Research areas:

(1) Understanding positive experience (such as wellbeing and meaning), positve behaviors (such as proactive behaviors) and results (such as performance and innovation) in organizations from the perspectives of social networks, power, leadership and cultural differences

(2) Sustainable development and management, such as the low-carbon development of Internet platform companies

(3) The impact of AI and digital technology on work and career

Research has appeared in Chinese and English academic journals such as Academy of Management Review, Social Networks, Journal of Engineering Education, Advances in Psychological Science, etc., and in Academy of Management Annual Conference Best Paper Proceedings.

09/2003 ~ 09/2009   

Ph.D., Business Administration - Organizational Behavior

Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

09/1995 ~ 07/1999   

BA, English, Peking University

03/2017 ~ present      

Associate Professor

Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, 

University of Chinese  Academy of Science

08/2009 ~ 08/2016    

Assistant Professor

Organizational Communication

Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University

Organizational Behaviors

Social Networks and Social Capital in Organizations

Groups and Teams in Organizations

Communicating in the Global Workplace

Cross-cultural Communication and Management

Thatcher, S.M.B., & Zhu, X. (2006). Changing identities in a changing workplace:  Identification, identity enactment, self-verification, and telecommuting. Academy of Management Review, 31(4): 1076-1088. doi:10.5465/amr.2006.22528174

Zhu, X., & Cummings, J.N. (2007). A conceptual model of prior experience diversity, knowledge processes, and group performance. Best Paper Proceedings , Academy of Management Annual Conference.

Shaffer, S., Chen, X., Zhu, X. (2012). Self-Efficacy for Cross-Disciplinary Learning in Project-Based Teams. Journal of Engineering Education, 101(1): 82-94. DOI:10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb00042.x 

Zhu, X., Woo, S., Porter, C., & Brzezinski, M. (2013). Pathways to happiness: From personality to social networks and perceived social support. Social Networks, 35(3): 382-393. DOI:10.1016/j.socnet.2013.04.0.

Xu, H., Xu, Y., Tang, Q., & Zhu, X.* (2019). Exploring Regional Cultural Differences in China Using Hofstede’s Framework of Cultural Value Dimensions. South Asia Journal of Management, Vol. 26(4): 181-199.

Zheng Jiali, Qiao, H.*, Zhu, X., & Wang, S. (2020). Knowledge-driven business model innovation through the introduction of equity investment: Evidence from China’s primary market. Journal of Knowledge Management, 25(1). DOI: 10.1108/JKM-02-2020-0158

Zhu, X., Zheng, X., Xu, H., Xu, Y*. (2022). Within-country regional cultural differences and its organizational implications: A review and research prospect. Advances in Psychological Science, 30(7): 1651-1666.

Shi, Y., An, Y., Zhu, X., & Jiang, F. (2022) Better to hear all parties: Understanding the impact of homophily in online financial discussion. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications. 2022 Jul 1; 54:101159.

Zhu, X., Jia, Y., & Yang, M. (2023). Low-carbon development: The special advantage of platform companies. Tsinghua Management Review. (In Chinese)

Zhu, X., Li, Y., & Yang, M. (2023) Supervisor bottom-line mentality, psychological availability and employee creativity: The moderating effect of psychological detachment. R&R, Applied Psychology

1.     Zheng, X. & Zhu, X. (2023, August). TMT Power Concentration and Firm Innovation--The Mediating Role of Managerial Myopia. Paper presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, online.

2.     Zhu, X., Li, Y., & Yang, M. (2022, December) Supervisor bottom-line mentality, psychological availability and employee creativity: The moderating effect of psychological detachment. Paper presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Management Psychology Committee of the Chinese Association of Social Psychology and the 4th China Management Psychology/Organizational Behavior Forum

3.     Zheng, X. & Zhu, X. (2022, June). Organizational politics suppresses employee voice? - The moderating role of generational differences. Paper presented at 26th International Congress of Cross- Cultural Psychology, online.

4.     Zhu, X., Zheng, X., Xu, H. & Xu, Y. (2021, June). Within-country region al cultural differences and their organizational implications. Paper presented at 26th International Congress of Cross- Cultural Psychology, online.

5.     Zheng, X., Zhu*, X. (2021, November). Does perception of organizational politics suppress employee voice? The moderating effects of intergenerational differences. Research paper presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Management Psychology Committee of the Chinese Association of Social Psychology and the 3rd China Management Psychology/Organizational Behavior Forum, online.

6.     Xu, H. Xu, Y. Zhu*, X. (2020). Within-country regional cultural difference and its organizational implications: A review and research prospect. The 2020 Academic Symposium of the Management Psychology Professional Committee of the Chinese Social Psychological Association and the 2nd Management Psychology Forum. Online.

7.     Zhu, X., & Russell, B. T. (2014, August). Seeing networks clearly: The influence of thinking styles on network perception and coalition selection. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Academy of Management, August 1-5, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

8.     Zhu, X., Woo, S., Porter, C., & Brzezinski, M. (2012, March). Pathways to happiness: From personality to social networks and perceived social support. Paper presented at the XXXIV Annual Sunbelt Social Networks Conference, March 13-18, 2012, Redondo Beach, California.

9.     Dutta, M., Zhu, X. (2011, November). Income, social capital and health: A communicative approach. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, November 17-20, 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana.

10.  Woo, S., Porter, C., Zhu, X., & Brzezinski, M. (2011, May). Who you know can improve your creative potential. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Sciences, Washington, D.C.

11.  Shaffer, S., Chen, X., Zhu, X. (2011, April). Cross-disciplinary learning efficacy in student community service project teams. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of American Educational Research Association, April 8-12, 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana.

12.  Zhu, X., & Cummings, J.N. (2010, November). Leveraging depth, breadth, and variety of expertise in groups: A multi-dimensional theory of group expertise. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention, November, 18-21, 2010, San Francisco, California.

13.  Zhu, X. (2010, July). A cross-level study of interpersonal knowledge sharing: The implication of individual experience and strength of dyadic ties. Paper presented at the XXX Annual Sunbelt Social Networks Conference, June 29-July 4, 2010, Trento, Italy.

14.  Zhu, X. (2009, November). Self-monitoring and social networks: A review and critique. Paper presented at the Third Global Communication Forum and the 2009 Chinese Communication Association Convention, Shanghai, China.

15.  Zhu, X. (2009, August). An empirical study of variety of experience and ease of knowledge sharing. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Academy of Management, August 7-11, 2009, Chicago, Illinois.

16.  Zhu, X., & Cummings, J.N. (2007, August). A conceptual model of prior experience diversity, knowledge processes, and group performance. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

17.  Zhu, X., & Cummings, J.N. (2007, April). Absorptive capacity in work groups: The impact of expertise acquisition on group performance. Paper presented at the 14th Doctoral Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation (CCC), Atlanta, Georgia.

18.  Soll, J.B., Larrick, R. P., & Zhu, X. (2006, August). The wisdom of the crowd in the mind. Behavioral Decision Research in Management, Santa Monica, California.

19.  Zhu, X., & Cummings, J.N. (2006, August). Breadth versus depth of expertise in groups: Different paths to process and performance. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Academy of Management, August 11-16, Atlanta, Georgia.

20.  Zhu, X., & Thatcher, S.M.B. (2003, August). Productivity and satisfaction of home-based telecommuters. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Academy of Management, August 1-6, Seattle, Washington.