Associate Professor Jing (Annie) Zhang received her PhD in strategic innovation from University of Wollongong. Her research interests focus on strategic innovation, entrepreneurship, and the growth of emerging market firms. Her teaching interests include innovation management, entrepreneurship, strategic management, and research methods.
Annie is keen to supervise work on strategic innovation, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem.
PhD and DBA
Sarfo Agyapong Christian – Financial strategy, open innovation, and SMEs' performance. (Supervisors: Annie Zhang, Conor O'Kane, Paula O'Kane)
Luke Taylor – Entrepreneurship through acquisition (Supervisor: Annie Zhang)
Ran Tao - Organizational change and performance in SOEs. (Supervisor: Annie Zhang)
Ray Chen - Entrepreneurial orientation and financial performance: The case of Chinese listing companies in Australia. (Supervisor: Annie Zhang)
Daohong Liu - Competition and cooperation of regional tourism enterprise: A case of Huaqiang. (Supervisors: Cici He, Annie Zhang)
Jiangyang Que- The impact of artificial intelligence competency on customer satisfaction. (Supervisors: Craig Lee, Annie Zhang)
Completed PhD and DBA students
Deguo Qi (2022, DBA). Shareholders' behavior and performance in mixed-ownership companies. (Supervisor: Annie Zhang)
Yifa Yin (2022, DBA). The Double-Edged Sword of Authoritarian Leadership. (Supervisor: Annie Zhang)
Emmanuel Osigwe (2021, PhD). The Effects of Catalytic Innovation on the Creation of Social Impact. (Supervisors: Jo Kirkwood, Elizabeth Rose, Annie Zhang)
Nan Huang (2021, DBA). Collaborative innovation and performance: the Case of National University Science Park. (Supervisor: Annie Zhang)
Guohua Zhao (2021, DBA). Government fairness and the performance of PPP projects. (Supervisors: Annie Zhang, Cici He).
Guoyu Zhao (2021, DBA). The study on Chinese SMEs' internationalization. (Supervisors: Annie Zhang, Tao Bao)
Nhu Nguyen (2020, PhD). Essay in empirical finance. (Supervisors: Jin Zhang, Xinfeng Ruan, Annie Zhang)
Pao-Wen (Cathy) Cheng (2020, DBA). Culture integration in post-M&A: The case of Chinese Healthcare Companies. (Supervisor: Annie Zhang)
Somayeh Bahmannia (2018, PhD). Authentic leadership and team innovation ambidexterity: The mediating role of team inclusive climate and contingency role of cultural values. (Supervisors: Steven Grover, Annie Zhang)
MCom
Joel Clarke – Business Strategy (Supervisors: Annie Zhang, Conor O'Kane)
Josephine Tan – The key influences in spin-off development (Supervisors: Conor O'Kane, Annie Zhang)
Publications
Zhang, J. A., O'Kane, C., & Chen, G. (2020). Business ties, political ties, and innovation performance in Chinese industrial firms: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and environmental dynamism. Journal of Business Research, 121, 254-267. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.08.055
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. A., Chen, G., O'Kane, C., Xiang, S., & Wang, J. (2022). How employee exploration and exploitation affect task performance: The influence of organizational competitive orientation. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 33(5), 930-964. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2020.1745866
Journal - Research Article
O'Kane, C., Zhang, J. A., Cunningham, J. A., & Dooley, L. (2020). Value capture mechanisms in publicly funded research. Industrial Marketing Management, 90, 400-416. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.08.006
Journal - Research Article
Chen, S., Zhang, J. A., Gao, H., Yang, Z., & Mather, D. (2022). Trust erosion during industry-wide crises: The central role of consumer legitimacy judgement. Journal of Business Ethics, 175, 95-116. doi: 10.1007/s10551-020-04588-0
Journal - Research Article
O'Kane, C., Mangematin, V., Zhang, J. A., & Cunningham, J. A. (2020). How university-based principal investigators shape a hybrid role identity. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 159, 120179. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120179
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. A., Wang, Z., & O'Kane, C. (2019). Realized absorptive capacity and entrepreneurial universities' organizational change: The role of process innovation practices. R & D Management, 49(5), 716-733. doi: 10.1111/radm.12366
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. A., Edgar, F., Geare, A., & O'Kane, C. (2016). The interactive effects of entrepreneurial orientation and capability-based HRM on firm performance: The mediating role of innovation ambidexterity. Industrial Marketing Management, 59, 131-143. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2016.02.018
Journal - Research Article
Walton, S., Zhang, A., & O'Kane, C. (2020). Energy eco-innovations for sustainable development: Exploring organizational strategic capabilities through an energy cultures framework. Business Strategy & the Environment, 29, 812-826. doi: 10.1002/bse.2399
Journal - Research Article
Edgar, F. J., Zhang, J. A., & Geare, A. J. (2021). Situation, personality and performance: An exploration of moderators and mediators. Economic & Industrial Democracy, 42(3), 426-449. doi: 10.1177/0143831X18771493
Journal - Research Article
Edgar, F., Geare, A., & Zhang, J. A. (2018). Accentuating the positive: The mediating role of positive emotions in the HRM–contextual performance relationship. International Journal of Manpower, 39(7), 954-970. doi: 10.1108/IJM-05-2017-0112
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. A., & Walton, S. (2017). Eco-innovation and business performance: The moderating effects of environmental orientation and resource commitment in green-oriented SMEs. R & D Management, 47(5), E26-E39. doi: 10.1111/radm.12241
Journal - Research Article
