Tom Taiyi Yan

Tom Taiyi Yan is an Assistant Professor in the Organisation and Innovation Group at University College London's School of Management. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of Maryland College Park. His research focuses on organizational behavior, team dynamics, gender studies, and leadership development. Key areas include inter-team competition, voice self-efficacy, and gender differences in leadership and narcissism.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• PhD in Organizational Behavior, University of Maryland College Park

Research Interests: Examines how teams innovate under competitive pressures, the impact of gender congruity on employee voice behavior, and meta-analytic investigations into leadership emergence and gender-related personality traits. His work bridges organizational theory with empirical analysis to understand complex social dynamics in workplaces.

Grants & Advising: No grants or advisees explicitly listed in available texts.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Organisation and Innovation Group at UCL School of Management, focusing on collaborative research projects in organizational behavior and innovation strategies.