Dr. Rachel Ruixue ZHANG

Assistant Professor

E-mail:  rzhang@hksyu.edu
Telephone:   +(852) 2804 8401
Office: RHB 409
Academic Qualifications
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
  • Visiting Program, University of Florida, Florida, U.S. 
  • Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China. 
  • Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Management (Organizational Behavior). Honored Graduate, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
  • Bachelor in Construction, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Courses Taught
  • Business Ethics and Individuals
  • Business Ethics and Sustainability
  • Global Organizational Behavior
  • Introduction to Management
  • Managing Cultural Diversity 
  • Managing International Complexity
  • Organization Behavior Theory and Design
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed articles
  1. Zhang, Ruixue, Yaping Gong, Anran Li, and Mingjian Zhou. (2024). Fuse and fracture? The Janus face of proactive personality in ostracism. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 1-29.
  2. Zhang, R., Gong, Y., & Zhou, M. (2023). Crossing the domain: Unintended consequences of safety and service climates. Journal of Applied Psychology. 108(10), 1699-1716. 
  3. Zhang, R., Li, A., & Gong, Y. (2021). Too much of a good thing: Examining the curvilinear relationship between team‐level proactive personality and team performance. Personnel Psychology, 74(2), 295-321. 
  4. Chan, K. W., Gong, T., Zhang, R., & Zhou, M. (2017). Do employee citizenship behaviors lead to customer citizenship behaviors? The roles of dual identification and service climate. Journal of Service Research, 20(3), 259-274. 
Conference Awards
  1. Zhang, R., & Li, A. (August, 2018). The double-edged sword effect of proactive personality on team performance: Team cohesion and potency as mechanisms. Most Innovative Student Paper Award. Presented at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  2. Zhang, R., & Takeuchi, R. (June, 15-19, 2016). Performance promotion and injury initiating effects of abusive supervision on employee creativity: Mitigating/exacerbating effects of team competition/supportive climates via cross-level theorizing. OB Division Best Paper Award. Paper presented at 7th biennial meeting of IACMR (International Association for Chinese Management Research), Hangzhou, China. 
Research Interests
  • Abusive supervision
  • Creativity
  • Ethical leadership
  • Helping
  • Organizational citizenship behavior
  • Proactive personality
  • Proactivity
  • Psychological ownership
  • Team climates
  • Voice behavior
  • Workplace aggression (e.g., ostracism)