Yan Liu

Assistant Professor of Business Administration & Management
Hayes Hall 255F
765-973-8586
yl146@iu.edu

Education

• DBA in Business Administration (Organizational Behavior and Human Resources), Louisiana Tech University, 2012
• MBA in Business Administration, Louisiana Tech University, 2009
• BS in Computer Science, Nanchang University, China, 1996

Teaching Areas

• Organizational Behaviors, Human Resource Management, Principles of Management, Principles of Business Administration

Research Areas

• Positive Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Proactive Behavior, Teams, Human Resource Practice, Research Methodology

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

• Alarifi, A., AlThnayan, S., Bajaba, S., & Liu, Y. (2024) "Does Organizational Transparency Assist Transformational Leaders in Preparing Employees for Organizational Change?". Current Psychology (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05726-x
• Liu, Y., Fuller, B., Hester, K., & Chen, H. (2023). " Authentic Leadership and Employees’ Job Performance: Mediation Effect of Positive Employee Health". Journal of Management Analytics, 10(3), 566-582.
• Chen, C., Chen, H., & Liu, Y. (2023). “Using MASEM to explore the psychological mechanisms linking salespeople’s job satisfaction and performance”. Applied Marketing Analytics, 9 (1), 54-72.
• Fuller, B., Liu, Y., Bajaba, S., Marler, L., & Pratt, J. (2018). “An expanded model of entrepreneurial feasibility: Examining the personality, self-efficacy, and anticipatory cognitions of potential entrepreneurs”. Personality and Individual Differences, 125, 120-125.
• Liu, Y., Fuller, B., Hester, K., Bennett, R., & Simmering, M. (2018). Linking Authentic Leadership to Subordinate Behaviors. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 39(2), 218 - 233
• Atinc, G., Liu, Y., Kroll, M. & Walters, B. (2012). An Inquiry into Chinese Initial Public Offerings from a Corporate Governance Perspective. Journal of Business Strategies, 29(2), 99-123.
• Liu, Y., Atinc, G., & Kroll, M. (2011) The Unique Nature of Chinese Corporate Governance Practices. Journal of Business Strategies, 28(1), 23-51.

Book Chapter

• Mironko, A, & Liu, Y. (2023). Upskilling and Motivating a Multigenerational Workforce in the Post-Pandemic World: A Holistic Perspective on Effective Human Resources Management. In A. M. Even, & B. Christiansen (Eds.), Enhancing Employee Engagement and Productivity in the Post-Pandemic Multigenerational Workforce. IGI Global.

Selected Conference Proceedings

• Liu, Y., Chen., C., & Chen. H. (2023). Leadership Styles and Employee Turnover Intention: A Meta-analytic Path Analysis. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, August 2023.
• Chen, C., Liu, Y., and Chen, H. (2023). The role of brands in social media: An analysis through bibliometrics and scientific mapping. Presented at International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference, Honolulu, HI, May 12-15, 2023.
• Liu, Y., Fuller, B., & Hester, K. (2020). Positive employee health: Development and construct Validation. Presented at 2020 annual conference of Midwest Academy of Management. Virtual conference.
• Liu, Y. (2017), The influence of work-family conflict on employee’s workplace deviance behavior: moderation effect of personality. Presented at Midwest Academy of Management Conference, October 19, 2017, Chicago, IL.
• Fuller, B., Liu, Y., Wall, A. & Hester, K. (2009). Manager-rated affective commitment to the organization: developing new antecedents and outcomes. Presented at the 2009 annual conference of the Southwest Academy of Management, Oklahoma City, OK. Best paper of the track.
• Liu, Y., Atinc, G., & Kroll, M. (2008). Board structure, ownership structure, and firm performance in Chinese publicly listed firms. Presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Southwest Academy of Management, Houston, TX. Best paper of the track.
• Posey, C., Liu, Y., & Fuller, B. (2008). A Meta-Analytic review of more than a decade of research on general computer self-efficacy. Presented at 14th annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, Toronto, Canada.

Selected Previous Employment Positions

• Assistant Professor of Business Administration, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, 2016-2019
• Adjunct professor of Business Administration, Northeastern State University, 2015
• Assistant Professor of Business Admiration, Wiley College, 2014

Selected Awards

• The USDA Rural Development Grant, 2023
• Lilly grant for career competencies faculty initiative training, 2023.
• QM certification for an Online course, 2022.
• TCL Faculty Fellowship, 2022.
• Chancellor’s Community Engagement Course Development Grant, 2020.
• West Virginia State SHRM annually conference faculty advisor of the first place undergraduate student case competition 2018
• Southwest Academy of Management Annual Conference Best Paper Award (Organizational Behavior and Communications) 2009
• Southwest Academy of Management Annual Conference Best Paper Award (Business Strategies) 2008