Faculty of Economics and Commerce Department of Management and Marketing

Associate Professor Ying Zhu

Profile

Career History

1984-88 Research Fellow, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Development Company, China
1988-1992 PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
1992-93 Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
1993-June, 2000 Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Technology
1997 Visiting Scholar, International Labour Organization, Geneva
2002 Visiting Scholar, The University of Cambridge
July, 2000 - Dec. 2005, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
2003- present, Director, Master of Human Resource Management
Jan. 2006 - present, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne

Research Interests

HRM
International HRM
International Business Management
Economic Development in Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam)
Political Economy of Globalization.

Qualifications

BEc (Peking)
PhD (Melbourne)

Awards

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fund Award for Excellent Foreign Scholar (2000-2001)
Australian Research Council Discovery-Project Fund Award (2003-2005)
Australian Research Council Discovery-Project Fund Award (2007-2009)

Academic Activities

Editorial, Referee and Review
Member of Editorial Board, Asia Pacific Business Review
International Review Editor, Asia Pacific Business Review
Research Centre Membership
Centre for HRM
Australian Centre for International Business
Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law
Asian Economic Centre

Professional Memberships

Australian Human Resources Institute
Australia-China Association for International exchange of Personnel (Consultant member)
Asian Studies Association of Australia
International Industrial Relations Association
World Export Processing Zones Association
Association of Industrial Relations and Academics of Australia and New Zealand
Academy of Management.

Research

Books

Zhu Y, Webber M and Benson J (2009) Everyday Impact of Economic Reform in China. London and New York: Routledge, xv+250 pp. (forthcoming).

Benson J and Zhu Y (eds.) (2008) Trade Unions in Asia: An Economic and Sociological Analysis. London and New York: Routledge, xv+279 pp.

Dong X J and Zhu Y (2007) Research Methodology of Chinese Dance History and Theory (in Chinese), Beijing: Culture and Art Publishing House.

Benson J and Zhu Y (eds.) (2005) Unemployment in Asia, London and New York: Routledge-Curzon.

Warner M, Edwards V, Polansky G, Pucko D and Zhu Y (2005) Management in Transitional Economies: From the Berlin Wall to the Great Wall of China. London and New York: Routledge-Curzon.

Webber M, Wang M, and Zhu Y (eds.) (2002) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian.

Cooney S, Lindsey T, Mitchell R and Zhu Y (eds.) (2002) Law and Labour Market Regulations in East Asia, London and New York: Routledge.

Dong X J, Stevenson M, Xu J X, and Zhu Y (2001) Dance and Communication in Chinese Culture, Melbourne: Victoria University

Refereed Journals

Zhu Y, Collins N, Webber M and Benson J (2008) ‘New Forms of Ownership and Human Resource Practices in Vietnam’, Human Resource Management (US), Vol. 47, No. 1. pp. 157-175.

Zhu Y, Warner M and Rowley C (2007) ‘Human Resource Management with Asian Characteristics: A Hybrid People Management System in East Asia’, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 44-67.

Walsh J and Zhu Y (2007) ‘Local Complexities and Global Uncertainties: A Study of Foreign Ownership and Human Resource Management in China’, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol.18, No. 2, pp. 249-267.

Cooney S, Biddulph S, Li K G, and Zhu Y (2007) ‘China’s New Labour Contract Law: Responding to the Growing Complexity of Labour Relations in the PRC’, The University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp.786-801.

Zhu Y and Purnell D (2006) ‘Multinational NGOs and Expatriation: A Case Study of a NGO in Vietnam’, Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 529-546.

Zhu Y (2005) ‘The Asian Crisis and the implications for Human Resource Management in Vietnam'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 16, No. 7, pp. 1262-1277.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2005) ‘Changing Chinese Employment Relations Since WTO Accession'. Personnel Review, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 354-369.

Collins N and Zhu Y (2005) ‘The Transformation of HRM in Transitional Economies: The Case of Vietnam’, The Journal of Comparative Asian Development, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 161-178.

Harzing A W, Zhu Y and 31 other co-authors (2005) ‘Does the Use of English-language Questionnaires in Cross-national Research Obscure National Differences?’, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 213-224.

Zhu Y (2004) ‘Responding to the Challenges of Globalization: Human Resource Development in Japan'. Journal of World Business, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 337-348.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2004) ‘Changing Patterns of Human Resource Management in Contemporary China: WTO Accession and Enterprise Responses'. Industrial Relations Journal, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp.311-328.

Zhu Y (2004) ‘Labour Law and Industrial Relations in China'. Bulletin of Comparative Labour Relations, No. 49, pp. 37-64.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2004) ‘The Implications of China's WTO Accession for Employment Relations'. European Business Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp.47-58.

