Ying Zhu

Prof Ying Zhu

Professor

School of Management

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Professor Ying Zhu is Professorial Lead and the Co-Director of the Asian and International Business Context of C-EDGE at the University of South Australia - which aims to broaden the Australian understanding of the diverse Asian business environment - and views the study of Asian business and management as an issue of international importance given the significance of these economies to international trading relations and economic prosperity.
Professor Zhu holds a Bachelor of International Economics from Peking University and a PhD from the University of Melbourne. He has worked as an economist at Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in China, been the Director of the Master of Human Resource Management program at the University of Melbourne and held visiting scholar positions at the University of Cambridge, the World Bank, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva. He is a member of the Academy of Management (AoM) and the Academy of International Business (AIB).
In 2001 Professor Zhu received the Award for Excellent Foreign Scholar from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). In 2010 he received the Award for Excellent Post Graduate Teaching from the University of Melbourne, and in 2013 received the Achievement in Research Excellence Award (Established Career Researcher) from UniSA. He is a member of the Editorial Board for a number of leading international journals.
Professor Zhu draws on his business expertise, bilingual language capabilities and strong industry links to assist organisations to develop business synergies with their Asian counterparts. Currently, Professor Zhu leads a range of projects, including senior entrepreneurship, mellinnial entrepreneurship, digital entrepreneurship, improving employees' cross-cultural compentence in aged care sector, and community development in Australia and Asian countries.
Career History:
Research Fellow, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Development Company, China
PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Victoria University
Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Director of Master of HRM, The University of Melbourne
Visiting Scholar, International Labour Organization, Geneva
Visiting Scholar, The University of Cambridge, UK
Visiting Scholar, the World Bank
Current: Professor, Professorial Lead and C-Director of the Asian and International Business Context at C-EDGE, UniSA Business

  • Human Resource Management
  • International HRM
  • International Business Management
  • Asian Management (China, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam)
  • Political Economy of Globalization/Asian Capitalism
  • Economic Development in Asia
  • Labour Law and Regulation in Asia
  • Australia-China Bilateral Economic Relationships

