She obtained her Ph.D. degree in social sciences from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology in 2006. Her primary research interests include social innovation and social enterprise, civil society, corporate social responsibility, social development, and labor studies. Her publications have appeared in a variety of academic journals, such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Economic and Industrial Democracy, Social Enterprise Journal and the China Journal of Social Work. She is currently member of the Editorial Board of the Social Enterprise Journal.