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Prof. HUANG, Guohua (Emily)

Associate Professor
Director, Master of Human Resources Management
Management Discipline
Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems

mnhgh@hkbu.edu.hk
3411 2155
WLB709
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7780-7409
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Dr. Huang, Guohua (Emily) (PhD, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) is an associate professor in the Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems at the Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research primarily examines individual and team responses to stress and uncertainty in the workplace. Some specific research interests include job insecurity, mindfulness and self-regulation, multiple jobholding and human resrouces development. Her work has been published at leading journals in management field such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management. Additionally, she has served as an associate editor and editorial board member for several journals.

Dr. Huang teaches courses in organizational behavior and human resources, such as Learning and Development, Social Psychology, and Human Resources Management Research and Consultancy, at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Furthermore, she actively works with PhD and DBA students as an academic advisor and dissertation supervisor.

  • Stress and uncertainty at the workplace, Job insecurity
  • Mindfulness and self-regulations in organizations
  • Group and team process
  • Multiple jobholding and side hustling 
  • Learning and development in organizations

  • Human Resources Management
  • Learning and Development
  • Social Psychology
  • Human Resources Management Research and Consultancy

Ph.D., The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, School of Business and Management, 2007

Employee Side-Hustle–Primary-Job Boundary Management: A Construal Level Theory Perspective.

Huang, G., Yu, B., Vaulont, M., Lee, C, 2026. Academy of Management

Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Job Insecurity: How A Boundaryless Mindset Shapes Its Influence on Territoriality and Job Search
Chen, X., Lee, C. &Huang, G. E.,Jul 2025. Academy of Management
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
Navigating Employment Uncertainty: The Dynamic Impact of Side Hustle Stability on Full-Time Job Insecurity in the Gig Economy

Gan, L.,Huang, E. G.& Law, K. S. Academy of Management
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Investigating How Side Hustles Buffer the Negative Impact of Full-Time Job Insecurity on Rumination

Gan, L.,Huang, E. G., Law, K. S. & Chen, X. 2024. Academy of Management
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

The affect-proactive performance link and its reciprocal process: A hedonic contingency theory perspective

Peng, K. Z. &Huang, G. E.,Mar 2024,In:Asia Pacific Journal of Management.41,1,p. 171–19121 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

The Black Sheep in Hospitality Organizations: How and When Coworker Service Sabotage Hinders Employee Service Creativity

Lyu, Y., Zhu, H.,Huang, E. G.&Chen, Y.,2 Jan 2024,In:International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.36,1,p. 312-32817 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Not just for newcomers: Organizational socialization, employee adjustment and experience, and growth in organization-based self-esteem

Gardner, D. G.,Huang, G.-H., Pierce, J. L., Niu, X. & Lee, C.,1 Sept 2022,In:Human Resource Development Quarterly.33,3,p. 297-31923 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

CEO consideration of future consequences, TMT promotive voice and firm innovation: An Attentional View

Wei, L., Liang, J.,Huang, G. E., Cheung, S. &Chang, S.,Aug 2022.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Why Do Middle Managers Leave? Middle Managers' Trust in Supervisors and Turnover Intention

Wong, H. &Huang, G. E., Academy of Management
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

How Does the Overqualified Employee Become a Leader? A Dual-strategy Model

Yu, B., Li, Y., Law, K. S. &Huang, G. E.,Jul 2021. Academy of Management
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Job Insecurity and Discretionary Behaviours at Work: A Discrete Emotions Perspective

Huang, E. G., Yu, B. & Lee, C.,16 Apr 2021,Emotion and Proactivity at Work: Prospects and Dialogues.Peng, K. Z. & Wu, C.-H. (eds.).1st ed.Bristol, UK:Bristol University Press,p. 147-17024 p.
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Job insecurity, commitment and proactivity towards the organization and one's career: Age as a condition

Huang, G. H., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X. & Long, L.,Apr 2021,In:Human Resource Management Journal.31,2,p. 532-55221 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Managing Organizational Change in Hong Kong: The Role of Human Resource Management for Success

