Emma Lei JING

Emma Lei JING is an Assistant Professor in the People and Organisations department of NEOMA Business School. She holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta (Canada). Prior to academia, she worked in industry for several years.

Education:

• PhD in Organizational Behavior, University of Alberta, Canada

Research Focus: Emma examines intersections of individual, organizational, and societal factors, with a focus on attachment theory, emotion dynamics, leadership, and institutional theory. Her work explores employee-organization relationships, workplace aggression, cultural value congruence, and moral emotions in organizational fields. She employs both psychological and sociological frameworks to analyze these topics.

Recent Research Trends: Her publications (2018–2024) emphasize institutional contradictions, moral emotions' role in field contestation, work-life balance moderation, and cross-cultural organizational embeddedness. She frequently addresses workplace dynamics through a lens of emotional and relational factors.

Academic Engagements:

• Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Journal of Management Studies Conference, and Organization Studies Summer Workshop
• Co-authored symposiums on attachment theory applications and managerial prosocial voice

Labs/Teams: Active in NEOMA's research institutes, though specific lab affiliations are not explicitly stated.