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Dr. Fan is currently an Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a researcher in the areas of sustainable operations management and global supply chain. He has published in prestigious academic journals including Journal of Operations Management, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management and Decision Sciences. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Operations Management and International Journal of Operations and Production Management. He is an Editorial board member of Decision Sciences and Journal of Supply Chain Management.
He has received several research related awards including the IACMR 2017 Presidential Award of Responsible Research, 2020 Jack Meredith Best Paper Award, 2022 Honorable Mention of Reviewer Service, 2023 Best Reviewer Award of Journal of Operations Management, and 2024 Chan Hahn Best Paper Award from Academy of Management.
His research findings and commentaries were featured by over 100 reports from international media including The Guardian, Financial Times, Nikkei Asia, Vogue Business, Just Style, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age (Melbourne) and Hong Kong local media including South China Morning Post, Ming Pao, HKET, HKEJ and Headline Daily. He also published in pratitioner journals including Harvard Business Review, Supply Chain Management Review, and Management and Business Review.
Dr Fan is currently the Assistant Dean of School of Fashion and Textiles, the discipline leader of fashion business, and the program leader of Master of Sustainable Fashion and Innovation (PolyU).
Current:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University:
ITC6000Q: Research Methodology for Research Postgraduate Students
SFT6000R: Organizational Management and Decision Theories in Business Research
Past:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University:
International Trade and FDI in Textiles & Fashion
Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles
Merchandising Management
Sourcing and Logistics
The Australian National University:
Tools & Techniques in Business Project Management
Enterprise Systems in Business
Business Decision Making
Macau University of Science and Technology:
Business Statistics
Project Management
Decision-making Methods
Introduction to Management Information System
Operations Management
Selected publications:
“Locking in Overseas Buyers amid Geopolitical Conflicts”. Journal of Operations Management. 2024. with Ma, P., Cui, L., Yiu, D.W.
“Rigidity in Crisis: The Impact of OHSAS 18001 Certification on Production Repurposing during COVID-19”. Production and Operations Management. 2023. with Ye, Y., Jiang, S., Huo, B. & Liu, J.
“Impact of the U.S.–China Trade War on the Operating Performance of U.S. Firms: The Role of Outsourcing and Supply Base Complexity”. Journal of Operations Management. 2022; 68(8), 928-962. with Zhou, Y., Yeung, A.C.L., Lo, C.K.Y. & Tang, C.S.
"Global Operations and Supply-Chain Management Under the Political Economy". Journal of Operations Management. 2022; 68(8), 618-623. with Yeung, A.C.L., Tang, C.S., Lo, C.K.Y. & Zhou, Y.
"Deviations from aspirational target levels and environmental and safety performance: Implications for operations managers acting irresponsibly". Journal of Operations Management. 2019; 65(6), 490-516. with Wiengarten, F., Pagell, M. & Lo, C. K. Y.
"Environmental Incidents and the Market Value of Firms: An Empirical Investigation in the Chinese Context." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 2018; 20(3), 422-439. with Lo, C. K. Y., Tang, C. S., Zhou, Y. & Yeung, A. C. L.
"The differing impacts of operational and financial slack on occupational safety in varying market conditions." Journal of Operations Management, 2017; 52, 30-45. with Wiengarten, F., Lo, C. K. Y., & Pagell, M.
"OHSAS 18001 certification and operating performance: The role of complexity and coupling." Journal of Operations Management, 2014; 32(5), 268-280. with Lo, C. K. Y., Pagell, M., Wiengarten, F., & Yeung, A. C. L.
Selected awards:
Chan Hahn Best Paper Award (2024), Academy of Management, OSCM Division.
Winner of JOM Reviewer Service Award (2023), Journal of Operations Management.
Honorable Mention of JOM Reviewer Service (2022), Journal of Operations Management.
Jack Meredith Best Paper Award (2020), Journal of Operations Management.
Wiley top downloaded paper (2018-2019), Journal of Operations Management.
Responsible research in management inaugural IACMR presidential award (2017), International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).
Outstanding Reviewer (2017): International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier.
Selected research grants:
2024-2025: Building Resilience amidst the Global Regulatory Landscape: An Event Study of the Impacts of Government Trade Sanctions on Performance of Targeted Firms: PI. HKD$493,427. General Research Fund. Research Grants Council of Hong Kong.
