Connie Zheng

APrf Connie Zheng

Associate Professor of Human Resource Management and Co-Director, CWeX

Office of Business and Law

College of Business and Law

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Dr Connie Zheng is Associate Professor in Human Resource Management (HRM) at the UniSA Business, and Co-Director for Centre for Workplace Excellence at University of South Australia.
Connie holds a Bachelor of International Economics from Beijing Institute of International Relations; Master of Applied Economics from Macquarie University; PhD in Management from Charles Sturt University; and Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from Deakin University.
During a span of over 25-year career in the university context, Connie has committed to sustained research and scholarship activities, publishing 5 books, 20 book chapters, 5 industry reports, and 45 ABDC-ranked journal papers, and numerous conference presentations in the areas of international HRM; HRM-driven creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation, employee wellbeing and work-life balance.
Connie’s research outputs have been used to enable organisations and employees to be innovative, resilient and adaptable to the changing world with many challenges stemming from continued global integration of markets, people and technology.
Connie’s expertise in HRM and its impact on organisational and societal performance outcomes has attracted several funding opportunities from government, industry, national and international bodies such as Contruction Industry Training Board (CITB), Wellbeing SA, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); Australian Academy of Social Sciences; Gardiner Foundation; United Nations and World Bank.
Connie enjoys working collaboratively with colleagues around the world and has been teaching, consulting and conducting research in several countries such as Australia, China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and USA.
Prior to joining UniSA in 2020, Connie used to teach and research in several universities such as Deakin, RMIT, Central Queensland University, Newcastle University and Macquarie University in Australia, as well as Peking University in China. 

Year Citation
2025 Menzies, J., Zheng, C., & McDonnell, A. (2025). The application of HRM systems to enhance the innovation activities of foreign SMEs. International Business Review, 34(1), 1-15.
DOI Scopus4 WoS2
2025 Nauman, S., Zheng, C., & Basit, A. A. (2025). Supervisor knowledge hiding's impact on employee creativity: implications for thriving at work and future career. Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 23(1), 40-51.
DOI Scopus6 WoS7
2025 Zheng, C., Nauman, S., & Jahangir, N. U. (2025). Workplace bullying and job outcomes: intersectional effects of gender and culture. International Journal Of Manpower, 46(4), 715-735.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2025 Wilkens, U., Lutzeyer, I., Zheng, C., Beser, A., & Prilla, M. (2025). Augmenting diversity in hiring decisions with artificial intelligence tools. International Journal of Human Resource Management, online(14), 1-38.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2025 Malhotra, A., Evans, N., Gao, J., Du, T., & Zheng, C. (2025). The issues caused by misinformation - How workers and organizations deal with it: A systematic literature review. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), online, 1-30.
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2025 Gooderham, P. N., Mayrhofer, W., Sinha, P. N., Zheng, C. S., & Brewster, C. (2025). Continuity and change in national HRM–an overview and future research agenda. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 36(12), 1989-2017.
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2023 Nauman, S., Zheng, C., Ali, A., & Bhatti, H. Y. (2023). Late-night smartphone usage and job performance: unlocking the missing links. Behaviour & Information Technology, 42(11), 1704-1719.
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2023 Nauman, S., Zheng, C., & Imam, H. (2023). Fake it or make it to stay? A case of Pakistani frontline emergency rescue workers. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34(4), 716-744.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2022 Zheng, C., & Gunasekara, A. (2022). Sustaining workforce engagement: from mindfulness to psychological flourishing. Sustainability, 14(21), 1-14.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6
2021 Nauman, S., Zheng, C., & Basit, A. A. (2021). How despotic leadership jeopardizes employees' performance: the roles of quality of work life and work withdrawal. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 42(1), 1-16.
