Li Wendong
Assistant professor
Dept of Management
Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, The (APIB)
Hong Kong
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., Zhang, Z., Song, Z., & Arvey, R. D. (2016) It is also in our nature: Genetic influences on work characteristics and in explaining their relationships with well-being, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 37(6), 868–888.
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Chi, W., Li, W. D., Wang, N.*, & Song, Z. (2016) Can genes play a role in explaining turnover? An examination of gene-environment interaction from human capital theory, Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(7), 1030-1044.
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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.
