Basic Information

Personal Introduction

Yan Liang holds a Ph.D. in Management and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Organizational Management at the International Business School of Shaanxi Normal University. He completed his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies in Xi'an and conducted postdoctoral research at the same university before joining the faculty. His long-term research focuses on organizational behavior, with specific interests in work commitment, employee voice, leadership behaviors, and human resource practices. He has published approximately 20 papers in authoritative Chinese journals such as Management Review and Science Research Management and serves as a reviewer for several core academic journals.

Work Experience

2014.07-2017.07: Postdoctoral Fellow for Faculty Development, Postdoctoral Research Station in Business Administration, Shaanxi Normal University.

Education Background

2007.09-2013.07: Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Management Ph.D. in Business Administration
2000.09-2004.07: Xidian University Bachelor of Business Administration

Awards Received

Intellectual Contribution

Journal Articles
1.The Influencing Mechanism of Entrepreneurship and Craftsmanship on the High-Quality Development of Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises, Science & Technology Progress and Policy,2024-01-01,41(17):151-160
2.Does high-performance work system bring job satisfaction? Exploring the non-linear effect of high-performance work system using the ‘too much of a good thing’ theory, Journal of Management & Organization,2022-07-21,31(2):715-739
3.The Relationship between Intrinsic Career Goals and Idiosyncratic Deals and the Effect on Individual Innovation Behavior-Based on Social Cognitive Theory, Management Review,2020-03-01,32(3):203-214

Project
1.Research on the Inhibitory Effect and Threshold Effect of Multi-Agent Value Co-Creation on Negative Externalities of Emerging Technologies,2025-11-29
2.Management Consulting Research Project Cooperation Agreement (Wuhan Qianshui), 2025-06-25,2025-12-31
3.Cooperation Agreement on Management Consulting Projects,2022-11-03
4.Performance-Based Pay Optimization Consulting Project for Xi’an Housing Construction Development and Management Co., Ltd.,2022-01-01
5.Performance-Based Pay Optimization Consulting Project for Xi’an Zhonglian Economic Development Co., Ltd.,2022-01-01
6.Training Program for “Dual-Qualified” Faculty in Human Resource Management under Industry–Academia Collaboration,2021-12-01
7.The Impact of High-Performance Work Systems on the Job Well-Being of New Generation Employees: A Differential Perspective,2019-10-01

Monograph
1.Work Commitment of the New Generation of Employees, Tianjin University Press,2021-04-01

Courses Taught

Compensation Management--MBA Teaching
Government Performance Evaluation and Management--MPAcc Teaching
Organizational Behavior--Undergraduate Teaching
Disciplinary Introduction--Undergraduate Teaching
Organizational Behavior--Undergraduate Teaching
Compensation Management--Undergraduate Teaching
Structural Equation Modeling--Master Teaching