Claremont McKenna College

Weichun Zhu
Senior Research Fellow

Academic Experience

06/2008 - Present, Senior Research Fellow, Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College

06/2008 - 07/2008, Visiting Scholar, School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, CHINA

07/2008 - 06/2008, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College

08/2006 - 07/2007, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

08/2005 - 07/2006, Visiting Instructor, Department of Management, College of Management, C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University, New York

Education

Ph.D. (Management, Aug. 2006). University of Nebraska Lincoln
Major: Organizational Behavior and Leadership

M.Sc. (Management, 2001). The National University of Singapore

M.A. (HRM, 1999). Shandong University of Science and Technology, China

B.Sc. (Engineering, 1994). Shandong University of Science and Technology, China

Research Interests:

Leadership Development, Leadership in cross-cultural contexts, Ethical decision-making, Crisis Leadership

Teaching Interests

Organizational Behavior, Leadership, International Management, Research Methods

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article

Zhu, W., Avolio, B.J., & Walumbwa, F.O. (In press). Moderating role of follower characteristics with transformational leadership and follower work engagement. Group & Organization Management.
Walumbwa, F.O., Avolio, B.J. & Zhu, W. (In press). How transformational leadership weaves its influence on individual job performance: The role of identification and efficacy beliefs. Personnel Psychology.
Zhu, W. (2008). The impact of ethical leadership on follower moral identity: The mediating role of psychological empowerment. Leadership Review, 8 (Spring): 62-73.
Zhu, W., Peng, Z., Norman, S., & Riggio, R. (2008). The impact of ethical executive leadership on the citizens: An empirical investigation in the USA (in Chinese). China Public Administration Review, 1(7): 24-42. Tsinghua University, China.
Luthans, F., Zhu, W., & Avolio, B. J. (2006). The impact of efficacy on work attitudes across cultures. Journal of World Business, 41(2): 121-132.
Zhu, W., Chew, I., & Spangler, W. D. (2005). The effect of CEO transformational leadership on organizational outcomes: Mediating role of human capital enhancing HRM. The Leadership Quarterly, 16:39-52.
Avolio, B. J., Zhu, W., Koh, W., & Puja, B. (2004). Transformational leadership and organizational commitment: Mediating role of psychological empowerment and moderating role of structural distance. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 25: 951-968.
Zhu, W., May, D., & Avolio, B. J. (2004). Impact of ethical leadership behavior on employees’ organizational commitment and trust in leaders: Mediating role of psychological empowerment. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 11(1): 16-26.
Chew, I., & Zhu, W. (2002). Factors influencing Singapore managers’ international aspiration. Career Development International, 7: 96 – 108.

Research Reports

Hadley, C., Pittinsky, T.L., & Zhu, W. (2007). Measuring the efficacy of leaders to assess information and make decisions in a crisis: The C-LEAD scale. Faculty Research Working Papers Series (August 2007, RWP07-035). John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Pittinsky, T. L., Rosenthal, S. A., Bacon, L. M., Montoya, R. M., & Zhu, W.(2006). National Leadership Index 2006: A National Study of Confidence in Leadership. Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. (Note: This research has been cited in “U.S. News and World Report” and “The Washington Post”).

Avolio, B.J., Bass, B., Walumbwa, F. O., & Zhu, W. (2004). MLQ Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (3rd Ed.). Redwood, CA: Mind Garden.

Book Chapters

Liu, Y., Zhu, W., & Perrewe, P. M. (forthcoming in 2008). Authentic leadership and follower emotional reactions to major obstacles at work. In R.H. Humphrey (Ed.) Affect and Emotion: New Directions in Management Theory and Research, Volume 7 of Research in Management. Information Age Publishing.

