Kaiyang Sun

Dr Kaiyang Sun

Lecturer

Adelaide Business School

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Dr. Kaiyang (Colin) Sun is a Lecturer (Full time) and Researcher specializing in Management, International Business, and Entrepreneurship, with a robust academic and professional track record in interrelated fields. His research addresses critical issues in the international management and strategic orientation of family-owned enterprises, particularly emphasizing entrepreneurial orientation, corporate innovation, and sustainability within family SMEs.

Dr. Kaiyang (Colin) Sun is a lecturer and researcher in management and international business, with a robust academic and professional track record in these interrelated fields. His research addresses critical issues in the international management and strategic orientation of family-owned enterprises, particularly emphasizing entrepreneurial orientation, corporate innovation, and sustainability within family SMEs.

Dr. Sun earned his PhD from Monash Business School, where his doctoral thesis, "Familiness, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Family SME Performance," made substantial contributions to understanding how familial resources and dynamics influence firm innovation and financial outcomes. His scholarly efforts have been recognized internationally, including receiving a Highly Commended Paper Award at the Asia Pacific Family Business Symposium in 2024.

Beyond academic inquiry, Dr. Sun actively engages with industry partners, having secured external funding through consultancy projects focused on enhancing the innovative capacities and governance structures of family businesses in China. His practical experience significantly informs his teaching philosophy and methodology, characterized by fostering critical thinking, intercultural communication skills, and strategic management competencies among undergraduate and postgraduate students.

In his role at University of Adelaide,  Department of Management, Dr. Sun has lectured extensively across subjects such as INTBUS 1000 (International business environment). His commitment to educational excellence has been consistently recognized through outstanding student evaluations and awards.

Looking forward, Dr. Sun's ongoing research will delve deeper into the interplay between family business dynamics, internationalization strategies, and corporate sustainability practices, aiming to contribute meaningful insights that drive both theoretical advancements and practical improvements in global family business management.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2025 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2021 - 2024 Sessional Lecturer and Teaching Associate Monash University
    2015 - 2018 Lecturer Yancheng Institute of Technology
    2015 - 2015 Bank manager (internship) Jiangsu Bank

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2021 Award Joe and Golda Isaac Award Monash University Australia A$5000

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2021 - 2024 Monash University Australia PhD
    2018 - 2020 Queensland University of Technology Australia MPhil

  • Research Interests
    International Business Entrepreneurship Business and Management Small Business Management

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2022 Sun, K., Wickramasekera, R., & Tan, A. (2022). Exploring the Relationship Between Family Involvement and Innovative Capability in Chinese Family SMEs: The Role of HR Redundancy. SAGE Open, 12(2), 16 pages.
    DOI Scopus6
    2022 Sun, K. (2022). Analysis of production and organisational management efficiency of Chinese family intelligent manufacturing enterprises based on IoT and machine learning technology. Enterprise Information Systems, 16(2), 208-222.
    DOI Scopus5
    2022 Gao, R., Gao, Q., Zhuang, X., & Sun, K. (2022). Extending Uppsala Model with Springboard Perspective in Emerging Multinational’s Sequential Internationalisation—Evidence from a Construction Company’s Expansion in Africa. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(1), 19 pages.
    DOI Scopus4
    2022 Sun, K. (2022). CEO power, innovative investment and family board involvement: An empirical study of Chinese family SMEs. Cogent Business and Management, 9(1), 16 pages.
    DOI Scopus1
    2022 Sun, K., Tan, A., Wang, Y. X., & Wickramasekera, R. (2022). Exploring Performance Management in China's Family SMEs Based on Structural Equation Modelling and Back-Propagation Neural Network. Journal of Global Information Management, 30(11), 18 pages.
    DOI Scopus3
    2021 Li, Y., Hsü, P., Hao, G., Sun, K., & Wang, Y. (2021). City Brand Image Building and Its Impact on the Psychological Capital of New Entrepreneurs Following Cultural Construction. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
    DOI Scopus4
    2021 Feng, B., Sun, K., Zhong, Z., & Chen, M. (2021). The internal connection analysis of information sharing and investment performance in the venture capital network community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 16 pages.
    DOI Scopus20 Europe PMC4
    2020 Feng, B., Sun, K., Chen, M., & Gao, T. (2020). The impact of core technological capabilities of high-tech industry on sustainable competitive advantage. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(7), 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus79
    2020 Gao, S., & Sun, K. (2020). Poverty measure based on hesitant fuzzy decision algorithm under social network media. Symmetry, 12(3), 384.
    DOI Scopus3

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2021 Sun, K. (2021). Research and implementation of mobile small business management platform based on internet of things technology. In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (pp. 2768-2771). ACM.
    DOI
    2019 Sun, K. (2019). The construction of quantitative research on evaluation of independent innovation ability of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises. In Proceedings - 2019 International Conference on Robots and Intelligent System, ICRIS 2019 (pp. 531-534). PEOPLES R CHINA, Haikou: IEEE.
    DOI Scopus3

  • Internet Publications
    Year Citation
    2025 Sun, K. (2025). Family-Owned Multinational Enterprises’ Withdrawal from International Market: The Role of Socio-Emotional Wealth Preservation.
    2024 Sun, K. (2024). Asia Pacific Family Business Symposium Proceedings 2024: Family Business and Ecosystem Dynamics: Past, Present and Future.
    2024 Sun, K. (2024). Asia Pacific Family Business Symposium Proceedings 2024: Family Business and Ecosystem Dynamics: Past, Present and Future.

2022-2023 Joe & Golda Isaac Research Funding, Monash University
Project Focus: Management and International Business, and industrial relations in family SMEs, especially in emerging market 

amount: A$5000

Course coordinator and chief examiner of INTBUS 1000, international business environment 

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor The analysis on Chinese family business management and performance Yancheng Institute of Technology Supervision on student research thesis and paper Master Full Time Hao Jiang

  • Event Participation
    Date Event Name Event Type Institution Country
    2025 - ongoing AOM annual conference Annual general meetings Academy of Management Denmark

  • Review, Assessment, Editorial and Advice
    Date Title Type Institution Country
    2025 - ongoing reviewer Journal Review University of Adelaide Australia
  • Position: Lecturer
  • Email: kaiyang.sun@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: 10 Pulteney Street - Nexus 10 Tower, floor Tenth Floor
  • Room: 10.25
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Business School
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