, Tareq Bin Ali, Muhammed, Marma, Aong and Pal, Sudip (2021) A Review on the Sustainability of Solar Home System for Rural Electrification. In: 6th International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering (ICSREE 2021), Strasbourg, France, 5-7 May 2021, 02003. (doi: 10.1051/e3sconf/202129402003)

Alaydi, Sharif ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-3510, Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2021) Strategic responses to extreme institutional challenges: an MNE case study in the Palestinian mobile phone sector. International Business Review, 30(3), 101806. (doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101806)

Das, S. et al. (2021) Design and Analysis of an AC Coupled Photovoltaic System for an Off-grid Community in Chittagong Hill Tracts. In: 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Generation and Applications (ICREGA), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 02-04 Feb 2021, pp. 39-43. ISBN 9781728183015 (doi: 10.1109/ICREGA50506.2021.9388295)

2020

Alaydi, Sharif ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-3510, Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2020) How Does Extreme Uncertainty Affect Entrepreneurial Processes, Actions, and Opportunities? 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2020), 07-11 Aug 2020. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13768abstract)

Alaydi, Sharif ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-3510, Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2020) How Does Extreme Uncertainty Affect Entrepreneurial Processes, Actions, and Opportunities? 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2020), 7-11 Aug 2020. p. 13768. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13768abstract)

Alaydi, Sharif ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-3510, Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2020) Entrepreneurial Responses to Extreme Institutional Barriers: a Case Study of One MNE in the Palestinian Mobile Phone Sector. AIB Online 2020, 01-09 Jul 2020.

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Konde, Victor (2020) Differences in ICT use by entrepreneurial micro-firms: evidence from Zambia. Information Technology for Development, 26(2), pp. 268-291. (doi: 10.1080/02681102.2019.1684871)

2019

Schembri, Joe, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Fletcher, Margaret ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-7865 and Dimitratos, Pavlos ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2106-9683 (2019) How do European trade promotion organisations manage their stakeholders? International Business Review, 28(6), 101595. (doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2019.101595)

Li, Chong ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-0039, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Saha, S., Bin Ali, Mohammed Tareq and Basith, Mohammed Abdul (2019) Current Status of Solar Home Systems in Bangladesh. 7th European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems, Madrid, Spain, 10-12 June 2019.

Li, Chong ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-0039, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Saha, Shimul, Ali, Mohmmed Tareq Bin, Basith, Mohammed Abdul and Marma, Aong (2019) Feasibility Studies on Deploying a Self-Contained Solar-Hydraulic Pilot Power Plant in a Rural Area in Bangladesh. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (Unpublished)

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Konde, Victor (2019) Resource Acquisition and Informal Firm Growth: Evidence from Zambia. In: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Annual Conference, Newcastle, UK, 14-15 Nov 2019, ISBN 9781900862325

2018

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Konde, V. (2018) A Survey on Informal Firms in Zambia. Documentation. AEH Development Institute.

Konde, Victor, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Tambatamba, Jonathan (2018) Expanding Business Opportunities for African Youth in Agricultural Value Chains in Southern Africa (Final Technical Report-108019). Technical Report. International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

2017

Chew, Tze Cheng, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Dimitratos, Pavlos ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2106-9683 and Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 (2017) The Effects of Cultural Dimensions, Government Regulations and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Firms’ International Performance: A Study of SMEs in Malaysia. 44th Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference UK, Reading, UK, 06-08 Apr 2017.

2016

Li, Chuan, Morgan-Thomas, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2228-6463 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2016) A Systematic Review of Literature: The Link Between CRM and Firm Performance. British Academy of Management Conference 2016, Newcastle, UK, 06-08 Sep 2016.

