Leader identity on the fly: Intra-personal leader identity dynamics in response to strong events (2023)
Journal Article
Nieberle, K. W., Acton, B. P., Braun, S., Lord, R. G., & Fu, Y. A. (2023). Leader identity on the fly: Intra-personal leader identity dynamics in response to strong events. Journal of Business and Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-023-09906-7

Recent theorizing challenges the notion that leadership, and especially leader identities, are static. Yet, we know little about the dynamics that characterize how leader identities change within individuals across short periods of time. The current... Read More about Leader identity on the fly: Intra-personal leader identity dynamics in response to strong events.

Vulnerable narcissistic leadership meets Covid-19: The relationship between vulnerable narcissistic leader behaviour and subsequent follower irritation (2023)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Gauglitz, I. K., Gilmore, S., & Nieberle, K. (2023). Vulnerable narcissistic leadership meets Covid-19: The relationship between vulnerable narcissistic leader behaviour and subsequent follower irritation. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2023.2252130

Leaders’ vulnerable narcissism may cause followers irritation due to its antagonistic and neurotic nature. Based on conservation of resources theory, we propose and test a model of between-person and reciprocal within-person relations between weekly... Read More about Vulnerable narcissistic leadership meets Covid-19: The relationship between vulnerable narcissistic leader behaviour and subsequent follower irritation.

Regulation and the trickle-down effect of women in leadership roles (2023)
Journal Article
Page, A., Sealy, R., Parker, A., & Hauser, O. (2023). Regulation and the trickle-down effect of women in leadership roles. The Leadership Quarterly, Article 101721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2023.101721

We use an event study design to provide evidence demonstrating how the trickle-down effect is influenced by the introduction of regulation on board gender diversity. In 2011, a new regulation was suddenly introduced for firms listed on the United Kin... Read More about Regulation and the trickle-down effect of women in leadership roles.

Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction. (2023)
Journal Article
Guan, Y., Jiang, D., Wu, C., Deng, H., Su, S., Buchtel, E. E., & Chen, S. X. (in press). Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction. American Psychologist, https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001188

It is a common understanding that the 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) significantly harmed mental health. However, findings on changes in overall life satisfaction have been mixed and inconclusive. To address this puzzling phenomenon, we dra... Read More about Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction..

Long-term effect of childhood pandemic experience on medical major choice: Evidence from the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in China (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, Z., Wang, Y., Guan, Y., Guo, M. J., & Xu, R. (2023). Long-term effect of childhood pandemic experience on medical major choice: Evidence from the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in China. Health Economics, 32(5), 1120-1147. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4659

This study examines the long-term effect of a pandemic on a crucial human capital decision, namely college major choice. Using China’s 2008–2016 major-level National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) entry grades, we find that the 2003 SARS had a... Read More about Long-term effect of childhood pandemic experience on medical major choice: Evidence from the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in China.

Sustaining newcomers' career adaptability: The roles of socialization tactics, job embeddedness and career variety (2023)
Journal Article
Fan, L., Cai, D., Li, Z., Xu, L., Wen, S., Li, F., …Guan, Y. (2023). Sustaining newcomers' career adaptability: The roles of socialization tactics, job embeddedness and career variety. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 96(2), 264-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12423

In this study, we aim to examine how socialization practices predict newcomers' career adaptability during their organizational transitions. Drawing on career construction theory and conservation of resources theory, we argue that newcomers' job embe... Read More about Sustaining newcomers' career adaptability: The roles of socialization tactics, job embeddedness and career variety.

How objectifiers are granted power in the workplace (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, B., Wisse, B., & Lord, R. G. (in press). How objectifiers are granted power in the workplace. European Journal of Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2930

Objectification often has profound negative consequences for its victims, yet we argue that objectification may have positive ancillary implications for the perpetrators. Drawing from system justification theory, we posit that, especially in organiza... Read More about How objectifiers are granted power in the workplace.

