Name: Professor Wing Lam  

Qualifications: BA, MBA, MED, PhD, FHEA

Position: Executive Dean Bangor College China

Major: Director of International Relations

OVERVIEW

Professor Wing Lam is the Executive Dean of Bangor College China and Director of International Relations.  She is a multi-award winning entrepreneur-turned academic who has won awards in the categories of leadership, teaching and research.  Prior to joining Bangor University, Wing was the Director of the China Centre at Chester University, where she won the Educate North International Partnership Award in 2019 for the international partnerships that she led and the revenue that generated.  Prior to Chester, she was at Durham University, where she won the Business School’s Innovation in Teaching and Learning Award for 2015.  

Before pursuing an academic career, Professor Lam spent nearly ten years in commerce (international trading, consultancy and internal auditing) in her native Hong Kong. Her international industrial and academic background help to shape her down-to-earth approach to her academic career.  Aiming to bridge the gap between the academic community and the business world, Wing has been actively involved in research and outreach activities which emphasise both practical and theoretical values.  Wing’s research interests include innovation & entrepreneurship,  entrepreneurial finance and crowdfunding, female entrepreneurship and family business.  She has published widely and has won several best paper awards as a single-author and co-author.  

Wing’s academic roles have included a Visiting Professorship at Dalian Minzu University and Guangxi Normal University in China.

PRIZES AND AWARDS

1. Winner of the Educate North International Partnership Award, April 2019, Manchester, UK

2. Winner of Innovation in Teaching and Learning Award 2015, Durham University Business School, Durham University

3. Highly Commended Paper Award Winner, Emerald Literati Network 2011 Awards for Excellence

4. Best paper in Family Business Track, Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 33rd National Conference, 2-4 November 2010, London, UK

5. Best Paper in Track ‘Management, Skills Development and Growth Issues’, Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 30th National Conference, 7-9 November 2007, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

6. Best Paper Award in Track ‘Entrepreneurship’, British Academy of Management (BAM) 2007, 11-13 September, Warwick Business School, UK

7. Best Paper Award for Women's Entrepreneurship, 2006 International Council for Small Business World Conference (ICSB), 18-21 June, 2006, Melbourne, Australia, awarded by National Women's Business Council, USA

8. Barclays Best Paper Award for Small Business Finance, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 28th National Conference, 1-3 November 2005, Blackpool, UK

SUPERVISION

Professor Lam has successfully supervised 6 PhD students to completion and is currently supervising Ph.D students in the area of entrepreneurship education, family business, equity-based crowdfunding, web-based learning, gamification thought leader and digital entrepreneurship education.  

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professor Lam’s research interests include

· Entrepreneurship & public affairs( finance, marketing, gender, education & technology)

· Entrepreneurial finance and crowdfunding

· Family business

· Chinese business development

· Internationalization

· SMEs & micro enterprise development

· Ethnic minority enterprises

PUBLICATIONS

Journals

· Lam, W., Harris, P., & Yang, S. (2019). Understanding UK Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship from an Enterprise Culture Perspective. Journal of Public Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.1922

· Zhao, Y., Harris, P., & Lam, W. (2019). Crowdfunding industry—History, development, policies, and potential issues. Journal of Public Affairs (online first) https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.1921

· Lam, W., Zhou, J., Gu, C., & Xiao, T. (2018). Embracing business start-up programme in UK mainstream entrepreneurship education. University Education Science(in Chinese language) (171-5), 94-100，CN: 43-1398/G4; ISSN: 1672-0717

· Zhou, J., Tang, X., & Lam, W. (2018). The Correspondence between Design Thinking and Human Resource Management and Its Application Journal of Hebei GEO University (in Chinese language), 2018-2(41), 110-115; CN:13-1422/Z; ISSN: 1007-6875

· Zhou, J., Tang, X., & Lam, W. (2018). Demographic factors, personality and entrepreneurial inclination. Guangxi Social Science (in Chinese language), 2018-3(273), 143-150; CN: 45-1349/C; ISSN: 1673-8179

· Lam, W. & Harker, M.J. (2015). Marketing and Entrepreneurship: An integrated view from the entrepreneur's perspective. International Small Business Journal 33(3): 321-348.

· Jayawarna, D., Jones, O., Lam, W. & Phua, S. (2014). The Performance of Entrepreneurial Ventures: Examining the Role of Marketing Practices. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 21(4): 565-587.

· Lam W. (2011). Dancing to Two Tunes: Multi-entity Roles in Family Business Succession Process. International Small Business Journal 29(5): 508-533

· Lam W. (2010). Delivery, student engagement and the implementation of good practice in entrepreneurship education Learning from the UK's New Entrepreneur Scholarship Initiative. Industry & Higher Education 24(6): 467-473.

· Lam W. (2010). Funding Gap, What Funding Gap? Financial Bootstrapping: Supply, Demand and Creation of Entrepreneurial Finance. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research 16(4): 268-295.

