曾任波士頓大學(xué)組織行為學(xué)教授（終身教職）、組織行為學(xué)Ph.D.學(xué)術(shù)主任、國際MBA學(xué)術(shù)主任，和人力資源戰(zhàn)略研究所研究所長。2002年作為創(chuàng)始教授之一參與長江商學(xué)院創(chuàng)建，并任客座教授至2014年5月。

為長江商學(xué)院EMBA、MBA和FMBA講授《管理學(xué)概論》、《組織行為學(xué)》及《戰(zhàn)略聯(lián)盟》等課程。

國際合資企業(yè)、全球戰(zhàn)略伙伴與聯(lián)盟、組織設(shè)計(jì)、變革與發(fā)展、管理者職業(yè)生涯等。

在Academy of Management Journal、Academy of Management Review、Journal of International Business Studies、 Journal of Applied Psychology、 Human Relations等學(xué)刊發(fā)表過多篇論文，并出版過學(xué)術(shù)專著，關(guān)于美中合資企業(yè)的研究獲全美管理學(xué)會的最佳論文獎。在企業(yè)全球戰(zhàn)略管理方面，被Journal of International Management列為“最多產(chǎn)”、同時(shí)“最具學(xué)術(shù)影響力”的全球9位學(xué)者之一。任Journal of International Management、Journal of Management and Organization、哈佛商業(yè)評論（中文版）編委。

Faraj, S. & Yan, A. 2009. Boundary work in knowledge teams.Journal of Applied Psychology, 94（3）: 604-617.Manev, I.M., Yan, A. & Manolova, T.S. 2005. Toward a model of governance and legality of firms in transforming economies: Empirical evidence from China.Thunderbird International Business Review, May-June: 313-334.Yan, A. & Duan, X. Interpartner fit and its performance implications: A four-case study of U.S.-China joint ventures.Journal of Asia Pacific Journal of Management，December, 20（4）: 541-564.Johnson-Cramer, M., Cross, R., & Yan, A. Sources of fidelity in purposive organizational change: Lessons from a reengineering case.Journal of Management Studies, 40（7）: 1837-1870。Yan, A., Zhu, G., & Hall, D.T. 2002. International assignments for career building: Agency relationships and psychological contracts.Academy of Management Review. 27（3）: 373-391.Shenkar, O. & Yan, A. 2002. Failure as a consequence of partner politics: Learning from the life and death of an international cooperative venture.Human Relations. 55（5）: 565-602.Manolova, T.S. & Yan, A. 2002. Institutional constraints and strategic responses of new and small firms in a transforming economy: The case of Bulgaria.International Small Business Journal. 20（2）: 163-184.Yan, A. & Gray, B. 2001. Negotiating control and achieving performance in international joint ventures: A conceptual model.Journal of International Management, 7: 295-315.Hall, D.T., Zhu, G., & Yan A. 2001. Developing global leaders: To hold on to them, let them go!Advances in Global Leadership, 2: 327-349.Yan, A. 2001. US-China Joint Ventures: An Interview with Professor Aimin Yan of Boston University.Journal of American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai, May: 8-9.Manev, I.M., Yan, A., & Manolova, T.S. 2001. The evolution of the organizational landscape in transforming economies: A four-country comparison.Global Focus, 13（1）: 65-78.Yan, A. & Gray, B. 2001. Antecedents and effects of parent control in international joint ventures.Journal of Management Studies, 38（3）: 393-416.Cross, R., Yan, A. & Louis, M. 2000. Boundary activity in boundaryless organizations: A case study of a transformation to a team-based structure.Human Relations, 53（6）: 841-868.Yan, A. & Zeng, M. 1999. International joint venture instability: A critique of previous research, a reconceptualization, and directions for future research.Journal of International Business Studies, 30（2）: 397-414.Yan, A. & Louis, M.R. 1999. The migration of organizational functions to the work unit level: Buffering, spanning and bringing up boundaries.Human Relations, 52（1）: 25-47.Yan, A. 1998. Structural stability and reconfiguration of international joint ventures.Journal of International Business Studies, 29（4）: 773-796.Yan, A. & Manolova, T.S. 1998. New and small players on shaky ground: A multicase study of emerging entrepreneurial firms in a transforming economy.Journal of Applied Management Studies, 7（1）: 139-143.Yan, A. 1995. The formation dynamics of U.S.-China manufacturing joint ventures.China Business Review, December: 31-49.Yan, A. & Gray, B. 1995. Reconceptualizing the determinants and measurement of joint venture performance.Advances in Global High Technology Management. 5B: 87-113.Yan, A. & Gray, B. 1994. Bargaining power, management control, and performance in U.S.-China joint ventures: A comparative case study.Academy of Management Journal, 37（6）: 1478-1517.
Reprinted, 1996, in K. Chatterjee & B. Gray, （Eds.）, Interorganizational joint ventures: Economic and organizational perspectives. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Reprinted, 1997, in P.W. Beamish, （Ed.）, Strategic Alliances, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. Cheltenham, U.K.Gray, B. & Yan, A. 1992. A negotiations model of joint venture formation, structure and performance: Implications for global management.Advances in International Comparative Management, 7: 41-75.Sharfman, M., Gray, B., & Yan, A. 1991. The context of interorganizational collaboration in the garment industry: An institutional perspective.Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 27（2）: 181-208.Dai, M. & Yan, A. 1985. A study of management education programs in China’s technology and engineering schools.Journal of High Education Research in Machine-Building Industries, 3-4: 70-86.