Jifeng Yu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Yu's research centers on firms entrepreneurial behaviors in exploiting opportunities across borders and industries. He is also interested in firms behaviors in hedging risks caused by environmental changes. Dr. Yu is a Kauffman Dissertation Fellow and has been awarded multiple research and teaching awards at Georgia State University, from which he received his Ph.D.

Selected Research
"Institutional and Economic Influences on Internet Adoption and Accelerated Firm Internationalization" D. Shepherd J. Katz (eds.) Corporate Entrepreneurship Volume 7 of Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth, USA JAI Press "Internal Venturing" In M. Hitt D. Ireland, Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (Volume 3)Entrepreneurship. New York, NY, Blackwell- 157-159 "On The Frontiers- Emerging Research Issues in International Entrepreneurship" In L. Dana, editor, Handbook of International Entrepreneurship. Cheltenham, UK- Edward Elgar, 732 747 "Cognition and International Entrepreneurship- Implications for Research on International Opportunity Recognition and Exploitation" International Business Review, 14 (2) 129146
Contact Information
College of Business Department of Management 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 456009 Las Vegas, NV 89154-6009 Phone: (702) 895-5936 Fax: (702) 895-4370 Email: jifeng.yu@unlv.edu Website:

Class Schedule
MW 2:30-5:00pm
Office Hours
MW 2:30-5:00pm By Appointment

Selected Research