Zhu Y (2003) ‘The Post Asian Financial Crisis: Changes in HRM in Taiwanese Enterprises'. Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 147-164.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2003) ‘Emerging Paradigms of Human Resource Management on One of China’s Special Economic Zones'. East Asian Review, Vol. 7, March, pp3-28.

Zhu Y (2002) ‘Economic Reform and Human Resource Management in Vietnamese Enterprises'. Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp115-134.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2002)‘Human Resource Management in China's ‘Frontier?Special Economic Zone: A Study of Selected Enterprises on Hainan Island'. International Journal of Employment Studies, Vol.10, No.1, pp75-104.

Zhu Y and Campbell I (2002) ‘Individual Labour Contracts in People’s Republic of China Enterprises'. The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp5-34.

Benson J and Zhu Y (2002) ‘The Emerging External Labor Market and the Impact on Enterprise Human Resource Development in China'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp 449-466.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2001) ‘Taiwanese Business Strategies vis a vis the Asian Financial Crisis'. Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp139-156.

Zhu Y (2000) ‘Globalization, Foreign Direct Investment and the Impact on Labour Relations and Regulations: the Case of China'. The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp5-24.

Zhu Y and Warner W (2000) ‘An Emerging Model of Employment Relations in China: A Divergent Path from the Japanese'. International Business Review, Vol. 9, pp345-361.

Zhu Y and Fahey S (2000) 'The Challenges and Opportunities for the Trade Union Movement in the Transition Era: Two Socialist Market Economies - China and Vietnam'. Asia Pacific Business Review, Special issue on ‘Globalization and Labour Market Deregulation: Trade unions in the Asia Pacific Region. Vol. 6, Nos. 3&4, pp282-299.

Benson J, Debroux P, Yuasa M and Zhu Y (2000) ‘Flexibility and Labour Management: Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises in the 1990s'. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp183-196.

Zhu Y, Chen I and Warner M (2000) ‘HRM in Taiwan: An Empirical Case Study'. Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp32-44.

Benson J and Zhu Y (2000) “Jiushi Niandai Zhongguo Zhizaoye Qiye Reli Ziyuan Guanli Lunshu'(Manufacturing Enterprises. Human Resource Management in China in the 1990s), China Industrial Economy (the leading journal of industrial economy and management in China), Vol. 4, pp62-65.

Zhu Y and Fahey S (1999) ‘The Impact of Economic Reform on Industrial Labour Relations in China and Vietnam'. Post-Communist Economies, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp173-92.

Benson J and Zhu Y (1999) ‘Market, Firms and Workers: The Transformation of Human Resource Management in Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises'. Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp58-74.

Zhu Y and Campbell I (1996) "Economic Reform and the Challenge of Transforming Labour Regulation in China", Labour and Industry, Vol.7, No.2, pp29 49.

Zhu Y (1995) "Major Changes Under Way in China’s Industrial Relations", International Labour Review, Vol. 134, No. 1, pp37 50.

Zhu Y (1995) "The Function of Special Economic Zones in East Asian Development", Asian Economies, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp26 49.

Webber M and Zhu Y (1995) "Export Processing Zones in East Asian Development", New Zealand Journal of East Asian Studies, Vol. III, No. 2, pp. 73 90.

Book Chapters

Zhu Y, Chen, I. and Mito, T. (2008) ‘Implications of Integration between International Business Strategies and International HRM: Case Studies of Japanese and Taiwanese Companies Operating in China’, in H.V. Baines and J. R. Ursah (eds.) Globalization: Understanding, Management, and Effects, New York: Nova Publishers.

Zhu Y (2008) 'Trade Unions in Taiwan: Confronting the Challenge of Globalization and Economic Restructuring', in J. Benson and Y Zhu (eds.), Trade Unions in Asia: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, London: Routledge, pp. 63-80.

Benson J and Zhu Y (2008) 'Trade Unions in Asia: Organization, Strategy and Issues', in J. Benson and Y Zhu (eds.), Trade Unions in Asia: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, London: Routledge, pp. 1-10.

Zhu Y and Benson J (2008) 'Trade Unions in Asia: A Comparative Analysis', in J. Benson and Y Zhu (eds.), Trade Unions in Asia: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, London: Routledge, pp. 256-266.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2008) ‘Organizational Literature, Asian’, in S. Clegg and J. Bailey (eds.), International Encyclopaedia of Organization Studies. London and New York: Sage, pp. 1108-1112.

Webber M and Zhu Y (2006) ‘Primitive Accumulation, Transition and Unemployment in China’, in G. Lee and M. Warner (eds.) Unemployment in China. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 17-35.

Zhu Y (2005) 'Unemployment in Taiwan: Globalisation, Regional Integration and Social Changes', in J. Benson and Y. Zhu (eds.), Unemployment in Asia, London and New York: Routledge-Curzon, pp. 79-96.