Conference Presentations

The impact of ethical leadership on follower moral identity: The mediating role of psychological empowerment. To be presented at The International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Nov., 2008, Los Angels, CA
Transformational leadership and followers’ organizational identification: The mediating role of psychological empowerment. To be presented at The Southern Management Association Annual Conference. Nov., 2008, St. Pete Beach, FL.
The effect of leadership on follower moral identity: Does transformational/transactional style make a difference? To be presented at The Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting. Aug., 2008, Anaheim, CA.
Authentic transformational leadership and follower moral decision making: The role of follower moral identity and moral intensity. Presented at the 23th Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference. Apr., 2008, San Francisco, CA.
The impact of ethical executive leadership on American public: The mediating role of confidence in executive leadership. Accepted for presentation at the Western Academy of Management, Mar., 2008, Oakland, CA.
Research in transformational leadership: What is missing? Invited presentation at the Claremont Leadership Roundtable, Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management, Dec. 2007. Claremont Graduate University, CA.
Authentic leadership and follower emotional reactions to major obstacles at work. Part of symposium titled “How emotional labor and affective events influence authentic leadership and network ties.” Southern Management Association Annual Meeting. Nov., 2007. Nashville, Tennessee.
Authentic leadership and follower moral decision making. Part of symposium titled “Recent Experimental Research on Positive Forms of Leadership.” The 22th Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference. Apr., 2007, New York, NY.
The effect of transformational leadership on follower work engagement. The 22th SIOP Annual Conference. Apr., 2007, New York, NY.
Leadership and means efficacy at work. The 22th SIOP Annual Conference. Apr., 2007, New York, NY.
The synechdochal fallacy and the seven competencies of public leadership. The Second Biennial Gallup Leadership Institute Summit. Oct., 2006, Washington, D.C
Authentic transformational leadership and follower moral decision making. Invited presentation at the research seminar of the Center for Public Leadership, John. F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Sep. 2005.
Transformational leadership and follower moral development: An integrative perspective. The Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting. Aug., 2006, Atlanta, Georgia.
Transformational leadership and follower creativity: Mediating role of creative efficacy. The AOM Annual Meeting. Aug., 2006, Atlanta, Georgia.
Transformational leadership, cultural orientation, and team performance. The 21th SIOP Annual Conference. May, 2006, Dallas, Texas.
Authentic transformational leadership and followers’ sustained identification: Mediating role of individual psychological empowerment and collective empowerment climate. The AOM Annual Meeting. Aug., 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Followers’ rating of leadership in predicting organizational commitment and self-perceived capability: A longitudinal study. The AOM Annual Meeting. Aug., 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.
A missing link between transformational leadership and employees’ identification: Mediating role of psychological empowerment. The Gallup Leadership Institute Inaugural Summit. Jun., 2004, Omaha, Nebraska.
The impact of ethical leadership behavior on employees’ organizational commitment and trust in leaders: Mediating role of psychological empowerment. The Midwest Academy of Management Conference. Apr., 2004, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Employees’ intention to accept international assignment: The role of impact on family members and individuals’ entrepreneurial characteristics. The 19th SIOP Annual Conference. Apr., 2004, Chicago, Illinois.
Leadership, distance, and organizational commitment. The AOM Annual Meeting. Aug., 2003, Seattle, Washington.
The influence of frequent business travel on the family: Moderating effects of family characteristics and perception of business travel. The 17th SIOP Annual Conference. Apr., 2002, Toronto, Canada.
The reform of cadre management system in China. The Asia Academy of Management Conference. Dec., 2000, Singapore.
The relationship between those ‘awaiting job’ employees and SOEs in China: Problems, practices and solutions. The Annual Conference of International Employment Relationship Association. Jul., 2000, Singapore.
HRM strategy for diversified business in Chinese state coal enterprises. The Conference of Human Resource Management and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region. Dec., 1997, Taiwan.

Weichun Zhu Senior Research Fellow

Zhu, W., Avolio, B.J., & Walumbwa, F.O. (In press). Moderating role of follower characteristics with transformational leadership and follower work engagement. Group & Organization Management.

Walumbwa, F.O., Avolio, B.J. & Zhu, W. (In press). How transformational leadership weaves its influence on individual job performance: The role of identification and efficacy beliefs. Personnel Psychology.

Zhu, W. (2008). The impact of ethical leadership on follower moral identity: The mediating role of psychological empowerment. Leadership Review, 8 (Spring): 62-73.

Zhu, W., Peng, Z., Norman, S., & Riggio, R. (2008). The impact of ethical executive leadership on the citizens: An empirical investigation in the USA (in Chinese). China Public Administration Review, 1(7): 24-42. Tsinghua University, China.

Luthans, F., Zhu, W., & Avolio, B. J. (2006). The impact of efficacy on work attitudes across cultures. Journal of World Business, 41(2): 121-132.

Zhu, W., Chew, I., & Spangler, W. D. (2005). The effect of CEO transformational leadership on organizational outcomes: Mediating role of human capital enhancing HRM. The Leadership Quarterly, 16:39-52.

Avolio, B. J., Zhu, W., Koh, W., & Puja, B. (2004). Transformational leadership and organizational commitment: Mediating role of psychological empowerment and moderating role of structural distance. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 25: 951-968.

Zhu, W., May, D., & Avolio, B. J. (2004). Impact of ethical leadership behavior on employees’ organizational commitment and trust in leaders: Mediating role of psychological empowerment. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 11(1): 16-26.

Chew, I., & Zhu, W. (2002). Factors influencing Singapore managers’ international aspiration. Career Development International, 7: 96 – 108.