2014

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Konde, V. and Young, S. (2014) Use of Electronic Platforms for Business Development and Entrepreneurship in Africa. In: ICSB 2014: The 59th Annual Conference of the International Council for Small Business, Dublin, Ireland, 11-14 Jun 2014, ISBN 9781900454575

Konde, V. and Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2014) Beyond Access: ICT Use in Business by SMEs in Ghana and Zambia. In: IST-Africa 2014, Mauritius, 6-9 May 2014, (Unpublished)

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Jones, M., Nummela, N. and Eriksson, T. (2014) The Art of Asking Questions - A Review of Entrepreneurial Internationalization Research. In: 2014 Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 23-26 Jun 2014, (Unpublished)

2013

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2013) Expansion of rapidly internationalized firms after initial foreign entry: influence of the entrepreneur’s attitudes and behavioural intention. In: 40th Academy of International Business UK Conference, Birmingham, UK, 21-23 Mar 2013,

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Eriksson, N., Nummela, N. and Jones, M.V. (2013) Entrepreneurial internationalization research: is progress hampered by the limits of our questioning? In: 12th Vaasa International Business Conference, Vaasa, Finland, 21-23 Aug 2013,

2012

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2012) Influence of an entrepreneur's international business vision on promoting small firm internationalization: The moderating effect of strategic networking. In: 38th EIBA Annual Conference, Brighton, UK, 6-9 Dec 2012,

2011

Jones, M.V., Coviello, N. and Tang, Yee ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2011) International entrepreneurship research (1989-2009): a domain ontology and thematic analysis. Journal of Business Venturing, 26(6), pp. 632-659. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.04.001)

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2011) Impact of electronic-channels on the role of export intermediaries in SMEs' internationalization: an exploratory study with evidence from China. In: AIB Conference 2011, Nagoya, Japan, 24-28 June 2011,

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2011) The influence of networking on the internationalization of SMEs: evidence from internationalized Chinese firms. International Small Business Journal, 29(4), pp. 374-398. (doi: 10.1177/0266242610369748)

2009

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2009) Networks and the internationalisation of firms: what we believe and what we might have missed. In: Jones, M.V., Dimitratos, P., Fletcher, M. and Young, S. (eds.) Internationalization, Entrepreneurship and the Smaller Firm: Evidence from around the World. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 116-122. ISBN 9781847208309

2007

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2007) Break the 'personal' spell: stretching network horizons for internationalisation. In: 30th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 7th - 9th November, 2007,

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Karafyllia, M. (2007) A quest to question the effect of personal networks upon the rapid internationalisation of SMEs. In: 33rd EIBA Annual Conference, Catania, Italy, 13-14 December 2007,

2006

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2006) From personal to professional: the changing roles of networks in the internationalisation of small entrepreneurial firms. In: 9th McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Montreal, Canada, 15-17 September,

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2006) Managing the strengths of ties for internationalisation: lessons from four rapidly internationalized Chinese SMEs. Journal of Asia Business Studies, 1(1), pp. 54-63. (doi: 10.1108/15587890680001305)

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Articles

Bose, Tarun Kanti and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2025) Mitigating home institutional barriers to internationalise: network use by SMEs in an emerging economy context. European Journal of International Management, (Accepted for Publication)

Chew, Tze Cheng, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 (2022) The interactive effect of cultural values and government regulations on firms’ entrepreneurial orientation. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 29(2), pp. 221-240. (doi: 10.1108/JSBED-06-2021-0228)

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Konde, Victor (2021) Which resource acquisition acts drive growth of informal firms? Evidence from Zambia. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 28(6), pp. 888-907. (doi: 10.1108/JSBED-11-2020-0420)

Ji, Junzhe, Li, Nicolas ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-7802, Liouka, Ioanna, Fletcher, Margaret ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-7865, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Slow, Jonathan (2021) “Where to” micromultinationals? A tribute to Professor Pavlos Dimitratos. European Management Journal, 39(4), pp. 404-409. (doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2021.07.004)

Alaydi, Sharif ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-3510, Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2021) Strategic responses to extreme institutional challenges: an MNE case study in the Palestinian mobile phone sector. International Business Review, 30(3), 101806. (doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101806)

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Konde, Victor (2020) Differences in ICT use by entrepreneurial micro-firms: evidence from Zambia. Information Technology for Development, 26(2), pp. 268-291. (doi: 10.1080/02681102.2019.1684871)

Schembri, Joe, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Fletcher, Margaret ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-7865 and Dimitratos, Pavlos ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2106-9683 (2019) How do European trade promotion organisations manage their stakeholders? International Business Review, 28(6), 101595. (doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2019.101595)

