Jie Yan is professor in Innovation and Enterpreneurship at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM), France.  He received both his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master degree in Management Science from Tsinghua University, China; and his Ph.D. in Management at Hull University, UK. He is the Academic Director of GEM DBA programs in China. His research focuses on innovation, new product development, collaboration network and user behaviour in Internet applications. He has published numerous book chapters and articles among others in the Intl. J. Technology Management, Intl. J. Information Technology & Management, Intl. J. Information Management, J. of Business Strategy, and R&D Management.