William Zhou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location
Management
West Campus East Building E-1051
William C. Zhou holds a Ph.D. degree in entrepreneurship from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Zhou’s research interests include technology entrepreneurship, innovation, innovation, crowdfunding, and performance feedback. His research has been published in leading academic journals like Research Policy and Journal of Management Studies.
Degrees & Certifications
- Ph.D., Entrepreneurship, University of Massachusetts Lowell (2019-2023)
- BA, Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology (2012-2016)
Teaching Responsibilities
- MGT 101 Organization Management
- MGT 210 Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- MGT 681 Strategic Entrepreneurship
Research & Grants
Research Interests
- Technology entrepreneurship
- Innovation
- Patents
- New venture growth
- International entrepreneurship
- Business models
Grants
- PI: Entrepreneurial Reorientation in Corporate Green Transitions. University Research & Creativity Grant ($9,000), Sacred Heart University, 2025
- PI: Weaving Threads of Time: Manager Temporal Focus and Newly Public Firms’ Non-GAAP Financial Reporting. EMERGE Research grant project ($1,000), Sacred Heart University, 2024
- PI: Migrant entrepreneurs, international R&D activities, and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policy. The CIBER Consortium for Minority-Serving Institutions and Community Colleges, Centers for International Business Education and Research, 2022
- PI: Corporate green transition and technological innovation. RIST Institute for Sustainability & Energy Graduate Fellow Award, Rise Institute, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2022
- PI: Corporate green transition and technological innovation. Donahue Center Dissertation Research Grant, Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2022
Awards & Fellowships
- Zhou, W. Research Excellence Award, Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University, 2026.
- Zhou, W. Best paper award: Different aspirations, different directions: A behavioral perspective of negative performance discrepancy and problemistic search. Eastern Academy of Management Meeting, 2025.
- Ryu, S., Kown, B., Zhou, W., & Cortes A. Best paper award: The Proactive HR Framework in Multi-stage Process of Corporate Sustainability. European Academy of Management Annual Conference, 2025.
- Zhou, W., Cortes A., & Hermann, P. Best paper award: The board of directors and innovation: A review and agenda for future research. Eastern Academy of Management Meeting, 2024.