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2025 Lee, P. Y. J., Zhu, Y., Sardana, D., & Sardeshmukh, S. (2025). Effect of social and cultural background on conducting entrepreneurial activities: comparative study of overseas returnees and local entrepreneurs in Korean arts and culture industry. Journal of General Management, online, 1-12.
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2025 Hennings, M., van der Veen, R., & Zhu, Y. (2025). The effect of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)on higher education graduates' employability. Journal of Education and Work, online(7-8), 1-14.
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2025 Huang, Y., Zhu, Y., Cavusgil, S. T., & van der Vegt, S. (2025). Why geo-political tensions present both opportunities and challenges: insights from Taiwanese firms. Rutgers Business Review, 10(1), 114-126.
2024 Zhu, Y., Xu, Z., & Rowley, C. (2024). Conclusion: adopting algorithmic management in the workplace in China: themes, outcomes and implications. Asia Pacific Business Review, online, 1-7.
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2024 Sardana, D., Gupta, N., Zhu, Y., Parida, S., Garg, S., & Paruchuri, S. (2024). Still waters run deep: differences in employee empowerment between public and private sector firms in India. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 35(8), 1512-1546.
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2024 Khan, H., Sardana, D., Gupta, N., Lee, R., Zhu, Y., & Jain, A. (2024). A longitudinal perspective of the determinants of B2B service firms' internationalisation performance. Industrial Marketing Management, 123, 173-187.
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2024 Matsuoka, K., Ishii, H., Zhu, Y., & Kawaguchi, A. (2024). Taking an alternate route: redesigning sales management control systems for new product selling. Cogent Business & Management, 11(1, article no. 2419496), 1-17.
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2024 Zhu, Y., Bagheri, A., & Wang, H. (2024). Effective practice of innovative leadership with constant changes in social and cultural norms in China. Asia Pacific Business Review, online publication, 1-27.
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2024 Xu, Z., Zhu, Y., & Rowley, C. (2024). Introduction: confronting the challenges of adopting algorithmic management in China: employee innovation and proactive behaviour and leader management transparency. Asia Pacific Business Review, online, 1-7.
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2024 Zhu, Y., Cavusgil, S. T., & van der Vegt, S. (2024). How China's private sector policies are evolving: navigating control, growth, and reform. Rutgers Business Review, 9(2), 147-158.
2023 Zhu, Y., Tang, R., & Xing, K. (2023). Effective coordination and the innovation-facilitating role of science parks: the place-based approach with paradoxical outcomes. Australian Journal of Management, 48(1), 171-195.
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2023 Bagheri, A., & Zhu, Y. (2023). Millennial entrepreneurial persistence under harsh contextual environments in Iran. Journal of General Management, 48(2), 171-183.
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2023 Huang, B. E., Sardeshmukh, S., Benson, J., & Zhu, Y. (2023). High performance work systems, employee creativity and organizational performance in the education sector. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34(9), 1876-1905.
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2023 Xu, Z., Zhu, Y., Liu, J., & Cavusgil, S. T. (2023). Digital entrepreneurial intentions and actions in China during the COVID-19 pandemic with policy implications. Journal of General Management, online, 1-12.
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2023 Zhu, Y., & Cavusgil, S. T. (2023). New economic directions in China under the new leadership: challenges and opportunities with global implications. Rutgers Business Review, 8(1), 57-67.
2022 Zhu, Y., & Mito, T. (2022). Determinants of cultural diversity management in Japan: case studies of hospitality industry. Journal of Japanese Studies, 1(1), 75-100.
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2022 Zhu, Y., Sardana, D., & Tang, R. (2022). Heterogeneity in OFDI by EMNEs: drivers and trends of Chinese and Indian firms. International Business Review, 31(6), 1-16.
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2022 Wang, H., Zhu, Y., Liang, Y., & Xie, J. (2022). Does customer mistreatment hinder employees from going the extra mile? The mixed blessing of being conscientious. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 102(103155), 1-11.
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2022 Mukhtar, A., Zhu, Y., Lee, Y. I., Bambacas, M., & Cavusgil, S. T. (2022). Challenges confronting the 'One Belt One Road' initiative: social networks and cross-cultural adjustment in CPEC projects. International Business Review, 31(1, article no. 101902), 1-16.
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2022 Zhu, Y., Collins, A., Xu, Z., Sardana, D., & Cavusgil, S. T. (2022). Achieving aging well through senior entrepreneurship: a three-country empirical study. Small Business Economics, 59(2), 665-689.
