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Prof. Yan Min-ren

TDTU Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Business Administration

Place of work
National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Email
aaronyan@nccu.edu.tw

Research areas

Strategic Management; Systems Thinking and Systems Leadership; Innovation Management and Digital Transformation; Knowledge Management and Organizational Excellence; ESG and Sustainable Development; Sustainable Business Ecosystems; Circular Economy and Green Supply Chain Management; Digital Empowerment and AI-Enabled Innovation; Organizational Learning and Learning Organizations; Education for Sustainable Development.

 

Research activities

Professor Min-Ren Yan has extensive research experience in strategic management, systems thinking, innovation management, digital transformation, and sustainable development. His research focuses on strategic architecture, knowledge management, organizational excellence, ESG-driven innovation, sustainable business ecosystems, and digital empowerment. He has led and participated in numerous research projects addressing ESG sustainability, green supply chains, circular economy, low-carbon development, industrial innovation, and AI-enabled education. His scholarly contributions include publications on strategic management, technological innovation, sustainable systems development, and organizational learning, with a strong emphasis on applying systems approaches to address complex organizational, industrial, and societal challenges.

Publications

No.

Publication

1

(2026). Managing competitive advantage in emerging knowledge-based economies: The strategic configuration perspective.

2

(2025). Strategic Architecture of Sustainable System Development for ESG Transformation in Large Multi-Purpose Sports Venues.

3

(2025). Managing knowledge of dynamic capability for business excellence: A transformative systems approach.

4

(2025). Benchmarking knowledge management practices and digital empowerment for business excellence in Asia.

5

(2025). AI Enhanced Systems Education in Learning Society with LEGO STEAM Curriculum. Conference paper.

6

(2025). Sustainable Systems Education and Social Innovation with AI Empowered Digital Platform: A Case Study from Taiwan Chapter. Conference paper.

7

(2025). Strategic Architecture for Driving Sustainable Business Ecosystem through Sixth Industrialization – A Case Study of Agricultural Technology Economy. Conference paper.

8

(2025). Knowledge Management for ESG-oriented Products and Sustainable Business Ecosystem Development. Conference paper.

9

(2025). Driving National Well-being through Nutrition: Standard Foods Group's Approach to Taiwan's Sustainability Challenges. Conference paper.

10

(2025). Taipei Christmas Market System Design with Cultural Ecosystem Service Innovation Strategies. Conference paper.

11

(2025). Managing Knowledge for Eco-Museum Education System in University Town and Learning Societies. Conference paper.

12

(2025). Integrated green supply chain system development with digital transformation.

13

(2024). Towards SDGs Education with Sustainable System Development for Yushan National Park in Taiwan. Conference paper.

14

(2024). Digital Storytelling and Sustainable Systems Education for Children: Reflections on Participatory Learning. Conference paper.

15

(2024). Education Policy Management with Systems Thinking and Strategic Architecture – A Case Study of Taiwan's Higher Education System. Conference paper.

16

(2024). Digital Storytelling and Sustainable Systems Education for Children. Conference paper.

17

(2024). Driving Learning Societies and Regional Developments with Sustainable System Education – Taiwan Experience. Conference paper.

18

(2024). ESG Business Transformation and Pathway Management with Net-Zero Policy – A Case Study of Nangang Software Park. Conference paper.

19

(2024). Sustainable Business System Design and Strategic Carbon Management: A Case Study of Industrial Park. Conference paper.

20

(2024). Sustainable System and STEM Education with Transformative Learning in Cultural Ecosystem Environment. Conference paper.

21

(2024). Systems Thinking and STEAM Education with Bits Intelligent Technology in Early Childhood to Primary School. Conference paper.

22

(2024). Transformative Impact of Sustainable System Education with Cultural Ecosystem Service Innovation – A Case Study of Livable City in Taipei.

23

(2024). Exploring the enablers of organizational excellence by human capital-driven innovation ecosystems.

24

(2023). Managing Knowledge for Sustainable City System: Cultural Ecosystem Service Innovation and Social Impacts in Taiwan. Conference paper.

25

(2023). Towards K-12 Education Innovation with Systems Thinking and Sustainable System Development in Taiwan. Conference paper.

26

(2022). Integrated knowledge visualization and the enterprise digital twin system for supporting strategic management decision.

27

(2021). Using AI-MCDM Model to Boost Sustainable Energy System Development: A Case Study on Solar Energy and Rainwater Collection in Guangdong Province.

28

(2021). Supporting technology-enabled design education and practices by DFuzzy decision model: Applications of cultural and creative product design.

29

(2021). Measuring project performance and dynamic risk management for engineering design alliance.

30

(2021). Key factors influencing word-of-mouth intentions: The case of college freshmen in Taiwan.

31

(2020). Evaluation of Technological Innovations and the Industrial Ecosystem of Science Parks in Shanghai: An Empirical Study.

32

(2020). The Corporate Shared Value for Sustainable Development: An Ecosystem Perspective.

33

(2019). Towards a city-based cultural ecosystem service innovation framework as improved public-private-partnership model – A case study of Kaohsiung Dome.

34

(2019). Exploring the Enablers of Strategic Orientation for Technology-Driven Business Innovation Ecosystems.

35

(2019). Knowledge-based decision support system for improving e-business innovations and dynamic capability of IT project management.

36

(2018). Evaluating the Collaborative Ecosystem for an Innovation-Driven Economy: A Systems Analysis and Case Study of Science Parks.

37

(2018). Improving entrepreneurial knowledge and business innovations by simulation-based strategic decision support system.

Books

No.

Book

1

(2025). Entrepreneurial Management: Systematic Knowledge and Practice from Startup, Growth, Transformation to Second Curve Activation and Sustainable Innovation.

2

(2024). New Dynamics of Global Supply Chain Systems and Implications for Productivity in Asia.

3

(2023). Digital Work in East Asia.

4

(2023). How to Respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

5

(2022). Transforming Manufacturing: Case Studies in Selected APO Member Countries.

6

(2022). SSD Corporate Innovation Strategic Management Technology (2nd ed.).