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Personal profile
Dr. Xiaoyan (Christiana) Liang is an Assistant Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU), and an Adjunct Lecturer of Central Queensland University (CQUniversity), Australia. She completed her PhD at Monash University in 2017, and has extensive teaching experiences in subjects ranging from business ethics, leadership practices and principles, managerial communication, human resource management (HRM), innovation, critical thinking and managerial decision-making and international HRM. Her research areas include Sustainable HRM, business ethics, CSR, corporate volunteer management and leadership. She has published in journals such as Asia Pacific Journal of Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Personnel Review, Journal of Global Information Management, Nonprofit Management and Leadership and others. She has authored four book chapters in Employee voice at work, Contemporary Work and the Future of Employment in Developed Societies and Contemporary HRM Issues in the 21st Century. Apart from her academic life, Dr. Liang has extensive experience in consultancy and executive education, having worked as Session Chair of international conferences such as the Australia China Youth Dialogue, the Australian New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, and a frequent invited speaker for programs such as the International Scholar Laureate Program (ISLP), and the Australia China Entrepreneur Dialogue (ACED). She was also the invited keynote speaker for the 2021 HR Excellence Conference: The Future of Work and HR organized by the European Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai. Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=enuser=D7yrtU4AAAAJ
Research interests
CSR and ethics
Leadership
Sustainable HRM
Volunteer and nonprofit management
Experience
Lecturer, Central Queensland University (2018-2020) Melbourne, Australia
Teaching Associate and lecturer, Monash University (2016-2018)
Keynote speaker on the topic of Reimagining the Post-Pandemic HRM in Shanghai, 2021 HR Excellence Conference: The Future of Work and HR
Session Chair on Cultural Exchange in the We-media Era, the Australia China Youth Dialogue, 2018
Co-facilitator on Business Fundamentals for the National Native Title Council, the Native Title Operations and Management Training (NTOMT)
Invited Presenter on Business Education in Australia, for the International Scholar Laureate Program (ISLP) 2019
Invited Presenter on Adaptive Leadership for the Australia China Entrepreneur Dialogue (ACED) 2019
Teaching
SMO206 International Employment Relations
BUS422 Doing Business with Chinese Companies and Consumers
SMO301 Employee Rewards
Innovation and Sustainable Business Development (CQUniversity, Australia)
Management and Business Context (CQUniversity, Australia)
International Human Resource Management (CQUniversity, Australia)
Managing Human Resources (CQUniversity, Australia)
Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision Making (CQUniversity, Australia)
Leadership Principles and Practices (Monash Australia)
Business Ethics in a Global Environment (Monash Australia)
Introduction to Management (Monash, Australia)
Awards and honours
Winner Of 2014 ANZ Future Leader Award
Best Oral Presenter for the 8th Victorian Chinese PhD Students and Young Scholars Research Symposium 2014
Third prize for 2014 Monash University “Rant against racism” competition
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD. Monash University, 2014-2017
M.A. Shanghai International Studies University, 2009-2012
B.A Central South University, 2005-2009
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Algorithmic HRM: A comparative study of the experiences of low skilled versus high skilled platform workers
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Managing the tensions in uncertain times: A paradox approach to sustainable HRM in China
15/04/21 → 1/01/24
Project: Other
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Exploring nonprofit perspectives on CSR: The emergence of retail corporate volunteerism
Liang, X., St John, J., Zheng, J. & Zhang, X., Jul 2024, In: Nonprofit Management and Leadership.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How does ethical leadership influence nurses’ job performance? Learning goal orientation as a mediator and co-worker support as a moderator
Zhang, C., Xiao, Q., Liang, X., Klarin, A. & Liu, L., Jun 2024, In: Nursing Ethics. 31, 4, p. 406-419 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Intent to Stay of Chinese Agency Workers in the Information Technology Outsourcing Industry
Zhang, X., Liang, X. & Xiao, Q., 2 Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Manpower.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustainable human resource management: the perspectives of Italian human resource managers
Liang, X., Taddei, M. & Xiao, Q., May 2024, In: International Journal of Human Resource Management. 35, 11, p. 2029-2056 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
The impact of different components of HRM strength on employee burnout: a two-wave study
Xiao, Q. & Liang, X., 24 Jun 2024, In: Chinese Management Studies. 18, 4, p. 1065-1084 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Sustainable HRM
Xiaoyan Liang (Speaker)
17 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Algorithmic human resource management practices and their consequences: Platform workers’ experiences
Xiaoyan Liang (Speaker)
5 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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European Group for Organizational Studies (External organisation)
Xiaoyan Liang (Chair)
1 Jul 2024 → 1 Jul 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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HR Strategy Development for Laerdal's Overseas Expansion into Malaysia
Xiaoyan Liang (Consultant)
1 Jul 2024 → 31 Aug 2024Activity: Consultancy
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Navigating the Digital Frontier: A study of Physicians’ Algorithmic Management Experiences in Internet Hospitals and Implications for HRM
Xiaoyan Liang (Supervisor)
15 Jun 2024 → 31 Aug 2024Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project