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2022 Xu, Z. X., Zhu, Y., & Yang, S. (2022). Tackling false advertising and strengthening consumer protection in emerging economies. Journal of General Management, 50(4), 319-332.
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2022 Hennings, M., Zhu, Y., & van der Veen, R. (2022). Developing the capacity for a proactively self-managed career: an analysis of aspiring new-generation employees in Japan. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 60(3), 682-699.
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2021 Zhu, Y., & Hennings, M. (2021). Emerging mid-career transformation in Japan. International journal of human resource management, 32(21), 4393-4428.
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2021 Tang, R. W., Zhu, Y., Cai, H., & Han, J. (2021). De‑internationalization: a thematic review and the directions forward. MIR: Management International Review, 61(3), 267-312.
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2020 Zhu, Y., & Sardana, D. (2020). Multinational enterprises' risk mitigation strategies in emerging markets: a political coalition perspective. Journal of World Business, 55(2), 1-11.
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2020 Min, M., Zhu, Y., & Bambacas, M. (2020). The mediating effect of trust on the relationship between high-performance work systems and employee outcomes among Chinese indigenous firms. Asia Pacific journal of human resources, 58(3), 399-426.
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2020 Zhu, Y., Warner, M., & Sardana, D. (2020). Internationalization and destination selection of emerging market SMEs: issues and challenges in a conceptual framework. Journal of General Management, 45(4), 206-216.
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2020 Gray, E., Lau, H. T., Lee, R., Lockshin, L., Nguyen, C., & Zhu, Y. (2020). Effectiveness of food-related cues and portion size effect. Australasian Marketing Journal, 28(4), 325-331.
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2019 Sardana, D., Bamiatzi, V., & Zhu, Y. (2019). Decoding the process of social value creation by Chinese and Indian social entrepreneurs: contributory factors and contextual embeddedness. Management and organization review, 15(2), 269-306.
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2019 Zhu, Y., Cavusgil, T. S., Xu, Z., & Liu, J. (2019). Entrepreneurial motivation, environmental influences and short-term orientation among chinese digital start-ups. Rutgers Business Review, 4(2), 113-123.
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2019 Liu, J., Zhu, Y., Serapio, M., & Cavusgil, S. T. (2019). The new generation of millennial entrepreneurs: a review and call for research. International business review, 28(5), 1-10.
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2018 Min, M., Zhu, Y., & Bambacas, M. (2018). Implementing HPWS among the indigenous companies in China: analysis from both managers' and employees' perspectives. Journal of general management, 43(4), 175-187.
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2018 Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2018). Managing 'new generation' employees in China and beyond: summing-up. Asia Pacific business review, 24(4), 578-584.
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2018 Warner, M., & Zhu, Y. (2018). The challenges of managing 'new generation' employees in contemporary China: setting the scene. Asia Pacific business review, 24(4), 429-436.
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2018 Guo, Y., Rammal, H. G., Benson, J., Zhu, Y., & Dowling, P. J. (2018). Interpersonal relations in China: Expatriates’ perspective on the development and use of guanxi. International Business Review, 27(2), 455-464.
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2018 Zhu, Y., Freeman, S., & Cavusgil, S. T. (2018). Service quality delivery in a cross-national context. International Business Review, 27(5), 1022-1032.
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2018 Ren, S., Xie, Y., Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2018). New generation employees' preferences towards leadership style in China. Asia Pacific business review, 24(4), 437-458.
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2017 Ren, S., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Context, self-regulation and developmental foci: a mixed-method study analyzing self-development of leadership competencies in China. Personnel review, 46(8), 1977-1996.
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2017 Ren, S., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Candle in the wind: arts and cultural leadership within the process of market-oriented economic reform in China. Journal of general management, 42(4), 80-89.
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2017 Ren, S., Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2017). Dilemmas concerning the employment of university graduates in China. Studies in higher education, 42(3), 551-571.
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2017 Jiang, Q., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Challenges for enforcing food safety law and regulations in China: case studies of government agencies in the Shanghai region. Asian-Pacific law & policy journal, 18(1), 36-62.