Ng, V. M. T., Cheng, D. K. H.,Huang, E. G.& Young, M. N.,Oct 2020,Transformational HRM Practices for Hong Kong .Tsui, A. P. Y. & Wong, W. K. P. (eds.).1st ed.Hong Kong:Hong Kong University Press,p. 191-21121 p.
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Does being mindful make people more creative at work? The role of creative process engagement and perceived leader humility

Cheung, S. S. Y.,Huang, G. E.,Chang, S.&Wei, L.,Jul 2020,In:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.159,p. 39-4810 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Should I stay or should I go? understanding employees’ decisions to leave after mergers in Hong Kong’s banking industry

Ng, V. M. T.,Huang, G. E.& Young, M.,1 Dec 2019,In:Asia Pacific Journal of Management.36,4,p. 1023-105129 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

 
Job insecurity, knowledge hiding, and team outcomes

Huang, G. E., Lee, C., De Stobbeleir, K. & Wang, L.,Aug 2019. Academy of Management
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

To buy or to grow learning goal-oriented employees? Examining a dynamic moderated mediation model that links employees’ learning goal orientation, creative self-efficacy, perceived workplace support, and employee creativity

Wong, M. N.,Chang, S.,Huang, G. E.& Cheung, S. S. Y.,Jun 2019. 
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Working with Emotionally Intelligent People: I am ‘Energized to’ be More Proactive

Peng, K. Z.,Huang, G. E.& Wong, C. S.,1 Aug 2018.Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings).
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Job Insecurity and the Changing Workplace: Recent Developments and the Future Trends in Job Insecurity Research

Lee, C.,Huang, G. H.& Ashford, S. J.,Jan 2018,In:Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior.5,p. 335-35925 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Job Insecurity, Commitment to Organization and Career, and Pro-organizational, Pro-career behaviors: the Young versus the Old

Huang, G. E., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Zhou, J., Lee, C. & Long, L.,Aug 2017.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Deviance and exit: The organizational costs of job insecurity and moral disengagement

Huang, G.-H., Wellman, N., Ashford, S. J., Lee, C. & Wang, L.,Jan 2017,In:Journal of Applied Psychology.102,1,p. 26-4217 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

The benefits of being holey: The nature and effects of employees' leadership ego-networks

Wellman, N., Schinoff, B.,Huang, G. E.& Niu, X. P.,Aug 2016.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Asian researchers should be more critical: The example of testing mediators using time-lagged data

Law, K. S., Wong, C. S., Yan, M. &Huang, G.,1 Jun 2016,In:Asia Pacific Journal of Management.33,2,p. 319-34123 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Organization-Based Self-Esteem, Psychological Contract Fulfillment, and Perceived Employment Opportunities: A Test of Self-Regulatory Theory

Gardner, D. G.,Huang, G. H., Niu, X., Pierce, J. L. & Lee, C.,1 Nov 2015,In:Human Resource Management.54,6,p. 933-95321 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Does supervisor trust in subordinates matter? The role of followers’ organization-based self-esteem and narcissism

Gardner, D.,Huang, G., Pierceu, J. & Lee, C.,Jun 2015,p. 56-57.2 p.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper

Authentic Leadership and Employee Outcomes: Examining Mediating Effects

YEUNG, C. T.,Huang, E. G., SNAPE, E. & Zhu, L.,1 Jan 2015,Academy of Management Proceedings 2015.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2015, no. 1).
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Application of analytic tools for theory testing in organizational behavior research

Law, K. K. S.,Huang, G.& Hui, C.,Dec 2014,Proceedings of World Business, Finance and Management Conference.
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding

Why groups engage in collective deviance? The role of unethical leadership

Huang, G.& Yan, M. N.,Aug 2014,Academy of Management Proceedings 2014.Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings).
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding

Job insecurity and employee deviance: A social-cognitive theory explanation

Huang, G., Wu, L., Wellman, N., Ashford, S. J. & Lee, C.,May 2014.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper

Reducing job insecurity and increasing performance ratings: Does impression management matter?