Edgar, F., Geare, A., & Zhang, J. A. (2017). A comprehensive concomitant analysis of service employees’ well-being and performance. Personnel Review, 46(8), 1870-1889. doi: 10.1108/PR-05-2016-0108
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. A., & Cui, X. (2017). In search of the effects of business and political ties on innovation ambidexterity. International Journal of Innovation Management, 21(2), 1750019. doi: 10.1142/S1363919617500190
Journal - Research Article
O'Kane, C., Zhang, J. A., Cunningham, J. A., & O'Reilly, P. (2017). What factors inhibit publicly funded principal investigators’ commercialization activities? Small Enterprise Research, 24(3), 215-232. doi: 10.1080/13215906.2017.1396558
Journal - Research Article
Edgar, F., Geare, A., Zhang, J. A., & McAndrew, I. (2015). Mutual gains or conflicting outcomes? How HRM benefits professionals. International Journal of Manpower, 36(8), 1248-1265. doi: 10.1108/IJM-12-2014-0254
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. A., Garrett-Jones, S., & Szeto, R. (2013). Innovation capability and market performance: The moderating effect of industry dynamism. International Journal of Innovation Management, 17(2), 1350004. doi: 10.1142/S1363919613500047
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. A., Chen, G., & O'Kane, C. (2018). External network ties, entrepreneurial orientation and innovation performance. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2018(1). doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2018.10511abstract
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Chen, G., Zhang, J. A., Grover, S., & O'Kane, C. (2018). Psychological capital and individual ambidexterity. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2018(1). doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2018.10511abstract
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Zhang, J. A., O'Kane, C., & Chen, G. (2017, December). Political ties, business ties and innovation. Verbal presentation at the 31st Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Creative Disruption: Managing in a Digital Age, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Aliasghar, O., Rose, E. L., & Zhang, J. (2017, July). Building absorptive capacity through firm openness in less open country. Verbal presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Dubai, UAE.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Edgar, F., Geare, A., & Zhang, J. A. (2017, May). The value of a positive disposition: The mediating role of positive emotions in the relationship between HRM and contextual performance. Verbal presentation at the 3rd Global Conference on International Human Resource Management, New York, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sharma, A., Zhang, A., & Walton, S. (2017, December). Determinants of green brand trust and the mediating role of green brand satisfaction. Verbal presentation at the 31st Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Creative Disruption: Managing in a Digital Age, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Turpin, T., Zhang, J. A., Burgos, B. M., & Amaradasa, W. (2016). Southeast Asia and Oceania. In UNESCO science report: Towards 2030. (Revised ed.) (pp. 693-729). Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
Chapter in Book - Research
Aliasghar, O., Rose, E., & Zhang, J. (2015, December). How local firms in less-developed countries learn from foreign partners. Verbal presentation at the 29th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Management for Peak Performance, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sadeghi, A., Rose, E. L., & Zhang, J. A. (2015, December). Perceived export performance: A contingent measurement approach. Verbal presentation at the 29th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Management for Peak Performance, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Zhang, J. A., Walton, S., & Kirkwood, J. (2014). Eco-innovativeness and business performance: The moderating effect of environmental orientation. Proceedings of the 28th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Reshaping Management for Impact. Retrieved from http://www.anzam.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Zhang, J., Edgar, F., Geare, A., & O'Kane, C. (2014, December). Entrepreneurial orientation, HRM practices, innovation ambidexterity, environmental dynamism and innovation performance. Verbal presentation at the Strategic Management Society Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Edgar, F., Geare, A., & Zhang, J. (2013, November). Wellbeing and performance: The moderating role of HRM. Verbal presentation at the 8th Human Resources Management (HRM) International Conference: "'H' versus 'R' in HRM", Leuven, Belgium.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., Zhang, J. A., Daellenbach, U., & Davenport, S. (2019). Building entrepreneurial behaviours in academic scientists: Past perspective and new initiative. In M. McAdam & J. A. Cunningham (Eds.), Entrepreneurial Behaviour: Individual, Contextual and Microfoundational Perspectives. (pp. 145-166). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-04402-2_7
Chapter in Book - Research
Edgar, F., Zhang, J. A., & Blaker, N. M. (2019). AMO, high-performance work systems and employee performance. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1). doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.11358abstract
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Zhang, J. A., Bahmannia, S., & Grover, S. (2017). Authentic leadership and team innovation ambidexterity: The mediating role of team inclusive climate. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM). 11981. Retrieved from http://aom.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
