ZHAO Mengru

Affiliation
Institute of Business Sciences
Official title
Assistant Professor
Research fields
Management
Research keywords
Organizational Behavior
Online Community
Research projects
Exploring Cultural Dynamics in Online Communities: A Mixed-Methods Approach2026-04 -- 2029-03趙夢茹JSPS/若手研究
A Comprehensive Investigation of Dual Outcomes of Ethical Voice: A Multi-level Research2025-04 -- 2028-03張森JSPS/基盤研究(C)
Career history
2026-04 -- (current)University of Tsukuba・Institute of Business Sciences・Assistant Professor
2025-09 -- 2026-03Waseda University・Faculty of Commerce・Assistant Professor
2023-04 -- 2025-08Waseda University・Faculty of Commerce・Research Assistant
Academic background
2020-04 -- 2025-07Waseda University Graduate School of Commerce Doctoral Program (Commerce)
2018-04 -- 2020-03Waseda University Graduate School of Commerce Master's Program (Commerce)
Degree
2025-07Ph.D. (Commerce)Waseda University
Academic societies
2024-05 -- (current)組織学会
2023-06 -- (current)Academy of Management
2022-09 -- (current)Academy of International Business
Honors & Awards
2025-06Rising Star Award, 早稲田大学産業経営研究所
2023-11PhD Best Paper Award, The 39th Euro Asia Management Studies Association Annual Conference (EAMSA)
Articles
Conference, etc.
  • Toxic Environment, Silent Members: How Aggressive Culture Undermines Belonging Online
    Mengru Zhao; Zhang Sen
    The 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management/2026-07-31--2026-08-04
  • Too Direct to Endorse? Understanding Managerial Responses to Prohibitive Voice Directness
    Zhang Sen; Zhao Mengru
    The 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management/2026-07-31--2026-08-04
  • Same behavior, divergent responses: How gender shapes responses to coworkers’ unethical pro-organizational behavior
    Sen Zhang; Mengru Zhao
    21st Biennial Conference of the Eastern Academy of Management International (EAM-I)/2026-06
  • Too direct to endorse? Investigating managerial responses to direct prohibitive voice
    Sen Zhang; Mengru Zhao
    21st Biennial Conference of the Eastern Academy of Management International (EAM-I)/2026-06
  • Examining managerial responses to direct prohibitive voice
    Sen Zhang; Mengru Zhao
    産業組織心理学会第40回大会/2025-09
  • オンラインコミュニティにおける知識共有行動の促進要因に関する体系的考察
    Zhao Mengru; Zhang Sen
    産業組織心理学会第40回大会/2025-09
  • Fostering knowledge exchange in online communities: A cultural and psychological approach
    Mengru Zhao; Sen Zhang
    British Academy of Management 2025 Conference/2025-09
  • Gender shapes observers’ responses to coworkers’ unethical pro-organizational behavior
    Sen Zhang; Mengru Zhao
    The 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management/2025-07
  • Friend or foe: How online community culture shapes knowledge sharing through psychological safety
    Mengru Zhao; Sen Zhang
    The 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management/2025-07
  • Beyond good intentions: Investigating the negative consequences of direct prohibitive voice
    Sen Zhang; Mengru Zhao
    22nd European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology/2025-05
  • Building bridges or barriers? The role of community culture in online knowledge sharing
    Mengru Zhao; Sen Zhang
    2024 Academy of International Business (AIB) Asia Pacific Regional Conference/2024-12
  • The prohibitive voice dilemma: When direct prohibitive voice backfires and how LMX saves it?
    Sen Zhang; Mengru Zhao
    2024 Academy of International Business (AIB) Asia Pacific Regional Conference/2024-12
  • Unfamiliar paths to excellence: The role of team and task familiarity in Sake brewing innovation
    Zhang Sen; Yuan Hang; Zhao Mengru; Kim Donghoon; Hori...
    2025年度組織学会年次大会/2024-09
  • Team familiarity, task familiarity, and product innovation: Evidence from Japanese Sake brewing
    Sen Zhang; Hang Yuan; Mengru Zhao; Donghoon Kim; Keis...
    The 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management/2024-08
  • A Fault confessed is half redressed: The impact of deviant workplace behavior on proactive behavior
    Sen Zhang; Mengru Zhao
    The Journal of Management Studies Workshop - Japan/2024-05
  • From beneficial to harmful: The effects of voice endorsement on employee’s cyberloafing
    Sen Zhang; Mengru Zhao
    2023 Academy of International Business (AIB) Asia Pacific Regional Conference/2023-12
  • Measuring online community culture: Scale development and validation
    Mengru Zhao
    The 39th Euro Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA) Annual Conference/2023-11
  • The determinants of knowledge sharing in online communities: The role of community culture, personality and P-E fit
    ZHAO Mengru
    2022 Academy of International Business (AIB) Asia Pacific Regional Conference/2022-12
  • Knowledge sharing in online communities: Role of community culture and personality traits
    Mengru Zhao
    日本経営学会第96回全国大会/2022-09

(Last updated: 2026-04-14)