How to mitigate destructive leadership – Human resources-practices that mitigate Dark Triad leaders’ destructive tendencies (2022)
Book Chapter
Schyns, B., Gauglitz, I. K., Wisse, B., & Schütz, A. (2022). How to mitigate destructive leadership – Human resources-practices that mitigate Dark Triad leaders’ destructive tendencies. In D. Lusk, & T. L. Hayes (Eds.), Overcoming Bad Leadership in Organizations (251-276). Oxford University Press

Leaders with Dark Triad traits (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism) are notorious for their display of destructive behaviour in interacting with their subordinates. It may be argued that organisations have the obligation to protect the org... Read More about How to mitigate destructive leadership – Human resources-practices that mitigate Dark Triad leaders’ destructive tendencies.

Role of Perceived Events in University Graduates' Job Search Self-efficacy and Success (2022)
Journal Article
Guan, Y., Zhou, X., Zheng, Y., Wen, S., Fu, Y., Hu, N., …Wang, Z. (2022). Role of Perceived Events in University Graduates' Job Search Self-efficacy and Success. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 136, Article 103741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103741

This study aims to enrich job search literature by examining the unique role of perceived job search events in predicting job search self-efficacy (JSSE) and two job search outcomes (i.e., perceived job search progress, the number of job offers) duri... Read More about Role of Perceived Events in University Graduates' Job Search Self-efficacy and Success.

When your leader just does not make any sense: Conceptualizing inconsistent leadership (2022)
Journal Article
Schilling, J., Schyns, B., & May, D. (2022). When your leader just does not make any sense: Conceptualizing inconsistent leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05119-9

Perceived consistency, and even more so inconsistency of behavior is an important factor in the evaluation of other people. This is especially true for leaders, whose behavior is typically closely monitored and interpreted by their followers. While p... Read More about When your leader just does not make any sense: Conceptualizing inconsistent leadership.

Do High Performers Always Obtain Supervisory Career Mentoring? The Role of Perspective-Taking (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, X. (., Zheng, X. (., Guan, Y., & Zhao, S. (2022). Do High Performers Always Obtain Supervisory Career Mentoring? The Role of Perspective-Taking. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 95(2), 332-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12386

Drawing on social exchange theory, this study examines when and why high performers may fail to obtain supervisory career mentoring (SCM). Although high performance by protégés often makes SCM more efficient and successful, we argue that supervising... Read More about Do High Performers Always Obtain Supervisory Career Mentoring? The Role of Perspective-Taking.

Leaders' response to employee overqualification: An explanation of the curvilinear moderated relationship (2022)
Journal Article
Jiang, J., Dong, Y., Hu, H., Liu, Q., & Guan, Y. (2022). Leaders' response to employee overqualification: An explanation of the curvilinear moderated relationship. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 95(2), 459-494. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12383

This research aimed to advance overqualification literature by examining how leaders’ perceived employee overqualification influences their empowering behavior and employee work behaviors. Drawing upon the individualized leadership theory, we propose... Read More about Leaders' response to employee overqualification: An explanation of the curvilinear moderated relationship.

Are adaptable employees more likely to stay? Boundaryless careers and career ecosystem perspectives on career adaptability and turnover (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Xu, Y., Zhou, X., Fu, A., Guan, Y., She, Z., …Bi, Y. (2022). Are adaptable employees more likely to stay? Boundaryless careers and career ecosystem perspectives on career adaptability and turnover. Applied Psychology, 71(4), 1326-1346. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12356

Employees with higher career adaptability (CA) have been shown in previous research to be more likely to build high-quality social exchange relations with current employers, thereby displaying a lower intention to leave. Based on boundaryless careers... Read More about Are adaptable employees more likely to stay? Boundaryless careers and career ecosystem perspectives on career adaptability and turnover.

The Romance of Leadership: Rekindling the fire through replication of Meindl and Ehrlich (2021)
Journal Article
Hammond, M., Schyns, B., Vogelgesang, G., Thomas, J., & Clapp-Smith, R. (in press). The Romance of Leadership: Rekindling the fire through replication of Meindl and Ehrlich. The Leadership Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101538

Given changes in business and society, the romance of leadership theory, which describes a glorification of the perceived influence of leaders on organizational outcomes, is arguably more relevant than at its conception over thirty years ago. This pa... Read More about The Romance of Leadership: Rekindling the fire through replication of Meindl and Ehrlich.

