Rate My Professor Kaiyang Sun

Dr. Kaiyang (Colin) Sun serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Management at the University of Adelaide, contributing to the Business & Economics faculty through his expertise in international business, entrepreneurship, and management. He holds a PhD from Monash Business School (2021-2024), where his doctoral thesis, "Familiness, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Family SME Performance," explored key dynamics in family small and medium-sized enterprises. Prior to this, he completed an MPhil at Queensland University of Technology (2018-2020). Sun's professional journey includes serving as a Lecturer at Yancheng Institute of Technology from 2015 to 2018, followed by roles as Sessional Lecturer and Teaching Associate at Monash University from 2021 to 2024. Since 2025, he has been actively involved in teaching and coordinating courses such as International Business Environment (INTBUS 1000), Managing Multinational Corporations (INTBUS 7016), International Business Operations (INTBUS 2001), Corporate Responsibility for Global Business (INTBUS 3501OUA), International Business Strategy (INTBUS 7506), and others, emphasizing critical thinking, intercultural communication, and strategic management.

Sun's research primarily addresses international management and the strategic orientation of family-owned enterprises, with particular emphasis on entrepreneurial orientation, corporate innovation, and sustainability in family SMEs. He has collaborated with industry partners, securing external funding for consultancy projects aimed at improving innovative capacities and governance structures in Chinese family businesses. Notable publications include "International market withdrawal of family-owned multinationals: Socioemotional wealth heterogeneity under uncertainty" in the Journal of International Management (2026, with H. Shi); "Exploring the Relationship Between Family Involvement and Innovative Capability in Chinese Family SMEs: The Role of HR Redundancy" in SAGE Open (2022); "CEO power, innovative investment and family board involvement: An empirical study of Chinese family SMEs" in Cogent Business and Management (2022); and "Exploring Performance Management in China's Family SMEs Based on Structural Equation Modelling and Back-Propagation Neural Network" in Journal of Global Information Management (2022). His work has garnered recognition through awards such as the Joe and Golda Isaac Award from Monash University (2021, A$5000), Highly Commended Paper Award at the Asia Pacific Family Business Symposium (2024), Best Research Paper at the same symposium (2025), and Joe & Golda Isaac Research Funding (2022-2023, A$5000). Additionally, Sun contributes as a reviewer for academic journals and has presented at conferences like the Academy of Management annual meeting.