Hao Zhao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Management Lally School of Management and Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street, Pitts 2120 Troy, New York 12180 Phone: 518-276-6818 Fax: 518-276-8661 E-mail: zhaoh@rpi.edu
Education Ph.D. Human Resource Management (2006), University of Illinois at Chicago, USA M.A.  Human Resource Management (2001), Renmin University of China        Exchange  Nordic Studies (1999 - 2000), University of Turku, Turku, Finland B.A.  International Economics (1998), Renmin University of China
Selected Honors Best Reviewer Award, Journal of Business Venturing, 2011 Emerald Citations of Excellence Award for High Impact Papers, 2011 Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management conference, 2010 & 2003 Exemplar Researcher, Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference, Entrepreneurship Division of AOM, 2009 Junior Faculty Research Award, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2007 JSBM Editor' Choice/Office Depot Best Small Business Management Paper Award, Academy of Management, 2006 HR Division/SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grant Award, Academy of Management, 2005 Best Doctoral Student Paper Award, Southern Management Association, 2004
Research Interests People side of entrepreneurship Innovation and creativity Recruitment and selection Leadership Executive compensation
Peer-reviewed Journal Publications: Zhao, H. (forthcoming). Turning small business interns into applicants: The mediating role of perceived justice. Journal of Business Venturing. Zhao, H., & Liden, R. C. (2011). Internship: A Recruitment and Selection Perspective. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 221-229. Zhao, H., Seibert, S. E., & Lumpkin, G. T. (2010). The relationship of personality to entrepreneurial intentions and performance: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Management, 36, 381-404. Liden, R. C., Wayne, S. J., Zhao, H., & Henderson, D. (2008). Servant leadership: Development of a multidimensional measure and multilevel assessment. Leadership Quarterly, 19, 161-177. Zhao, H., Wayne, S. J., Glibkowski, B.C., & Bravo, J. (2007). The impact of psychological contract breach on work-related outcomes: A meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, 60, 647-680. Ling, Y., Zhao, H., & Baron, R. A. (2007). Influence of founder-CEOs' personal values on firm performance: Moderating effects of firm age and size. Journal of Management, 33, 673-696. Zhao, H. (2006). Expectations of recruiters and applicants in large cities of China. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 21, 459-475. Zhao, H. & Seibert, S. E. (2006). The Big Five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status: A meta-analytical review. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 259-271. Zhao, H., Seibert, S. E., & Hills, G. E. (2005). The mediating role of self-efficacy in the development of entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90, 1265-1272. Conference Presentations Zhao, H. (2010). Entrepreneurship Interns: Involvement, Justice and Intentions to Join. The Annual conference of Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada. Selected for the Best Paper Proceedings. Forbes, D., Zhao, H., Parhankangas, A., & Dimov, D. (2009). Taking stock of some emerging research on entrepreneurial behavior and the human body. Carey-Darden Entrepreneurship Scholars' Retreat, Baltimore, MD. Baron, R. A., & Zhao, H. (2008). Why some good entrepreneurs go bad? The Annual conference of Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. Yang, L., & Zhao, H. (2007). Intellectual property rights in the South and innovation rate in the North. The International Symposium on Management of Technology, Hangzhou, China. Marsh, J. S., & Zhao, H. (2007). What really determines post-acquisition executive compensation change? The Annual conference of Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA. Zhao, H., Seibert, S. E., & Lumpkin, G. T. (2006). A meta-analytic review of the dynamic role of personality in entrepreneurship. The Annual Conference of Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA. Zhao, H. (2006). Turning internships into job applications and job offers. The Annual Conference of Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA. Ling, Y., & Zhao, H. (2006). A contingent examination of CEO values' influence on corporate entrepreneurship and firm performance. The Annual Conference of Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA. Guo, L., Zhao, H., & Sclove, S. (2006). A three-component entrepreneurial career commitment and its consequences. The Annual Conference of Southern Management Association, Clearwater Beach, FL. Liden, R. C., Wayne, S. J., Zhao, H., & Henderson, D. (2005). Development of a multidimensional measure of servant leadership. The Annual Conference of Southern Management Association, Charleston, SC. Zhao, H. (2005). Mutual expectations between recruiters and applicants in large cities of China. The Annual Conference of Academy of Management, Honolulu, HI. Zhao, H., Wayne, S. J., Glibkowski, B., & Bravo, J. (2005). The impact of psychological contract breach on work related outcomes: A meta-analysis. The Annual Conference of Academy of Management, Honolulu, HI. Zhao, H., Liden, R. C., & Wayne, S. J. (2004). Understanding employees' resistance to sexual harassment program. The Annual Conference of Southern Management Association, San Antonio, TX. Winner of the Best Doctoral Student Paper Award. Zhao, H. (2004). Internship: An extended recruitment and selection process. The Annual Conference of Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA. Zhao, H. & Seibert, S. E. (2004). The Big Five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status: A meta-analytical review. The Annual Conference of Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA. Selected for the Best paper proceedings. Zhao, H., Seibert, S. E., & Hills, G. E. (2003). Entrepreneurial career intention: A self-efficacy based model. The Annual Conference of Academy of Management, Seattle, WA.
Teaching Experience: Organizational Behavior (Undergrad level) Creating and Managing an Enterprise (MBA level) Introduction to Technological Entrepreneurship (Undergrad level) Foundations of Management Thoughts (PhD level) Performance Management (EMBA level) Compensation and Reward System (Undergrad level) Human Resource Management (Undergrad level)
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Business Venturing Human Relations Frontier of Business Research in China Ad-Hoc Reviewer: Journal of Applied Psychology Academy of Management Journal Management Science Organization Science Journal of Management Journal of Business Venturing Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Human Relations Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology Small Business Economics Journal of Management Studies Journal of Managerial Psychology European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences Management and Organization Review Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Frontier of Business Research in China Research Grant, Knowledge Foundation, Sweden International Association for Chinese Management Research conference, 2008 Academy of Management conference, 2006-2007
Other Academic Experience: Facilitator, Academy of Management conference, 2006 Discussant, Southern Management Association conference, 2006
Institutional Services at RPI: Chair, China Task Force, Lally School Member, MBA/MS Program Recruitment Committee Member, Ph.D. Program Committee Judge, Wal-Mart Business Contest, RPI, 2011 Judge, Changing the World Contest, 2008 Judge, Undergraduate Research Forum, 2007
Professional Affiliation: Academy of Management (AOM) Southern Management Association (SMA) The International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR)
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