Alex Zhang

Alex Zhang serves as a Teaching Fellow at the School of Organisations, Systems and People within the Faculty of Business & Law at the University of Portsmouth. Her teaching portfolio spans multiple academic levels including Level 4 Managing People in Organisations (MAPIO), Level 5 Human Resources for the Professional, People Resourcing and Talent Management, Level 6 Strategic and Comparative Human Resource Management, and Level 7 Human Resource Management Research Methods, alongside dissertation supervision responsibilities.

Her research concentrates on Human Resources Management, Professional Identity, Institutional Theory, Institutional Logics, Sensemaking, and Health Care Management, with significant contributions to UN Sustainable Development Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). Her work examines how institutional frameworks shape professional identities and HR practices, particularly within healthcare contexts where organizational culture intersects with talent management.

Dr. Zhang's 2021 publication "Hospital Human Resource Management and Culture" demonstrates her focus on healthcare management systems, analyzing how institutional logics influence HR practices in hospital settings. Her research consistently applies sensemaking frameworks to understand professional identity formation within complex organizational environments, revealing patterns in talent management strategies across institutional boundaries.

She actively supervises student dissertations at the University of Portsmouth, guiding research in human resource management and organizational behavior. Her academic profile connects with scholars working on Professional Identity, Personnel Management, and Institutional Theory through collaborative research networks.