Ao Zhou (Ollie)

How Workplace Incivility Unfolds in Groups over Time

Ollie Zhou, PhD student in Human Resources and Employment Relations

Office: PhD space, Level 1, Rutherford House, Pipitea campus, Wellington 6011

Supervisors: Dr Geoff Plimmer & A/Prof Arun Elias

Profile

After obtaining her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations, Ollie is continuing her academic studies in the same domain. She is particularly passionate about various labour and workplace issues. Her Master’s thesis is about Chinese labour NGOs and the rights of migrant workers. At present, she is studying uncivil behaviours at the workplace of public sectors based in New Zealand. Ollie has been tutoring in the Wellington School of Business and Government since 2020.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Management, majoring in Industrial Relations, China University of Labour Relations

Master of Commerce (Merit) in HRIR, Victoria University of Wellington

Research interests

Workplace incivility; System thinking; Labour rights; Labour NGOs.

Publications

Zhou, A., & Blumenfeld, S. B. (2023). From hutong to horizon: a study of the transformation of labour NGOs in China. Employee Relations: The International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-01-2023-0051

Yan, L., Plimmer, G., & Zhou, A. (2023). Gendered executive headhunting with Chinese characteristics. Gender, Work & Organization.
https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.13067