Nina Teng is a PhD candidate at London Business School studying strategy and entrepreneurship. She received her MPA from Harvard University and has research interests in corporate innovation, entrepreneurial strategy in nascent markets, and field experiments. She has published one peer-reviewed paper and has a working paper under review. Teng has received research grants from LBS and SMS and previously worked in public affairs for Grab in Southeast Asia. She is fluent in English and Lao and has basic skills in Thai.

1. Updated May 2022
NINA TENG
nteng@london.edu
London Business School, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4SA, United Kingdom
EDUCATION
PhD London Business School, PhD in Strategy and Entrepreneurship 2019– present
University of Oxford, PhD in Transport Studies expected 2023
MPA Harvard University, MPA in International Development Economics 2011
MA
INSEAD, MS in Columbia University, MA in Education Leadership 2006
BS University of Pennsylvania, BS in Bioengineering, cum laude 2003
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Corporate Innovation; Entrepreneurial Strategy in Nascent Markets; Field Experiments
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION
1. Singh J, Teng N & Netessine S. 2019. Philanthropic Campaigns and Customer Behavior: Field
Experiments on an Online Taxi Booking Platform. Management Science 65(2): 913-932.
• Nominated for Best Paper Award, Strategic Management Society 2016 Annual Meeting
• Nominated for Carolyn Dexter Award, Academy of Management 2016 Annual Meeting
WORKING PAPER
2. Teng N & Jacobides MG. “The Shape-Shifting Dynamics of Digital Platform Disruption: How
Grab Leveraged Established Players in the Southeast Asian Mobility Ecosystem”
(1st
round revise and resubmit, Strategic Management Journal)
• Presented: University St. Gallen (2022), Imperial College (2021), Temple University (2021),
Norwegian School of Economics (2021), Bocconi University (2020), ETH Zürich (2019)
• Strategy Science Doctoral Workshop, HBS (2021); Strategic Management Society Annual
Meeting, Toronto (2021), London (2020); Academy of Management Annual Meeting, virtual
(2021), Vancouver (2020); Showcase Symposium, Boston (2019)
AWARDS & GRANTS
SMS (SRF) Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant (USD 10,000) 2021
LBS Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital Research Grant (GBP 23,200) 2021
LBS Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Grant (GBP 11,230) 2019
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Grab, Southeast Asia 2013–2017
Founding Vice President of Public Affairs, Country Heads of Grab Thailand & Vietnam
Teach For America/Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL 2003–2007
Special Education (Autism) High School Teacher, School Improvement Specialist
• Rookie Teacher of the Year Award at Miami Central Senior High School
SKILLS
Languages: English (Native), Lao (Native), Thai (Basic)