Dr. Guolei (Chris) Zhang
Biography
Discipline: Management.
Research Interests: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); Human Resource Management (HRM)
Degrees Earned
Ph.D. in Human Resource Management
MBA in Human Resource Management
BBA in Accounting
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses:
- Human Resource Management
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Recruitment & Selection
- Human Resource Planning
- Training & Development
- Negotiation and Conflict Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Organizational Theory
Graduate Courses:
- Talent Acquisition
- Organizational Theory and Strategic Management
- Negotiation and Conflict Management
- Decision Making for Managers
- Applied Business Research
Experience Qualifications
Academic Appointments:
2023 – To date: Assistant Professor of management. Mailyn Davis School of Business, University of Houston-Downtown
2021 – 2023: Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Lazaridis School of Business, Wilfrid Laurier University
Corporate Experiences:
Vice President, Human Resource – D-Mobile
Director, Human Resource – Carrefour Group
Manager, Human Resource – Unilever
Specialist, Human Resource – Coca-Cola
Certifications:
SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SCP)
Certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL)
More Information
After travelling the world for more than 10 years and working in human resources for a number of multinational companies, such as Coca-Cola and Unilever, Guolei (Chris) Zhang went back to school to pursue a Ph.D. in human resource management. Dr. Zhang specialized in talent management/acquisition, training and development, and diversity and inclusion as a human resource professional and continued this interest to his Ph.D. His primary research interest is diversity and inclusion. More specifically, his research explores how different stakeholders, such as management teams or employees, could together build a diversified and inclusive working environment. Prior to UHD, Dr. Zhang was Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University.