DOI Scopus75 WoS67
2021 Nauman, S., Zheng, C., & Ahmad, R. (2021). Employee career outlook and turnover: unleashing the roles of career adaptability and career satisfaction in international construction projects. Journal of Construction and Engineering Management, 147(11, article no. 04021150), 1-12.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18
2020 Nauman, S., Zheng, C., & Naseer, S. (2020). Job insecurity and work-family conflict: a moderated mediation model of perceived organizational justice, emotional exhaustion and work withdrawal. International Journal of Conflict Management, 31(5), 729-751.
DOI Scopus77 WoS73
2020 Le, H., Newman, A., Menzies, J., Zheng, C., & Fermelis, J. (2020). Work-life balance in Asia: a systematic review. Human Resource Management Review, 30(4, article no. 100766), 1-23.
DOI Scopus149 WoS123
2019 Presbitero, A., Newman, A., Le, H., Jiang, Z., & Zheng, C. (2019). Organizational commitment in the context of multinational corporations: a critical review and directions for future research. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(1), 188-218.
DOI Scopus27 WoS23
2019 Jiang, Z., Newman, A., Le, H., Presbitero, A., & Zheng, C. (2019). Career exploration: a review and future research agenda. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 110, 338-356.
DOI Scopus149 WoS134
2019 Gunasekara, A., & Zheng, C. S. M. (2019). Examining the effect of different facets of mindfulness on work engagement. Employee Relations, 41(1), 193-208.
DOI Scopus38 WoS33
2018 Zheng, C., & Hu, M. C. (2018). An exploration of the application of universities as artificial institutional entrepreneurs: the case of China. Journal of Public Affairs, 18(1), 1-10.
DOI Scopus9 WoS5
2017 Zheng, C. (2017). International Human Resource Management: Globalization, National Systems and Multinational Companies, Third Edition. JOURNAL OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT, 43(1), 44-46.
2017 Zheng, C. (2017). Globalizing Human Resource Management, Second Edition. JOURNAL OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT, 43(1), 44-46.
2017 Zheng, C. (2017). International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace. JOURNAL OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT, 43(1), 44-46.
2016 Zheng, C., Kashi, K., Fan, D., Molineux, J., & Ee, M. S. (2016). Impact of individual coping strategies and organisational work-life balance programmes on Australian employee well-being. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27(5), 501-526.
DOI Scopus83 WoS70
2016 Kashi, K., Zheng, C., & Molineux, J. (2016). Exploring factors driving social recruiting: the case of Australian organizations. Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 26(3), 203-223.
DOI Scopus11 WoS7
2016 Le, H., Zheng, C., & Fujimoto, Y. (2016). Inclusion, organisational justice and employee well-being. International Journal of Manpower, 37(6), 945-964.
DOI Scopus56 WoS48
2015 Zheng, C. S., & Mirshekary, S. (2015). The power of Australian small accounting firms' unethical exposure. Social Responsibility Journal, 11(3), 467-481.
DOI Scopus1
2015 Zheng, C., Molineux, J., Mirshekary, S., & Scarparo, S. (2015). Developing individual and organisational work-life balance strategies to improve employee health and wellbeing. Employee Relations, 37(3), 354-379.
DOI Scopus121 WoS95
2014 Zheng, C. (2014). Suzhi development: indigenous approaches to enhancing the quality of human resources. Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management, 5(2), 115-128.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2014 Zheng, C., & Mirshekary, S. (2014). Exposure to unethical behaviour: does it change accounting firms' ethical stance?. Corporate Ownership and Control, 11(2 D), 319-327.
DOI Scopus2
2014 Zheng, C. (2014). The morality of China in Africa: the middle kingdom and the dark continent. ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS REVIEW, 20(2), 304-308.
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2014 Zheng, C. (2014). The dragon's gift: the real story of China in Africa. ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS REVIEW, 20(2), 305-308.
2014 Zheng, C. (2014). The Devouring Dragon. ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS REVIEW, 20(2), 305-308.
