On November 17, 2025, the second session of the “Department of Business Administration · Meet the Journal Editors” lecture series was successfully held in Room 1205 of the SEM Building at the School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing. The lecture featured Dr. Haiyang Liu, Assistant Professor at Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University. The event was attended by faculty members and graduate students from the School. The lecture aimed to provide theoretical enrichment and research inspiration through academic exchange with international scholars.
The lecture was titled “A Mind That Does Not Abide in Anything: How Leader Acceptance Coping when Facing Stressors Enhances Managerial Creativity and Consideration via Cognitive Flexibility.” It focused on how leaders cope with stress and the implications for managerial behavior. Dr. Liu highlighted how the use of “acceptance coping” strategies by leaders in stressful situations can enhance cognitive flexibility, thereby promoting both managerial creativity and considerate behavior.
The presentation combined conceptual development and theoretical reasoning with empirical evidence from multiple research methods, including interviews and experiments. It illustrated how leaders’ coping strategies vary across different contexts and discussed the implications for organizational management practice.
During the discussion session, faculty members raised specific questions regarding research design, variable measurement, and emerging trends in organizational behavior research, engaging in in-depth dialogue with the speaker. Several graduate students also sought advice on data collection methods and future research directions. The session featured active interaction, contributing to a deeper understanding of the topic and achieving strong academic exchange outcomes.
Speaker Profile
Dr. Haiyang Liu is an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University. Prior to joining NBS, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he also directed the PhD program in Organizational Behavior. His research focuses on personality traits, employee well-being, diversity and inclusion, and the impact of emerging technologies, with particular emphasis on within-person designs and longitudinal methodologies.
His work has been published in leading journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Human Relations, with a total of eight publications in Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, and Management and Organization Review.
Contributed by: Department of Business Administration
Reviewed by: Jin Jiahua
