Ma, C., Ganegoda, D. B., Chen, Z. X., Zhao. J., Jiang, X., & Zhang, X. (2023). To Stand Out or Fit In? How Perceived Overqualification Motivates Proactive and Affiliative Performance. Human Resource Management. 62(6), 953-970. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22181 (FT Top 50 journal, ABDC – A*; Impact factor: 9)
Zhao. S. & Ma. C*. (2023). Too Smart to Work Hard? Investigating Why Overqualified Employees Engage in Time Theft Behaviors. Human Resource Management. 62(6), 971-987. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22182 (FT Top 50 journal, ABDC – A*; Impact factor: 9) [Top Cited Paper 2023-2024 of Human Resource Management]
Ma, C., Ganegoda, D. B., Chen, Z. X., Jiang, X., & Dong, C. (2020). Effects of Perceived Overqualification on Career Distress and Career Planning: Mediating Role of Career Identity and Moderating Role of Leader Humility. Human Resource Management. 59(6), 521-536. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22009 (FT Top 50 journal, ABDC – A*; Impact factor: 0) [Top Cited Paper 2020-2021 of Human Resource Management]
Zhu, J., & Ma, C*. (2025). AI Monopoly and Why It Backfires on Talent Management. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2025.10020 (JCR: Q1; Impact factor: 4.3)
Ma, C*. & Shi, Y. (2025). Model Minority under Bamboo Ceiling. On the Association between leadership development opportunities and Task performance and Helping Behavior of Asian Employees. Australian Journal of Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/03128962251327427 (ABDC – A; Impact factor: 2.1)
Zhong, J., Ma, C*., & Zheng, X. (2025). Being Flexible but Am I Ready for Work? Effect of Flexibility I-deals on Workplace Outcomes through Psychological Reattachment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 98(3), e70053. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.70053 (ABS: 4; ABDC – A, Impact factor: 3.5)
Ma, C., Shang, S., Zhao, H., Zhong, J., & Chan, X. W. (2023) Speaking for Organization or Self? Investigating the Effects of Perceived Overqualification on Pro-Organizational and Self-Interested Voice. Journal of Business Research. 168, 114215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114215 (ABDC – A; JCR-Q1; Impact factor: 9.8)
Ma, C*., Chen, Z.X. and Jiang, X. (2022), Give full play to the talent: exploring when perceived overqualification leads to more altruistic helping behavior through extra effort, Personnel Review. 51(6), 1727-1745. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-03-2020-0164 (ABDC – A; JCR-Q1; Impact factor: 4.2)
Ma, C., Lin, X. S., Chen, Z. X., & Wei, W. (2020). Linking perceived overqualification with task performance and proactivity? An examination from self-concept-based perspective. Journal of Business Research. 118, 199-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.06.041 (ABDC – A; JCR-Q1; Impact factor: 9.8)
Ma, C., Wu, C. H., Chen, Z. X., Jiang, X. & Wei, W. (2019). Why and When Leader Humility Promotes Constructive Voice: A Crossover of Energy Perspective. Personnel Review. 49(5), 1157-1175. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-02-2019-0049 (ABDC – A; JCR-Q1; Impact factor: 4.2)