Linqing Huang
Field: Strategy, Organizational Sociology, Entrepreneurship
Research Interests: Expert Evaluation in the Culinary Field, Entrepreneurial Framing in Nascent Markets, Equity Allocation in New Ventures
(Expected) Graduation: June 2025
References
- Fabrizio Perretti fabrizio.perretti@unibocconi.it
- Andrea Fosfuri andrea.fosfuri@unibocconi.it
- Zhao Zhou zhou.zhao@mail.shufe.edu.cn
- Heather Yang heather.yang@unibocconi.it
Contact
Bocconi University
Department of Business Administration & Management
Via G. Roentgen 1, 20136, Milan (Italy)
linqing.huang@phd.unibocconi.it
My research analyzes the social construction of evaluations and the role of gatekeepers in our society. Specifically, it focuses on ratings and evaluations in the culinary field, where critics and gastronomic guides hold positions of authority. I will attend the AoM job market in July.
Job Market Paper
This study aims to understand how expert rating organizations navigate internal similarities/differences in their evaluation outcomes across diverse locations. In contrast to the ideal scenario where expert rating organizations provide independent and coherent evaluations, this study identifies discrepancies in evaluation outcomes across host countries. To explain these discrepancies, three hypotheses involving cultural and economic factors are tested. First, expert rating organizations encounter cultural barriers that lead to the "penalization" of countries with dissimilar cultural contexts. Second, they exercise discretionary power to shield the home country from economic competition posed by other host countries in the international market. Lastly, the presence of competing expert rating organizations contributes to strategic "penalization" in evaluations. This article clarifies the organizational constraints and strategic interests of expert rating organizations in shaping market social hierarchies, enhancing our understanding of the inequalities embedded in their evaluation outcomes.
Working Papers
- Is It All a Matter of Taste? Differentiation of the Michelin Guide in Foreign Countries (with Fabrizio Perretti)
- Culinary Experiences and Optimal Distinctiveness: Competition between Restaurant Guides in China (with Fabrizio Perretti)
- Realigning Market Identity: How and What Do Organizations Reply to Customer Reviews after Status Change
- The Role of Venture Capital in Startups' Institutional Logic Adoption (with Qiang Xiong and Andrea Fosfuri)
- Decision Rights versus Ownership Stake? The Influence of Pre-Founding Experience on Founders' Preference (with Guangwei Li and Zhao Zhou, Reject & Resubmit at Journal of Business Venturing)
- Differentiated Equality: Equity Dispersion and New Venture Team Stability (with Zhao Zhou)