Zhu Y and Benson J (2005) 'Unemployment in Asia: Implications of Globalisation, Regional integration, and Social and Economic Transformation', in J. Benson and Y. Zhu (eds.), Unemployment in Asia, London and New York: Routledge-Curzon, pp. 194-204.

Benson J and Zhu Y (2005) 'Unemployment in Asia: Influences and Issues', in J. Benson and Y. Zhu (eds.), Unemployment in Asia, London and New York: Routledge-Curzon, pp. 1-10.

Zhu Y (2004) ‘The Post Asian Financial Crisis: Changes in HRM in Taiwanese Enterprises? in C. Rowley and J. Benson (eds.) The Management of Human Resources in the Asia Pacific Region: Convergence Reconsidered, London: Frank Cass, pp.147-164.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2004) ‘HRM in East Asia? in A.W. Harzing and J. V. Ruysseveldt (eds.) International Human Resource Management, 2nd edition, London: Sage, pp. 195-220.

Warner M and Zhu Y (2003) ‘Human Resource Management “with Chinese Characteristics? A Comparative Study of People’s Republic of China and Taiwan? in M. Warner (ed.) The Future of Chinese Management, London: Frank Cass, pp. 21-42.

Zhu Y (2003) 'Culture and Management in Vietnam’in M. Warner (ed.) Culture and Management in Asia, London & New York: RoutledgeCurzon, pp249-263.

Warner M and Zhu Y (2003) ‘Human Resource Management with Chinese Characteristics: Comparative Study of PR China and Taiwan?in M. Warner (ed.) The Future of Chinese Management, London: Frank Cass, pp.21-42.

Collins N and Zhu Y (2003) ‘Vietnam’s Labour Policies Reform? in Asia Monitor Resource Centre (ed.) Asia Pacific Labour Law Review: Workers?Rights for the New Century, Hong Kong, pp375-388.

Zhu Y (2002) ‘Economic Reform and Labour Market Regulation in China? in S. Cooney et al (eds.) Law and Labour Market Regulations in East Asia, London and New York: Routledge, pp157-184.

Zhu Y, Webber M. and Wang M (2002) ‘Foreign Direct Investment and Labour Relations? in M. Webber et al (eds.) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian, pp 106-130.

Zhu Y, Webber M and Wang M (2002) ‘Reconfiguring the Micro-geography of China: Special Economic Zones? in M. Webber et al (eds.) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian, pp 158-190.

Webber M, Wang M and Zhu Y (2002) ‘Knocking on WTO’s Door? in M. Webber et al (eds.) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian, pp 1-13.

Wang M, Webber M and Zhu Y (2002) ‘Managed Openness: Opening China’s Door? in M. Webber et al (eds.) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian, pp 14-30.

Wang M, Webber M and Zhu Y (2002) ‘China Goes Out: Investing Overseas? in M. Webber et al (eds.) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian, pp 31-60.

Webber M, Wang M and Zhu Y (2002) ‘Making Markets? in M. Webber et al (eds.) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian, pp 61-92.

Webber M, Wang M and Zhu Y (2002) ‘China's Puzzle Game: Four Spatial Shifts of Development? in M. Webber et al (eds.) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian, pp 113-142.

Webber M, Wang M and Zhu Y (2002) ‘Conclusions: Opening the Gate to the World Economy? in M. Webber et al (eds.) China: Transition to a Global Economy, London and New York: Palgrave Macmillian, pp 226-243.

Cooney S, Lindsey T, Mitchell R and Zhu Y (2002) ‘Labour Law and Labour Market Regulation in East Asian States: Problems and Issues for Comparative Inquiry? in S. Cooney et al (eds.) Law and Labour Market Regulations in East Asia, London and New York: Routledge, pp1-26.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2001) ‘An Emerging Model of Employment Relations in China: A Divergent Path from the Japanese? in J. T. Li (ed.) Managing International Business Ventures in China, Amsterdam: Pergamon, pp 235-256.

Zhu Y and Warner M (2000) “Changing Approaches to Employment Relations in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)?in G. Bamber et al (ed.) Employment Relations in the Asia-Pacific: Changing Approaches, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, pp118-129.

Zhu Y and Fahey S (2000) “The Challenges and Opportunities for the Trade Union Movement in the Transition Era: Two Socialist Market Economies ?China and Vietnam? in C. Rowley and J. Benson (eds.) Globalization and Labour Market Deregulation: Trade unions in the Asia Pacific Region, Ilford, Essex: Frank Cass Publishers, pp282-299.

Warner M and Zhu Y (2000) “The Origins of Chinese ‘Industrial Relations’”, in M Warner (ed.) Beyond the Iron-Rice-Bowl: Changing Workplace Relations in the Chinese Economy, London: Macmillan, pp15-33.

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities 2009

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