2023-2025: Corporate Carbon Neutrality Goal Settings in Chinese Industrial Sectors: Antecedents and Consequences: PI. CNY¥ 300,000. Young Scientists Fund. National Natural Science Foundation of China.
2023-2024: Carbon Neutrality Goal Setting and Environmental Performance of Firms: An Event Study: PI. HKD$ 523,591. General Research Fund. Research Grants Council of Hong Kong.
2022-2023: Locking in International Buyer-Supplier Relationships: Evidence from the US-China Trade War: PI. HKD$ 447,993. General Research Fund. Research Grants Council of Hong Kong.
2020-2021: Risk-based decision making for production resumption in the global supply chain: Evidence from the COVID-19 outbreak: Co-PI. MOP$ 220,300. Higher Education Bureau of Macau.
In the media:
“South Korea agreement set to boost Philippines apparel sector” (2024/11/12), Just Style, https://www.just-style.com/news/south-korea-agreement-set-to-boost-philippines-apparel-sector/
“Chinese textile companies face tough challenges” (2024/9/19), World Textile Information Network (WTiN), https://www.wtin.com/article/2024/september/16-09-24/chinese-textile-companies-face-tough-challenges/
“5G revolutionises textile factories” (2024/8/6), World Textile Information Network (WTiN), https://www.wtin.com/article/2024/july/22-07-24/5g-revolutionises-textile-factories/
“At Paris Olympics, Chinese manufacturers won big before the Games even started” (2024/7/26), South China Morning Post, https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3271872/paris-olympics-chinese-manufacturers-won-big-games-even-started
“Is Vietnam losing its appeal for China’s manufacturers bypassing US tariffs?” (2024/7/24), South China Morning Post, https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3271391/vietnam-losing-its-appeal-chinas-manufacturers-bypassing-us-tariffs?module=spotlight&pgtype=homepage
“China EVs still driving for EU’s protected markets” (2024/7/24), Asia Times, https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/china-evs-still-driving-for-eus-protected-markets/
“China moves apparel production abroad to keep sales” (2024/5/30), Just Style, https://www.just-style.com/news/china-moves-apparel-production-abroad-to-keep-sales/
“Fashion sourcing majors fail to grow domestic sustainable apparel markets” (2023/10/4), Just Style, https://www.just-style.com/features/fashion-sourcing-majors-fail-to-grow-domestic-sustainable-apparel-markets/
“Survey on Consumer Perceptions of Sustainable Fashion in Hong Kong and Macau 2023” (2023/7/28), featured by 12 media including Hong Kong Economic Times, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Oriental Daily News, Yahoo Finance.
“China’s sportswear market: Trends and pitfalls” (2023/7/10), World Textile Information Network (WTiN), https://www.wtin.com/article/2023/july/10-07-23/china-s-sportswear-market-trends-and-pitfalls/
“China’s grand plan for Central Asia apparel industry” (2023/6/22), Just Style, https://www.just-style.com/features/chinas-grand-plan-for-central-asia-apparel-industry/
"Pros and cons of blockchain in the textile industry" (2023/5/15), World Textile Information Network (WTiN), https://www.wtin.com/article/2023/may/15-05-23/pros-and-cons-of-blockchain-in-the-textile-industry/
"Why China’s part of the global apparel supply chain is limping into 2023" (2023/2/3), Just Style, https://www.just-style.com/features/why-chinas-part-of-the-global-apparel-supply-chain-is-limping-into-2023/
"Can 'gripper' robots shift garment making from Asia to the West?" (2022/11/15), Nikkei Asia, https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Can-gripper-robots-shift-garment-making-from-Asia-to-the-West
"Shein copycats chase its explosive growth" (2022/11/2), Financial Times, https://www.ft.com/content/580f8ec3-61c2-4e40-9958-98481d582c45
"U.S. tariff hurts profitability of U.S. firms" (2022/10/7), featured by 10 media including Oriental News, Hong Kong Economic Journal, HK01.
“Survey on Consumer Perceptions of Sustainable Fashion in Hong Kong and Macau” (2022/7/11), featured by 20 media including Hong Kong Business Times, Hong Kong Economic Times, Yahoo News, Ming Pao, Headline Daily, Marketing-Interative.