2014 Zheng, C. (2014). China's silent army: the pioneers, traders, fixers and workers who are remaking the world in Beijing's image. ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS REVIEW, 20(2), 304-308.
2014 Wang, M. M., Zhu, C. J. H., Zheng, C., & Mayson, S. (2014). Suzhi expectations for double-shouldered academics in Chinese public universities: an exploratory case study. Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management, 5(2), 158-176.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2014 Zheng, C. (2014). The inner circle of technology innovation: a case study of two Chinese firms. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 82(1), 140-148.
DOI Scopus22 WoS16
2013 Kashi, K., & Zheng, C. (2013). Extending technology acceptance model to the e-recruitment context in Iran. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 21(1), 121-129.
DOI Scopus43 WoS30
2013 Zheng, C. (2013). Critiques and extension of strategic international human resource management framework for dragon multinationals. Asia Pacific Business Review, 19(1), 1-15.
DOI Scopus28 WoS21
2013 Zheng, C. (2013). Theoretical contexts of managing people in emerging Chinese multinational enterprises. Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management, 4(1), 58-76.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9
2012 Zheng, C., & Wang, B. X. (2012). Innovative or imitative? Technology firms in China. Prometheus, 30(2), 169-178.
DOI Scopus15 WoS12
2011 Zheng, C. (2011). Towards an extended international HRM model for emerging multinational enterprises. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 77(5), 402-410.
2011 Zheng, C. (2011). East and west, past and present: rekindle old principles for new management practices. International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, 2(1, article no. 4), 48-57.
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2011 Zheng, C. (2011). Towards an extended international HRM model for emerging multinational enterprises. World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, 77, 92-100.
Scopus2
2010 Lamond, D., & Zheng, C. (2010). HRM research in China: looking back and looking forward. Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management, 1(1), 6-16.
DOI Scopus24 WoS21
2010 Zheng, C., & Lamond, D. (2010). Organisational determinants of employee turnover for multinational companies in Asia. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 27(3), 423-443.
DOI Scopus70 WoS54
2009 Zheng, C., & Lamond, D. (2009). A critical review of human resource management studies (1978-2007) in the People's Republic of China. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 20(11), 2194-2227.
DOI Scopus61 WoS53
2009 Zheng, C. (2009). Keeping talents for advancing service firms in Asia. Journal of Service Management, 20(5), 482-502.
DOI Scopus43 WoS33
2009 Zheng, C., O'Neill, G., & Morrison, M. (2009). Enhancing Chinese SME performance through innovative HR practices. Personnel Review, 38(2), 175-194.
DOI Scopus103 WoS58
2009 Zheng, C., & Lamond, D. (2009). A Chinese style of HRM: exploring the ancient texts. Chinese Management Studies, 3(4), 258-271.
DOI Scopus22 WoS18
2008 Zheng, C., & Hu, M. C. (2008). Challenge to ICT manpower planning under the economic restructuring: empirical evidence from MNCs in Singapore and Taiwan. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 75(6), 834-853.
DOI Scopus17 WoS9
2008 Zheng, C., Soosay, C., & Hyland, P. (2008). Manufacturing to Asia: who will win the emerging battle for talent between dragons and tigers?. Journal of manufacturing technology management, 19(1), 52-72.
DOI Scopus26 WoS16
2007 Zheng, C., Hyland, P., & Soosay, C. A. (2007). Training practices of multinational companies in Asia. Journal of European Industrial Training, 31(6), 472-494.
DOI Scopus26
2007 Hu, M. C., Zheng, C., & Lamond, D. (2007). Recruitment and retention of ICT skills among MNCs in Taiwan. Chinese Management Studies, 1(2), 78-92.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2007 Zheng, C., Milia, L., Rolfe, J., & Bretherton, P. (2007). Emerging strategic people management of coalmines in Central Queensland. Management Research News, 30(4), 302-313.
