Research Interests:
Innovation Management, Leadership, Proactive Behavior, Human Resource Management, Cross-cultural Management, Management Research Methods, and so on.
Education experience:
1999.09-2003.07 Anhui University Administrative Management Bachelor
2003.09-2009.08 University of Science and Technology of China Management Science and Engineering Ph.D
2005.09-2009.08 City University of Hong Kong Management Joint Ph.D with USTC
Working experience:
2009.08-2010.03 City University of Hong Kong Senior Research Assistant
2010.03-2012.12 Xi’an Jiaotong University Assistant Professor
2013.01-2017.12 Xi’an Jiaotong University Associate Professor
2018.01-now Xi’an Jiaotong University Professor
Honors and Awards:
2017, "Wang Yingluo Youth Top Talent Award" by the School of Management, Xi 'an Jiaotong University
Teaching courses
Modern Business Management
Cross-cultural Management
Organizational Behavior
Entrepreneurship
Organizational Behavior Research Methods
Organize and Manage Academic Paper Writing and Publishing Skills Training
Management Research Methodology
Academic Publications:
1. Li, F.*, Chen, T., Chen, Y-F., Bai, Y., & Crant, J. M. (2019, in press). Proactive yet reflective? Materializing proactive personality into creativity through job reflective learning and activated positive affective states. Personnel Psychology.
2. Bai, Y., Wang, J., Chen, T., & Li, F*. (2019, in press). Learning from supervisor negative gossip: The reflective learning process and performance outcome of employee receivers. Human Relations.
3. Li, C-J., Li, F., Fan, P., & Chen, K. (2019, in press). Voicing out or switching away? A psychological climate perspective on customers’ intentional responses to service failure. International Journal of Hospitality Management.
4. Chen, T., Li, F.*, Chen, X-P., & Ou, Z. (2018). Innovate or die: How should knowledge-worker teams respond to technological turbulence. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 149, 1-16.
5. Lu, L., Li, F.*, Leung, K., Savani, K., & Morris, W. M. (2018). When can culturally diverse teams be more creative? The role of leaders’ benevolent paternalism. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39, 402-415. (the first two authors have an equal contribution to the article). DOI: 10.1002/job.2238
6. Li, F.*, Chen, T., & Lai, X. (2018). How does a reward for creativity program benefit or frustrate employee creative performance? The perspective of transactional model of stress and coping. Group & Organization Management, 43(1), 138-175. DOI: 10.1177/1059601116688612
7. Li, H., Li, F., & Chen, T. (2018). Do performance approach-oriented individuals generate creative ideas? The roles of outcome instrumentality and task persistence. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 48, 117-127.
8. Li, H., Li, F., & Chen, T. (2018). A motivational-cognitive model of creativity and the role of autonomy. Journal of Business Research. 92, 179-188. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12495
9. Ou, Z., Chen, T., Li, F., & Tang, P. (2018). Constructive controversy and creative process engagement: The roles of positive conflict value, cognitive flexibility, and psychological safety. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 48, 101-113. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12494
10. Shang, Y., Xu. J., Li, F., Zhao, X., & Li, H. (2018). How leaders generate meanings for monetary rewards. The Journal of Applied Business Research, 34(2), 405-418.
11. Chen, T., Li, F.*, & Leung, K. (2017). Whipping into Shape: Construct Definition, Measurement, and Validation of Directive-Achieving Leadership in Chinese Culture. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 34(3), 537-563. DOI: 10.1007/s10490-017-9511-6
12. Li, F., Deng, H., Leung, K., & Zhao, Y (2017). Is perceived creativity-reward contingency good for creativity? The role of challenge and threat appraisals. Human Resource Management, 56(4), 693-709.
13. Chen, T., Li, F.*, & Leung, K. (2016). When does supervisor support encourage innovative behavior? Opposite moderating effects of general self-efficacy and internal locus of control. Personnel Psychology, 69, 123-158.
14. Chen, T., Leung, K., Li, F.,* & Ou, Z. (2015). Interpersonal harmony and creativity in China. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 36(5), 648-672.
15. Li, F., Chen, T. T., & Chen, Y-F. Proactive yet reflective? Materializing proactive personality into creative performance through self-reflective and affective processes.
*Corresponding author
Academic Projects
1. Li, F. (In Charge), “A Study on the Core Elements, Promoters, Influence Effects and Dynamic Development of Relationship Quality based on cross-boundary Role-Setting Situations” (01/2019-12/2022). Supported by General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant ID: 7187213, amount: 480, 000 RMB).
2. Li, F. (In Charge), “Research on Cultural Heterogeneity and Innovation of Cross-cultural Teams” (07/2018-07/2021). Supported by the MOE Layout Foundation of Humanities and Social Sciences (Grant ID: 18YJA630050, amount: 100, 000 RMB).
3. Li, F. (In Charge), “Effects of Reward for Creativity on Employee Creativity and Group Creativity: Moderating, Mediating, and Moderated Mediation Analyses” (01/2014-12/2016). Supported by Youth Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant ID: 71302145, amount: 230, 000 RMB).
4. Li, F. (Attended), “Research on enterprise green growth Model and Value chain Reconstruction” (01/2018-12/2022). Supported by Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (amount: 2400, 000 RMB).
5. Li, F. (Attended), “Research on the bidirectional action Mechanism and Realization Path of university scientific research team leaders to stimulate their subordinates' creativity in the Web 2.0 era” (01/2015-12/2018). Supported by General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (amount: 650, 000 RMB).