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Jie Wang

Clinical Associate Professor & Director

Business Communication Program

Contact

Building & Room:

UH 2525

Address:

601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607

Office Phone:

(312) 413-4433

CV Link:

Jie Wang

About

Experience

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Marketing (formerly Department of Managerial Studies), College of Business Administration, University of Illinois Chicago, 1997-present.
  • Director, Business Communication Program, College of Business Administration, 2004-present.
  • Coordinator, College-wide Assessment of Student Learning, 2013-present.
  • Lecturer, Department of English and Linguistics, University of Illinois Chicago, 1990-1997.
  • Communications Consultant, First Analysis Corporation, 1998-2020.
  • Senior Consultant, Amoco Corporation, Chicago, 1993-1998.

Classes Taught

  • Business Communication
  • Advanced Business Communication
  • Writing for Corporate Organizations
  • Managerial Communication (MBA Program)
  • Corporate training classes

Research Interests

  • Business communication
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Company and industry research
  • International business
  • Language teaching
  • Linguistics

Selected Publications

  • Wang, J., & Chen, H. (2023). Against All Odds, The Endurance of the Human Spirit. Literary Classics, November 2023, 29–33.
  • Wang, J. (2016). Ensuring Interest and Preparation for Case Analysis Reports. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 79(2), 259-260.
  • Wang, J. (2013). Researching Locally Based Companies. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 76(3), 381-383.

Notable Honors

2019, Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Business Administration, University of Illinois Chicago

2013-2014, Excellence in Service Award, Department of Managerial Studies, University of Illinois Chicago

2012-2013, Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Managerial Studies, University of Illinois Chicago

1988-1989, 1989-1990, Robert A. Caldwell Award for Academic Excellence, University of North Dakota

Education

Ph.D. in English and Linguistics, University of North Dakota, 1990.
MA in linguistics, University of North Dakota, 1984.
BA in English language and literature, Lanzhou University, 1982.

Licensures and Certifications

Passed Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) research analyst and principal qualification examinations:

  • Series 7: General Securities Representative Exam
  • Series 24: General Securities Principal Exam
  • Series 63: Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam
  • Series 87: Research Analyst Exam

Professional Memberships

Member, Association for Business Communication

Selected Presentations

Presented a workshop entitled “Teaching Business Communication Through Relatable Cases” at the 15th Association for Business Communication (ABC) Asia-Pacific Conference: Business Language and Communication in the Age of Digitalization and Globalization, Hong Kong, June 9-11, 2017.