Associate Professor, Leadership and Organization Management
School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
清华大学 经济管理学院
领导力与组织管理系 副教授
Educational Background
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Ph.D. in Business Administration (Management and Organizations)
Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management, M.S. in Business Administration (Organizational Behavior and Human Resources)
Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management, Bachelor of Economics (Distinguished Graduate Award)
Courses Taught
Management as a Perspective: Systematic Thinking and Effective Actions
Introduction to Business and Management
Research Methodology in Management
Research Interests
Work designs and redesigns
Time, energy, and well-being issues at work
Proactive behaviors in organizations
Academic Journal Publications
Zhang, C., Spreitzer, G.M., & Qiu, Z.A. (2023). Meetings and individual work during the workday: Examining their interdependent impact on knowledge workers’ energy. Journal of Applied Psychology. Advance Online Publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0001091.
Zhang, C., Nahrgang, J. D., Ashford, S. J., & DeRue, D. S. (2020). The risky side of leadership: Conceptualizing risk perceptions in informal leadership and investigating the effects of their over-time changes in teams. Organization Science, 31(5), 1138-1158. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2019.1350
Hafenbrack, A.C., Cameron, L. D., Spreitzer, G. M., Zhang, C., Noval, L. J., & Shaffakat, S. (2020). Helping people by being in the present: Mindfulness increases prosocial behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 159, 21-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.08.005
De Stobbeleir, K., Ashford, S., & Zhang, C. (2020). Shifting focus: Antecedents and outcomes of proactive feedback seeking from peers. Human Relations, 73(3), 303–325. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726719828448
Zhang, C., Mayer, D. M., & Hwang, E. B. (2018). More is less: Learning but not relaxing buffers deviance under job stressors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(2), 123-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000264
Practice-Oriented Publications
Zhang, C., Nahrgang, J. D., Ashford, S. J., & DeRue, D. S. (2020). Why capable people are reluctant to lead. Harvard Business Review. Digital article. https://hbr.org/2020/12/why-capable-people-are-reluctant-to-lead
Zhang, C., Myers, C.G., & Mayer, D.M. (2018). To cope with stress, try learning something new. Harvard Business Review. Digital article. https://hbr.org/2018/09/to-cope-with-stress-try-learning-something-new