Faculty Members
Prof. Xu HUANG
Chair Professor in Management
Management Discipline
Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems
 | xuhuang@hkbu.edu.hk |
 | 3411 2131 |
 | WLB725 |
 | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3472-6822 |
 | Xu HUANG public CV |
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- Leadership, power, proactive and abnormal work behaviors
- Employee well-being, cross-cultural psychology
- Management issues in China
- Leadership
- Philosophy of science
- Behavioral sciences
- PhD, University of Groningen (the Netherlands)
- MA, Lancaster University (UK)
- Honors Diploma, Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
Challenges and Solutions in Publishing Phenomenon-Based Chinese Management Research in Top-Tier Journals: My JourneyChuang, A., Hsu, R. S., Ou, A. Y. &Huang, X.,Feb 2026,In:Management and Organization Review.22,1,p. 2-1312 p. |
Why Does Large Vertical Pay Dispersion Increase Turnover Among Both Employees and Senior Managers?Liu, J.,Huang, X., Dong, J., Xiao, J., Bamberger, P. A. &Lyu, J.,22 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print)In:Human Resource Management.19 p. |
Things We Do, Costs We Yet Don’t Know: Social Sharing as a Catalyst of Service SabotageXu, E., Ouyang, K.,Huang, X., Shaw, J. D. & Lam, L. W.,1 Oct 2025,In:Management and Organization Review.21,5,p. 889-91426 p. |
榜样与感染：父母身份认同增益职场母亲的工作动力陈乐妮,黄旭&许寒华,23 Sept 2025,In:心理科学进展.33,11,p. 1870-18901529 p. |
The Power of Calling: How Founder CEOs Drive Ambidexterity and Innovation in FirmsPan, J., Hmieleski, K. M., Ma, B., Lysova, E. I., Tang, Z. &Huang, X.,Nov 2025,In:Journal of Management Studies.62,7,p. 2898-293740 p. |
A Social Hierarchy Perspective on the Detrimental Effects of Leader–Member Exchange Differentiation on Team Functioning: Leader-Conferred Status Versus Member-Conferred StatusXu, J. (Co-first author),Xu, E.(Co-first author) &Huang, X.,Dec 2025,In:Personnel Psychology.78,4,p. 724-74320 p. |
How to Contain the Corruptive Force of Subordinate Managers’ Use of PowerHuang, X., Li, F.,Xu, E.& Fan, P.,1 Jul 2025,Academy of Management Proceedings 2025.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2025, no. 1). |
Valued or Sidelined? Exploring Supervisors’ Perception and Treatment of Elite-Educated NewcomersMa, L.,Xu, E.&Huang, X.,1 Jul 2025,Academy of Management Proceedings 2025.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2025, no. 1). |
Religious similarity in mergers and acquisitionsDai, Y.,Huang, X., Tan, W. & Yao, D.,Apr 2025,In:Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money.100,26 p., 102138. |
A dual cognitive pathway model of leadership influence on creativityChen, T.,Huang, X., Li, F., Wong, Y. Y. & Gröschke, D.,Mar 2025,In:Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.98,1,25 p., e70006. |
Passion ignites: Effect of expert worker passion on employee performance in knowledge worker teamsTang, Y., Pu, X.,Xu, E.,Huang, X., Zhang, G. & Xiao, J.,Feb 2025,In:Journal of Business Research.188,15 p., 115052. |
Rethinking the 20-Year Debate on Theoretical Contextualization in MORHuang, X.,Dec 2024,In:Management and Organization Review.20,6,p. 963-9675 p. |
The role of contextual voice efficacy on employee voice and silenceHuang, X., Wilkinson, A. & Barry, M.,Nov 2024,In:Human Resource Management Journal.34,4,p. 960-97415 p. |
Increased Help Breeds Ingrates: A Dynamic Perspective on Recipients’ Responses Toward Receiving HelpXu, E., Xu, J. &Huang, X.,1 Aug 2024,Academy of Management Proceedings 2024.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2024, no. 1). |
Employee Deep Learning and Surface Learning in the WorkplaceLi, C., Li, K.,Huang, X.& Dong, J.,1 Aug 2024,Academy of Management Proceedings 2024.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2024, no. 1). |
Vertical pay dispersion and turnover: the moderating role of high investment human resource systemsLiu, J., Xiao, J., Dong, J.,Lyu, J. J., Bamberger, P. A. &Huang, X.,20 Apr 2024. |
