Dongli Zhang

Dongli Zhang, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Information, Technology, and Operations at the Gabelli School of Business. She earned her Ph.D. in 2009 from the Supply Chain and Operations Department at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Her research interests include quality management, process improvement, operations strategy, and supply chain management. Zhang’s work has been published in leading academic journals such as Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, International Journal of Production Economics, and European Journal of Innovation Management, among others.

• Ph.D.: Operations and Management Science, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
• Master's: Management Science and Engineering, Fudan University, China
• Bachelor's: Management Science, Fudan University, China

• Apply behavioral/organizational theories to operations management
• Quality management/Process improvement
• Six Sigma/Lean
• Supply chain management
• Methodologies in empirical research/statistics

• Luo, C., Zhang, D., Linderman, K., Ni, J. Shared Goals and Vision in Supply Chain: A Mediation Model of Prevention-oriented Practices and Compliance-Oriented Practices. Forthcoming at European Journal of Innovation Management.
• Zhang, D., Raghupathi, W., Raghupathi, V. 2024. Exploring the Effects of Greenhouse Gases and Particulate Emissions on Quality of Life: A Country-Level Empirical Study. Climate, 12(11): 176.
• Zhang, D., Raghupathi, W., Raghupathi, V. 2024. Exploring the Association Between Climate Change and Human Development: A Visual Analytics Study. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 14(4):368-395.
• Munmun, M., Zhang, D., Luo, C. 2024. Peer-to-Peer Lending Performance Improvement: Learn from Lean Principles, International Journal of Business and Management, 19(1):101-115.
• Pirson, M., Zhang, D. 2019. Survival of the Misfittest - Stakeholder Enactment as Performance Buffer for Contingency Misfits, American Journal of Management, 19(2): 72-86.
• Luo, C., Zhang, D., Luo B., Ge, J. 2017. Ambidextrous Strategy and Firm Performance: The Moderating Effects of Organizational Slack and Organizational Life Cycle, Business and Management Studies, 3(4): 1-11.
• Luo, B., Luo, C., Ge, J., Zhang, D. 2016. The Moderating Effects of Slack on the Relationship between Ambidextrous Strategy and Performance: Evidence from High-tech Firms in China, Journal of Business Economics and Management, 17(5): 734-748.
• Zhang, D., Linderman, K., Schroeder, R. G. 2014. Customizing Quality Management Practices: A Conceptual and Measurement Framework, Decision Sciences, 45(1): 81-114.
• Zhang, D., Linderman, K., Schroeder, R. G. 2014. Does the Rationale for Implementing Quality Management Practices Matter? Quality Management Journal, 21(2): 65-77.
• Zhang, D., Wu, J. 2014. Achieving Successful Business in China: Assessing the Changing Chinese Culture, Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 15(4): 307-323.
• Zhang, D., Wu, J. 2014. The Focus of Quality Management Practices: A National Culture Perspective, International Journal of Business and Management, 9(2): 91-102.
• Wu, J., Zhang, D. 2013. Analyzing the Effectiveness of Quality Management Practices in China, International Journal of Production Economics, 144(1): 281-289.
• Zhang, D. 2013. The Revival of Vertical Integration: Strategic Choice and Performance Influences. Journal of Management and Strategy, 4(1): 1-14.
• Zhang, D., Linderman, K., Schroeder, R. G. 2012. The Moderating Role of Contextual Factors on Quality Management Practices. Journal of Operations Management, 30(1):12-23.
• Wu, J., Zhang, D., Schroeder, R. 2011. Customization of Quality Practices: The Impact of Quality Culture. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 28(3): 263-279.
• Schroeder, R. G., Linderman, K., Zhang, D. 2005. Evolution of Quality: First Fifty Issues of Production and Operations Management. Production and Operations Management, 14(4): 468-481.