Jones, M.V., Coviello, N. and Tang, Yee ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2011) International entrepreneurship research (1989-2009): a domain ontology and thematic analysis. Journal of Business Venturing, 26(6), pp. 632-659. (doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.04.001)

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2011) The influence of networking on the internationalization of SMEs: evidence from internationalized Chinese firms. International Small Business Journal, 29(4), pp. 374-398. (doi: 10.1177/0266242610369748)

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2006) Managing the strengths of ties for internationalisation: lessons from four rapidly internationalized Chinese SMEs. Journal of Asia Business Studies, 1(1), pp. 54-63. (doi: 10.1108/15587890680001305)

Book Sections

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2009) Networks and the internationalisation of firms: what we believe and what we might have missed. In: Jones, M.V., Dimitratos, P., Fletcher, M. and Young, S. (eds.) Internationalization, Entrepreneurship and the Smaller Firm: Evidence from around the World. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 116-122. ISBN 9781847208309

Research Reports or Papers

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2023) Part I: Towards an assessment guide for entrepreneurial universities. In Advancing Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa: Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa. Documentation. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

Li, Chong ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-0039, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Saha, Shimul, Ali, Mohmmed Tareq Bin, Basith, Mohammed Abdul and Marma, Aong (2019) Feasibility Studies on Deploying a Self-Contained Solar-Hydraulic Pilot Power Plant in a Rural Area in Bangladesh. Project Report. University of Glasgow. (Unpublished)

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Konde, V. (2018) A Survey on Informal Firms in Zambia. Documentation. AEH Development Institute.

Konde, Victor, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Tambatamba, Jonathan (2018) Expanding Business Opportunities for African Youth in Agricultural Value Chains in Southern Africa (Final Technical Report-108019). Technical Report. International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

Conference or Workshop Item

Alaydi, Sharif ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-3510, Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2020) How Does Extreme Uncertainty Affect Entrepreneurial Processes, Actions, and Opportunities? 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2020), 07-11 Aug 2020. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13768abstract)

Alaydi, Sharif ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-3510, Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2020) How Does Extreme Uncertainty Affect Entrepreneurial Processes, Actions, and Opportunities? 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2020), 7-11 Aug 2020. p. 13768. (doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13768abstract)

Alaydi, Sharif ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-3510, Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2020) Entrepreneurial Responses to Extreme Institutional Barriers: a Case Study of One MNE in the Palestinian Mobile Phone Sector. AIB Online 2020, 01-09 Jul 2020.

Li, Chong ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-0039, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Saha, S., Bin Ali, Mohammed Tareq and Basith, Mohammed Abdul (2019) Current Status of Solar Home Systems in Bangladesh. 7th European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems, Madrid, Spain, 10-12 June 2019.

Chew, Tze Cheng, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Dimitratos, Pavlos ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2106-9683 and Buck, Trevor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-9309 (2017) The Effects of Cultural Dimensions, Government Regulations and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Firms’ International Performance: A Study of SMEs in Malaysia. 44th Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference UK, Reading, UK, 06-08 Apr 2017.

Li, Chuan, Morgan-Thomas, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2228-6463 and Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2016) A Systematic Review of Literature: The Link Between CRM and Firm Performance. British Academy of Management Conference 2016, Newcastle, UK, 06-08 Sep 2016.

Conference Proceedings

Scott-George, Andrew, Li, Chong ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-0039, Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Shimul, Saha, Tareq Bin Ali, Muhammed, Marma, Aong and Pal, Sudip (2021) A Review on the Sustainability of Solar Home System for Rural Electrification. In: 6th International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering (ICSREE 2021), Strasbourg, France, 5-7 May 2021, 02003. (doi: 10.1051/e3sconf/202129402003)

Das, S. et al. (2021) Design and Analysis of an AC Coupled Photovoltaic System for an Off-grid Community in Chittagong Hill Tracts. In: 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Generation and Applications (ICREGA), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 02-04 Feb 2021, pp. 39-43. ISBN 9781728183015 (doi: 10.1109/ICREGA50506.2021.9388295)

Tang, Yee Kwan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Konde, Victor (2019) Resource Acquisition and Informal Firm Growth: Evidence from Zambia. In: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Annual Conference, Newcastle, UK, 14-15 Nov 2019, ISBN 9781900862325

