Research at International Business and Management Sample publications by faculty members Yao, J., Li, H., Zhang, Z.-X., & Brett, J. (in press). Information exchange in negotiations: Trust level, trust radius, and harmony concern in East Asia versus West. Academy of Management Journal. Liang, Y., Chen, T., Asante, E. A., Yan, M., Deng, J., & Lam, W. (2025). An identity threat appraisal framework explaining distinct reactions to active-and passive-aggressive abusive supervision. Journal of Management. Asante, E. A., Gyensare, M. A., El Bouzidi, L., & Twumasi, E. (2025). An employee–employer relationship gone bad? Examining the double‐edged effect of psychological contract violation on employees’ helping behaviors. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 64(1), 103-124. Liu, Z., Zhou, K., & Wang, J. (2025). How narcissism, promotion criteria, and empowering leadership jointly influence creativity through diverse information searching: An expectancy perspective. Human Relations, 78(2), 223-246. Liu, X., Derfler-Rozin, R., Mao, J. Y., Schaubroeck, J. M., & Zhou, Q. (2024). Unraveling mentors’ positive and negative reactions to protégés’ taking charge. Journal of Management. Liu, X., Mao, J. Y., Ni, D., Quan, J., & Zheng, X. (2024). The impacts of supervisor support on employee service performance: A change perspective. Journal of Service Research. Zhou, J., Liu, W., & Li, J. (2024). Performance implications of a corporate political strategy in Chinese firms: State versus market logics in different institutional settings. Long Range Planning, 57(3), 102439. Venkataramani, V., Derfler-Rozin, R., Liu, X., & Mao, J. Y. (2024). Keep off my turf! Low-status managers’ territoriality as a response to employees’ novel ideas. Organization Science, 35(4), 1224-1250. Huang, K. G., Jia, N., & Ge, Y. (2024). Forced to innovate? Consequences of United States’ anti-dumping sanctions on innovations of Chinese exporters. Research Policy, 53(1), 104899. Guan, Y., Jiang, D., Wu, C., Deng, H., Su, S., Buchtel, E. E., & Chen, S. X. (2024). Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction. American Psychologist, 79(2), 268-284. Deng, H., Guan, Y., Zhou, X., Li, Y., Cai, D., Li, N., & Liu, B. (2024). The “double-edged sword” effects of career support mentoring on newcomer turnover: How and when it helps or hurts. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(7), 1094-1114. Wang, J., Kim, T. Y., Bateman, T. S., Jiang, Y., & Tang, G. (2024). A paradox theory lens on proactivity, individual ambidexterity, and creativity: An empirical look. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 45(6), 896-911. Yang, X., Zhou, X., & Cao, C. (2023). Remaking the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Under pressure to reinvent itself, the CAS should concentrate on managing large-scale research infrastructures. Science, 379(6629), 240-243. Guo, L., Mao, J. Y., Huang, Q., & Zhang, G. (2022). Polishing followers’ future work selves! The critical roles of leader future orientation and vision communication. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 137, 103746. Liu, X., Mao, J. Y., Zheng, X., Ni, D., & Harms, P. D. (2022). When and why narcissism leads to taking charge? The roles of coworker narcissism and employee comparative identity. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 95(4), 758-787. Cao, C. (2021). Trying for the best of both worlds. Nature, 593(7860), S28-S28. Li, P. P., Prashantham, S., Zhou, A. J., & Zhou, S. S. (2021). Compositional springboarding and EMNE evolution. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(4), 754-766. Zhu, Y., Chen, T., Wang, J., Wang, M., Johnson, R. E., & Jin, Y. (2021). How critical activities within COVID-19 intensive care units increase nurses’ daily occupational calling. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(1), 4-14. Research awards & achievements Research grants: Pingping Fu, Humanistic leadership: Construct, influence mechanism and theory building, NSFC-General Scheme, 2024-2027 Jim Mao, Satisfying leader feelings of control at the expense of employee autonomy: A systematic research on leader online territorial behavior, NSFC-Young Scientist Scheme, 2024-2026 Jim Mao, A multilevel research on leader relationship-based territorial behavior and team, leader, and employee creativity, Ministry of Education-Youth Scheme, 2022-2025 Abby Zhou, The influence of mentoring on career development of new employees in hospitality industry, NSFC-Young Scientist Scheme, 2023-2025 Zhijing Zhu, Research on original innovation and key technology research mechanism of enterprises in Zhejiang and China, Provincial Soft Science Programme, 2021-2022 Jie Wang, Cultural diversity and team creativity: A moderated mediation model integrating informational benefits and social costs, NSFC-Young Scientist Scheme, 2020-2022 Research awards: Jie Wang, Ningbo Excellent Natural Science Paper, 2021 Cong Cao, First prize of the 16th Ningbo Excellent Achievement Award of Philosophy and Social Sciences, 2019
