CV

Xing Zhong

1126 E. 59^th Street
Department of Sociology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (312) 952-3719
Fax: (773) 702-4849
Email: xing@uchicago.edu

EDUCATION
	The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Ph.D in Sociology Peking University Beijing, China B.A., Political Science, June 2000 China Center for Economic Research, Peking University Beijing, China B.E., Economics, June 2000

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Organization and Innovation Management, Organization Theory, Network Model and Complexity

DISSERTATION
The Social Structure of Technological Change: A Multiple-Network Approach Abstract My dissertation proposes that multiple networks among innovative actors facilitate the process of technological change. Using "citation pair" in US patent data 1975 - 1999 as the underlying data on technological development and innovation, I show how networks of inventors and of boards affect the rate of innovation at the business organization level and at the region level. I find that the interactions between these two kinds of networks among innovative actors foster the process of technological change. In particular, interactions among inventor networks and director networks produce a positive feedback dynamic that promotes technological change. Both empirical analysis and agent-based modeling are used in examining these structural effects on the innovation process.

PUBLICATIONS
	Xing Zhong and Salih Zeki Ozdemir. 2007. "Structure, Dynamics, and the Rate of Innovation" Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. Xing Zhong, Terry Clark, and Saskia Sassen. (forthcoming) "Globalization, Producer Services, and Income Polarization Across US Metro Area" International Review of Sociology

MANUSCRIPTS
	A Two-phase Model of Innovation in Structure� (with Salih Zeki Ozdemir). Under review An Exploration of Clustering in Innovative Activities: A Multi-Network Approach to Regional Innovation Advantage The Speed of Technological Development and Inter-organizational Networks

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
	Discussant�Agent 2007: Complex Interaction and Social Emergence"�, Session on Organizational Theory and Practice, Nov 16th, 2007 "Inter-organizational Networks and the Rate of Technological Change", ASA Annual meeting, August 11th, 2007 (with Salih Zeki Ozdemir) "Structure, Dynamics, and the Rate of Innovation: An Agent-based Model", TIM Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 6th, 2007 "Winning the Race", TIM Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 6th, 2007 "The Rate of Innovation and Interaction Structure", ASA Annual meeting, August 13th, 2006 "Emergence of Innovation in Social Structure", TIM Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 8th, 2005 "Assessing Regional Advantage in Technological Innovation: A Network Approach", Regular Session on Science and Technology, ASA Annual Meeting. August 14th 2004 Discussant "Agent 2004: Social Dynamics: Interaction, Reflexivity and Emergence", Session on Computational Microsociology, October 8th, 2004 Santa Fe Institute Graduate Workshop in Computational Social Science Modeling and Complexity, Santa Fe, 11-24 July, 2004 "Technological Change in Spatial Networks", North American Association of Computational Social and Organizational Science (NAACSOS) Conference, June 22nd, 2003

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2004-07 2007 Feb-Apr 2005 Summer 2002-04		Research Assistant John Padgett Chicago, IL Collected and compiled network data on Renaissance Florence political positions Prepared graphic analysis of patrilineage and credit networks in 14th century Florence Performed simulation analysis for the Hypercycle project. Visiting Scholar Australian Graduate School of Management Sydney, Australia Developed theory and computational model of innovation process in structurein the Faculty of Business Presented research paper in the school of Strategy and Entrepreneurshipin the Faculty of Business Research Aide Decision and Information Sciences, Argonne National Lab Argonne, IL Prepared literature review on computational models of energy innovation Applied agent-based modeling to study innovation in the energy industry Research Assistant James Heckman Chicago, IL Prepared and analyzed panel data on the U.S. labor market Analyzed educational attainments of US young adults in 20th century

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant University of Chicago Chicago, IL 2006 Taking Charge (MBA) 2005-06 Corporate Governance (MBA) 2005 Organizational Decision Making (Undergraduate) 2005 Applied Regression (Graduate) 2004-06 Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences (Undergrad and Graduate Students)

AWARDS
	Academy of Management Stephan Schrader Best Paper Award, 2007 Doolittle-Harrison Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2004-2005 University Scholarship, University of Chicago, 2000-2004 Annual Awards for Academic Innovativeness, Peking University, 1999

SKILLS
	Programming Languages and Toolkits: Perl, Java, and Repast. Languages: English (fluent), Mandarin Chinese (native)

REFERENCES
Andrew Abbott (Chair) John Padgett Lee Fleming James Heckman		Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor Department of Sociology University of Chicago 1126 E 59th St., Chicago, IL 60637 Office: (773) 702-4545; Fax: (773) 702-4849 Email: a-abbott@uchicago.edu Professor and Research Professor & Program Director in Santa Fe Institute Department of Political Science University of Chicago 5828 S. Univer Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637 Office: (773) 702-8077; Fax: (773) 702-1689 Email: jpadgett@midway.uchicago.edu Associate Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School Morgan Hall 495, Boston, MA 02163 Phone: (617) 495-6613 E-mail: lfleming@hbs.edu Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor Department of Economics University of Chicago 1126 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: (773) 702-3478 Email: jheckman@uchicago.edu