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Konde, V. and Young, S. (2014) Use of Electronic Platforms for Business Development and Entrepreneurship in Africa. In: ICSB 2014: The 59th Annual Conference of the International Council for Small Business, Dublin, Ireland, 11-14 Jun 2014, ISBN 9781900454575

Konde, V. and Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2014) Beyond Access: ICT Use in Business by SMEs in Ghana and Zambia. In: IST-Africa 2014, Mauritius, 6-9 May 2014, (Unpublished)

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Jones, M., Nummela, N. and Eriksson, T. (2014) The Art of Asking Questions - A Review of Entrepreneurial Internationalization Research. In: 2014 Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 23-26 Jun 2014, (Unpublished)

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2013) Expansion of rapidly internationalized firms after initial foreign entry: influence of the entrepreneur’s attitudes and behavioural intention. In: 40th Academy of International Business UK Conference, Birmingham, UK, 21-23 Mar 2013,

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305, Eriksson, N., Nummela, N. and Jones, M.V. (2013) Entrepreneurial internationalization research: is progress hampered by the limits of our questioning? In: 12th Vaasa International Business Conference, Vaasa, Finland, 21-23 Aug 2013,

Tang, Y.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2012) Influence of an entrepreneur's international business vision on promoting small firm internationalization: The moderating effect of strategic networking. In: 38th EIBA Annual Conference, Brighton, UK, 6-9 Dec 2012,

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2011) Impact of electronic-channels on the role of export intermediaries in SMEs' internationalization: an exploratory study with evidence from China. In: AIB Conference 2011, Nagoya, Japan, 24-28 June 2011,

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2007) Break the 'personal' spell: stretching network horizons for internationalisation. In: 30th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 7th - 9th November, 2007,

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 and Karafyllia, M. (2007) A quest to question the effect of personal networks upon the rapid internationalisation of SMEs. In: 33rd EIBA Annual Conference, Catania, Italy, 13-14 December 2007,

Tang, Y. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-3305 (2006) From personal to professional: the changing roles of networks in the internationalisation of small entrepreneurial firms. In: 9th McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Montreal, Canada, 15-17 September,

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Grants

  • The British Academy’s Evidence-Informed Policymaking Grant, 2025-2026, £145,583, "Evidence infrastructures for enhancing power distribution in South Africa - comparing Cape Town and Johannesburg" (Co-Investigator).
  • Glasgow Centre of International Development (GCID) Small Grant 2023-2024, £19,350, “Bridging the information gaps to retaining and raising girls’ interest in STEM education” (Principal Investigator).
  • Innovate UK Energy Catalyst.  ‘A Self-contained Solar-Hydro Micro Power Plant for Uninterrupted Supply in All Weather Conditions’, 2020-2021.  £290,000 (UK Co-I).
  • GCRF, Scottish Funding Council, Small Grants Fund, 2018, £27,620 (Co-investigator, with Chong Li - Principal Investigator - School of Engineering, University of Glasgow).
  • ESRC - Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) - Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs), 2016, £13K (Principal investigator).
  • ESRC - Impact Accelerate Account Early User Engagement Fund, 2016, £5K.
  • British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grant, 2013, £10K (Principal investigator, with Dr. Victor Konde, UNECA, Ethiopia, and ATDF Entrepreneurship Hub, Zambia; and Professor Stephen Young, ASBS).
  • The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland research grant, 2013, £2.2K (Principal investigator, with Dr Victor Konde, UNECA, Ethiopia, and ATDF Entrepreneurship Hub, Zambia; and Professor Stephen Young, ASBS).
  • Adam Smith Research Foundation Seedcorn Funding, 2012, £2K (Principal investigator, with Dr Victor Konde, UNECA, Ethiopia, and ATDF Entrepreneurship Hub, Zambia; and Professor Stephen Young, ASBS).
  • Seedcorn Funding, Department of Management, University of Glasgow, 2008, £1.5K (Investigator, with principal investigator Professor Stephen Young, and co-investigator Professor Pavlos Dimitratos).

 

Supervision

As of 2025, Kwan has successfully supervised more than 10 doctoral researchers to completion since 2017.