2017 Mapunda, G., Wang, X., O'Malley, T., Benson, J., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Building closer economic ties between China and Africa: small traders operating in China. Rutgers business review, 2(1), 105-127.
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2017 Warner, M., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Asia Pacific Business Review Special Issue [2018]:: The Challenges of Managing "New Generation' Employees in Contemporary China. Asia Pacific Business Review, 23(2), 307-308.
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2016 Xie, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2016). Holding up half of the sky: women managers' view on promotion opportunities at enterprise level in China. Journal of Chinese human resources management, 17(1), 45-60.
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2016 Sardana, D., Zhu, Y., & van der Veen, R. (2016). Unlocking the talents-in-waiting: case study analysis of Chinese and Indian high-skilled migrants in South Australia. International migration, 54(6), 74-93.
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2016 Ren, S., & Zhu, Y. (2016). Developing family businesses through ongoing learning: Case studies of Chinese urban and rural family businesses under market-oriented reforms. Journal of general management, 41(4), 51-70.
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2015 Ren, S., & Zhu, Y. (2015). Making sense of business leadership vis-à-vis China's reform and transition. Leadership and organization development journal, 36(7), 867-884.
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2015 Zhu, Y., Xie, Y., Warner, M., & Guo, Y. (2015). Employee participation and the influence on job satisfaction of the 'new generation' of Chinese employees. International journal of human resource management, 26(19), 2395-2411.
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2015 Sardana, D., & Zhu, Y. (2015). Cross-country business engagement between China and India: a study of Chinese and Indian MNCs operating in each other's country. Journal of general management, 41(2), 3-34.
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2014 Lan, H., Zhu, Y., Ness, D., Xing, K., & Schneider, K. (2014). The role and characteristics of social entrepreneurs in contemporary rural cooperative development in China: case studies of rural social entrepreneurship. Asia Pacific business review, 20(3), 379-400.
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2014 Zhu, Y., Chen, P. Y., & Zhao, W. (2014). Injured workers in China: injustice, conflict and social unrest. International labour review, 153(4), 635-647.
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2014 Ren, S., Wood, R., & Zhu, Y. (2014). Do-it-yourself leadership training in China. MIT Sloan management review, 56(1), 19-23.
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2014 Shuang, R., Collins, N., & Zhu, Y. (2014). Leadership self-development in China and Vietnam. Asia Pacific journal of human resources, 52(1), 42-59.
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2013 Xie, Y., Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2013). Exploring the reality of educated middle managers' capability and involvement in human resource management in China. International journal of human resource management, 24(18), 3478-3495.
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2013 Zhu, Y., & Verstraeten, M. (2013). Human resource management practices with Vietnamese characteristics: a study of managers' responses. Asia Pacific journal of human resources, 51(2), 152-174.
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2013 Jiang, Q., & Zhu, Y. (2013). Confronting the crisis of food safety and revitalizing companies social responsibility in the People's Republic of China. Asia Pacific business review, 19(4), 600-616.
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2012 Biddulph, S., Cooney, S., & Zhu, Y. (2012). Rule of law with Chinese characteristics: the role of campaigns in lawmaking. Law and policy, 34(4), 373-401.
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2011 Zhu, Y., Warner, M., & Zhao, W. (2011). Economic reform, ownership change and human resource management in formerly state-owned enterprises in the People's Republic of China: a case-study approach. Human systems management, 30(1-2), 11-22.
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2011 Zhu, Y., Warner, M., & Feng, T. (2011). Employment relations "with Chinese characteristics": the role of trade unions in China. International labour review, 150(1/2), 127-143.
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2011 Ren, S., Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2011). Human resources, higher education reform and employment opportunities for university graduates in the People's Republic of China. International journal of human resource management, 22(16), 3429-3446.
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2010 Zhu, Y., Webber, M., & Benson, J. (2010). Intangible management and enterprise success in the Chinese transitional economy (vol 16, pg 437, 2010). ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS REVIEW, 16(4), 615.
