CEIBS' faculty members have attained impressive academic and professional reputations in China and abroad. The school has for five years running ranked among the top six worldwide in terms of the international diversity of its faculty according to the Financial Times. The permanent and visiting faculty provide the school's top-quality teaching and research by both introducing emerging international theories and practices and incorporating aspects of today's business environment in China.

CEIBS' research output has gathered significant momentum in recent years and now represents an impressive body of internationally published studies. Articles from the faculty have been published in distinguished academic journals including the Harvard Business Review, the Journal of International Marketing, the International Journal of Human Resource Management, the Strategic Management Journal, the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of International Business Studies, and Organisation Science. CEIBS' research also serves as a basis for academic conferences and highly specialised, well-attended workshops.