Higher-up Managers’ Behavioural Integrity and Subordinate Managers’ Use of PowerHUANG, X., Li, F. & Fan, P.,1 Aug 2023,Academy of Management Proceedings 2023.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2023, no. 1). |
Breaking Bad: Abusive Supervision of High Integrity LeadersXu, H., Cheng, B. H.,HUANG, X.& Zhou, Y.,1 Aug 2023,Academy of Management Proceedings 2023.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2023, no. 1). |
How serving helps leading: mediators between servant leadership and affective commitmentBai, M., Zheng, X.,Huang, X., Jing, T., Yu, C., Li, S. & Zhang, Z.,Jul 2023,In:Frontiers in Psychology.14, 1170490. |
Young and entitled? Early socialization with permissive parents mattersLIU, J., Chen, S.,XU, E., CHEN, L. &HUANG, X.,21 Apr 2023. |
Voice in Reaction to Being Envied: The Self-Esteem Mechanisms Under the Agency-Communion FrameworkYang, F., Liu, Z., Wang, H.,HUANG, X.& Guo, N.,1 Aug 2022,Academy of Management Proceedings 2022.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2022, no. 1). |
A Power-Dependency Explanation for When Narcissists are Ostracized or AppraisedXu, E., Ouyang, K. &Huang, X.,1 Aug 2019. |
The Prevalence of Ostracism, Hostility, and Harming OthersXu, H.,Huang, X.& Cheng, B.,14 Aug 2018. |
Fighting against Bribery: Ethical Value Change of Political Elites, Business Elites, or Together?Xu, J., Wong, M. N. &Huang, X.,1 Aug 2017,Academy of Management Proceedings 2017.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2017, no. 1). |
The shadow of the prince: Incumbents' coercive control over successors in family organizationsHuang, X., Chen, L. L.,Xu, E., Lu, F. & Tam, K. C.,1 Jan 2016,Academy of Management Proceedings 2016.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2016, no. 1). |
Instrumental Love: Political Marriage and the Performance of Family FirmsLu, F.,Huang, X.,Xu, E.& He, X.,1 Jan 2016,Academy of Management Proceedings 2016.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2016, no. 1). |
The “evil pleasure”: Abusive supervision and coworker observers’ malicious reactions to victimsXu, E.,Huang, X., Jia, R. T., Graham, L., Snape, E. & Liu, W.,1 Jan 2016,Academy of Management Proceedings 2016.Taneja, S. (ed.).Academy of Management, (Academy of Management Proceedings; vol. 2016, no. 1). |
Motivation and job satisfaction across nations: How much do we really know?Huang, X.,1 Jan 2008,The Handbook of Cross-Cultural Management Research.Smith, P. B., Peterson, M. F. & Thomas, D. C. (eds.).SAGE Publications Inc.,p. 77-9418 p. |
Similarity in Gender and Self-Esteem for Supportive Peer Relationships: The Mediating Role of Cooperative GoalsChen, N. Y. F.,Huang, X.& Tjosvold, D.,May 2008,In:Journal of Applied Social Psychology.38,5,p. 1147-117832 p. |
Managers' conflict management styles and employee attitudinal outcomes: The mediating role of trustChan, K. W.,Huang, X.& Ng, P. M.,Jun 2008,In:Asia Pacific Journal of Management.25,2,p. 277-29519 p. |
Relational schemas as sources of evaluation and misevaluation of leader-member exchanges: Some initial evidenceHuang, X., Wright, R. P., Chiu, W. C. K. & Wang, C.,Jun 2008,In:Leadership Quarterly.19,3,p. 266-28217 p. |
Whose side are you on? Relational orientations and their impacts on side-taking among Dutch and Chinese employeesYang, H., Van de Vliert, E., Shi, K. &Huang, X.,Dec 2008,In:Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.81,4,p. 713-73119 p. |
Us and Me: Team Identification and Individual Differentiation as Complementary Drivers of Team Members' Citizenship and Creative BehaviorsJanssen, O. &Xu, H.,Feb 2008,In:Journal of Management.34,1,p. 69-8820 p. |
How to motivate your older employees to excel? The impact of commitment on older employees' performance in the hospitality industryIun, J. &Huang, X.,Dec 2007,In:International Journal of Hospitality Management.26,4,p. 793-80614 p. |
Social axioms and values: a cross‐cultural examinationLeung, K., Au, A.,Huang, X., Kurman, J., Niit, T. & Niit, K. K.,Mar 2007,In:European Journal of Personality.21,2,p. 91-11121 p. |
