Dr Xiaoni Ren
Senior Lecturer in HRM (Teaching and Scholarship)
Cardiff School of Management
Overview
Dr Xiaoni Ren is a senior lecturer in Human Resource Management (HRM) and the MSc HRM Programme Director at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She has over 15 years experience of lecturing on the subject of HRM and international business-related subjects in both China and the UK. After she obtained her PhD degree in HRM at Cardiff Business School of Cardiff University in 2010 she worked at the University of Gloucestershire until August 2014 as a Lecturer in HRM, then the course leader for the MSc HRM course, and finally a senior lecturer in HRM. Between 2003 and 2006 she was a bilingual lecturer in business and HRM and the course leader for the HND programme at Sichuan University in China. She obtained her Masters degree in International Business and Management at Sheffield Business School in 2001.
Before moving into higher education, Dr Ren had accumulated considerable commercial experience in private sector organisations such as United Parcel Services (London). In addition, she has extensive experience of oral and written language translation and interpretation (English to Mandarin Chinese and vice versa) in a wide range of contexts.
Research Publications
Talent resourcing in a global corporation: a critical evaluation of diversity in recruitment
Ren, X. & Clarke, A., Jun 2024, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Flexible working during the COVID-19 pandemic: gains and strains in a Chinese state-owned organisation
Ren, X. & Xu, H., 10 May 2023, In: Journal of Asia Business Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emotional labour
Ren, X., 23 Feb 2023, Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Second Edition. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 91-92 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
An investigation of the current recruitment practices and their implications for diversity and inclusion in a private sector organisation
Ren, X. & Clarke, A., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Flexible working during the Covid-19 pandemic: gains and strains in a Chinese state-owned organisation
Ren, X. & Xu, H., 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Balancing academia and family life: The gendered strains and struggles between the UK and China compared
Ren, X. & Caudle, D. J., 21 Feb 2020, In: Gender in Management. 35, 2, p. 141-165 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gender, Agency and Career: a comparative study of British and Chinese academics’ strategies in balancing work and life
Ren, X. & Caudle, D., 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Exploiting women’s aesthetic labour to fly high in the Chinese airline Industry
Ren, X., 7 Aug 2017, In: Gender in Management. 32, 6, p. 386-403 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploiting women’s aesthetic labour to fly high in the Chinese airline industry
Ren, X., 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
‘The sexist truth about China’s booming aviation industry’, The Conversation, October 2015.
Ren, X., 2015Research output: Other contribution