Zheng Xinhai 郑辛亥

Zheng Xinhai 郑辛亥

Associate Researcher, CEIBA Research Center

Chairman, Zhongjian Investment Holding (Guangzhou) Group Co., Ltd.
Executive Chairman, Guangdong Private Enterprise Import and Export Chamber of Commerce
Professor-level Senior Engineer

DBA, IPAG Business School, France

Biography

Dr. Zheng Xinhai is a business executive, engineer and scholar-practitioner with extensive experience in construction, investment, enterprise transformation and technology innovation. He is Chairman of Zhongjian Investment Holding (Guangzhou) Group Co., Ltd. and Executive Chairman of the Guangdong Private Enterprise Import and Export Chamber of Commerce.

He also serves as an industry consultant to the Digital Industry and Virtual Reality Technology Joint Laboratory of the China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute and to the Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Research Center at South China University of Technology. A professor-level senior engineer and registered first-class construction engineer, he has also held guest-professor and postgraduate mentoring roles at several universities.

Doctoral Research

Strategic Transformation and Upgrading: A Case Study of a Chinese Private Construction Company

His doctoral research examines how private enterprises navigate strategic transformation through organizational change, value-chain upgrading and technological innovation.

Zheng’s DBA research investigated the transformation and upgrading of Chinese private construction enterprises, focusing on the internal and external drivers of transformation, strategic pathways, innovation capabilities and organizational performance.

 

Research Interests

  • Strategic Transformation and Enterprise Upgrading
  • Private Enterprise Strategy and Governance
  • Construction Industry Management
  • Value Chain Upgrading and Business Model Innovation
  • Technology Innovation and Digital Transformation
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Selected Scholarly Work

  • Zheng, X. (2018). Strategic Transformation and Upgrading: A Case Study of a Chinese Private Construction Company. DBA dissertation, IPAG Business School.