Yao, J., Li, H., Zhang, Z.-X., & Brett, J. (in press). Information exchange in negotiations: Trust level, trust radius, and harmony concern in East Asia versus West. Academy of Management Journal. Liang, Y., Chen, T., Asante, E. A., Yan, M., Deng, J., & Lam, W. (2025). An identity threat appraisal framework explaining distinct reactions to active-and passive-aggressive abusive supervision. Journal of Management. Asante, E. A., Gyensare, M. A., El Bouzidi, L., & Twumasi, E. (2025). An employee–employer relationship gone bad? Examining the double‐edged effect of psychological contract violation on employees’ helping behaviors. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 64(1), 103-124. Liu, Z., Zhou, K., & Wang, J. (2025). How narcissism, promotion criteria, and empowering leadership jointly influence creativity through diverse information searching: An expectancy perspective. Human Relations, 78(2), 223-246. Liu, X., Derfler-Rozin, R., Mao, J. Y., Schaubroeck, J. M., & Zhou, Q. (2024). Unraveling mentors’ positive and negative reactions to protégés’ taking charge. Journal of Management. Liu, X., Mao, J. Y., Ni, D., Quan, J., & Zheng, X. (2024). The impacts of supervisor support on employee service performance: A change perspective. Journal of Service Research. Zhou, J., Liu, W., & Li, J. (2024). Performance implications of a corporate political strategy in Chinese firms: State versus market logics in different institutional settings. Long Range Planning, 57(3), 102439. Venkataramani, V., Derfler-Rozin, R., Liu, X., & Mao, J. Y. (2024). Keep off my turf! Low-status managers’ territoriality as a response to employees’ novel ideas. Organization Science, 35(4), 1224-1250. Huang, K. G., Jia, N., & Ge, Y. (2024). Forced to innovate? Consequences of United States’ anti-dumping sanctions on innovations of Chinese exporters. Research Policy, 53(1), 104899. Guan, Y., Jiang, D., Wu, C., Deng, H., Su, S., Buchtel, E. E., & Chen, S. X. (2024). Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction. American Psychologist, 79(2), 268-284. Deng, H., Guan, Y., Zhou, X., Li, Y., Cai, D., Li, N., & Liu, B. (2024). The “double-edged sword” effects of career support mentoring on newcomer turnover: How and when it helps or hurts. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(7), 1094-1114. Wang, J., Kim, T. Y., Bateman, T. S., Jiang, Y., & Tang, G. (2024). A paradox theory lens on proactivity, individual ambidexterity, and creativity: An empirical look. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 45(6), 896-911. Yang, X., Zhou, X., & Cao, C. (2023). Remaking the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Under pressure to reinvent itself, the CAS should concentrate on managing large-scale research infrastructures. Science, 379(6629), 240-243. Guo, L., Mao, J. Y., Huang, Q., & Zhang, G. (2022). Polishing followers’ future work selves! The critical roles of leader future orientation and vision communication. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 137, 103746. Liu, X., Mao, J. Y., Zheng, X., Ni, D., & Harms, P. D. (2022). When and why narcissism leads to taking charge? The roles of coworker narcissism and employee comparative identity. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 95(4), 758-787. Cao, C. (2021). Trying for the best of both worlds. Nature, 593(7860), S28-S28. Li, P. P., Prashantham, S., Zhou, A. J., & Zhou, S. S. (2021). Compositional springboarding and EMNE evolution. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(4), 754-766. Zhu, Y., Chen, T., Wang, J., Wang, M., Johnson, R. E., & Jin, Y. (2021). How critical activities within COVID-19 intensive care units increase nurses’ daily occupational calling. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(1), 4-14.
Research grants: Pingping Fu, Humanistic leadership: Construct, influence mechanism and theory building, NSFC-General Scheme, 2024-2027 Jim Mao, Satisfying leader feelings of control at the expense of employee autonomy: A systematic research on leader online territorial behavior, NSFC-Young Scientist Scheme, 2024-2026 Jim Mao, A multilevel research on leader relationship-based territorial behavior and team, leader, and employee creativity, Ministry of Education-Youth Scheme, 2022-2025 Abby Zhou, The influence of mentoring on career development of new employees in hospitality industry, NSFC-Young Scientist Scheme, 2023-2025 Zhijing Zhu, Research on original innovation and key technology research mechanism of enterprises in Zhejiang and China, Provincial Soft Science Programme, 2021-2022 Jie Wang, Cultural diversity and team creativity: A moderated mediation model integrating informational benefits and social costs, NSFC-Young Scientist Scheme, 2020-2022 Research awards: Jie Wang, Ningbo Excellent Natural Science Paper, 2021 Cong Cao, First prize of the 16th Ningbo Excellent Achievement Award of Philosophy and Social Sciences, 2019