Contact
220 Mervis Hall
lpan@katz.pitt.edu
412-624-8605
Profile
Lingling Pan is an associate professor of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the Organizations and Entrepreneurship group at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business in 2018. Her current research focuses on strategic communication and strategic leadership. Lingling holds a Ph.D. in strategy from Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Recent Publications
Pan, L., McNamara, G., Devers, C., & Yonish, L. (in press). Taking a broader view: Female directors, CEO strategic attention breadth, and firm performance. Organization Science (Link).
Mah, J., Kolev, K., McNamara, G., Pan, L., & Devers, C. (2023). Women in the C-suite: A review of predictors, experiences, and outcomes. Academy of Management Annals, 17(2), 586-625.
Pan, L., Li, X., Chen, J., & Chen, T. (2020). Sounds novel or familiar? Entrepreneurs’ framing strategy in the venture capital market. Journal of Business Venturing, 35(2), 105930.
Nadkarni, S., Pan, L., & Chen, T. (2019). Temporal framing of competitive action announcements and rivals’ responses. Academy of Management Journal, 62(1), 117-143.
Pan, L., McNamara, G., Lee, J., Haleblian, J., & Devers, C. (2018). Give it to us straight (most of the time): Top managers’ use of concrete language and its effect on investor reactions. Strategic Management Journal, 39(8), 2204-2225.
Awards and Honors
- Finalist, Karen Legge Prize for rising scholars (2019), Journal of Management Studies
- Katz School of Business Excellence in Research Award (2018-2019)
- Distinguished paper award (2017) – STR Division of the Academy of Management for the paper “Give it to Us Straight: Language Concreteness and its Effects on Investors’ Reactions”
Professional Service and Activities
- Editorial Review Board
Journal of Management Studies, 2020 – present
Strategic Management Journal, 2021– present
Management and Organization Review, 2022 – 2025
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2023 – present
Journal of Management, 2023 – present - Ad hoc journal reviewing
Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Business Venturing, Management Science, Academy of Management Discovery, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
Degrees
- PhD, Strategy, Michigan State University
Academic Area
Organizations and Entrepreneurship