Trapped at Work: The Barriers Model of Abusive Supervision (2021)
Journal Article
Breevaart, K., Wisse, B., & Schyns, B. (2022). Trapped at Work: The Barriers Model of Abusive Supervision. Academy of Management Perspectives, 36(3), 936-954. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2021.0007

While research on abusive supervision is thriving, we still know very little about the sustained nature of the phenomenon. Additionally, most papers focusing on the prolonged character of the detrimental relational dynamic take a within-dyad perspect... Read More about Trapped at Work: The Barriers Model of Abusive Supervision.

Being suspicious in the workplace: The role of suspicion and negative views of others in the workplace in the perception of abusive supervision (2021)
Journal Article
Schyns, B. (2021). Being suspicious in the workplace: The role of suspicion and negative views of others in the workplace in the perception of abusive supervision. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 42(4), 617-629. https://doi.org/10.1108/lodj-06-2020-0242

Two studies are presented to examine the relationship between trait suspicion and the perception of abusive supervision as moderated by implicit leadership theories. The first study is a survey study, the second study is an experimental vignette stud... Read More about Being suspicious in the workplace: The role of suspicion and negative views of others in the workplace in the perception of abusive supervision.

Self-consistency and self-determination perspectives of career value changes: A cross-lagged panel study among Chinese university students (2021)
Journal Article
Xu, Y., Liu, S., Li, R., Guan, Y., & Zhou, W. (2021). Self-consistency and self-determination perspectives of career value changes: A cross-lagged panel study among Chinese university students. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 127, Article 103584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103584

Drawing upon value change and self-determination theories, a cross-lagged panel survey study was conducted to examine the dynamic changes among different value dimensions (i.e., external compensation, intrinsic fulfillment, and work-life balance valu... Read More about Self-consistency and self-determination perspectives of career value changes: A cross-lagged panel study among Chinese university students.

Theorizing person-environment fit in a changing career world: Interdisciplinary integration and future directions (2021)
Journal Article
Guan, Y., Deng, H., Fan, L., & Zhou, X. (2021). Theorizing person-environment fit in a changing career world: Interdisciplinary integration and future directions. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 126, Article 103557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103557

This article is part of the 50th anniversary issue of the Journal of Vocational Behavior (JVB), with a focus on Person-environment (P-E) fit. P-E fit has been a central research area in vocational and organizational psychology. With a focus on highly... Read More about Theorizing person-environment fit in a changing career world: Interdisciplinary integration and future directions.

My fault or yours? leaders’ dual reactions to abusive supervision via rumination depend on their independent self‐construal (2020)
Journal Article
Deng, H., Lam, C. K., Guan, Y., & Wang, M. (2021). My fault or yours? leaders’ dual reactions to abusive supervision via rumination depend on their independent self‐construal. Personnel Psychology, 74(4), 773-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12430

In this research, we propose a novel goal‐failure perspective based on cognitive theories of rumination to examine how leaders react to their own abusive supervision in distinct ways. Findings from two multi‐wave, multisource field studies conducted... Read More about My fault or yours? leaders’ dual reactions to abusive supervision via rumination depend on their independent self‐construal.

How Leader and Follower Prototypical and Antitypical Attributes Influence Ratings of Transformational Leadership in an Extreme Context (2020)
Journal Article
Keng-Highberger, F., Avolio, B., Lord, R., Hannah, S., Schaubroek, J., & Kozlowski, S. (2022). How Leader and Follower Prototypical and Antitypical Attributes Influence Ratings of Transformational Leadership in an Extreme Context. Human Relations, 75(3), 441-474. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726720958040

Leadership is a process where leaders enact certain behaviors to influence followers. Yet, each follower may view the leader’s enactment differently, owing to differences in disposition and context. Here we examine leadership as a property attributed... Read More about How Leader and Follower Prototypical and Antitypical Attributes Influence Ratings of Transformational Leadership in an Extreme Context.