I. Kim Wang, PhD

Biography

Dr. Kim Wang is a scholar, educator, and innovator with over 20 years of experience researching and working in technology industries. Trained as an engineer and educated in management, Dr. Wang focuses her scholarly pursuits on understanding why and when firms should innovate. Her research draws on her Taiwanese roots and tracks the technology landscape across Pacific Asia, observing market traction of emerging technologies and studying how mature firms drive innovation. As a Fulbright scholar, she joins the ranks of contributors to burgeoning innovation ecosystems in the land of Aphrodite, Cyprus. 

Recent Intellectual Contributions 

Wang, I. K., & Qian, L. (2025). Promoting clean energy transition and industry emergence: leveraging public funding for the commercialisation of fuel cell technologies. Industry and Innovation, 32(7), 802-827.

Wang, I.-C., Qian, L. (2024). Promoting clean energy transition and industry emergence: Leveraging public funding for the commercialization of fuel cell technologies. Industry and Innovation, 1-26.

Lehrer, M., Wang, I.-C., Behnam, M. (2024). Lopsided Schumpeterian competition and the superstar phenomenon in OLED flat-panel displays. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 36(8), 1943-1959.

Chen, K., Wang, I.-C., Seidle, R. J. (2024). Navigating digital transformation: The role of management innovation in achieving digital maturity. The Learning Organization.

Professional Service

• Associate Editor, Technological Forecasting & Social Change (2022–Present)
• Reviewer: Journal of Business Research, Asia Pacific Management Review, Technological Forecasting & Social Change
• Program Reviewer, Cyprus Seeds, Nicosia (2024–2025)

Awards and Honors

• Fulbright Award, U.S. State Department (2024)
• CICL Excellent Fellow, Center for Innovation and Change Leadership (2021)

Media Highlights

• WSJ: Tech’s Titans Tiptoe Toward Monopoly
• WSJ: Why Free Is Too High a Price for Facebook and Google