Xue Lei

Xue Lei

Scholar in Management Science. Research interests: corporate sustainable development, environmental policy, technological innovation, and regional economics.

Biography

Dr. Xue Lei is a scholar in Management Science. His research focuses on corporate sustainable development, environmental policy impacts, technological innovation, and regional economics. His research has been published in leading journals including Technology in Society, Economics Letters, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, and Energy Economics.

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Academic Appointments

  • Editorial Board Member, Oeconomia Copernicana
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of East European Management Studies
  • Editorial Board Member, Human Resources Management and Services
  • Associate Editor, Politická ekonomie
  • Guest Editor, Frontiers in Cognition

Publications

  1. Chen, M., Liu, Y., Lei, X., Zhang, W., & Xu, T. (2026). Climate Policy Risk and Corporate Asset Structure Upgrading: The Rise of Asset-Light Operations. International Review of Economics & Finance, 105103.
  2. Shao, J., Cai, C., & Lei, X. (2026). Four-Party Evolutionary Game Analysis for Ecological Product Supply: A Computational Equilibrium Modeling Approach. Computational Economics.
  3. Lei, X., Luo, Y., Liu, F., & Xu, X. (2026). Who Upgrades the Plant? A Tripartite Evolutionary Game Model for PPCPs Removal Technology Adoption. Water Environment Research.
  4. Lei, X. (2026). When Hurricanes Rewrite Balance Sheets: The Climate Adaptation Paradox in Corporate Resilience. Sustainable Development.
  5. Lei, X. (2026). When Climate Protection Prices Out the Poor: The Resilience Paradox in Energy Access. Kyklos.
  6. Lei, X., Khattak, S. I., Qazi, A., & Al-Mhdawi, M. K. S. (2026). When Financial Analysts Become Climate Actors: How Information Networks Shape Corporate Green Innovation. Sustainable Development.
  7. Lei, X., & Zhang, Z. (2026). Beyond Monitoring, Bridging Innovation: Independent Director Networks and Corporate Green Innovation. Global Business Review.
  8. Jin, X., Liu, S., & Lei, X. (2026). ICT Investment and Carbon Emission Efficiency in Regional Port Groups: Evidence from Chinese Coastal Provinces. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.
  9. Lei, X., & Kocoglu, M. (2026). Bad Money Drives Out Good: Peer Abnormal R&D Intensity and Innovation Quality. Economics Letters, 112801.
  10. Lei, X., Xu, X., & Yuan, H. (2026). The Bright Side of Dark Traits: CEO Narcissism and Corporate Innovation Excellence. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management.
  11. Lei, X., Kocoglu, M., & Nikbakht, E. (2026). The Announcement Effect: How AI Adoption Reduces Corporate ESG Greenwashing. Finance Research Letters, 99, 109890.
  12. Lei, X., & Xu, X. (2026). The Sweet Spot: Supply Chain Concentration and Innovation in Manufacturing Enterprises. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management.
  13. Lei, X., & Xu, X. (2026). Beyond Imitation Equilibrium: How Smart Manufacturing Ecosystems Auto-Dissolve the Innovation Paradox. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management.
  14. Zhao, G., Jiang, Y., & Lei, X. (2025). Litigation Access and Market Efficiency: Evidence from China's Filing Registration Reform. Finance Research Letters, 108861.
  15. Zhang, W., Cheng, N., Li, Q., Hu, X., & Lei, X. (2025). The Digital Odyssey: Why Management Team Stability Matters for Corporate Transformation. Finance Research Letters, 108808.
  16. Ma, X., Lei, X., Jiang, Y., & Lin, O. (2025). How Trade Friction Amplifies Corporate Litigation Risk: Evidence from United States-China Tariff Disputes. Finance Research Letters, 107946.
  17. Duan, K., Qin, C., Ma, S., Lei, X., Hu, Q., & Ying, J. (2025). Impact of ESG Disclosure on Corporate Sustainability. Finance Research Letters, 107134.
  18. Chen, J., Wang, B., & Lei, X. (2025). Does Enhanced Judicial Protection Reduce Illegal Overtime Work? Evidence from China's Circuit Court Reform. Finance Research Letters, 108416.