Huang, G. H., Zhao, H. H., Niu, X. Y., Ashford, S. J. & Lee, C.,2013,In:Journal of Applied Psychology.98,5,p. 852-86211 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Can counterproductive work behavior be shared in groups? a study of construct validation

Chen, H.,Huang, G.& Snape, E. J.,Dec 2012.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper

Longitudinal effects of job insecurity on employee outcomes: The moderating role of emotional intelligence and the leader-member exchange

Cheng, T.,Huang, G. H., Lee, C. & Ren, X.,Sept 2012,In:Asia Pacific Journal of Management.29,3,p. 709-72820 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Differentiating cognitive and affective job insecurity: Antecedents and outcomes

Huang, G.-H., Niu, X., Lee, C. & Ashford, S. J.,Aug 2012,In:Journal of Organizational Behavior.33,6,p. 752-76918 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Job insecurity in the Chinese context: A critical review

Huang, G. H., Zhao, H. H. & Lee, C.,31 May 2012,Handbook of Chinese Organizational Behavior: Integrating Theory, Research and Practice.Huang, X. & Bond, M. H. (eds.).Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.,p. 343-35614 p.
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Reducing Affective Job Insecurity: How Can I Impress You?

Huang, G. H., Niu, X., Zhao, H. H., Song, K. & Lee, C.,15 Aug 2011.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

The role identity process in organizational socialization improvement: An interactionist perspective

Yan, M. N.,Huang, G.,Chen, Y.& Zhou, M.,Aug 2011.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper

The symbiosis of Yin/yang, a tale of two Asian cities on organizational architecture

Li, J.,Huang, G.,Chen, Y.& Tang, G.,Aug 2010.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper

Organization-based self-esteem, psychological contracts and perceived employment opportunities

Gardner, D. G.,Huang, G., Pierce, J. L., Niu, X. & Lee, C.,Aug 2010.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper

A study of the antecedents and outcomes of job insecurity: Differences between cognitive and affective job insecurity

Huang, G., Niu, X. Y., Ashford, S. J. & Lee, C.,Aug 2010.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper

Alternative methods assessing the emotional intelligence of Chinese respondents

Wong, C. S., Peng, K. Z. &Huang, G.,Jul 2010.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper

Affective Job Insecurity: A mediator of cognitive job insecurity and employee outcomes relationships

Huang, G. H., Lee, C., Ashford, S., Chen, Z. & Ren, X.,1 Apr 2010,In:International Studies of Management and Organization.40,1,p. 20-3920 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Paternalistic leadership and its impact on organizational effectiveness

Liu, Y., Zhang, J. &Huang, G.,Jan 2010,Proceedings, IFERA@China 2010 Family Business Forum : opportunities and challenges of family business (FBF 2010), Zhuhai, China, January 13-15, 2010.Academy Service Group Limited,p. 260-2667 p.
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding

The differential effects of general mental ability and emotional intelligence on academic performance and social interactions

Song, L. J.,Huang, G. H., Peng, K. Z., Law, K. S., Wong, C. S. & Chen, Z.,Jan 2010,In:Intelligence.38,1,p. 137-1437 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Organization-based self-esteem: Relationships with psychological contracts and perceived employment opportunities

Gardner, D. G.,HUANG, G. E., Pierce, J. L., Niu, X. & Lee, C.,2010.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

A Study of the Antecedents and Consequences of Ex post and Developmental I-deals in Chinese Context

Huang, G.& Niu, X.,11 Aug 2009.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

A study of the antecedents and consequences of C-JI and A-JI in a typical Chinese machine tool company

Niu, X. Y., Song, K., Lee, C. &Huang, G. H.,2009,2009 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering - 16th Annual Conference Proceedings, ICMSE 2009.p. 398-40710 p.5317417. (2009 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering - 16th Annual Conference Proceedings, ICMSE 2009).
Research output : Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

On the importance of conducting construct-level analysis for multidimensional constructs in theory development and testing

Wong, C.-S., Law, K. S. &Huang, G.-H.,Aug 2008,In:Journal of Management.34,4,p. 744-76421 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

The effects of emotional intelligence on job performance and life satisfaction for the research and development scientists in China

Law, K. S., Wong, C.-S.,Huang, G.-H.& Li, X.,Mar 2008,In:Asia Pacific Journal of Management.25,1,p. 51-6919 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Huang, G. (Principal Investigator), Lee, C., Vaulont, M. & Yu, B. (Co-Investigators) (2026-2028). What and How to Do the Hustles? A Construal Level Theory Perspective to Employee Side-Hustle–Primary-Job Boundary Management (Funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, # 12500126; Total Fund Awarded: HK$658,260).

