Carrie Zhang, Assistant Professor (Ph.D Supervisor)


 

Office:  4F, Building N                                                                 

Tel.:      8590-2537                                                                       

E-mail: carriezhang@cityu.edu.mo

                                                                                                                                              

Academic Qualification:                                                                               

Doctor Degree                    Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Master Degree                    MS in Hotel Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Master Degree                    MS in Management Information Systems, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Bachelor Degree                 BBA, Henan Agricultural University 

 

Working Experience                                                                             

From 2023/08 to Present                City University of Macau, Assistant Professor

From 2020/08 to 2023/07               University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Graduate Research Assistant; Part-time Instructor

From 2018/08 to 2020/05               University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Graduate Teaching Assistant

 

Teaching Area

Research Method

Principles of Management

Principles of Economics

Strategic Management

Tourism Law

Organizational Behavior

 

Research Area                                                                               

Online review websites

  • Advertising
  • Word-of-mouth

Technology and innovation

  • Service robots
  • Employment replacement

Organizational ethical behaviors

  • Workplace sexual harassment
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
 
Professional Certification and Awards

2025.05, Best Paper Award, 2025 Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education

2023.04, 25th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum, 2nd Place Podium Presentation – Session K

2023.01, Best Paper Nomination, 28th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism

2023.05, Certification in Advanced Hospitality Tourism Analytics (CAHTA), CoStar Group
            

 

Academic Publication

Journal Paper

  • Zhang, Y. C., Shum, C.*, & Manoharan, A. (2026). Woke washing won't work: The effects of inclusive cues on online employee review sites on job seekers' application intentions. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 113, Article 104414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104414 (SSCI)
  • Zhang, Y. C., & Shum, C.*(2025). Synthesizing MeToo: A meta-analysis of workplace sexual harassment in hospitality and tourism. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 37(6), 2135-2152. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-10-2024-1483 (SSCI)
  • Zhang, Y. C.*, Shum, C., & Belarmino, A. (2025).  Organizational responses to online employee reviews: A mixed-method research. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 125, Article 104003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.104003 (SSCI; Corresponding author)
  • Lin, B., Zhang, Y. C.*, & Lee, W. (2025). Tourists' perceptions of proximity tourism: Insights from sentiment analysis and fsQCA. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 49, Article 100848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2024.100848 (SSCI; Corresponding author)
  • Zhang, Y. C., Zemke, D. M., Belarmino, A.*, & Shum, C. (2024). Comparing the antecedents of manager's and employee's job satisfaction in the housekeeping department. International Hospitality Review. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1108/IHR-06-2023-0034
  • Zhang, Y., Shum, C., & Belarmino, A.* (2023). "Best employers": The impacts of employee reviews and employer awards on job seekers' application intentions. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 64(3), 298-306. https://doi.org/10.1177/19389655221130741 (SSCI)
 
Book Chapter 
  • Shum, C., Ghosh, A., Zhang, Y., & Chiu, Y. (2023). Age diversity in hospitality. In A. Manoharan, J. M. Madera, & M. Singal (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of diversity, equity, and inclusion management in the hospitality industry. Routledge.

 

Conference Paper

  • Zhang, Y. C., Shum, C., & Manoharan, A. (2025, May 27-30). Woke washing won't work: The effects of inclusive cues on online employee review sites on job seekers' application intentions [Paper presentation]. 2025 Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ApacCHRIE), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  • Yang, H. & Zhang, Y. C. (2025, May 9-11). How celebrity attachment and film and television attributes affect travel behavior (名人依恋和影视属性如何影响旅游行为) [Paper presentation]. The 2nd International Early-Career Researcher Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Macau, China.
  • Lin, B., & Zhang, Y. C. (2024, May 24-26). Unpacking tourist gaze in heritage hotels using text-mining of online reviews [Paper presentation]. 2024 Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ApacChHRIE), Seoul, South Korea.
  • Zhang, Y., & Shum, C. (2023, April 15). The framing effects of in-flight workplace sexual harassment awareness campaigns on passengers' attitudes [Podium presentation]. 25th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum, Las Vegas, NV.
  • Zhang, Y., & Shum, C. (2023, February 16-18). Workplace sexual harassment in the hospitality industry: A meta-analytic review [Paper presentation]. 2023 West Federation of Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (WF-CHRIE), Las Vegas, NV.
  • Zhang, Y., Zemke, D. M. V., Belarmino, A., & Shum, C. (2023, February 16-18). Managers and employees: Comparing the antecedents of job satisfaction in the same department [Paper presentation]. 2023 West Federation of Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (WF-CHRIE), Las Vegas, NV.
  • Zhang, Y., & Belarmino, A. (2023, January 5-7). Mobile games and service empathy: An application of construal level theory [Paper presentation]. 28th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Orange, CA.
  • Zhang, Y., & Shum, C. (2022, August 3 -6). #MeToo? The moderating role of sexual harassment experience on readers' reactions to online sexual harassment complaints [Paper presentation]. 2022 International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE), Washington, D.C.
  • Zhang, Y., & Shum, C. (2022, February 10-12). Third-parties' reactions to supervisor sexual harassment complaints on online employee reviews: Insights from deontic justice [Poster presentation]. 2022 West Federation of Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (WF-CHRIE), virtual conference.
  • Zhang, Y., Belarmino, A., & Shum, C. (2022, January 7-8). An examination of managerial responses to online employee reviews: Understanding the impact on job seekers [Paper presentation]. 27th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, virtual conference.
  • Zhang, Y., & Shum, C. (2021, February 18-20). Why employees write online employee reviews: Insights from the theory of planned behavior [Poster presentation]. 2021 West Federation of Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (WF-CHRIE), virtual conference.
  • Zhang, Y., Belarmino, A., & Shum, C. (2021, January 7-9). The impact of employee-generated reviews and best employer awards on job-seekers' application intentions [Paper presentation]. 26th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, virtual conference.
  • Zhang, Y., & Erdem, M. (2020, January 3-5). An exploratory study on examining generational differences in digital service encounters [Poster presentation]. 25th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Las Vegas, NV.
  • Peffers, K., & Zhang, Y. (2019, June 4-6). Modular design theory frame and demonstration for market segmentation of the firm's internal IT help customers [Poster presentation]. 14th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST), Worcester, MA.

 

Research Project

  • Study on the image perception of overseas Chinese cultural tourism destination in Fujian Province and the optimization mechanism of tourism to Min (福建省华侨文化旅游目的地形象感知与赴闵旅游优化机制研究) (Participant, 2025 Fujian Province Social Science Federation)
  • Study on tourist experience optimization and residents' happiness in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area under the background of smart tourism (智慧旅遊背景下粵港澳大灣區遊客體驗優化和居民幸福感研究) (Participant, 2025 Macao Foundation)
  • Research on the theory and practice of the United Front (統戰理論與實踐研究) (Participant, 2024 Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities)
  • Digital technology assistance on Beijing museum immersive interactive experience building (數字技術助力北京博物館沉浸式互動體驗建設研究) (Participant, 2023 Beijing Academy of Social Sciences)

 

Ad Hoc Journal Reviewer

  • International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • Tourism Management
  • Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology
  • Psychology & Marketing
  • Tourism Review
  • Journal of Destination Marketing & Management

 

Conference Papaer Reviewer

  • Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism
  • International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE)
  • West Federation of Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (WF-CHRIE)