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2010 Warner, M., & Zhu, Y. (2010). Labour and management in the People's Republic of China : seeking the 'harmonious society'. Asia pacific business review, 16(3), 285-298.
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2010 Sitalaksmi, S., & Zhu, Y. (2010). The transformation of human resource management in Indonesian state-owned enterprises since the Asian Crisis. Asia Pacific business review, 16(1-2), 37-57.
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2009 Zhu, Y., Chen, I., & Mito, T. (2009). The changing face of international HRM and business: case studies of Japanese and Taiwanese companies operating in China. Journal of Current Issues in Finance, Business and Economics, 2(2-3), 159-185.
2008 Zhu, Y., Collins, N., Webber, M., & Benson, J. W. (2008). New forms of ownership and human resource practices in Vietnam. Human resource management, 47(1), 157-175.
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2007 Cooney, S., Biddulph, S., Kungang, L., & Zhu, Y. (2007). China's new labour contract law: responding to the growing complexity of labour relations in the PRC. University of New South Wales Law Journal.
2006 Zhu, Y., & Purnell, D. (2006). Multinational NGOs and expatriation: a case study of a NGO in Vietnam. Asia Pacific business review, 12(4), 529-546.
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2005 Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2005). Changing Chinese employment relations since WTO accession. Personnel Review, 34(3), 354-369.
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2005 Harzing, A. W., Fischlmayr, I. R. I. S., Freitas, M., LAZAROVA, M., Yaconi, L., Zhu, Y., . . . SAKA, A. (2005). Does the use of English-language questionnaires in cross-national research obscure national differences?. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 5(2), 213-224.
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Year Citation
2022 Mukhtar, A., Zhu, Y., Lee, Y. I., Bambacas, M., & Cavusgil, S. T. (2022). Cross-cultural challenges of managing 'One Belt One Road' projects: the experience of China-Pakistan economic corridor. UK: Routledge.
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2021 Zhu, Y., Sardana, D., & Cavusgil, S. T. (2021). Weathering the storm in China and India: comparative analysis of societal transformation under the leadership of Xi and Modi. UK: Routledge.
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2021 Zhu, Y., Webber, M., & Benson, J. (2021). Changing labour policies and organization of work in China: impact on firms and workers. US: Routledge.
2020 Freeman, S., & Zhu, Y. (2020). International entrepreneurship: a comparative analysis. M. Warner (Ed.), UK: Routledge.
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2019 Min, M., & Zhu, Y. (2019). Improving competitiveness through human resource development in China: the role of vocational education. US: Routledge.
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2018 Lee, C. J., Lee, Y. I., Benson, J., Zhu, Y., & Jang, Y. J. (2018). The political economy of new regionalism in Northeast Asia: dynamics and contradictions. UK: Routledge.
2017 Benson, J., Zhu, Y., & Gospel, H. (Eds.) (2017). Employers' association in Asia: employer collective action. UK: Routledge.
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2017 Zhu, Y., Ren, S., Collins, N., & Warner, M. (2017). Business leaders and leadership in Asia. UK: Routledge.
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2017 Min, M., Bambacas, M., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Strategic human resource management in China: a multiple perspective. US: Routledge.
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2017 Sardana, D., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Conducting business in China and India: a comparative and contextual analysis. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2016 Huang, E., Benson, J., & Zhu, Y. (2016). Teacher management in China: the transformation of educational systems. UK: Routledge.
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2016 Huang, X., & Zhu, Y. (2016). Managing Chinese outward foreign direct investment: from entry strategy to sustainable development in Australia. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2015 Zhu, Y., Lan, H., Ness, D. A., Xing, K., Schneider, K., Lee, S. H., & Ge, J. (2015). Transforming rural communities in China and beyond: community entrepreneurship and enterprises, infrastructure development and investment modes. US: Springer.
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2015 Ren, S., Wood, R., & Zhu, Y. (2015). Business leadership development in China. US: Routledge.
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2013 Cooney, S., Bidduloph, S., & Zhu, Y. (2013). Law and fair work in China. UK: Routledge.
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2011 Benson, J. W., & Zhu, Y. (2011). The dynamics of Asian labour markets. London & New York: Routledge.
2008 Benson, J., & Zhu, Y. (Eds.) (2008). Trade unions in Asia: an economic and sociological analysis. UK: Routledge.
2005 Benson, J. W., & Zhu, Y. (2005). Unemployment in Asia. London: Routledge.
2005 Warner, M., Edwards, V., Polansky, V., Pucko, D., & Zhu, Y. (2005). Management in transitional economies: from the Berlin Wall to the Great Wall of China. London: RoutledgeCurzon.

