Publications by Prof. Dr. Xinhua Zhang

Selected Recent Publications and Presentations (after 1990’s)

Books Published  

1. Theories and Practices of Change Management and Knowledge Creation, Hong Kong Wenhui Publishing House, 2008  
2. China’s Path towards Sustainability, Hong Kong Wenhui Publishing House, 2008  
3. Sustainability Management of Agriculture and Food Industries in China, Shanghai Peoples’ Publishing House, 2008  
4. Leadership in China, DaimlerChrysler Corporate University, 2006, Stuttgart, Germany  
5. Reflections and Gumption, Hong Kong Wenhui Publishing House, 2005  
6. Information Security: Threats and Strategies, Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2003  
7. A General Knowledge Base for Popular Reading, People’s Cultural Publishing House of Shanghai, 2003  
8. Organizational Learning and Knowledge Creation (Ed.), Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2002   
9. Organizational Learning in Chinese Companies, Lixing Publishing House, 1996  
10. Introduction to Information Sciences, Hong Kong Commercial Publishing House, 1992  
11. An Outline Research to the Theoretical Schools of Information Science, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Publishing House, 1995  
12. Canada’s China Policy and Canada-China Relations to 1989, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, 1992  
13. Informational Functions of Cities and Social/Economic Development, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, 1993  
14. Research on the Development Strategy of Hydrogen Car in China (Ed.), Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, 2004

Selected Academic Papers Published  

1. Conceptual Framework of Knowledge Management in Government, UN Website, 2008  
2. National Security Strategy in the Information Age, International Relations Study, No. 4, Jan. 2007  
3. Energy Environment and China’s Strategy for Auto Development, Auto Culture, Shanghai Jiaotong University Publishing House, September, 2007  
4. Business Innovation and Development Strategy against the Background of Globalization, in Sixteen Topics of Chinese Economy, Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House, Dec. 2006  
5. Paradigm of International Relations in the Information age, International Relations Study, No.3, Dec. 2006  
6. The Making of Social Development Model for Sustainability with Chinese Characteristics under the Guidance of Scientific Thinking, Studies on Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping Theories, Feb., 2006  
7. Theoretical Exploration to the Domains of Cyber Legislation, Studies on Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping Theories, Sep.-Oct., 2005  
8. The Paradox of Network Development and Its Implications to National Security, Studies on Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping Theories, June 2005  
9. Energy Security and Energy Revolution: Implications for China, Social Observer, September 2004  
10. International Dimensions of China’s Energy Dilemma, Jiefan Daily, October 23, 2004  
11. Scientific Thinking of Development for Sustainability, Social Observer, August 2004  
12. Rise of the Info-sphere and Strategic Environment of the Information Age, Librarianship and Information Science, July 2003  
13. Special Features and Development Trends of Information Security, Librarianship and Information service, March 2003  
14. Interpreting the Information Revolution: Reflections on the Politics of Information, Studies on Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping Theories, June 2002  
15. Corporate Transformation and Organizational Learning: the People’s Republic of China, the Davidson Institute, the University of Michigan Business School, 2000  
16. Organizational Learning in Chinese Companies, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Nov.. 1999  
17. Research on the Nature, Characteristics and Development trends of the Information Era,  Academic Quarterly, April 1995  
18. Theoretical Reflections on Knowledge Economy, Academic Quarterly, August 1998  
19. Paradigm Shift of International Politics in the Information Age, International Observers, June 1998  
20. Social and Cultural Consequences of the Development of Information Technology, Digest of Academic Studies, March 1998  
21. On the Explicit Theory of Organizational Learning, Academic Quarterly, Jan. 1999  
22. Organizational Learning and Knowledge Creation for High-tech Transformation, Academic Quarterly, Jan. 2001  
23. Series Papers on International Strategic Studies, Jiefan Daily, 1993-1994  
24. Organizational Learning and Knowledge Creation: A Broad Road of Reform for Chinese Organizations, Preface to the Chinese Edition of the book “Organizational Learning and Knowledge Creation”, Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2002  
25. Knowledge Society and Life-long Learning, The Journal of Life Long Learning, 2003  
26. Eco-Agriculture and the Building Up of the Comfortable Society in China, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, November 2003  
27. State-of-the-art survey of Chinese literature on multilateralism and the United Nations system, United Nations University, 2000, Tokyo  
28. On the building up of new socialist culture on the basis of traditional Chinese culture         
29. Corporate culture and the adoption of new information technology        
30. On the functions of social sciences and their input to policy-making                  
31. On the functions and ways of participation of soft science in government policy-making  
32. New scientific approaches for decision-making (monograph co-author)  

