Dr Qing Lu

Dr Qing Lu

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Business, Law and Politics
  • Hull University Business School

Summary

Dr Qing Lu started her lectureship at the Hull University Business School in April 2009 and senior lecturership August 2024.

Prior to joining Hull, Dr Lu had been a lecturer at Sunderland Business School for nearly four years.

In 2005, she finished her PhD study and was awarded a PhD in Economics from University of Dundee. Her PhD study was financially supported by the Overseas Research Students (ORS) Awards.

With significant experience in the university sector, specializing in international business and strategy, her research specializes in the internationalization of business, with a unique focus on interdisciplinary studies that combine business history and international business strategy. So far, she has published a monograph and contributed papers to book chapters and top-ranked journals, including Business History and Enterprise & Society. Additionally, she has had success with research grant applications.

International Business, The Regions in International Business, Business Strategy

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

From light touch to top management control: HSBC's integration of its first two acquired subsidiaries 1960-1980

Lu, Q., Toms, S., & Wei, Y. (2023). From light touch to top management control: HSBC’s integration of its first two acquired subsidiaries 1960-1980. Business history, 65(4), 656-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2021.1883000

Bounded Reliability and the termination of international joint ventures–insights from the Mid-Med Bank, 1975–1979

Lu, Q. (2021). Bounded Reliability and the termination of international joint ventures–insights from the Mid-Med Bank, 1975–1979. Business history, 63(2), 205-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2018.1552679

Is the speed of post-acquisition integration manageable? Case study: post-acquisition integration of HSBC with the Mercantile Bank, 1959–84

Lu, Q. (2014). Is the speed of post-acquisition integration manageable? Case study: post-acquisition integration of HSBC with the Mercantile Bank, 1959–84. Business history, 56(8), 1262-1280. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2013.876533

The US government dual banking regulation levels, transaction costs and HSBC's strategy in acquiring Marine Midland Banks, Inc., 1978-80

Lu, Q. (2010). The US government dual banking regulation levels, transaction costs and HSBC's strategy in acquiring Marine Midland Banks, Inc., 1978-80. Business history, 52(6), 955-977. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2010.511184

Government control, transaction costs, and commitment between the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and the Chinese government

Lu, Q. (2008). Government control, transaction costs, and commitment between the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and the Chinese government. Enterprise & society, 9(1), 44-69. https://doi.org/10.1093/es/khm106

Research interests

My research interests are about internationalization of business particularly from the perspective of joint disciplinary research between business history and international business strategy, including organizational structure, such as inter-organisational collaboration, an example being my research about unintended termination of international joint ventures, government–business relationships, such as my research about how MNCs can build trust with the local government and how local government institutional structure would influence international business transaction costs, and parent-subsidiary relationships, such as my research about post-acquisition integration.

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Is Unexpected Termination of International Joint Ventures Legitimised?

Funder

British Academy of Management

Grant

£3,998.00

Started

1 April 2022

Status

Complete

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