Updated Nov 2015

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Jane (Yuting) Zhuang
PhD Candidate
PHONE: Office: +64 (3) 479 8133
Cell: +64 21 0837 4618
Linkedin: Yuting Jane Zhuang
E-MAIL: jane.zhuang@otago.ac.nz
POSTAL ADDRESS: 133 Balmacewen Road, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
EDUCATION
2013 Commenced PhD in Management, University of Otago (UO) (Target thesis
submission in April 2016)
2011 Master of Commerce in Management with distinction, UO
2007 Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce majoring in International Business with
credit, UO
2005 Bachelor of Commerce majoring in International Business, UO
2002 Higher School Certificate, Rangitoto College, Auckland
2001 High School Certificate, Xiamen Foreign Language School, China
MASTER’S THESIS
“Grounded in Heritage: An Exploration of Traditional Cultural Clusters in China – The Case
of the Jingdezhen Porcelain Cluster”
PUBLICATIONS
• Zhuang, Y. 2007, Business Ethics, Culture & Sustainable Development: Corruption
Rates, Religions & Living Standards, Otago Management Graduate Review, vol.5,
pp.69-84.
CONFERENCES
• Attendee and volunteer, Doctoral Workshop, 29th
Annual Conference of the Australia
and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), 2-4 December, 2015,
Queenstown, New Zealand.
• Presenter and first author, “The Everlasting Fire: How the 2200-year-old Jingdezhen
Porcelain Cluster (China) Survived Changing Policies through 500 Imperial Reigns”,
Regional Studies Association China Conference, 25-27 November, 2015, Hangzhou,

2. China
• Attendee, TCI Cluster Network, 3-6 November, 2015, Daegu, Korea.
• Presenter and first author, “Take the Road Less Travelled – Calling for a Joint
Discovery in the Economics of the Blue and White Ware”, International Seminar on
Jingdezhen Ceramics & Strategy of ‘One Belt, One Road’ (the Silk Road Economic
Belt and the 21st
Century Maritime Silk Road)”, 20-21 October, 2015, Jingdezhen,
China (with Conference Proceedings)
• Presenter and first author, “The Teaching of Chinese History – Longitudinal Research
on Jingdezhen Porcelain Cluster”, The Academic Forum: Anthropology Research on
Jingdezhen Traditional Porcelain craft’s Revival and Reform, 21-22 September, 2015,
Beijing, China (with Conference Proceedings)
• Presenter and first author, “Longitudinal Research on Historical Cultural Clusters –
How Can Industrial Heritage Contribute to the Development of Cluster Policies?”,
Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography 2015, 19-23 August, 2015,
Oxford, UK
• First author, “Building Grounded Theory Methodology Constructs in Social
Phenomena Research – A Theoretical Discussion”, the 28th
ANZAM Conference, 3-5
December, 2014, Sydney, Australia
• Presenter and sole author, “What About the Rooster?”, Postgraduate Three Minute
Thesis Presentation, Business Annual Research Colloquium 22 September, 2014,
Dunedin, New Zealand
• Presenter and first author, “The Teachings of Chinese History – How Chinese History
Brings New Perspectives to Current Cluster Research”, the Sixth IACMR Conference,
18-22 June, 2014, Beijing, China (with Digital Conference Proceedings)
• Presenter and first author, “The Role of Government in Jingdezhen Porcelain Cluster
Development”, 31st
Pan-Pacific Conference, 2-5 June, 2014, Sakai City, Osaka, Japan
(with Digital Conference Proceedings)
• First author, “The Triple Helix of Government, Education and Cluster Development”,
27th
Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, 4-6
December, 2013, Tasmania, Australia
• Presenter and first author, “Grounded in Heritage: The Case of the Jingdezhen (China)
Porcelain Cluster”, Paper presented at Postgraduate Colloquium, 15 October, 2013,
School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
• Presenter and first author, “Grounded in Heritage – An Exploration of Traditional
Cultural Clusters in China”, Academy of International Business Southeast Asia
Regional Conference, 6-8 December, 2012, Xiamen, China (with Conference
Proceedings)
• First author, "In-Depth Analysis of a Traditional Cultural Cluster through Grounded
Theory: The Case of the Jingdezhen (China) Porcelain Cluster", Decision Science
Institute 42th Annual Meeting, Boston, USA, 19-22 November, 2011
• Presenter and first author, “How Do You Know it is Workable? Sit, Stand and Walk
the Theories”, IACMR Research Methods Workshop, 24-27 July, 2011, Xiamen,
China
• First author, "The Contribution of Traditional Clusters in Contemporary Cluster
Development Research - The Case of Jingdezhen Porcelain Industry", 28th Annual
Pan Pacific Conference, Daejeon, Korea, 26-29 May, 2011 (with Conference
Proceedings)
• First author, “Understanding National Corruption and Wellbeing Indices: The
Influence of Cultural and Religious Differences on Business Ethics and Sustainable