朱宏(PI) 黄国华(CI)等，2023-01-01  至   2025-12-31，《中国服务业组织情境中组织非人性化对待的内涵、影响后果及作用机制：一项立足广东省服务业企业的追踪研究》。广东省自然科学基金面上项目, 项目号：2023A1515010650。

Huang, G. (Principal Investigator), Law, K.S. & Yan, M. (Co-Investigator) (2019-2022). Collective Misbehavior: The Causes and Consequences of Collective Organizational Deviance in Work Groups (Funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, #12502917; Total Fund Awarded: HK$524,000).

Huang, G. (PI) & Lee, C. (CI) (2017-2019). Job insecurity, Knowledge Sharing/Hiding, and Team Outcomes. (Funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, #12502917; Total Fund Awarded: HK$453,979).

Huang, G. (PI), Lee, C. (CI) & Wellman, E. (CI) (2014-2017). Being proactive when feeling insecure? The role of proactive personality on the relationships between job insecurity and employee voice, feedback seeking, political behavior, and leadership skill development (Funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, #12501014; Total Fund Awarded: HK$394,632).

Huang, G. (PI), Lee, C. (CI) & Wellman, E. (CI) (2011-2014). The effect of job insecurity on counterproductive work behavior: The mediating role of moral disengagement and moderating role of ethical climate and individual differences (Funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, #243311; Total Fund Awarded: HK$321,556).

Huang, G. (PI), & Lee, C. (CI). (2009-2012). A Process Model of Job Insecurity: The Mediating Role of Affective Job Insecurity. (Funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council #241709; Total Fund Awarded: HK$364,228).

  • School of Business Award for Outstanding Performance in Scholarly Work. School Of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University. Award to HUANG, Guohua Emily, 2015.
  • The Mike Pend Best Paper Award for 2011. Asia Pacific Journal Of Management. Award to Kenneth S. Law, Chi-Sum Wong, Guohua Huang, and Xiaoxuan Li

o   Huang, G., Lee, C, Vaulont, M, Yu, B. (2026).  Employee Side-Hustle–Primary-Job Boundary Management: A Construal Level Theory Perspective. Paper to be presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia.

o   Chen, X., Lee, C., Huang, G. (2025).  Job Insecurity: How A Boundaryless Mindset Shapes Its Influence on Territoriality and Job Search. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Copenhagen.

o   Yu, B., Huang, G., Lim, G. J. H. (2025).  Overqualified For a Job or Work Role? Objective Overqualification, Perceived Role Breadth, and Role-Based Perceived Overqualification. Paper presented at the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR), Xi’an China.

o   Gan, L., Huang, G., Law, K. (2024). Navigating Employment Uncertainty: The Dynamic Impact of Side Hustle Stability on Full-Time Job Insecurity in the Gig Economy. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Chicago.

o   Gan, L., Huang, G., Law, K. (2024). Investigating How Side Hustles Buffer the Negative Impact of Full-Time Job Insecurity on Rumination. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Chicago.

o   Wei, L., Liang, J., Huang, G., Cheung, S., and Chang, S. (2022). CEO consideration of future consequences, TMT promotive voice and firm innovation: An Attentional View. Paper presented at the British Academy of Management conference, Manchester, UK.

o   Yu, B., Li, Y., Law, K., and Huang G. (2021). How Does the Overqualified Employee Become a Leader? A Dual-strategy Model. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (Virtual, Aug. 2021).

o   Wong S., and Huang G. (2021). Why Do Middle Managers Leave? Middle Managers' Trust in Supervisors and Turnover Intention. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (Virtual, Aug. 2021).

