Li, Bobai
Department of Organization and Strategic Management
Associate Professor
TEL:86-10-62756267
Email:libb@gsm.pku.edu.cn
Bobai Li is a sociologist interested in the fundamental social, cultural, and institutional logic of Chinese business and government organizations. His current research is centered around three themes: 1) the historical and cultural roots of "sponsored mobility" in China and how "sponsored mobility" shapes labor processes and personnel management in contemporary Chinese government bureaucracy and private firms; 2) the dynamics of informal social networks within organizations and how informal structures affect power distribution and labor arrangements; and 3) entrepreneurship and the transmission of control power from founders to successors.
Research Areas
labor and human resource management
corporate gorvernance
entreprebeurship
Education
2001 |
Ph.D. |
Sociology |
Stanford University |
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1997 |
MA |
Sociology |
Stanford University |
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1992 |
BA |
Sociology |
Peking University |
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Professional Experiences
2006--, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.
2001-2006, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.
The historical and cultural roots of “sponsored mobility” in China and how “sponsored mobility” shapes labor processes and personnel management in contemporary Chinese government bureaucracy and private firms;
The dynamics of informal social networks within organizations and how informal structures affect power distribution and labor arrangements;
Entrepreneurship and the transmission of control power from founders to successors.
1. Research Design and Methods in Management (PhD, in English)
2. Event-History and Survival Analysis (PHD, in English)
3. Managing with Power (MBA, in Chinese)
4. Chinese Society and Business Culture (Undergraduate, in English)