Jie Wang

Teaching Professor, Department of Marketing

Assistant Dean for Professional Development and Business Communication Programs

Contact

Building & Room:

UH 2525

Address:

601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607

Office Phone:

(312) 413-4433

Email:

jiewang@uic.edu

CV Link:

Jie Wang

About

Experience
• Teaching Full Professor, Department of Marketing, College of Business Administration, University of Illinois Chicago, 1997–present.

• Assistant Dean for Professional Development and Communication, College of Business Administration, 2026–present.

• Director, Business Communication Program, College of Business Administration, 2004–2026.

• Coordinator, Assessment of Student Learning, College of Business Administration, 2013–2023.

• Lecturer, Department of Linguistics and Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1990–1997.

• Communications Consultant, First Analysis Corporation, Chicago, 1998–2020.

• Senior Consultant, Amoco Corporation, Chicago, 1993–1998.

Classes Taught
• Business Communication

• Advanced Business Communication

• Writing for Corporate Organizations

• Managerial Communication (MBA Program)

• A variety of linguistics and English courses

• Corporate training classes

Research Interests
• Business communication

• Cross-cultural communication

• Company and industry research/analysis

• Language acquisition and teaching

• Linguistics

Selected Publications

• Wang, J. (2026). Communicating Sustainability: Research, Insights, and Action. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly (accepted).

• Wang, J., & Chen, H. (2023). Against All Odds: The Endurance of the Human Spirit. Literary Classics, November 2023, 29–33.

• Chen, H., & Wang, J. (2023). Overcoming All Difficulties Through Perseverance. Western Literature and Art Studies, April 2023, 66–69.

• 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.

• M.A. in linguistics, University of North Dakota, 1984.

• B.A. 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 (ABC), 2014–Present

Member, International and Intercultural Business Communication Committee, ABC.

Selected Presentations

• Presentation on sustainability research and classroom applications, Association for Business Communication 2025 Annual International Conference, Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 14–18, 2025.

• Panelist, “From Classrooms to the World: Mastering International Teaching and Learning Strategies,” Association for Business Communication 2025 Annual International Conference, Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 14–18, 2025.

• Workshop, “Teaching Business Communication Through Relatable Cases,” 15th Association for Business Communication Asia Pacific Conference: Business Language and Communication in the Age of Digitalization and Globalization, Hong Kong, June. 9–11, 2017.