o   Huang G., Lee, C., and Wang L. (2019). Job insecurity, knowledge hiding, and team outcomes Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Boston. Aug. 2019.

o   Peng, Z., Huang, G., and Wong, C.S. (2018). Working with Emotionally Intelligent People: I am ‘Energized to’ be More Proactive. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Chicago. Aug. 2018.

o   Huang G., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Zhou, J. and Lee, C. (2017). Job Insecurity, Commitment to Organization and Career, and Pro-organizational, Pro-career behaviors: the Young versus the Old. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta. Aug. 2017. 

o   Wellman, N., Schinoff, B., Huang, G., & Niu, X. Y. (2016). The benefits of being holey: The nature and effects of employees' leadership ego-networks. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim.

o   Yeung, W., Huang, G., Snape, E., & Zhu, L. (2015). Authentic Leadership and Employee Outcomes: Examining Mediating Effects. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, Canada. Aug. 2015.

o   Gardner, D. G., Huang, G., Pierce, J. L., & Lee, C. (2015). Does Supervisor Trust In Subordinates Matter? The Role of Followers’ Organization-based Self-esteem and Narcissism. Paper presented at the Asia Academy of Management Conference, Hong Kong.

o   Law, K.S., Hui, C., & Huang, G. (2014, December).  Application of analytic tools for theory testing in organizational behaviour research.  Paper presented at the World Business, Finance and Management Conference, New Zealand.  Best paper award in Management.

o   Huang, G. & Yan, M. (2014). Why Groups Engage in Collective Deviance?  The Role of Unethical Leadership. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, US. Aug. 2014.

o   Huang, G., Wu. L., Wellman, E., Ashford, S., and Lee, C. (2014). Job Insecurity and Employee Deviance: A Social-Cognitive Theory Explanation. Paper presented at the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Hawaii, US. May, 2014.

o   Huang, G., Wu, L.Z., Wellman, N. & Lee, C. (2013). Job Insecurity and Workplace Deviance: The Role of Moral Disengagement and Hostile Attribution Style.  Paper presented at the International Academy of Management and Business.  April 17-19, 2013.

o   Huang, G., Niu, X., Zhao, H., Song, K., and Lee, C. (2011). Reducing Affective Job Insecurity: How Can I Impress You? Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, US. Aug. 2011.

o   Yan, M., Huang, G., Chen, Y., and Zhou, M. (2011). The Role Identity Process in Organizational Socialization Improvement: An Interactionist Perspective. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, US. Aug. 2011.

o   Gardner, D. G., Huang, G., Pierce, J. L., Niu, X., & Lee, C. (2010). Organization-based self-esteem, psychological contracts and perceived employment opportunities. Best Papers Proceedings, Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, 2010.

o   Huang, G., Niu, X., Ashford, S., & Lee, C. (2010). A study of the antecedents and Outcomes of job insecurity: Differences between Cognitive and Affective Job Insecurity. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Montreal, August 2010.

o   Li, J., Huang, G., Tang, G. and Chen, Y. (2010). The Yin/Yang Symbiosis in Organizational Change and Design, A Tale of Two Asian Cities. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Montreal, August 2010.

o   Huang, G., Niu, X. (2009). A Study of the Antecedents and Consequences of Ex post and Developmental I-deals in Chinese Context. Paper Presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, Aug. 2009.

o   Huang, G., Cheng, T., Lee, C., Chen, Z, & Ren, X. (2009). Longitudinal Effects of Organizational Uncertainty on Employee Outcomes: Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Supervisor-Member Relationship Quality. Paper presented at the 11th European Congress of Psychology, Oslo, Jul. 2009.

Huang, G., Lee, C., Ashford, S., Chen, Z, & Ren, X. (2008). The Mediating Role of Emotional Job Insecurity between Cognitive Job Insecurity and Employee Outcomes and the Moderating Role of Guanxi in the Chinese Context. Paper presented at the Asia Academy of Management Conference, Taipei.

  • Senior Editor: Asia-Pacific Journal of Management (2022-2025)