Jing Zhu

Jing Zhu is an associate professor in the Nanyang Business School (NBS) at Nanyang Technological University. Prior to joining NBS, she was an assistant, then associate professor of management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). She studies theoretically driven behavior changes and development of individuals during work-related transitions with a temporal perspective (including dynamics of newcomer and expatriate experiences, temporary work, and job search of the unemployed) and team diversity and processes. Her work has appeared in top management journals including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Management.

She is currently an Associate Editor at the Academy of Management Journal, and has served on the editorial board of Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Management previously. She has received a number of awards including the International Human Resource Management Scholarly Research Award and the Scholarly Achievement Award of the Human Resources Division, the best paper award of the Conflict Management Division, and the Best Symposium of the Year award of the Careers Division of the Academy of Management, finalist of the Academy of Management Journal’s best paper award, Citations of Excellence award from Emerald Group Publishing, and Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence from HKUST.

Education

• Ph.D., Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Fields of Specialization: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, January 2010
• B.S., International Management, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, July 2002

Research Interests

Behavior changes and development of individuals during work-related transitions

• Dynamics of newcomer and expatriate experiences
• Dynamics of temporary work
• Job search behavior dynamics and processes

Team composition, processes and effectiveness Dynamic modeling theory and method