Major Research Projects Accomplished  

1. UN Online Training Courses on Knowledge Management in Government Organizations, entrusted by the Social and Economic Council of the United Nations and accomplished in 2008   
2. Managing Sustainability in China: A Research and Training Program for Chinese Administrators and Business Leaders, entrusted by Rosa Luxemburg Foundation of Germany and accomplished in 2008  
3. Designing and Institutionalizing the Chinese Executive Development Program, entrusted by Rosa Luxemburg Foundation of Germany and accomplished in 2006  
4. Theories. Mechanism and Practices of Knowledge Creation and the Building up of a Learning Society and Innovative Country, national key research project accomplished March 2006  
5. Research on the Building-up of a Comprehensive System of Indicators for Sustainable Development, 2006  
6. Information Security, Internet Governance and Cyber Legislation for China, national key research project accomplished in October 2002  
7. Development of Global Network Financing and Implications for Financial Development of Weak Economies-----Opportunities, Challenges and Policy Recommendations for China, research project accomplished for Alan F. Kay & Hezel Henserson Foundation of Social Innovation, October 2001  
8. Research on the Building up of Technological Platform for Information Security in Shanghai, 2003   
9. International Governance of Network Financing and Security Precautions of Financial Network, research project accomplished in 2002  
10. Research on the Legislative Framework of Regulation for Information Security in Shanghai, 2003  
11. Strategic Study on Informatization and the Development of Internet in China, research project accomplished in 2003  
12. Auto Market Projections and Development Strategy of Hydrogen Automobiles in China, research project accomplished in 2004   
13. Papers Presented at Major International Conferences as Keynote Speeches  
14. Business Opportunities and Challenges in China under Global Financil Crisis for European (Belgium) Companies, Keynote speech presented at CreaWal, Louvain-la-Neux, Belgium, Nov. 18, 2008  
15. China as a global player: performance and challenges of state regulation (especially under the global financial crisis), keynote speech presented at the Berlin International Workshop on Visible Hands, Berlin, Germany, Nov.21-23, 2008  
16. Theoretical Underpinnings of Urbanization under Globalization, speech made at Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Berlin, Nov.26, 2008  
17. Conceptual Framework of Knowledge Management in Government, a keynote speech made at Capacity-building Workshop on Back Office Management for e/m-Government in Asia and the Pacific Region, sponsored by UN Social and Economic Commission, May, 2008  
18. The Building–up of a Harmonious Society in China and Implications for Foreign Companies, Lecture to the Belgian Government Sponsored International Executive Development Learning Group, at China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong, April, 2008  
19. Governance Structure and Sustainability Management of Eco-agriculture and Food Safety in China, keynote speech at BioFach China 2008 (International Organic Trade Fair & Conference), May, 2008  
20. Social and Cultural Implications of Globalization on Shanghai’s Emergence as a Global City, May, 2007, The Globalism Institute and the Global Cities Institute, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia  
21. Shanghai as a Platform for Global Business Expansion——How the World Resumes Its Progress from Shanghai? May, 2007, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT, Melborne, Australia  
22. Governance of the Chinese Society under the Chinese Political System (Chinese Political Culture), University of Georgia, May, 2006, USA  
23. Conflict Resolution from the Chinese Perspectives, California University at Berkeley, July, 2006 USA  
24. Problems and Challenges Facing the Chinese System and Leadership and Trends of System Reform and Political/Economic Prospects of the Fourth Generation of Chinese Leadership, Lecture to the Swedien Government Sponsored International Executive Development Learning Group, Nov. 2006  
25. Paradigm Shift of Contemporary International Relations and China’s National Strategy for the 21st Century, keynote speech at the International Conference on China and the World: Opportunities and Challenges, Nov. 2006, Beijing  
26. Theoretical and Strategic Framework of the Building up of a Harmonious Society with Chinese Characteristics, keynote speech at the International Conference on Social Development Models of the Early 21st Century, October 2005, Beijing  
27. Understanding and Coping with Political, Legal, Economic and Business Environments in China, Two-day Lecture and Learning seminar for DaimlerChrysler Executives, October, 2005  
28. Globalization, Informatization, Inequality and Cross-cultural Reflections, presentation at the Fourth International Conference of Asian Scholars, August 2005, Shanghai  
29. Common Challenges and Common Prospects: Socialism and Capitalism at the Turning of the Century, keynote speech at the International Conference on Socialism and Capitalism for the 21st Century, August 2004, Beijing  
30. Globalization and Social Cohesion, speech made at OECD Policy Forum of 2003, May, 2003, Paris  
31. Sustaining China’s Economic Development, Dinner Speech addressed to the Journalist Group from Europe on the celebration of opening of BMW-Brilliance, May 21, 2004 in Shanghai  
32. New Vision of Cycle Economy and Eco-agriculture, keynote speech at Kunming Forum, April 10, 2005  
33. Measuring and Implementing the Unmeasurables: the Integration of Economic, Social and Environmental Indicators for Sustainability in China, presentation at the First International Conference on New Indicators of Sustainable Development, October 2003, Curitiba, Brasil  
34. Cultural Facilitation for Knowledge-based Development, keynote speech at the International Workshop on Cultural Infrastructure for Knowledge-based Development Sponsored by the Presidential Commission on Policy Planning, Republic of Korea, November 28-29, 2002, Seoul  
35. Organizational Learning and Knowledge in the Private Sectors in China and Priorities for Future Research, presentation at the International Workshop on Knowledge for the 21st Century, November 2001, Berlin Germany  
36. From e-Government to Knowledge Management: Prospects of Knowledge Management for Public Governance in China, presentation at the UN Asia-Pacific Urban Informatization Conference, August 2005, Shanghai  
37. International Strategic Dimensions of Energy Security and Social/Institutional Conditions for the Development of Hydrogen Economy, keynote speech at All China Symposium on Hydrogen Technology Development, November 2005, Shanghai  
38. Automobility and Suburbanization for China’s Social Development: Prospects and Strategy,
39. Keynote Speech at the International Auto Forum of Jiating, Shanghai, August 10, 2004  
40. Reading Chinese Statistics: The Integration of Economic, Social and Environmental Indicators for Sustainability in China, presentation at the International Workshop on Development Strategy of Hydrogen Car in China, March 2004, Shanghai  
41. Energy Security Situation in China and Its Energy Security Strategy, presentation at the International Workshop on Development Strategy of Hydrogen Car in China, March 2004, Shanghai  
42. Organizational Learning instead of Shock Therapy, 55th Symposium of American Management Academy, 1999?, Vancouver  
43. Managing Global Opportunities, Lecture given to Daimler-Chrysler top managers (Level I executives) in colaboration with Harvard Business School, Feb. 1999, Singapore  
44. Series of teaching courses and public lectures on various major and frontier topics of management, social development and strategy/policy.