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Dr. John Zhang

  • Assistant Professor - Department of Management
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Biography and education

Dr. John (Yejun) Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Management from the Department of Management in McCoy College of Business at Texas State University. He received his Ph.D. in Management from the University of Oklahoma. His research interests include employee careers, global work experiences and micro foundations of international entrepreneurship. His work has appeared in Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology and Journal of Business Venturing Insights. In addition to research, he also enjoys teaching a variety of classes, including Organizational Behavior, International Business and other business-related courses. He is committed to providing students at Texas State University with a challenging yet rewarding educational experience.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Zhang, Yejun. Vackar Endowment Research Grant, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1500. (Submitted: 2023, Funded: 2023). Grant.
  • Zhang, Yejun. Robert C. Vackar College of Business Summer Research Grant, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Institutional (Higher Ed), $10000. (Submitted: 2023, Funded: 2023). Grant.
  • Zhang, Yejun. Robert C. Vackar College of Business Summer Research Grant, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Institutional (Higher Ed), $10000. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2022). Grant.
  • Zhang, Yejun. Robert C. Vackar College of Business Summer Research Grant, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Institutional (Higher Ed), $10000. (Submitted: 2021, Funded: 2021). Grant.
  • Zhang, Yejun. UTRGV Faculty Seed Grant, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Institutional (Higher Ed), $4993. (Submitted: 2021, Funded: 2021). Grant.
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  • Xing, L., Sun, J.-M., Jepsen, D., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Supervisor negative feedback and employee motivation to learn: An attribution perspective. Human Relations, 76(2), 310--340 (ABDC: A*, CABS: 4*, Financial Times 50 Journal). https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726721103851.
  • Zhang, Y., Bolino, M. C., & Yin, K. (2023). The Interactive Effect of Perceived Overqualification and Peer Overqualification on Peer Ostracism and Work Meaningfulness. Journal of Business Ethics, 182, 699-716. (ABDC: A, CABS: 3, Financial Times 50 Journal), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-05018–5.
  • Wan, M., Carlson, D. S., Perry, S. J., Thompson, M. J., Zhang, Y., & Kacmar, K. M. (2025). Adapting boundary preferences to match reality of hybrid work: A latent change score analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, (ABDC: A*, CABS: 4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104089.
  • Dong, N., Xing, L., Zhang, Y., Sheldon, O., Yin, K., Hu, X., & Zhang, L. (2025). The Effect of Daily Leader Secure-Base Support on Employees’ Daily Performance: An Attachment Theory Perspective. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 74(1), 1-15. (ABDC: A, CABS: 3).
  • Pidduck, R., Clark, D., & Zhang, Y. (n.d.). Generating entrepreneurial imaginativeness from intercultural Janusian thinking. European Management Journal, (ABDC: B, CABS: 2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2024.01.008.
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  • Award / Honor Nominee: Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division Best Submission with Practical Implications for Organizations Award, Academy of Management. August 2024
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Best Submission with Practical Implications for Organizations Award, Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division. August 10, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Top cited paper in 2022-2023, Human Resource Management Journal. July 15, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Excellence Award in Research. 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Temple/AIB Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business. June 2023
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    Business & Society

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    European Management Review

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    Applied Psychology: An International Review

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    Human Resource Management

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    International Journal of Conflict Management

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