Jia Lin Xie
Bio
Jia Lin Xie is a Professor in Management and Professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management at Rotman. Her research focuses on the fit between employees and their work environment (P-E fit) and the effects of such fit and misfit on employee well-being. Another area of her research expertise is cross-cultural management, with a focus on Chinese organizational behavior. Jia Lin has served at editorial boards for Journal of Organizational Behavior (2006-2011) and Management and Organization Review (2003 and onward), and currently serves as the President for International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR).
Academic Positions
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2005
Magna Professor in Management ,
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2004
Professor, University of Toronto
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1997-2004
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
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1992-1997
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
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1983-1985
Assistant Professor, People's University of China, Beijing
Selected Publications - Papers
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Research on job stress and employee well-being: An overview and direction for future research
Xie, J.L.
Management Insights
Issue:12
2015
Pages: 2.
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When confidence comes and goes: How variation in self-efficacy moderates stressor-strain relationships
Peng, A.C., Schaubroeck, J., & Xie, J.L
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Issue:20
2015
Pages: 359-376.
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Commitment to organizational change in a Chinese Context
Jing, R., Xie, J.L., & Ning, J.
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Issue:8
2014
Pages: 1098-1114.
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Theories of job stress and the role of traditional values: A longitudinal study in China
Xie, J. L., Schaubroeck, J. & Lam, S.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:93
2008
Pages: 831-844.
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Understanding the domain of counterproductive work behaviors in China
Rotundo, M., & Xie, J.L.
International Journal of Human Resource Management
Issue:19
2008
Pages: 856-677.
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Cultural and individual differences in self-rating behavior: An extension and refinement of the cultural relativity hypothesis
Xie, J.L., Roy, J-P., & Chen, Z.G.
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Issue:27
2006
Pages: 341-364.
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Cultural and personality determinants of leniency in self-rating among Chinese people.
Xie, J.L., Chen, Z.G.,& Roy, J-P.
Management and Organization Review
2006
Pages: 181-207.
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Cherishing life and managing health: An analysis of stressors and coping mechanisms among Chinese executives
Xie, J.L.
Peking University Business Review
Issue:May
2005
Pages: 56-60.
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Stress and employee health in China: Emerging problems and suggested solutions
Xie, J.L.
Harvard Business Review (China Edition)
Issue:May
2005
Pages: 127-135.
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The empirical research on relationship between work stress and job satisfaction in state-owned enterprises
Liu, P., Xie, J.L. & Jin, R.T.
China Soft Science
Issue:180
2005
Pages: 121-126.
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Bridging the approaches and findings across diverse disciplines to improve job stress research
Xie, J.L., & Schaubroeck, J.
Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being
Issue:1
2001
Pages: 1-61.
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Festo (China) Ltd's Qiu Hualai on success of foreign enterprises in China
Xie, J.L.
Thunderbird International Business Review
Issue:43
2001
Pages: 617-624.
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Individual differences in utilizing control to cope with job demands: Effects on susceptibility to infectious disease
Schaubroeck, J., Jones, J. R., & Xie, J. L.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:86
2001
Pages: 265-278.
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Collective efficacy versus self-efficacy in coping responses to stressors and control: A cross-cultural study
Schaubroeck, J., Lam, S., & Xie, J. L.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:85
2000
Pages: 512-525.
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Effects of perceived power of supervisor on subordinate work attitudes
Elangovan, A. R., & Xie, J. L.
Leadership and Organization Development Journal
Issue:21
2000
Pages: 319-328.
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Interactive effects of absence culture salience and group cohesiveness: A multi-level and cross-level analysis of work absenteeism in the Chinese context
Xie, J. L. & Johns, G.
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Issue:73
2000
Pages: 31-52.
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Effects of perceived power of supervisor on subordinate stress and motivation: The moderating role of subordinate characteristics
Elangovan, A. R., & Xie, J. L.
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Issue:20
1999
Pages: 359-373.
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Perception of absence from work: The People's Republic of China versus Canada
Johns, G., & Xie, J. L.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:83
1998
Pages: 515-530.
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Gender differences among managers and non-managers: An analysis of assessment data
Xie, J. L., & Whyte, G.
Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
Issue:14
1997
Pages: 340-353.
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Karasek's model in the People's Republic of China: Effects of job demands, control, and individual differences
Xie, J.L.
Academy of Management Journal
Issue:39
1996
Pages: 1594-1618.
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Job scope and stress: Can job scope be too high?
Xie, J. L., & Johns, G.
Academy of Management Journal
Issue:38
1995
Pages: 1288-1309.
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Research on Chinese organizational behavior and human resource management: Conceptual and methodological considerations
Xie, J. L.
Advances in International Comparative Management
Issue:10
1995
Pages: 15-42.
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The Type A experience: Stress, job-related attitudes and non-work behavior: A study of managers in China
Xie, J. L., & Jamal, M.
International Journal of Management
Issue:10
1993
Pages: 351-360.
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Moderating and mediating effects in job design
Johns, G., Xie, J. L., & Fang, Y. Q.
Journal of Management
Issue:18
1992
Pages: 657-676.
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Questionnaire survey method in empirical research. In X. Chen, A. Tsui, & J. L. Farh (Eds.), Research Methodology
Beijing: Peking University Press
Issue:2nd edition
2012
Pages: 189-210
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Sources and moderators of employee stress in Chinese state-owned enterprises.
The pioneering research on Chinese business management, Reprinted in Tsui, A., & Lau, C. M. (Eds.) (in Chinese)
2004
Pages: 269-292.
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Sources and moderators of employee stress in Chinese state-owned enterprises.
In Tsui, A., & Lau, C. M. (Eds.), The management of enterprises in the People’s Republic of China.
2002
Pages: 299-323.
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Characteristics associated with leadership: An investigation of senior executives.
with Whyte, G.
Reprinted in C. Boris (Ed.), Australian Journal of Psychology (Supplement).
Issue:51
1999
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Job scope and stress: Can job scope be too high?
with Johns, G.
Reprinted in P. Stone & M. Cannon (Eds.), Organizational Psychology (Vol. III.)
Issue:3
1998
Pages: 45-66.
Research and Teaching Interests
Jia Lin Xie's research interests include job stress, job design, and cross-cultural management.
She has taught MBA courses in Leading People in Organizations, Organizational Behaviour, International Organizational Behaviour, Comparative Management, Business Research Methodology, Managerial Skills, Business Ethics, and Chinese Management. Courses taught in Executive MBA programs and Executive Development programs are Cross-Cultural Management, Organizational Behaviour, and Chinese Management.
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
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International Association for Chinese Management Research
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Academy of Management
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Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Academic / Professional Service
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2010-2012
President, International Association for Chinese Management Research
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2006-2010
Vice President, International Association for Chinese Management Research
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2007-2008
Program Chair, IACMR International Conference
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2000-2012
International Theme Committee Member, Academy of Management
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2000
All Academy Chair, Academy of Management Conference