· Shaw, E., Marlow, S., Lam, W. & Carter, S. (2009). Gender and Entrepreneurial Capital: Implications for Firm Performance. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 1(1): 25-41.

· Shaw, E., Lam, W. & Carter, S. (2008). The Role of Entrepreneurial Capital in Building Service Reputation. Service Industries Journal 28(7): 899-917.

· Wilson F., Carter S., Shaw E., Tagg S. & Lam W. (2007). Bank Loan Officers’ Perceptions of Business Owners: the role of gender. British Journal of Management 18(2): 154-171.

· Carter S., Shaw E., Lam W. & Wilson F. (2007). Gender, Entrepreneurship and Bank Lending: The Criteria and Processes Used by Bank Loan Officers in Assessing Applications. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice 31(3): 427-444.

· Ritchie, B. & Lam, W. (2006). Taking Stock of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research 12(6): 312-327.

Journal In Chinese Language

Lam, W., Zhou, J., Gu, C., & Xiao, T. (2018). Embracing business start-up programme in UK mainstream entrepreneurship education. University Education Science(in Chinese language) (171-5), 94-100，CN: 43-1398/G4; ISSN: 1672-0717

林颖， 周劲波，古翠凤，汤潇 (2018) . 英国新创企业奖励计划及其纳入主流创业教育的实践和启示； 大学教育科学；  171（5), 94-100，CN: 43-1398/G4; ISSN: 1672-0717

Zhou, J., Tang, X., & Lam, W. (2018). The Correspondence between Design Thinking and Human Resource Management and Its Application Journal of Hebei GEO University, 2018-2(41), 110-115; CN:13-1422/Z; ISSN: 1007-6875

周劲波，汤潇， 林颖 (2018) 设计思维与人力资源管理的契合和应用探析, 河北地质大学学报， 2018-2(41), 110-115; CN:13-1422/Z; ISSN: 1007-6875

Zhou, J., Tang, X., & Lam, W. (2018). Demographic factors, personality and entrepreneurial inclination. Guangxi Social Science (in Chinese language), 2018-3(273), 143-150; CN: 45-1349/C; ISSN: 1673-8179

周劲波，汤潇， 林颖 (2018). 人口统计学因素、心理特征对创业意愿的影响：一项来自中国各高校的实证研究； 广西社会科学，2018-3(273), 143-150; CN: 45-1349/C; ISSN: 1004-6917

Industry Reports

· Lam W., Harris P., Sidsaph H., Wang D., Zhou J., & Yang S., (2018)  Internationalisation, Sustainability and Key Challenges Facing SMEs: A Comparative Study of the UK and China; 51 pages;  University of Chester & West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce.  ISBN: 978-1-910481-03-5

· Ritchie, B., & Lam, W. (2006). Review of Small Business Research and Policy Issues: Small Business Service, Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), UK

Book Sections

· Lam, W. (2015). Case Study “Volkswagen in China: The People's Car in the People's Republic”. In Marketing: An Introduction (3rd edition). Armstrong, G., Kotler, P., Harker, M. & Brennan, R. London: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall.  pp. 512-513, ISBN: 978-1292017518

· Lam, W. (2012). Case Study “Volkswagen in China: The People's Car in the People's Republic”. In Marketing: An Introduction (2nd edition). Armstrong, G., Kotler, P., Harker, M. & Brennan, R. London: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall. 496-497. ISBN: 9780273762607

· Shaw, E, Carter, S &Lam, W. (2010). “An integrated View of Gender, Finance and Entrepreneurial Capital: Theory, Practice and Policy”, in de Bruin, A.;Brush, C. G., Gatewood, E. J., &Hendry C. (Eds.): “Women Entrepreneurs and the Global Environment for Growth". Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, pp.187-205, ISBN 978- 1-84720-914-6; e-book ISBN978-184980-663-3

· Lam, W. (2009), 'Developing new entrepreneurs: the role of research and hands-on experience', in Babatunde Buraimo, et al. (eds.), Impact: Linking Teaching & Teaching, UCLAN, pp. 10-12, ISBN 978-0-9562343-0-8

· Lam, W. (2009). Case Study: “People’s Car in People’s Republic: The Case of Volkswagen China.” In G. Armstrong, P. Kotler, M. Harker & R. Brennan, Marketing: An Introduction. London: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, pp.508-510, ISBN 978-0-273-71395-1

· Carter, S., Shaw, E., Wilson, F., &Lam, W. (2006). Gender, entrepreneurship and business finance: Investigating the relationship between banks and entrepreneurs in the UK. In P. Greene, C. G. Brush, N. M. Carter, R. M. Schulze & E. Gatewood (Eds.), Growth orientated women entrepreneurs and their businesses: A global research perspective (pp. 448-460). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN: 978-1845422899

Research Projects