Ui Young Sun

Ui Young Sun is a Lecturer in the Department of Management at Monash Business School, Monash University. He actively supervises PhD students and maintains a robust research profile focused on organizational dynamics and leadership phenomena.

His research centers on leadership psychology and employee motivation, with specialized expertise in regulatory focus theory, counterfactual thinking, and destructive leadership impacts. Current investigations examine how ethical leadership frameworks interact with monitoring behaviors, influence tactics, and abusive supervision to shape employee well-being, knowledge sharing, and organizational citizenship behaviors through mechanisms like psychological empowerment and self-efficacy.

Recent publications (2023-2024) reveal a cohesive research trajectory analyzing leadership through social cognitive and meta-analytic lenses. Key trends include examining boundary conditions for ethical leadership effectiveness, unpacking paradoxical effects of close monitoring, and identifying empowerment pathways that mitigate abusive supervision damage. His work consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical organizational outcomes across top-tier journals.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Greenleaf Scholarship Award (2019) - disseminated across 21 news outlets and cited by 117 Mendeley readers

Dr. Sun actively mentors PhD students and contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to decent work and economic growth. His collaborative research network spans international institutions, evidenced by multi-country co-authorship patterns. While specific grant details aren't publicized, his high-impact publications in Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Organizational Behavior suggest substantial research funding support.