Jonathan Liu

Jonathan is Professor of Global Business Management at Regent’s University London. He is the Assistant Dean for Research, Scholarship and Engagement and is responsible for developing and supporting initiatives in the field of Business and Management to promote research, enterprise and scholarship engagement of students and staff. Jonathan teaches and researches in Entrepreneurship, Venture Management and Performance Management. He started his academic career as Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Aston University in 1986 and moved to Middlesex University as a senior lecturer in 1990. In 2002 he became Middlesex University’s Professor of Chinese Management, and researched in performance management and managerial development. He joined Newport University in 2006 and was their Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise as well as Professor of Management. Jonathan is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Business Performance Management with Inderscience Publishers. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Islamic Marketing, book review editor of the Journal of Technology Management in China and on the editorial board of leading academic journals in Pakistan and Hungary. Jonathan publishes extensively and has over a hundred articles and ten books published in subject areas relating to Business and Management. Jonathan is on the Council of the National Conference of Universities Professors, a Council member of the Universities China Committee in London, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. Jonathan is Chairman of the board of trustees of the Directors of Ming-Ai (London) Institute. He joined Ming-Ai’s board in 2010 after having been associated with Ming-Ai as a volunteer resource person since 1996. Jonathan volunteers his time to Ming-Ai to support the development of charity and community projects that promotes British-Chinese welfare in London and the UK. His research interest lies in three primary areas concerning Performance Management, Entrepreneurship and Heritage.