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ZHANG Chen

Department of Leadership and Organization Management     Associate Professor

Assistant Dean, School of Economics and Management

Phone:(86) (10) 6279 6270

E-mail:zhangchen@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn

Office:LiHua Building B234

Office Hours:Thu. 17:30-18:30 (Please schedule appointments via e-mail)

Educational Background

University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Ph.D. in Business Administration

Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management, M.S. in Business Administration

Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management, Bachelor of Economics (Distinguished Graduate Award)

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Work Experience

Chen is currently an Associate Professor in Leadership and Organization Management at the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University. She joined Tsinghua University in 2018.

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Courses

Chen teaches at both the doctorate and undergraduate levels. The courses she currently teaches include Research Methodology in Management (doctoral core course), Business101: Introduction to Management (undergraduate core course), and Management as a Perspective: Systematic Thinking and Effective Actions (university-level honors course). Chen has won various teaching awards, including the First Prize of Junior Faculty Teaching Competition at Tsinghua University, Gong Yuzhi Biennial Award for Teaching Excellence and the Annual Teaching Excellence Award of Tsinghua University, and the Teaching Excellence Award of School of Economics and Management.


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Research Areas

Chen is a scholar in the field of organizational behavior, and she conducts research in several areas, including work designs and redesigns; time, energy, and well-being issues at work; and proactive behaviors in organizations. Chen has published her work in top-tier academic journals of management and organizational behavior, including Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

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Publications

Academic Journal Publications


Zhang, C., Spreitzer, G.M., & Qiu, Z.A. (2023). Meetings and individual work during the workday: Examining their interdependent impact on knowledge workers’ energy. Journal of Applied Psychology. 108(10), 1640–1661. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0001091.


Zhang, C., Nahrgang, J. D., Ashford, S. J., & DeRue, D. S. (2020). The risky side of leadership: Conceptualizing risk perceptions in informal leadership and investigating the effects of their over-time changes in teams. Organization Science, 31(5), 1138-1158. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2019.1350


Hafenbrack, A.C., Cameron, L. D., Spreitzer, G. M., Zhang, C., Noval, L. J., & Shaffakat, S. (2020). Helping people by being in the present: Mindfulness increases prosocial behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 159, 21-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.08.005


De Stobbeleir, K., Ashford, S., & Zhang, C. (2020). Shifting focus: Antecedents and outcomes of proactive feedback seeking from peers. Human Relations, 73(3), 303–325. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726719828448


Zhang, C., Mayer, D. M., & Hwang, E. B. (2018). More is less: Learning but not relaxing buffers deviance under job stressors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(2), 123-136.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000264



Practice-Oriented Articles


Zhang, C., Spreitzer, G.M., & Qiu, Z.A. (2023). Arrange your meeting schedule to boost your energy. Harvard Business Review. August 29, 2023. Digital article. https://hbr.org/2023/08/arrange-your-meeting-schedule-to-boost-your-energy


Zhang, C., Nahrgang, J. D., Ashford, S. J., & DeRue, D. S. (2020). Why capable people are reluctant to lead. Harvard Business Review. December 17, 2020. Digital article. https://hbr.org/2020/12/why-capable-people-are-reluctant-to-lead


Zhang, C., Myers, C.G., & Mayer, D.M. (2018). To cope with stress, try learning something new. Harvard Business Review. September 4, 2018. Digital article. https://hbr.org/2018/09/to-cope-with-stress-try-learning-something-new


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Honors

Excellent Contributions Award, Tsinghua University (2022)

Junior Faculty Teaching Competition (First Prize), Tsinghua University (2022)

Gong Yuzhi Biennial Award for Teaching Excellence, Tsinghua University (2022)

Annual Teaching Excellence Award, Tsinghua University (2020, 2021)

Excellent Online Teaching Award, Tsinghua University (2020)


Excellent Course Award (Undergraduate-level Courses), Tsinghua University (2023)

Excellent Course Award (Graduate-level Courses), Tsinghua University (2022)

Honors Course Award for General Education, Tsinghua University (2021)


Research Excellence Award, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University (2020)

Teaching Excellence Award, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University (2020-2023)

Excellent Contributions Award, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua Univeristy (2020, 2022, 2023)


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