- International Educator Award, State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs, Government of China, 2017
- Emerald Citation of Excellence Award, for Marquis and Qian (2014) Organization Science, 2017
- Finalist, Best International Paper Award, OMT Division of the Academy of Management, 2017
- United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Conference Best Empirical Paper
Award for “Does Globalization Help Inclusive Growth? An Opportunity Structure Perspective”, 2017 - Elected to Macro-Organizational Behavior Society (MOBS), 2015
- Distinguished Alumni Award (PhD), University of Michigan Ross School of Business, 2015
- China Policy Review article “Embracing Shared Value in China,” selected for 2014 China Economic Yearbook published by the Chinese State Council Research and Development Center.
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Organization Science, 2014
- Batten Honorary Lectureship on Entrepreneurship, Sponsored by the Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business and Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management, 2014
- Named to list of top “50 Global People” by Portrait Magazine, China (人物杂志), 2014
- Finalist, Aspen Institute Faculty Pioneer Award, 2013
- Named High-level Overseas Expert, State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs, Government of China, 2012
- HBS Case Study “Social Innovation at salesforce.com” used for team case analysis finals in National MBA Human Capital Case Competition, 2012
- Finalist, Aspen Institute Faculty Pioneer Award, 2010
- Runner-Up, Academy of Management, OMT Division, Best Published Paper in Organization and Management Theory in 2009
- Academy of Management, William H. Newman Award for best paper based on a dissertation, 2006
- Academy of Management, OMT Division, Louis R. Pondy Award for best paper based on a dissertation, 2006
- State Farm Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2004
- Finalist, INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition, 2004
- American Sociological Association, OOW Division, James D. Thompson Award for best graduate student paper, 2003
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
- Finalist, Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring, 2009, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
- Horace H. Rackham Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention (university-wide competition), 2005
- Horace H. Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship (full year fellowship, university-wide competition), 2004
- Dykstra Award for Teaching Excellence (full year fellowship, Business School), 2003
- Best Graduate Student Paper Award (Sociology Department), 2003