Zhu Zhu

Biography

Zhu Zhu (PhD) is Chair of the Department of Management and Associate Professor of Strategy at the Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University. Her research examines how organizational and executive-level signals shape firm outcomes, with a particular focus on corporate governance, digital transformation, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Drawing on network theory and relational perspectives, her work explores how leadership values, board and top management team characteristics, and strategic disclosures influence firm behavior and performance, especially in global and institutional contexts.

Education

• BA, CUNY, Macaulay Honors College
• MA, CUNY, Baruch College
• PhD, CUNY, Baruch College

Publications

• Journal Article: R. Kopelman, A. Chiou, L. Lipani, Z. Zhu (2012). Interpreting the Success of Zappos, Four Seasons, and Nordstrom: Customer Centricity is but One-Third of the Job. Global Business and Organizational Excellence
• Journal Article: Z. Aytug, H. Rothstein, M. Kern, Z. Zhu (2017). Is There Social Consensus Regarding Researcher Conflicts of Interest?. Ethics & Behavior
• Journal Article: W. Shi, S. Sun, D. Yan, Z. Zhu (2017). Institutional Fragility and Outward Foreign Direct Investment from China. Journal of International Business Studies
• Journal Article: D. Chugh, M. Kern, Z. Zhu, S. Lee (2014). Withstanding Moral Disengagement: Attachment Security as an Ethical Intervention. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
• Journal Article: L. Wang, Z. Zhu, S. Sun (). Power Source Mismatch in Venture Capital Syndication on the Growth Performance of New Ventures: An Institutional Contingency Perspective. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
• Conference Proceedings: Z. Zhu, F. Lyu, L. Zhu (2019). When Do Politically Connected Firms Use Their Cash on Innovation? The Contingent Effect of China’s Anti-Corruption Policy. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
• Conference Proceedings: Z. Zhu (2018). Board-Performance Linkage Revisited: A Relational Pluralistic Perspective . Eastern Academy of Management Conference Proceedings
• Journal Article: M. Rigolizzo, Z. Zhu (2020). Motivating Reflection Habits and Raising Employee Awareness of Learning. Evidence-based HRM
• Journal Article: W. Zhou, Z. Zhu, D. Vredenburgh (2020). Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Safety, and Team Decision Making. Team Performance Management
• Journal Article: Z. Zhu, F. Lu (2020). Family Ownership and Corporate Environmental Responsibility: The Contingent Effect of Venture Capital and Institutional Environment. Journal of Risk and Financial Management
• Journal Article: F. Lu, H. Kwan, Z. Zhu (2020). The Effects of Family Firm CEO Traditionality on Successor Choice: The Moderating Role of Socioemotional Wealth. Family Business Review
• Conference Proceedings: M. Rigolizzo, Z. Zhu (2020). The Ebb and Flow of Learning Motivation. Academy of Management Proceedings
• Journal Article: S. Kessler, L. Lucianetti, S. Pindek, Z. Zhu, P. Spector (2020). Job satisfaction and firm performance: Can employees’ job satisfaction change the trajectory of a firm’s performance?. Journal of Applied Social Psychology
• Journal Article: Z. Zhu, W. Shi, S. Sun, K. Ye (). Director Brokerage and Compensation in China: An Altercentric Inner Circle Perspective. Group & Organization Management
• Conference Proceedings: L. Wang, Z. Zhu (2020). Venture Capital Syndication Power Source Mismatch on the Growth Performance of Later Stage Venture. Academy of Management Proceedings
• Journal Article: M. Rigolizzo, Z. Zhu (). Fluctuations in the Motivation to Learn: Examining Intra-Individual Differences in Learning Behavior. Learning and Instruction
• Journal Article: T. Wu, Z. Zhu (2020). The chief project officer: a new executive role for turbulent times. Journal of Business Strategy
• Journal Article: Z. Zhu, F. Lyu (). Overly Optimistic and Ready to Quit? An Institutional Perspective on Optimism and Entrepreneurial Exit. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
• Journal Article: M. Rigolizzo, Z. Zhu (2021). The Ebb and Flow of Learning Motivation: The Differentiated Impact of the Implicit Theory of Intelligence on Learning Behaviors. Human Resource Development Quarterly
• Journal Article: Z. Zhu, W. Shi, S. Sun (). Board-Performance Linkage Revisited: A Relational Pluralistic Perspective . International Journal of Management Review
• Journal Article: H. Nguyen, Z. Zhu, Y. Jung, D. Kim (2022). Determinants of M&A acquisition premium: A social capital perspective. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal
• Journal Article: Z. Zhu, L. Feifei (). Overly Optimistic and Ready to Quit? A Closer Look into Family Attachment and Institutional Confidence on Entrepreneurial Exit . Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
• Journal Article: M. Rigolizzo, Z. Zhu, A. Cruz (2021). The Influence of Past Situations on Present Behaviors: How School Life Predicts Managerial Learning. Journal of Workplace Learning
• Journal Article: S. Sun, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhu (2021). Turning Disruption into Growth Opportunity: The Red Team Strategy. Journal of Business Strategy
• Conference Proceedings: M. Rigolizzo, Z. Zhu (2021). Leading Employee Learning. Academy of Management Proceedings
• Journal Article: M. Rigolizzo, Z. Zhu, J. Harvey (2022). Leader Humility, Perceived Leader Authenticity and Informal Learning: How Humble Leaders Model Everyday Workplace Learning. Journal of Workplace Learning
• Journal Article: F. Lu, Z. Zhu, X. He (2021). Aspirations of Chinese Families-in-Business: Development of a Reliable Measurement Instrument. Journal of Family Business Strategy
• Journal Article: Z. Zhu (). Revisiting the Performance Impact of Corporate Boards via a Relational Perspective. Corporate Governance
• Journal Article: Y. Jung, Z. Zhu, H. Nguyen (2021). Revisiting foreign market entry motivations: The case of Korean commercial banks. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management
• Journal Article: F. Lu, Z. Zhu, L. Zhu, H. Gao (2022). Political tie hot potato: The contingent effect of China's anti-corruption policy on cash and innovation. Research Policy
• Journal Article: Y. Jung, H. Nguyen, Z. Zhu (). Relational imprinting behind foreign market entry: Korean commercial banks’ internationalization. Administrative Science Quarterly
• Conference Proceedings: Z. Zhu, H. Nguyen, I. Ren (2025). Are She-E-Os more risk averse? Revisiting the impact of CEO gender on managerial risk-taking. Academy of Management Proceedings
• Journal Article: L. Wang, Z. Zhu, S. Sun (2026). When Venture Capitalists Clash: Exploring the Impact of Ownership and Status Mismatch on New Venture Growth. Sage Open

Honors & Awards

• John A. Elliott Teaching Award, Zicklin School of Business (October 2013)
• Hortense Powdermaker Award, Queens College, City University of New York (May 2010)
• Young Scientist Honoree, Queens College, City University of New York (December 2009)