Li, Wendong
Assistant Professor
Management
Center for Chinese Financial Development and Reform
China
Biography
Wen-Dong Li is an assistant professor at Department of Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Li conducts research on proactivity across a number of areas, including leadership, work design, and well-being. He is intrigued by how people are willing and able to modify, but also adapt to, their environments. His work examines individual (e.g., personality traits and genetics) and environmental (e.g. work context and culture) factors that may prompt proactivity, as well as the consequences of being proactive. Recently, he is conducting research looking at the role of time and change-related issues on leadership.
Research Interest
proactivity, leadership and leader development, work design, well-being, individual differences (personality and genetics), and change-related issues
Publications
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Li, W. D., Stanek, K.*, Zhang, Z., Ones, D. S., & McGue, M. (in press) Are genetic and environmental influences on job satisfaction stable over time? A three-wave longitudinal twin study, Journal of Applied Psychology.
