Prof Ying Zhu

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Professor Ying Zhu graduated from the International Economics Department at Peking University in 1984, and worked as an economist in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone before completing his PhD thesis entitled, 'The Role of Export Processing Zones in East Asian Development: South Korea, Taiwan, China and Thailand', at the University of Melbourne in 1992. Since completing his Doctorate, Professor Zhu has been teaching, researching and conducting business consultations in the areas of international human resource management, business cultures, economic development and employment relations both in Australia and overseas. He has held visiting positions at the International Labour Organisation, University of Cambridge and World Bank, and has more than 80 publications as books, chapters in books and journal articles, covering topic such as employment relations, human resource management, cross-cultural management, labour markets and regulations, and business and economic development in Asia. His research interests are currently in international employment relations and human resource management, globalization and multi-national enterprises, industrial development and employment in Asia.