Dr James Zhang

Ph.D

Contact Details

Assistant Professor
E: Deju.Zhang@UniversityofGalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

D. James Zhang is an Assistant Professor in Supply Chain Management in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics at University of Galway. James obtained his PhD from the Faculty of Economics and Business, the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. His dissertation mainly involves social network analysis in the auditing context. Before joining the University of Galway, he completed a postdoc project in Supply Chain Management, with a focus on disruption management in supply networks, in the group Operations, Planning, Accounting and Control (OPAC), the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands. Accordingly, his research mainly involves network analysis in the supply-chain context. His research has appeared in the ABS journal such as International Journal of Production EconomicsAuditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, among others. His research has been accepted for presentation in different conferences, including European Operations Management Association (EUroMA), Production and Operational Management Society (POMS) conference, American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting, European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Congress, among others. He also received a reviewer award for Organization and Management Theory (OMT) division, Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting. His teaching interests are mainly related to Supply Chain Management.

Research Interests

Supply Chain Management; Organizational Networks

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2023) 'Does auditor resilience mitigate the effects of multiple team memberships on quality threatening behaviors?'
Zhang, D. J. and Veltrop, D. B., Hooghiemstra, R. B. H. and Rink, F. (2023) 'Does auditor resilience mitigate the effects of multiple team memberships on quality threatening behaviors?'. Auditing-A Journal Of Practice & Theory, 42 (4):179-203 [Details]
(2020) 'Exploring the structure of digital literacy competence assessed using authentic software applications'
Reichert, F., Zhang, D. J. and Law, N. W. Y., Wong, G. K. W. and de la Torre, J. (2020) 'Exploring the structure of digital literacy competence assessed using authentic software applications'. Educational Technology Research & Development, 68 :2991-3013 [Details]

Working Paper

  Year Publication
(2023) Network Structure and Auditor Compensation: Evidence from a Small World Bipartite Network.
Zhang, D. J., Hooghiemstra, R. B. H., Rink, F. and Veltrop, D. B. (2023) Network Structure and Auditor Compensation: Evidence from a Small World Bipartite Network. SSRN Working Paper [Details]
(2021) Assessing Disruption Propagation Through Supply Networks: The Case of 737MAX and the Boeing-Airbus Duopoly.
Zhang, D. J., de Koning, D., Dabadghao, S., and Udenio M. (2021) Assessing Disruption Propagation Through Supply Networks: The Case of 737MAX and the Boeing-Airbus Duopoly. SSRN Working Paper [Details]

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) Postdoc & University Researcher 16-AUG-21 / 31-MAR-24

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2022 University of Groningen PhD Management

Teaching Interests

Supply Chain Management

Head of Management

Contact Management

Cathy Melia

Discipline Administrator

Management@universityofgalway.ie

Room: CA 318

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