Year Citation
2023 Zhu, Y., & Min, M. (2023). Human resource development in China: the role of vocational education. In J. Nolan, Z. Shuming, & K. Kamoche (Eds.), Source details - Title: Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management (pp. 239-252). US: Routledge.
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2018 Collins, N., Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2018). HRM and Asian socialist economies in transition: China, Vietnam, and North Korea. In C. Brewster, W. Mayhofer, & E. Farndale (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management: Second Edition (2 ed., pp. 554-576). UK: Edward Elgar.
2018 Zhu, Y. (2018). Challenging issues in China's mining industry: human resources and others. In X. Jia, & R. Tomasic (Eds.), Source details - Title: Resource security and governance: globalisation and China’s natural resources companies (pp. 105-121). US: Routledge.
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2017 Deepak, S., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Background: reforms in China and India. In R. Tung (Ed.), Source details - Title: Conducting Business in China and India : A Comparative and Contextual Analysis (pp. 13-41). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2017 Zhu, Y., & Webber, M. (2017). The impact of Western economics on China's reforms from the late 1970s to the present: an overview. In M. Warner (Ed.), Source details - Title: The diffusion of Western economic ideas in East Asia (pp. 348-359). UK: Routledge.
2017 Zhu, Y., Benson, J., & Gospel, H. (2017). A comparative perspective on employer collective action and employers' associations in Asia. In J. Benson, Y. Zhu, & H. Gospel (Eds.), Source details - Title: Employers’ associations in Asia: employer collective action (pp. 229-241). UK: Routledge.
2017 Qijun, J., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Employers' associations in China: promoting interactions among the key stakeholders. In J. Benson, Y. Zhu, & H. Gospel (Eds.), Source details - Title: Employers’ associations in Asia: employer collective action (pp. 123-139). UK: Routledge.
2017 Benson, J., Zhu, Y., & Gospel, H. (2017). Employer collective action and employers' associations in Asia. In J. Benson, Y. Zhu, & H. Gospel (Eds.), Source details - Title: Employers’ associations in Asia: employer collective action (pp. 15-24). UK: Routledge.
2016 Bretag, T., Saddiqui, S., van der Veen, R., & Zhu, Y. (2016). Critical components in preparing students for short-term study tours to Asia. In D. M. Velliaris, & D. Coleman-George (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of research on study abroad programs and outbound mobility (pp. 188-214). US: IGI Global.
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2015 Lee, Y. I., Benson, J., & Zhu, Y. (2015). Economic clustering in Northeast Asia: China, Japan, and Korea integration. In A. P. D'Costa (Ed.), Source details - Title: After-development dynamics: South Korea's contemporary engagement with Asia (pp. 29-44). US: Oxford University Press.
2013 Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2013). Workforce development and skill formation in Taiwan: social cohesion and nation building in a developmental state. In J. Benson, H. Gospel, & Y. Zhu (Eds.), Source details - Title: Workforce development and skill formation in Asia (pp. 159-177). New York, US: Routledge.
2013 Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2013). Workforce development and skill formation in China: a new 'Long March'. In J. Benson, H. Gospel, & Y. Zhu (Eds.), Source details - Title: Workforce development and skill formation in Asia (pp. 142-158). New York, US: Routledge.
2013 Benson, J., Gospel, H., & Zhu, Y. (2013). Workforce development in Asia: skill formation and economic growth. In J. Benson, H. Gospel, & Y. Zhu (Eds.), Source details - Title: Workforce development and skill formation in Asia (pp. 1-11). New York: Routledge.
2013 Zhu, Y., Benson, J., & Gospel, H. (2013). Workforce development and skill formation in Asia: achieving national development and improving company performance. In J. Benson, H. Gospel, & Y. Zhu (Eds.), Source details - Title: Workforce development and skill formation in Asia (pp. 238-252). US: Routledge.
2012 Collins, N., Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2012). HRM and Asian socialist economies in transition: China, Vietnam and North Korea. In C. Brewster, & W. Mayrhofer (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of research on comparative human resource management (pp. 598-619). UK: Edward Elgar.
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2011 Zhu, Y., & Benson, J. (2011). Labour markets in Asia: a comparative analysis. In J. Benson, & Y. Zhu (Eds.), Source details - Title: The dynamics of Asian labour markets : balancing control and flexibility (pp. 224-242). UK: Taylor and Francis.
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2011 Warner, M., & Zhu, Y. (2011). Labour and management in the People's Republic of China: seeking the 'harmonious society'. In M. Warner, & C. Rowley (Eds.), Source details - Title: Chinese management in the harmonious society: managers, markets and the globalized economy (pp. 13-26). US: Taylor and Francis.
2011 Zhu, Y. (2011). Labour markets in Vietnam: developments under the economic reform and globalization. In J. Benson (Ed.), Source details - Title: The dynamics of Asian labour markets: balancing control and flexibility (pp. 148-164). Abingdon, England: Routledge.
2011 Benson, J. W., & Zhu, Y. (2011). Labour markets in Asia: Globalization and transition. In J. Benson, & Y. Zhu (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Dynamics of Asian Labour Markets: Balancing Control and Flexibility (pp. 1-10). London, UK: Routledge.
2010 Zhu, Y., Warner, M., & Rowley, C. (2010). Human resource management in Asia. In H. Bidqoli (Ed.), Source details - Title: The handbook of technology management, volume 2 : supply chain management, marketing and advertising, and global management (pp. 814-827). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.
2010 Zhu, Y., Rowley, C., & Warner, M. (2010). Global and local resourcing. In A. W. Harzing (Ed.), Source details - Title: International human resource management (3 ed., pp. 415-439). London: SAGE.
2010 Rowley, C., Poon, I. H. F., Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2010). Organizations : approaches to IHRM. In A. W. Harzing (Ed.), Source details - Title: International human resource management (3 ed., pp. 153-181). Los Angeles ; London: Sage.
2009 Zhu, Y., Chen, I., & Mito, T. (2009). Implications of integration between international business strategies and international HRM: case studies of Japanese and Taiwanese companies operating in China. In J. R. Ursah, & H. V. Baines (Eds.), Source details - Title: Globalization: understanding, management, and effects (pp. 1-29). US: Nova Science Publishers.
2008 Zhu, Y., & Warner, M. (2008). Organizational Literature, Asian. In J. Bailey, & S. R. Clegg (Eds.), Source details - Title: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies (pp. 1109-1113). US: Sage.
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2008 Zhu, Y. (2008). Trade unions in Taiwan : confronting the challenge of globalization and economic restructuring. In J. Benson (Ed.), Source details - Title: Trade unions in Asia : an economic and sociological analysis (pp. 63-80). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
2007 Webber, M., & Zhu, Y. (2007). Primitive accumulation, transition and unemployment in China. In G. O. Lee (Ed.), Source details - Title: Unemployment in China : economy, human resources and labour markets (pp. 17-35). London: Routledge.
2005 Zhu, Y., & Benson, J. W. (2005). Unemployment in Asia : implications of globalisation, regional integration and social and economic transformation. In J. Benson (Ed.), Source details - Title: Unemployment in Asia (pp. 194-204). London: Routledge.
2005 Benson, J. W., & Zhu, Y. (2005). Unemployment in Asia: influences and issues. In Source details - Title: Unemployment in Asia (pp. 1-10). London: Routledge.

