Education:
Ph.D. in Communication Sciences, Ghent University, 2017
M.Sc. in Statistics, University of Leuven, 2018
M.Sc. in International Business Economics and Management, University of Leuven, 2016
M.A. in Cultural Studies, University of Leuven, 2014
B.A. in Advertising/English Language, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, 2013
Employment:
Assistant professor, Peking University HSBC Business School (2019-present)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Peking University HSBC Business School (2017-2019)
Honors & Awards:
The Elyette Roux Best Thesis Prize on Luxury Brand Management (2019, Winner)
The Mystique of Luxury Brands Conference, Best Paper Award (2017)
LVMH-SMU Luxury Research Conference, Best Paper Award (2016, Second Prize)
Talukdar. N., Yu, S*. (2021) Breaking the psychological distance: the effect of immersive virtual reality on perceived novelty, user satisfaction, and purchase intention. Journal of Strategic Marketing.
Ashafaq, M., Yu, S*., Liu, Y., Luo, K. (2021) The usage intensity of instant messaging for work and employees’ anxiety. International Journal of Mobile Communications.
Ye, W., Li, Q*., Yu, S. (2021) Persuasive Effects of Message Framing and Narrative Format on Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination: A Study on Chinese College Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9485.
Yu, S. & Hu, Y*. (2020) When luxury brands meet China: the effect of localized celebrity endorsements in social media marketing. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Vol.54, 102010.
Talukdar, N. & Yu, S*. (2020) Do materialists care about sustainable luxury? Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Vol.38, issue: 4, 465–478.
Ashafaq, M., Yun. J.*, & Yu, S. (2020) My Smart Speaker is Cool! The Effects of Perceived Coolness on Current Users’ Attitude toward Smart Speakers and Continuance Intention. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
Ashfaq, M., Yun, J. Yu, S.* & Loureiro, S., (2020) I, Chatbot: Modelling the Determinants of Users’ Satisfaction and Continuance Intention of AI-Powered Service Agents. Telematics and informatics.
Yu, S*., Hudders, L., & Cauberghe, V. (2018) Are fashion consumers like schooling fish? The effectiveness of popularity cues used in e-commerce. Journal of Business Research, Vol.85, pp.105-116.
Yu, S*., Hudders, L. & Cauberghe, V. (2018) Selling luxury products online: The effect of a quality label on risk perception, purchase intention and attitude toward the brand. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Vol.19, Issue: 1, pp.16-35.
Yu, S*., Hudders, L. & Cauberghe, V. (2017) Targeting the luxury consumer: a vice or virtue? a cross-cultural comparison of the effectiveness of behaviorally targeted ads. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Vol.21, Issue: 2, pp.187-205.
Yu, S*., Hudders, L. & Cauberghe, V. (2017) Luxury brands in the digital era: a cross-cultural comparison of the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of personalized advertising. The Essence of Luxury: An Asian Market Perspective, pp. 126-147, Singapore Management University.
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