Faculty Profile for Dr. John Zhang

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Dr. John Zhang
Assistant Professor — Department of Management
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

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

 Organizational Behavior
International Business
Principles of Management

Research Interests

 Employee careers
Global work experiences
Micro foundations of international entrepreneurship

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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.
  • Pidduck, R., Clark, D., & Zhang, Y. (2024). Cultivating entrepreneurial human capital in multinational corporations: An intercultural paradox mindset lens. Journal of World Business, 59(5), 1-17.  (ABDC: A*, CABS: 4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2024.01.008.
  • Dong, N., Xing, L., Zhang, Y., Sheldon, O., Yin, K., Hu, X., & Zhang, L. (n.d.). The Effect of Daily Leader Secure-Base Support on Employees’ Daily Performance: An Attachment Theory Perspective. Applied Psychology: An International Review., 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.

Selected Awards

  • 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: Outstanding Reviewer in the 2022 Emerald Literati Awards, Team Performance Management. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Doctoral Student Paper (Entrepreneurship/Family Business/Innovation/Technology Track), Southern Management Association. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Cleo B. Clemons Murney Endowed Scholarship, University of Oklahoma. 2017

Selected Grants

  • 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.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Department Chair Search Committee
September 13, 2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Business & Society
2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
European Management Review
2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Applied Psychology: An International Review
2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Human Resource Management
2023-Present