Dr Song Yang
Lecturer, International Management
School of Marketing
College of Business and Law
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Song Yang is a lecturer of International Management at the University of South Australia Business School and a marketing scientist at Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, which focuses on testing the generalizability of marketing theories around the world. Dr Yang holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Economics from Renmin University of China in Beijing, and a PhD in Marketing from the University of Western Australia. He has worked for over ten years in China, teaching product management and marketing courses in various Chinese universities. He worked as Regional Research Project Coordinator for Procter and Gamble (Guangzhou) and Senior Advisor for Kunming Fench market research agency before coming to Australia.
Dr Yang has published widely in academic journals and his research interests include consumer behaviour under the cultural influence, consumer value changes in China, research methodology in marketing, and cross-cultural management. Dr Yang is also a researcher in the UniSA Business School’s Australian Centre for Asian Business (ACAB), which aims to broaden the Australian understanding of the diverse Asian business environment.
Dr Yang teaches international marketing, global marketing, marketing analytics, China study tour courses and has successfully guided four students through their PhD programs. With his extensive industry experience in China, he is ideally placed to help Australian business connect with, and understand, Asian business practices.
Consumer value changes in China, Cross culture research in marketing
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Teaching Award | Certificate of Commendation for Teaching & Learning excellence | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| 2013 | Teaching Award | Nominated for teaching citation award | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| 2012 | Teaching Award | The top teaching performer (with highest SET score in Business School) | University of South Australia | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The university of Western Australia | Australia | PhD |
Courses I teach
- BUSS 5380 Global Marketing (2025)
- MARK 2010 Marketing Analytics (2025)
- BUSS 5380 Global Marketing (2024)
- MARK 2010 Marketing Analytics (2024)
- MARK 3005 International Marketing (2024)
- MARK 3021 UO Essentials of Marketing Planning (2024)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | 110288 - Enhancing the marketing agility of local SMEs during crisis | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr Wayne Wang |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | 110288 - Enhancing the marketing agility of local SMEs during crisis | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Indra Balachandran |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Role of advertising in brand extension evaluations: a construal level perspective | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Muhammad Rashid Saeed |
| 2020 - 2022 | Co-Supervisor | A review of offline and online brand presence measures | Master of Business | Master | Full Time | Miss Shreya Narsey |
| 2018 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | How bands grow: an examination of patterns of competition in listening behaviour | Master of Business | Master | Full Time | Mr Callum Davies |
| 2016 - 2019 | Co-Supervisor | A two-dimensional typology of packaging elements to explore the packaging localisation of western brands in non-western markets | Master of Business | Master | Full Time | Mr Wenjun Wang |
| 2015 - 2017 | Co-Supervisor | Is sharing really caring? A descriptive investigation of brand sharing for distinctive asset types | Master of Business | Master | Full Time | Miss Ella Ward |
| 2012 - 2013 | Principal Supervisor | The effect of frequent product updates on propensity to change brand | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr Arya Trivikraman |
| 2006 - 2011 | Principal Supervisor | A study of moderating and mediating factors influencing sales technology use on relationship quality and sales performance | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr Teck Cheong |
| 2006 - 2015 | Principal Supervisor | Determinants of customer loyalty: an empirical investigation of relational benefits in the context of customer clubs | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Siu Yu |
| Date | Institution | Department | Organisation Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Action Education in Shanghai China | The only publicly listed provide business school in China | School or college | China |
| Date | Engagement Type | Partner Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Consultant | Re-Think Strategic marketing constancy |
| Date | Topic | Presented at | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Evidence-based marketing in marketing science | Sydney University | Action Education in China | China |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - ongoing | A Study of the Effect of Product Information Cues on Consumers’ Purchase Decision-Making of Unknown Brands (PhD) | Thesis Review | Tasmania University | Australia |
| 2013 - ongoing | Strategy of foreign subsidiaries in China: An inquiry into the relationships between market orientation, perceived uncertainty and performance (PhD) | Thesis Review | Macquarie University | Australia |
| 2010 - ongoing | Paper reviewer | Journal Review | Peer reviewed journals | - |
| 2008 - ongoing | An examination of the relationships between strategic management and organisational performance in the Chinese hotel industry: A multiple perspective approach (PhD) | Thesis Review | Edith Cowan University | Australia |
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