DOI Scopus3
2007 Zheng, C., Rolfe, J., Milia, L., & Bretherton, P. (2007). Strategic people management of coal mining firms in Central Queensland. Management Research News, 30(9), 689-704.
DOI Scopus13
2006 Zheng, C., Morrison, M., & O'Neill, G. (2006). An empirical study of high performance HRM practices in Chinese SMEs. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17(10), 1772-1803.
DOI Scopus164 WoS135

Year Citation
2025 Zheng, C., & Wilkens, U. (2025). Antecedents of enhancing diversity and inclusion with AI tools-an HR perspective. In M. McMurray (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Breakthrough Technologies in Contemporary Organisations (pp. 147-160). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore.
DOI Scopus1
2024 Zheng, C. (2024). Introduction to an international perspective of work-life balance, employee health and wellbeing. In C. Zhen (Ed.), Source details - Title: Work-Life Balance, Employee Health & Wellbeing: An International Perspective (pp. 1-24). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2024 Vidana, S., Wilson, M., & Zheng, C. (2024). Work from home, work from anywhere: consequences for work-family conflict and employee productivity. In C. Zheng (Ed.), Source details - Title: Work-Life Balance, Employee Health and Wellbeing: An International Perspective (pp. 180-202). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2024 Zheng, C., Nauman, S., & Imam, H. (2024). Emotional regulation and wellbeing of Pakistani emergency rescue workers. In C. Zheng (Ed.), Source details - Title: Work-life Balance, Employee Health and Wellbeing: An International Perspective (1 ed., pp. 250-266). UK: Edward Elgar.
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2024 Preena, G. R., Wilson, M., & Zheng, C. (2024). Work from home and work-family enrichment. In C. Zheng (Ed.), Source details - Title: Work-life Balance, Employee Health and Wellbeing: An International Perspective (pp. 50-74). UK: Edward Elgar.
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2024 Zheng, C. (2024). Conclusion: future of work and employee wellbeing. In C. Zheng (Ed.), Source details - Title: Work-life Balance, Employee Health and Wellbeing An International Perspective (1 ed., pp. 289-304). UK: Edward Elgar.
DOI Scopus1
2023 Zheng, C. (2023). Human resource management and innovation in China. In J. Nolan, Z. Shuming, & K. Kamoche (Eds.), Source details - Title: Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management (pp. 222-238). US: Routledge.
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2022 Qi, S. L., Zheng, C., & Pyman, A. (2022). HRM policies and practices in emerging market multinationals: a contextual analysis. In P. Sinha, P. Patel, & V. Prikshat (Eds.), Source details - Title: International HRM and Development in Emerging Market Multinationals (pp. 32-56). US: Routledge.
2020 Zheng, C. S. (2020). Innovation trade-offs and people management. In A. J. McMurrayand, & G. A. Waal (Eds.), Source details - Title: Frugal innovation: a global research companion (pp. 258-272). UK: Taylor & Francis.
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2018 Zheng, C., & Laurin, C. (2018). Open innovation, knowledge creation and capability building: the case analysis of transformational entrepreneurship at Alibaba and SHOP.COM. In V. Ratten, & P. Jones (Eds.), Source details - Title: Transformational Entrepreneurship (pp. 158-178). UK: Routledge.
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2017 Zheng, C., Wang, B. X., & Hu, M. C. (2017). New Chinese entrepreneurs: perspectives of Confucian attributes and social settings. In Source details - Title: Entrepreneurship: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications (Vol. 3-4, pp. 1135-1152). UK: IGI Global.
DOI Scopus1
2016 Shiu, F., Zheng, C., & Hu, M. C. (2016). International knowledge transfer from Kodak to ITRI: a strategic alliance learning perspective. In J. J. Ferreira, L. -P. Dana, & V. Ratten (Eds.), Source details - Title: Knowledge spillover-based strategic entrepreneurship (pp. 221-239). UK: Taylor & Francis.
