LIU Zihan

LIU Zihan is an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB), Singapore Management University (SMU). Previously, they held an Assistant Professor position at the College of Business and Management, University of Illinois Springfield (2023–2025), where they received the Scholar of the Year Award in 2024. Their research focuses on employee-organization relationships, leadership dynamics, and workplace well-being, with an emphasis on mindfulness, power dynamics, and psychometric assessments.

Education: Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston (2022).

Research interests span employee well-being, leadership development, individual differences, and digital transformation in organizational contexts. Their work integrates psychological theories with practical applications in human resources and workplace safety. Key contributions include studies on whole-person fit assessment, leader humility, and the impact of self-sacrificial leadership during crises.

Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches, with recent articles exploring occupational values, power dependence in leadership, and the role of mindfulness in safety cultures. Their work appears in top journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Career Assessment.

Awards include the 2024 Scholar of the Year Award recognizing contributions to organizational behavior research. Research spans industrial-organizational psychology, positive organizational scholarship, and cross-cultural management.

Current roles include teaching and research at LKCSB, focusing on strategic priorities like digital transformation and human resource innovation.