The Role of Leadership in Human Resource Management

Shuming Zhao is Senior Professor, Honorary Dean of the School of Business, and Dean of Xingzhi College, Nanjing University. He received his PhD in management from Claremont Graduate University in California, USA. His research interests include human resource management, manager's competence, and multinational business management.

Mingwei Liu is Professor at the School of Management and Labor Relations of Rutgers University. He received a PhD degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University. His research interests fall into three broad areas: comparative employment relations and human resource management, high performance work practices in different industries and national contexts, and labor standards and corporate social responsibility in global value chains.

Meng Xi is Associate Professor at College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, P.R. China. He received his Ph.D. in Management from Nanjing University, China. His primary research interests focus on employment relations, strategic leadership, strategic human resource management, and entrepreneurship.

Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu is Professor of Human Resource Management (HRM) and Chinese Studies at Monash Business School, Monash University. She received her PhD in the area of HRM from the University of Tasmania. Her research areas cover cross-culture management, especially HRM, and the impact of international business on HRM policies and practices.

Hong Liu is Professor at School of Business, Nanjing University, China. He received a PhD degree in management science and engineering from Wuhan University of Technology. His research areas include human resource management, and organizational change.