3. Development”, Pan Pacific Conference XXVI - Strategic Innovation through
Collaboration and Convergence, 1-3 June, 2009, Shenzhen, China (with Conference
Proceedings)
• Presenter and first author, “Confirmation of Cluster Theory through the Jingdezhen
Traditional Porcelain Cluster in China”, the Eleventh McGill International
Entrepreneurship Conference, 5-7 December, 2008, University of Otago, Dunedin,
New Zealand (with Digital Conference Proceedings)
SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT AWARDS
• University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship, 2013-2016
• Conference Bursary, Regional Studies Association China Conference, 25-27
November, 2015, Hangzhou, China
• Conference Grant, International Seminar on Jingdezhen Ceramics & Strategy of ‘One
Belt, One Road’, 20-21 September, 2015, Jingdezhen, China
• Conference Grant, The Academic Forum: Anthropology Research on Jingdezhen
Traditional Porcelain Craft’s Revival and Reform, 2015, 21-22 September, Beijing,
China
• Student Grant, The Sixth IACMR Conference, 18-22 June, 2014, Beijing, China
ACADEMIC SERVICES
• Reviewer, the Seventh Biennial IACMR Conference, 15-19 June, 2016, Hangzhou,
China
• Reviewer, 2015 British Academy of Management, 08-10 September 2015, University
of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
• Reviewer, Academy of International Business 2015 Annual Meeting, 27-30 June,
2015, Bengaluru, India
• Session Chair, 31st Pan-Pacific Conference, 2-5 June, 2014, Sakai City, Osaka, Japan
• Reviewer, 2014 Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, 23-26 June,
2014, Vancouver, Canada
• Reviewer, the Sixth IACMR Conference, 18-22 June, 2014, Beijing, China
• Reviewer, the Fifth Biennial IACMR Conference, June 20-24, 2012, Hong Kong
ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS
• Member, Pan-Pacific Business Association (PPBA), USA, 2009 - now
• Member, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM),
Australia 2011 - now
• Member, International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR),
Beijing, China, 2011 - now
• Member, Academy of International Business (AIB), East Lansing, USA, 2012 - now
• Member, Regional Studies Association, UK, 2015 - now
NON-ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS
• Member, Southern Heritage Trust, NZ, 2013 - now
• Member, Dunedin Host, NZ, 2013 - now
• Member, Dunedin-Shanghai Association, NZ, 2013 - now
ACADAMIC CAREER & LEADERSHIP

4. • Guest Lecturer, MANT332, Management Department, UO (17 July 2015)
• Deliver a guest lecture: “Empirical cluster research” to help students
understand Porter’s Competitive Advantage of Nations and cluster theory
• Tutor, BSNS105, Management Department, UO (2014 S2, 2015 S1)
• Help students to improve their presentation skills and analytical skills in first
year management study, teach them how to write business reports; to assist
them in preparing for final examination
• Lecturer, SQA HND program of International College, Xiamen University (China)
(2010 -2012)
o Papers delivered include: Exporting, Global Business Organization, Financing
International Trade, Sources of Export Assistance, Marketing: An
Introduction; International Marketing, World Economy, Information and
Communication Technology; and dissertations - GU1, GU2, GU3 for Finance,
Accounting and Global Trade and Business majors
o Head of supervision team of GU2 for Global Trade and Business major;
lecture on dissertation writing format and requirements; design the marking
schedules; organize supervision meeting; responsible for external verification
organized by SQA head office from Scotland, UK
o Supervising Class GTB2008, GTB 2009, and FINC2010; take care of both
academic performance and university life; co-work with administrators in
student related administrative work, such as enrolment and class attendance
rate.
o Promote Xiamen University SQA HND program in high schools
o Participate in organizing Alumni Ball as a member of the Alumni committee;
organize graduation balls and student functions
o Financial Services Team Leader, International College, Xiamen University
(China), 2011
• Tutor, MANT217, Management Department, UO (2008 S2, 2009 S1)
o Evaluate case study presentation, help students to improve their presentation
skills and analytical skills in international business management
• The Division of Commerce Masters Rep, Graduate Student Research Liaison
Committee (2008)
o Represent masters’ students from Commerce Division to participate in the
committee meeting, and contribute in the committee by providing meeting
agendas and participate in discussion
• Class Representative, MART206, UO (2003)
o Act as a mediator between the students and the lecturer, and attend class rep
meeting in Marketing department
• Chair, the Student Association of Xiamen Foreign Language School (2000-2001)
o Organizing events, host weekly student association meeting, monitoring
campus events, communicate between students and school managerial board
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
• Director, Planitperfect and Amazingrace Ltd (2013-2014)
o Team management, resource management, decoration design, and event
management.
• Director and Wedding Planner, Agape Media and Culture Ltd (2012-2013)
o Team management, resource management, decoration design, and event

5. management.
• Account Manager, Chinese Christian Books & Gifts (2007-2008)
o Look after daily operation, account management, inventory control, customer
services, ordering, international freight, and banking
• Shop Manager, Baldwin Street Tourist Shop (2006)
o Inventory control, customer services, ordering, products display, and cleaning
• President, the Seed Christian Fellowship (2005)
o Interpersonal management, small group management, vision setting, meeting
agenda collection, assign jobs to different division
REFEREES
André Everett
Professor, Management Department
Otago School of Business
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
Phone: 64-3-479 7371
Fax: 64-3-479 8173
Email: andre.everett@otago.ac.nz
Tara Duncan
Lecturer, Tourism Department
Otago School of Business
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
Phone: 64-3-479 3486
Email: tara.duncan@otago.ac.nz