
Overview
Background
Yunxia Zhu is an award-winning researcher and educator and has an international reputation in cross-cultural management and business negotiation. Yunxia’s PhD is from the Australian National University in the area of international business communication. She is a negotiation expert trained in Advanced Harvard negotiation programme and Oxford Programme on negotiation at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She has taught Undergraduate, MBA, Doctoral and Executive Development programs at universities in Australia and abroad. She was a visiting academic to Imperial College London, University of Michigan and Lund University Sweden.
Yunxia has been a recipient of numerous prestigious awards. She is the winner of 2015 UQ Teaching and Learning Fellowship, 2014 Australian National Teaching Citation Awards, UQ Vice Chancellor’s 2013 Internationalisation award, UQ 2013 Outstanding Teaching Citation award, 2011 Best Researcher Award and 2006 Best Publication by Association for Business Communication, and 2008 UQ Business School Research Excellence award, just to name a few.
As an active researcher, Yunxia has written two scholarly books and has published extensively in prestigious international journals (e.g., top-tier of A* or A journals ABDC ranking). She serves on a number of editorial boards for prestigious journals including Academy of Management Discovery, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of World Business, Discourse and Communication, and Public Relations Review. She also serves as an intercultural expert for the prestigious Pragmatics & Beyond New Series (PBNS), John Benjamins.
Yunxia serves as the Vice President of Association for Business Communication in the Asia Pacific Region and is holding adjunct and honorary professorial positions with a number of major Chinese universities with the most recent being awarded by the Top 500 Chinese Enterprises Research Centre, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. She has served on expert advisory board and panels for publicly listed companies, providing professional consulting and training in relation to internationalization and market development in the global business contexts.
Availability
- Associate Professor Yunxia Zhu is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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Cross-cultural and international management
Cross-cultural investigation of business relationship and networking patterns based on both universal and culture-specifics dimensions; examining of the interaction of culture and institutional dynamics of internationalization in Chinese and developed countries; developing Chinese management theories (e.g., based on Confucian wisdom and guanxi (networking) and applying to the global contexts.
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International Business Communication
Applying situated discourse and communication theory to international organisational settings including technological, corporate, and ideological sites especially during international organisational restructuring, joint ventures, etc. The spin-off of research findings from this research area is organisational learning and education for international business organisations and firms.
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Moral Emotions and Business Ethics in Global Contexts
Applying moral psychology and practical classical wisdom (e.g., from Aristotle and Confucius) to studying business ethics (e.g., ethical guanxi) in international organisations and responsible global leadership.
Works
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2007
Journal Article
Negotiating with Chinese: Success of initial meetings is the key
Zhu, Yunxia, McKenna, Bernard and Sun, Zhu (2007). Negotiating with Chinese: Success of initial meetings is the key. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 14 (4), 354-364. doi: 10.1108/13527600710830368
2007
Conference Publication
Towards a Conceptual Model of Cross-Cultural Competence for Business Communication
Zhu, Y. and McKenna, B. (2007). Towards a Conceptual Model of Cross-Cultural Competence for Business Communication. 19th Biennial Conference of the World Communication Association: Communication in the 21st Century: Exploring Roots; Expanding Visions, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 27-31 July 2007. Brisbane: World Communication Association.
2007
Journal Article
Culture, contexts, and communication in multicultural Australia and New Zealand: An introduction
Zhu, Y. and Hildebrandt, H. (2007). Culture, contexts, and communication in multicultural Australia and New Zealand: An introduction. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 17 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1075/japc.17.1.02zhu
2006
Journal Article
Understanding sociocognitive space of written discourse: Implications for teaching business writing to Chinese students
Zhu, Yunxia (2006). Understanding sociocognitive space of written discourse: Implications for teaching business writing to Chinese students. I R A L. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 44 (3), 265-285. doi: 10.1515/IRAL.2006.012
2006
Journal Article
A cross cultural study of communication strategies for building business relationships
Zhu, Y., Nel, P. and Bhat, R. (2006). A cross cultural study of communication strategies for building business relationships. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 6 (3), 319-341. doi: 10.1177/1470595806070638
2006
Book Chapter
Cross cultural genre study: A dual perspective
Zhu, Y. (2006). Cross cultural genre study: A dual perspective. Intercultural and International Business Communication: Theory, Research and Teaching. (pp. 181-195) edited by J. C. Palmer-Silveira, M. F. Ruiz-Garrido and I. Fortanet-Gomez. Bern: Peter Lang.
2006
Journal Article
Book Review: Intercultural Conversations, by Winnie Cheng, Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2003. 274 pages. Hardbound ISBN 90 272 4360 9
Zhu, Y. (2006). Book Review: Intercultural Conversations, by Winnie Cheng, Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2003. 274 pages. Hardbound ISBN 90 272 4360 9. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 16 (1), 154-158.