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2016 Zheng, C. (2016). Institutional entrepreneurship: a new interconnectivity between government-university-enterprises in Wuhan future technology city of China. In J. Ferreira, L. Dana, & V. Ratten (Eds.), Source details - Title: Knowledge Spillover-Based Strategic Entrepreneurship (pp. 107-129). UK: Routledge.
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2016 Zheng, C. (2016). Future directions of international human resource management. In C. Zheng (Ed.), Source details - Title: International Human Resource Management: Trends, Practices and Future Directions (pp. 207-214). US: Nova Science Publishers.
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2016 Shiu, F. J. W., Zheng, C., & Hu, M. C. (2016). International knowledge transfer and management: the case of kodak-itri collaboration. In C. Zheng (Ed.), Source details - Title: International Human Resource Management: Trends, Practices and Future Directions (pp. 113-131). US: Nova Science Publishers.
2016 Zheng, C. (2016). Developmental trends and practices of international human resource management. In C. Zheng (Ed.), Source details - Title: International Human Resource Management: Trends, Practices and Future Directions (pp. 1-20). US: Nova Science Publishers.
2016 Zheng, C. (2016). Institutional entrepreneurship: A new interconnectivity between government-university-enterprises in Wuhan future technology city of China. In Knowledge Spillover Based Strategic Entrepreneurship (pp. 107-129).
DOI Scopus1
2016 Zheng, C., & Menzies, J. (2016). Developing global mindsets through the China study programme. In Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business (pp. 550-568). Palgrave Macmillan.
DOI Scopus3
2016 Shiu, F., Zheng, C., & Hu, M. C. (2016). International knowledge transfer from kodak to ITRI: A strategie alliance learning perspective. In Knowledge Spillover Based Strategic Entrepreneurship (pp. 221-239).
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2015 Zheng, C., Wang, B. X., & Hu, M. C. (2015). New Chinese entrepreneurs: Perspectives of confucian attributes and social settings. In Technological Solutions for Sustainable Business Practice in Asia (pp. 19-35). IGI Global.
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2015 Zheng, C. (2015). Transferring "Yellow River Capitalism" to Africa and Its Implications. In Experiences of Emerging Economy Firms (pp. 79-97). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
DOI Scopus2
2015 Zheng, C. (2015). Transferring "Yellow River Capitalism" to Africa and its implications. In M. Marinov (Ed.), Source details - Title: Experiences of Emerging Economy Firms (pp. 79-97). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2015 Zheng, C., & Menzies, J. (2015). Developing global mindsets through the China Study Programme. In V. Taras, & M. A. Gonzalez-Perez (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business (pp. 550-568). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2014 Ullah, A., & Zheng, C. (2014). The impact of strategic human resource management practices on Australian dairy farm performance. In C. Machado, & J. P. Davim (Eds.), Source details - Title: Work Organization and Human Resource Management (pp. 55-72). Switzerland: Springer.
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2014 Zheng, C. (2014). From ancient Chinese sages to modern people management principles. In D. K. Ura, & P. Pablos (Eds.), Source details - Title: Asian Business and Management Practices: Trends and Global Considerations (pp. 27-40). US: IGI Global.
DOI Scopus2
2012 Zheng, C. (2012). East and West, Past and Present: Rekindle Old Principles for New Management Practices. In Human Resources Management Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications Volume I III (Vol. I, pp. 13-22). IGI Global.
DOI Scopus1
2012 Zheng, C. (2012). East and west, past and present: Rekindle old principles for new management practices. In Business Technology and Knowledge Management in Asia Trends and Innovations (pp. 72-81). IGI Global.
DOI Scopus9
2009 Zheng, C. (2009). People management challenges to multinational companies in Asia. In M. Bergmann, & T. Faust (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Business and Finance: Multinational Companies, Venture Capital and Non-Profit Organizations (pp. 1-39). UK: Nova Science Publishers.

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