Basic Information

Personal Introduction

Yang Bo, Ph.D. in Management, is an Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor at the International Business School of Shaanxi Normal University. His research focuses on rural population and family economics, as well as human resource development and management. He has presided over several national and provincial research projects, conducted visiting studies at institutions including Stanford University, and received awards such as the Shaanxi Provincial Higher Education Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences and the Shaanxi Provincial Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award.

Work Experience

Professional Experience:
2015-present: Department of Organizational Management, International Business School, Shaanxi Normal University.
2022-2023: Deputy Director (Seconded), Human Resources Department, Shaanxi Normal University.
2020-2021: Deputy Director (Seconded), Free Trade Institutional Innovation Division, Department of Commerce of Shaanxi Province.

Academic Affiliations:
2023-2025: Expert, Innovation and Development Research Think Tank, China (Shaanxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Department of Commerce of Shaanxi Province/China (Shaanxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone Office.
2016-2018: Expert Panel Member, UNFPA 8th Country Programme “Addressing Sex Selection and the Governance of High Sex Ratio at Birth”, UNFPA Beijing Office.

Education Background

2008.09-2014.12: Xi'an Jiaotong University Doctor of Philosophy in Management
2004.09-2008.07: Chang'an University Bachelor of Management

2018.09-2019.09: Stanford University Department of Biology Visiting Scholar
2013.09-2014.03: University of Victoria Centre on Aging Visiting Scholar
2012.09-2012.10: French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) Visiting Scholar
2012.07-2012.08: University of Amsterdam Graduate School Visiting Scholar

Awards Received

Third Prize, 8th Outstanding Achievement Award in Population Science (2022)

Second Prize, Shaanxi Provincial Higher Education Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences (2021)

Second Prize, Shaanxi Provincial Higher Education Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences (2017)

Shaanxi Provincial Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award (2017)

Excellence Award, Shaanxi Normal University Young Teachers' Teaching Basic Skills Competition (2017.2019)

Intellectual Contribution

Journal Articles
1.The Transition of Gender Imbalance and Family Development in China: Findings Based on National Population Census and Public Data, Population and Development,2024-01-01,30(1):29-40
2.Returns to Education among Rural and Urban Residents: A Study with the Perspective of Family Life Cycle, Population and Development,2023-07-29,29(4):47-58
3.Positive Impact of Investment in Scientific and Technological Human Capital on Gender Equality among Rural Children, China Women's News,2022-09-13,2022-09-13(2022-09-13):6
4.Marriage, Health, and Old-Age Support: Risk to Rural Involuntary Bachelors’ Family Development in Contemporary China, Asian Bioethics Review,2021-03-01,13(1):77-89
5.Rural to Urban Migrant Workers in China: challenges of Risks and Rights, Asian Education and Development Studies,2021-01-31,10(1):5-15
6.The Status of Perceived Community Resilience in Transitional Rural Society: An Empirical study from Central China, Journal of Rural Studies,2020-10-01,80:427-438
7.The Status of Family Resilience: Effects of Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural China, Social Indicators Research,2020-10-01,153(3):1041-1064
8.Poverty,Marriage and Old-age Supports: Risks and Governance of Family Development of Rural Forced Bachelors, Nanjing Journal of Social Sciences,2019-08-01,(8):77-87

Project
1.Research on Rural Household Development Risks, Formation Mechanisms, and Policy Responses from a Vulnerability Perspective,2022-09-22
2.Research on the Development Stability of Rural Households Out of Poverty from the Perspective of Rural Revitalization in Shaanxi,2022-08-01
3.STEM Program for Girls in Shaanxi,2021-06-30
4.Crisis Governance in Xi’an Urban Communities under Public Health Emergencies,2020-05-01

Monograph
1.Research on Risks, Consequences, and Responses of Rural Families in Gender-Imbalanced Societies, Shaanxi Normal University Publishing House,2021-12-15

Awards
1.The Status of Family Resilience: Effects of Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural China,2024 Shaanxi Provincial Higher Education Institutions Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences Research,2025-02-28
2.Research on Social Risks of Gender Imbalance Consequences and Their Diffusion in Communities and Families,2021 Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences Research,2021-10-31

Textbooks
1.Organizational Human Capital and Training Development, Shaanxi Normal University Publishing House,2025-08-01

Courses Taught

Marxism and Methodology of Social Sciences--MBA Teaching
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice--Undergraduate Teaching
Research Methods and Academic Writing--Undergraduate Teaching
Organizational Design and Human Resource Planning--Undergraduate Teaching
Training and Development Management--Undergraduate Teaching
Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics--Undergraduate Teaching
Organizational Career Management--Undergraduate Teaching
Human Resource Strategy and Planning--Undergraduate Teaching