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Ke Rong
Social Science
Tsinghua University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Business Ecosystem
Innovation
Digital Economy
Data Ecosystem
Platform Economy
Data Governance
Technology Management
Digital Transformation
E-Commerce
Sustainability
Areas of Focus
- Business/Innovation Ecosystems
- Digital Economy
- Data Ecosystem
Work Experience
- 2016-present - Tsinghua University - Tenured Professor (2021), Tenured Associate Professor (2018), Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics (2018), Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2020-present - Tsinghua University National High-end Think Tank - Researcher (2021), Associate Researcher (2020)
- 2015-2016 - University of Exeter Business School - Senior Lecturer, Doctoral Supervisor, Permanent Faculty
- 2014-2015 - Harvard Business School - Visiting Scholar
- 2011-2015 - Bournemouth University Business School - Senior Lecturer (2014), Lecturer, Doctoral Supervisor, Permanent Faculty
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-2007 Bachelor's Degree: Tsinghua University
- 2007-2011 Doctorate: University of Cambridge
- Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Scholar
- Chief Editor of Journal of Digital Economy
- Selected for National Youth Talent Program in 2020
Publications
- Data Elements Theory, Ke Rong, Zhipeng Lu, 2022
- Digital Economics, Ke Rong, Di Zhou, 2023
- Business Ecosystems: Constructs, Configuration and Nurturing Process, Ke Rong, Y. Shi, 2014
- Platform Governance: Design, Operation and Regulation of Online Markets, Yong Wang, Ke Rong, 2018
- Eight Lectures on the Frontiers of Digital Economy, Ke Rong, 2022
- Nine Lectures on the Frontiers of Data Elements, Ke Rong, 2023
Awards
- 2023: First Prize, 17th Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2023: First Prize, 22nd Zhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2023: Best Paper, European Management Annual Conference
- 2023: Most Inspirational Paper, European Management Annual Conference
- 2023: Best Paper, 10th International Symposium on Management of Technology (ISMOT 2023)
- 2022: Innovation Achievement Award, China Information Economics Society
- 2022: Expert, Data Intellectual Property Working Group, National Intellectual Property Administration
- 2022: Chief Expert, Major Project of National Social Science Fund
- 2021: Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Scholar, two consecutive years to present
- 2021: Young Academic Leader, Beijing Social Science Fund
- 2021: Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor, Tsinghua University
- 2021: Excellent Young Teacher Teaching Award, Tsinghua University (1/10)
- 2020: Second Prize, 16th Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2020: Annual Excellent Paper, Research and Development Management (Key Journal of Natural Science Foundation Management Department)
- 2020: Excellent Paper, 17th China Technology Management Annual Conference
- 2017: Academic Newcomer Award, Tsinghua University
- 2017: Youth Backbone Project, Beijing Excellent Talent Training Support Project
- 2016: Zhongying Youth Fund
- 2015: Best Macro Paper, Group & Organization Management
- 2014: Second Prize, Best Paper in Strategic Management, European Management Annual Conference
- 2012: Fellow of Higher Education Academy UK