Research Reports

Hadley, C., Pittinsky, T.L., & Zhu, W. (2007). Measuring the efficacy of leaders to assess information and make decisions in a crisis: The C-LEAD scale. Faculty Research Working Papers Series (August 2007, RWP07-035). John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Avolio, B.J., Bass, B., Walumbwa, F. O., & Zhu, W. (2004). MLQ Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (3rd Ed.). Redwood, CA: Mind Garden.

Book Chapters

Liu, Y., Zhu, W., & Perrewe, P. M. (forthcoming in 2008). Authentic leadership and follower emotional reactions to major obstacles at work. In R.H. Humphrey (Ed.) Affect and Emotion: New Directions in Management Theory and Research, Volume 7 of Research in Management. Information Age Publishing.

Conference Presentations

The impact of ethical leadership on follower moral identity: The mediating role of psychological empowerment. To be presented at The International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Nov., 2008, Los Angels, CA

Transformational leadership and followers’ organizational identification: The mediating role of psychological empowerment. To be presented at The Southern Management Association Annual Conference. Nov., 2008, St. Pete Beach, FL.

The effect of leadership on follower moral identity: Does transformational/transactional style make a difference? To be presented at The Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting. Aug., 2008, Anaheim, CA.

Authentic transformational leadership and follower moral decision making: The role of follower moral identity and moral intensity. Presented at the 23th Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference. Apr., 2008, San Francisco, CA.

The impact of ethical executive leadership on American public: The mediating role of confidence in executive leadership. Accepted for presentation at the Western Academy of Management, Mar., 2008, Oakland, CA.

Research in transformational leadership: What is missing? Invited presentation at the Claremont Leadership Roundtable, Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management, Dec. 2007. Claremont Graduate University, CA.

Authentic leadership and follower emotional reactions to major obstacles at work. Part of symposium titled “How emotional labor and affective events influence authentic leadership and network ties.” Southern Management Association Annual Meeting. Nov., 2007. Nashville, Tennessee.

Authentic leadership and follower moral decision making. Part of symposium titled “Recent Experimental Research on Positive Forms of Leadership.” The 22th Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference. Apr., 2007, New York, NY.

The effect of transformational leadership on follower work engagement. The 22th SIOP Annual Conference. Apr., 2007, New York, NY.

Leadership and means efficacy at work. The 22th SIOP Annual Conference. Apr., 2007, New York, NY.

The synechdochal fallacy and the seven competencies of public leadership. The Second Biennial Gallup Leadership Institute Summit. Oct., 2006, Washington, D.C

Authentic transformational leadership and follower moral decision making. Invited presentation at the research seminar of the Center for Public Leadership, John. F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Sep. 2005.

Transformational leadership and follower moral development: An integrative perspective. The Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting. Aug., 2006, Atlanta, Georgia.

Transformational leadership and follower creativity: Mediating role of creative efficacy. The AOM Annual Meeting. Aug., 2006, Atlanta, Georgia.

Transformational leadership, cultural orientation, and team performance. The 21th SIOP Annual Conference. May, 2006, Dallas, Texas.

Authentic transformational leadership and followers’ sustained identification: Mediating role of individual psychological empowerment and collective empowerment climate. The AOM Annual Meeting. Aug., 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Followers’ rating of leadership in predicting organizational commitment and self-perceived capability: A longitudinal study. The AOM Annual Meeting. Aug., 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.

A missing link between transformational leadership and employees’ identification: Mediating role of psychological empowerment. The Gallup Leadership Institute Inaugural Summit. Jun., 2004, Omaha, Nebraska.

The impact of ethical leadership behavior on employees’ organizational commitment and trust in leaders: Mediating role of psychological empowerment. The Midwest Academy of Management Conference. Apr., 2004, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Employees’ intention to accept international assignment: The role of impact on family members and individuals’ entrepreneurial characteristics. The 19th SIOP Annual Conference. Apr., 2004, Chicago, Illinois.

Leadership, distance, and organizational commitment. The AOM Annual Meeting. Aug., 2003, Seattle, Washington.

The influence of frequent business travel on the family: Moderating effects of family characteristics and perception of business travel. The 17th SIOP Annual Conference. Apr., 2002, Toronto, Canada.

The reform of cadre management system in China. The Asia Academy of Management Conference. Dec., 2000, Singapore.

The relationship between those ‘awaiting job’ employees and SOEs in China: Problems, practices and solutions. The Annual Conference of International Employment Relationship Association. Jul., 2000, Singapore.

HRM strategy for diversified business in Chinese state coal enterprises. The Conference of Human Resource Management and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region. Dec., 1997, Taiwan.

Weichun Zhu
Senior Research Fellow