The impact of participative leadership behavior on psychological empowerment and organizational commitment in Chinese state-owned enterprises: The moderating role of organizational tenureHuang, X., Shi, K., Zhang, Z. & Cheung, Y. L.,Sept 2006,In:Asia Pacific Journal of Management.23,3,p. 345-36723 p. |
Job formalization and cultural individualism as barriers to trust in managementHuang, X.& Van De Vliert, E.,Aug 2006,In:International Journal of Cross Cultural Management.6,2,p. 221-24222 p. |
The impact of subordinate-supervisor similarity in growth-need strength on work outcomes: The mediating role of perceived similarityXu, H.& Iun, J.,Dec 2006,In:Journal of Organizational Behavior.27,8,p. 1121-114828 p. |
When Marx borrows from Smith: The ESOP in ChinaChiu, W. C. K.,Huang, X.& Lu, H. L.,Nov 2005,In:Journal of Contemporary China.14,45,p. 761-77212 p. |
Breaking the Silence Culture: Stimulation of Participation and Employee Opinion Withholding Cross-nationallyHuang, X., Van de Vliert, E. & Van der Vegt, G.,Nov 2005,In:Management and Organization Review.1,3,p. 459-48224 p. |
Location-level links between diversity and innovative climate depend on national power distanceVan Der Vegt, G. S., Van Vliert, E. D. E. &Huang, X.,Dec 2005,In:Academy of Management Journal.48,6,p. 1171-118212 p. |
Culture-Level Dimensions of Social Axioms and Their Correlates across 41 CulturesBond, M. H., Leung, K., Au, A., Tong, K. K., De Carrasquel, S. R., Murakami, F., Yamaguchi, S., Bierbrauer, G., Singelis, T. M., Broer, M., Boen, F., Lambert, S. M., Ferreira, M. C., Noels, K. A., Van Bavel, J., Safdar, S., Zhang, J., Chen, L., Solcova, I. & Stetovska, I.& 49 others,Niit, T., Niit, K. K., Hurme, H., Böling, M., Franchi, V., Magradze, G., Javakhishvili, N., Boehnke, K., Klinger, E.,Huang, X., Fulop, M., Berkics, M., Panagiotopoulou, P., Sriram, S., Chaudhary, N., Ghosh, A., Vohra, N., Iqbal, D. F., Kurman, J., Thein, R. D., Comunian, A. L., Son, K. A., Austers, I., Harb, C., Odusanya, J. O. T., Ahmed, Z. A., Ismail, R., Van DeVijver, F., Ward, C., Mogaji, A., Sam, D. L., Khan, M. J. Z., Cabanillas, W. E., Sycip, L., Neto, F., Cabecinhas, R., Xavier, P., Dinca, M., Lebedeva, N., Viskochil, A., Ponomareva, O., Burgess, S. M., Oceja, L., Campo, S., Hwang, K. K., D'Souza, J. B., Ataca, B., Furnham, A. & Lewis, J. R.,Sept 2004,In:Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.35,5,p. 548-57023 p. |
Chinese and Dutch interpretations of supervisory feedbackVan De Vliert, E., Shi, K., Sanders, K., Wang, Y. &Huang, X.,Jul 2004,In:Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.35,4,p. 417-43519 p. |
Job level and national culture as joint roots of job satisfactionHuang, X.& Van De Vliert, E.,Jul 2004,In:Applied Psychology.53,3,p. 329-34820 p. |
National wealth and thermal climate as predictors of motives for volunteer workVan De Vliert, E.,Huang, X.& Levine, R. V.,Jan 2004,In:Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.35,1,p. 62-7312 p. |
Do colder and hotter climates make richer societies more, but poorer societies less, happy and altruistic?Van de Vliert, E.,Huang, X.& Parker, P. M.,Mar 2004,In:Journal of Environmental Psychology.24,1,p. 17-3014 p. |
Driving performance in cold, warm, and thermoneutral environmentsDaanen, H. A. M., Van De Vliert, E. &Huang, X.,Nov 2003,In:Applied Ergonomics.34,6,p. 597-6026 p. |
Where intrinsic job satisfaction fails to work: National moderators of intrinsic motivationHuang, X.& Van De Vliert, E.,Mar 2003,In:Journal of Organizational Behavior.24,2,p. 159-17921 p. |
Comparing work behaviors across cultures: A cross-level approach using multilevel modelingHuang, X.& Van De Vliert, E.,Aug 2003,In:International Journal of Cross Cultural Management.3,2,p. 167-18216 p. |
Intrinsic Job Rewards at Country-level and Individual-level Codetermine Job SatisfactionHuang, X.& Van De Vliert, E.,1 Jun 2002,In:Journal of International Business Studies.33,2,p. 385-39410 p. |