  19. Pan, H., Lei, X., & Lin, O. (2025). Internationalization Labels of Executives and Corporate Innovation: Form Over Substance? International Review of Financial Analysis, 104602.
  20. Zhao, G., Shao, W., Maseeh, H. I., Lei, X., Lin, O., & Yuan, Y. (2025). Can Brand Co-Branding Trigger Stock Price Volatility? The Insider Effect of Executive Trading Behavior. International Review of Financial Analysis, 104589.
  21. Lei, X., & Zhang, Z. (2025). The Algorithm Can't See Everything: Human Capital as the Hidden Variable in Environmental Technology Success. Journal of Environmental Management, 397, 128287.
  22. Wang, H., Fu, J., Lei, X., & Huang, W. (2025). Transforming Firms for a Greener Future: The Role of Green Finance in Shaping Environmental Performance in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 127547.
  23. Zhao, G., Shao, W., Maseeh, H. I., Lei, X., Lin, O., & Yuan, Y. (2025). The Innovation Paradox: Why Consumers Buy Green Products for Novelty, Not the Planet. Journal of Environmental Management, 127176.
  24. Lei, X., & Kocoglu, M. (2025). When Good Intentions Meet Bad Outcomes: Evidence from China's Cleaner Production Mandate. Energy Economics, 109030.
  25. Lei, X., & Xu, X. (2025). Climate Crisis on Energy Bills: Who Bears the Greater Burden of Extreme Weather Events? Economics Letters, 112103.
  26. Lei, X., & He, S. (2025). Driving Green Innovation through Public Procurement: Evidence from Government Procurement Lists and Corporate Innovation in China. RAE-Revista de Administracao de Empresas.
  27. Lei, X., & He, S. (2025). Climate Shocks and Innovation Persistence: Evidence from Extreme Precipitation. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Article 05229-5.
  28. Lei, X., & Xu, X. (2025). The Spider Web of Venture Capital: An Invisible Force Driving Corporate Green Technology Innovation. Technology in Society, 102882.
  29. Lei, X., & Xu, X. (2025). Innovation in the Storm: How Typhoons Are Reshaping the Corporate R&D Landscape. Technology in Society, 102828.
  30. Lei, X., & Xu, X. (2025). From City Wisdom to Corporate Action: Climate-Adaptive City Construction and Corporate Environmental Responsibility. Weather, Climate, and Society.
  31. Chen, P., Lei, X., Lin, O., & Yuan, Y. (2025). The Impact of Blockchain Financial Technology Transformation on Supply Chain Disruption Risks. International Review of Economics and Finance, 104343.
  32. Lei, X., Xu, J., Chen, Y., Liu, C., & Zhao, K. (2025). Digital Oasis: How Green Infrastructure Is Reshaping China's Energy Resilience Landscape. Systems.
  33. Lei, X., Xu, X., & Yuan, H. (2025). Marketing Leadership: Does the Presence of Chief Marketing Officer Improve Marketing Performance? Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics.
  34. Ma, H., Ma, X., Lei, X., Jiang, Y., & Li, Y. (2025). When Lawsuits Speak Louder: Litigation Risk and Corporate Financing Constraints. Economic Analysis and Policy.
  35. Lei, X. (2025). Fleeing from Nature's Fury: How Firms Combat Extreme Weather Risk Through Cross-Regional Investment. Finance Research Open, 100002.
  36. Qiao, H., Xu, X., & Lei, X. (2025). Authorization or Outsourcing? Investigating Remanufacturing Decisions under Carbon Trading Policies and Remanufacturing Subsidies Considering Trade-In Programs. International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations.
  37. Xu, X., Yang, C., & Lei, X. (2025). Reverse Logistics Path Optimization Based on Hybrid Dung Beetle Optimization Algorithm. International Journal of Industrial Engineering Theory Applications and Practice.
  38. Lei, X., & Xu, X. (2024). Storm Clouds Over Innovation: Typhoon Shocks and Corporate R&D Activities. Economics Letters, 112014.
  39. Jin, X., Lei, X., & Wu, W. (2023). Can Digital Investment Improve Corporate Environmental Performance? Empirical Evidence from China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 137669.