Kwan is interested in supervising doctoral research on internationalisation and international business strategy of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; social and business networks in business development; entrepreneurship and enterprise development in developing country contexts; and business environment and firm development in China.

Current PhD students

  • Song, Jing
    How MNEs repair legitimacy in host countries after organisational crises

Past PhD Topics Co-supervised

  • Internationalisation and Innovation of SMEs in Emerging Economies
  • Technological Choices for Green Energy in the Public Transportation Sector
  • Entrepreneurship and Institutional Challenges
  • Formal and Informal Institutions on Total Entrepreneurial Activity
  • Innovation Policy, State Ownership and Firms' International Innovation Performance (semiconductor firms)
  • Institutional Framework and Networking of Exporting SMEs
  • Social Media Adoption of SMEs
  • Strategic Alignment, Customer Relationship Management and Firm Performance
  • Cultural Dimensions, Government Regulations and Entrepreneurial Orientation of Firms’ International Performance
  • Relational Dimension of Social Capital in Promoting Knowledge Transfer (pharmaceutical firms)

Teaching

  • Programme Director, MSc in Finance and Management (2016 -2022)
  • Course coordinator and lecturer:
    • International Business Strategy for Multinational Enterprise, MBA elective (2013 – present)
    • International Management Solutions (IMS, real life business consultancy projects), core course, MSc in International Business (2018 – present)
    • International Business and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, MSc in Finance & Management and MSc in International Business elective  (2019 – present)
    • Entrepreneurship, UG Level 2 elective course (2013-2018)
    • Professional Practice, UG Level 4 course for engineering students (2013-2017)
    • Business Environment in China, PG management specialist programmes elective (2012 – 2017)
  • UG, PG and MBA dissertation supervisor
  • International Management Solutions (IMS) project supervisor

Additional information

Other roles within University of Glasgow

  • Research Ethics Reviewer, College of Social Sciences, 2024 - present.
  • Reviewer, Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund (GKEF), 2023-present.

Membership

  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK

Awards

  • Adam Smith Business School Colleague Excellence Award - the 'Engaged' category, 2024
  • Best Developmental Paper Award, Strategy Track. Li, Z., Tang, Y.K. and Buck, T. (2023) Public transport operators’ technological choices of zero-emission buses: Stakeholders’ perspectives. British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2023, 5-6 September, University of Sussex Business School.
  • Best Full Paper Award (Top 3 finalists), Marketing and Retail Track. Li, C., Morgan-Thomas, A. and Tang Y.K. (2016) A systematic review of literature: The link between CRM and firm performance. British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2016, 6-8 September, Newcastle University.

External Engagement and Knowledge Exchange

External Examiner

  • External Examiner, University of Sheffield Management School. 2022-2025
  • External Examiner, University of Edinburgh Business School. 2018-2022.

Advisory

Chair, guest speaker and mentor

  • Moderator: “Country reports: experiences in the implementation of the commercialisation framework”, in Advancing Technology Commercialization and Transfer: Towards a Generic Framework Workshop, in Lusaka, Zambia, 21-22 July 2025.
  • Speaker and Moderator: The Development of a Generic Framework for Technology Transfer and Commercialization for SGC members. Consultation Workshop, in Lusaka, Zambia, 14-15 August 2024.
  • Speaker: “UN Research Project Sharing: The Case of Advancing Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa”. IBSS Research Seminar AY24/25 SEM 1, International Business School Suzhou, Xi’an Jiatong-Liverpool University, in Suzhou, China PRC, 21 October 2024.
  • Co-Chair, Track 1: Internationalization Processes and International Entrepreneurship. Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference 2024, Seoul, South Korea, 2-6 July 2024.
  • Chair and Speaker, Work Session 5: Youths Community for Promoting Entrepreneurship. Second Forum of the Alliance of Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa, at United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-11 October 2023.
  • Panel of Judges, Origin Youth Innovation Bootcamp Business Pitching. 17 December 2021. Coordinated by UNECA.
  • Guest Speaker and Mentor. 3rd Africa Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum Bootcamp. 22-26 February 2021. By UNECA, UNESCO, and African Union (AU).

 


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