“The sustainable fashion brands leading the charge in China” (2022/6/8), Just Style. https://www.just-style.com/features/the-sustainable-fashion-brands-leading-the-charge-in-china/
“Energy crisis brings textile sector to the brink” (2022/4/19), World Textile Information Network. https://www.wtin.com/article/2022/april/18-04-22/energy-crisis-brings-textile-sector-to-the-brink/
“Behind Shein: China’s fashion retailer taking the world by storm” (2022/3/24), Just Style. https://www.just-style.com/features/shein-chinas-fast-fashion-retailer-taking-the-world-by-storm/
"ESSENTIAL SOURCING GUIDE: China’s apparel sector" (2022/3/16), Just Style. https://www.just-style.com/features/essential-sourcing-guide-chinas-apparel-sector/
“Trump’s Tariffs Did, In Fact, Hurt U.S. Importers” (2021/11/15), UCLA Anderson Review. https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/trumps-tariffs-did-in-fact-hurt-u-s-importers/
“Tokyo Olympics: silence is golden at Games as Western teams keep quiet over suspected use of Xinjiang cotton by Chinese brands” (2021/8/1), South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3143389/tokyo-olympics-silence-golden-games-western-teams-keep-quiet-over
“Will Uzbekistan cotton reap the benefits of Xinjiang’s alleged labour abuses?” (2021/5/17). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3133792/will-uzbekistan-cotton-reap-benefits-xinjiangs-alleged-labour
“How brands should approach sustainability in China” (2021/5/5), Vogue Business. https://www.voguebusiness.com/consumers/how-brands-should-approach-sustainability-in-china
“Chinese branch of Better Cotton Initiative challenges headquarters and says it has found no evidence of Xinjiang forced labour” (2021/3/29), South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3127501/chinese-branch-better-cotton-initiative-challenges-headquarters
“Xinjiang Maelstrom Rocks Burberry, Adidas, Uniqlo—and Mega Brands Scrub XUAR Statements” (2021/3/25), Sourcing Journal. https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/labor/china-h-m-nike-xinjiang-forced-labor-weibo-boycott-cotton-sourcing-270427/
“The verdict on the world’s largest free trade deal: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership covers 50 per cent of global textile and apparel exports.” (2020/11/19), Vogue Business.https://www.voguebusiness.com/companies/what-rcep-means-for-fashion
“Fashion’s cotton supply caught in crossfire of US-China trade war” (2020/9/16), Vogue Business.https://www.voguebusiness.com/sustainability/us-ban-cotton-xinjiang
“Debt-laden firms are more likely to risk work safety: study” (2020/4/22), Australian National University.https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/debt-laden-firms-are-more-likely-to-risk-work-safety-study
“Risky business: Sharp debt increases can hit worker safety, study finds” (2020/4/16), Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times.https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/risky-business-sharp-debt-increases-can-hit-worker-safety-study-finds-20200421-p54lqc.html
“Hubris behind corporate unethical behaviour” (2020/11/19), Australian National University.https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/hubris-behind-corporate-unethical-behaviour
“Hubris in well-performing companies can lead to trouble: study” (2019/11/19), Sydney Morning Herlad, The Age, Brisbane Times, Western Australia Today.https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hubris-in-well-performing-companies-can-lead-to-trouble-study-20191118-p53bkx.html
“Big profits can fuel bad corporate behaviour, new research shows” (2019/11/18), The Guardian, Yahoo! News.https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/19/big-profits-can-fuel-bad-corporate-behaviour-new-research-shows
“Your Chinese Supplier Pollutes – It Dents Your Stock Price?” (2017/9/19), UCLA Anderson Review.https://anderson-review.ucla.edu/polluting-manufacturers/
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
Jan 2019 → Jul 2020
Assistant Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology
Sept 2015 → Dec 2018
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Fan, D. (Recipient) & Lo, K. Y. (Recipient), Aug 2020
Prize: Prize (research)
Fan, D. (Recipient), Apr 2022
Prize: Honorary award › Honorary award (research)
Fan, D. (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Fan, D. (Special topic editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Fan, D. (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Fan, D. (Special topic editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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