2005
Journal Article
Patterns of feelings in face-to-face negotiation: a Sino-Dutch pilot study
Ulijn, Jan, Françoise Rutkowski, Anne, Kumar, Rajesh and Zhu, Yunxia (2005). Patterns of feelings in face-to-face negotiation: a Sino-Dutch pilot study. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 12 (3), 103-118. doi: 10.1108/13527600510798097
2005
Journal Article
Introductory essay: new horizons in cross cultural management
Zhu, Yunxia and Ulijn, Jan (2005). Introductory essay: new horizons in cross cultural management. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 12 (3), 4-13. doi: 10.1108/13527600510798042
2005
Journal Article
A Collaborative Online Project between New Zealand and New York
Zhu, Yunxia, Gareis, Elisabeth, O’Keefe Bazzoni, Jana and Rolland, Deborah (2005). A Collaborative Online Project between New Zealand and New York. Business Communication Quarterly, 68 (1), 81-96. doi: 10.1177/1080569904273715
2005
Journal Article
Building business relationships: a preliminary study of business executives’ views
Zhu, Yunxia, Bhat, Ravi and Nel, Pieter (2005). Building business relationships: a preliminary study of business executives’ views. Cross Cultural Management, 121 (3), 63-84. doi: 10.1108/13527600510798079
2005
Book
Written Communication Across Cultures: A Sociocognitive Perspective on Business Genres
Zhu, Yunxia (2005). Written Communication Across Cultures: A Sociocognitive Perspective on Business Genres. Amsterdam; Philadelphia: John Benjamins. doi: 10.1075/pbns.141
2004
Journal Article
Intercultural training for organizations: The synergistic approach
Zhu, Yunxia (2004). Intercultural training for organizations: The synergistic approach. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, 18 (1), 9-11. doi: 10.1108/14777280410510373
2003
Journal Article
Book Reviews : Managerial Communication: Bridging Theory and Practice : Charles E. Beck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. 500 pages
Zhu, Yunxia (2003). Book Reviews : Managerial Communication: Bridging Theory and Practice : Charles E. Beck. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. 500 pages. Business Communication Quarterly, 66 (4), 125-128. doi: 10.1177/108056990306600414
2003
Journal Article
Five perspectives on intercultural business communication
Bargiela-Chiappini, Francesca, Bülow-Møller, Anne Marie, Nickerson, Catherine, Poncini, Gina and Zhu, Yunxia (2003). Five perspectives on intercultural business communication. Business Communication Quarterly, 66 (3), 73-96. doi: 10.1177/108056990306600308
2002
Journal Article
Book Reviews : Interpreting Cultural Differences: The Chal lenge of Intercultural Communication Margaret McLaren. Dereham: Peter Francis Publish ers, 1998. 212 pages
Yunxia Zhu, (2002). Book Reviews : Interpreting Cultural Differences: The Chal lenge of Intercultural Communication Margaret McLaren. Dereham: Peter Francis Publish ers, 1998. 212 pages. Business Communication Quarterly, 65 (4), 130-134. doi: 10.1177/108056990206500412
2001
Journal Article
In this issue: Using a knowledge-based approach to develop student intercultural competence in industry
Valentine, Deborah and Zhu, Yunxia (2001). In this issue: Using a knowledge-based approach to develop student intercultural competence in industry. Business Communication Quarterly, 64 (3), 102-109. doi: 10.1177/108056990106400311
2000
Journal Article
Building knowledge structures in teaching cross-cultural sales genres
Yunxia, Zhu (2000). Building knowledge structures in teaching cross-cultural sales genres. Business Communication Quarterly, 63 (4), 49-68. doi: 10.1177/108056990006300405
2000
Journal Article
Rhetorical moves in Chinese sales genres, 1949 to the present
Zhu, Yunxia (2000). Rhetorical moves in Chinese sales genres, 1949 to the present. Journal of Business Communication, 37 (2), 156-172. doi: 10.1177/002194360003700202
2000
Journal Article
Comparing English and Chinese persuasive strategies in Trade Fair invitations: A sociocognitive approach
Zhu, Yunxia (2000). Comparing English and Chinese persuasive strategies in Trade Fair invitations: A sociocognitive approach. Document Design, 2 (1), 2-7.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
How do emerging-market multinational enterprises utilize local non-market activities to navigate institutional complexity across countries?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tao Bai
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Doctor Philosophy
Multinational enterprises' information disclosure: tailoring the information to audience based on different languages
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tao Bai
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION IN A DISTINCT SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXT: THE CASE OF CHINESE HIGH-SPEED-RAIL
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Liesch, Dr Alexandra Kriz
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Internationalization, Innovation and State Ownership in Emerging Market Enterprises
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Through the lens of Activity Theory: understanding intercultural competence from the Persian-speaking business managers' perspectives in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Framing in Strategic Communications: The Construction of 'National Unity' through Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in Malaysia
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Natalie Collie
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Humour in customer engagement on Chinese social media - A rhetorical perspective
Joint Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
An institutional approach to understanding public relations in Chinese cultural contexts: Field and institutional work
Joint Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Teacher attribute and student motivation: The exploration of specific attributes of English teachers teaching English as a foreign language in high schools of China
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
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