Year Citation
2019 Huang, E., Sardeshmukh, S., Benson, J., & Ying, Z. H. U. (2019). The role of creativity and high performance work systems in public sector performance. In Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2019: Understanding the Inclusive Organization, AoM 2019 Vol. 2019 (pp. 1-6). US: Academy of Management.
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2013 Sardana, D., & Zhu, Y. (2013). Institutional voids and the process of entrepreneurship in transitional economies : the case of India and China. In BAM2013 conference proceedings (pp. 1-19). UK: British Academy of Management.
2013 Lee, Y. I., Benson, J., & Zhu, Y. (2013). Economic clustering in Northeast Asia (China, Japan and Korea): strategic implications for Australia. In Dynamic Korea in a transforming Asia: opportunities and challenges for South Korean development (pp. 1-10). The Netherlands: Copenhagen Business School.
2012 Zhu, Y., Rammal, H. G., & Zhu, Y. (2012). Antecedents and outcomes of expatriate managers' social network building in MNCs' subsidiaries in China. In H. Rammal (Ed.), Fusion or fracturing? Implications for international business: proceedings of the ANZIBA Annual Conference 2012. Australia: Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy.
2012 Zalan, T., Rammal, H. G., & Zhu, Y. (2012). The phenomenon of early internationalising firms: what are we still missing from scientific inquiry?. In H. Rammal (Ed.), Fusion or fracturing? Implications for international business: proceedings of the ANZIBA Annual Conference 2012, (pp. 1-20). Australia: Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy.
2012 Ren, S., & Zhu, Y. (2012). 'Making sense' of the self-development of leadership competencies in China. In R. Rammal, & H. Hussain (Eds.), Fusion or fracturing? : implications for international business : proceedings of the ANZIBA Annual Conference 2012 (pp. 1-20). Australia: Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy.
2011 Warner, M., Zhu, Y., & Feng, T. (2011). People management and organized labour in China's harmonious society: "top-down" versus "bottom-up" strategies. In J. Glassman (Ed.), Enterprise management in a transitional economy and post financial crisis. Nanjing, China: Nanjing University Press.
2010 Ren, S., & Zhu, Y. (2010). Employment of university graduates under China's economic reform process. In T. Tsai, & S. -T. Shir-Tau (Eds.), Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Human Resource Development. Taiwan: National Taiwan Normal University.
2009 Zhu, Y., Warner, M., & Feng, T. Q. (2009). The recent transformation of Chinese trade unions under the new political slogan of "creating social harmony". In 15th World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association. Australia: International Industrial Relations Association.

Year Citation
- Ness, D., Zhu, Y., & Xing, K. (n.d.). Community enterprises development with connected infrastructure systems in rural Australia and China dataset.
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  • Prosper! Interdisciplinary solutions for Prosperous Regions, Australian Academy of Science - Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia), 01/03/2023 - 30/11/2023

  • Prosper! Interdisciplinary solutions for Prosperous Regions - Legatus Co-contribution, Legatus Group, 01/03/2023 - 30/11/2023

  • The Reality of China's Socialist Market Economy: The Emergence of Labour Segmentation and Inequality, ARC - Discovery Projects, 15/04/2012 - 31/12/2017

Courses I teach

  • BUSS 5449 Strategic Industry Project (2025)
  • BUSS 5449 Strategic Industry Project (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jin Yang
2023 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Huihui Nie
2023 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Pranab Mukherjee
2023 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jixing Xu

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