RESEARCH FIELD

My research interest lies in the paradoxes in the workplace, particularly focusing on the psychological and emotional consequences of employees from a micro-paradox perspective. My research topics primarily include employees' mindset and proactive behaviors (paradox mindset, individual unlearning, job crafting, etc.), digital HRM (transformative work design), AI and stress coping, and adaptability.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

PhD Hokkaido University (2020 - 2022)

Master University of Leeds (2018 - 2019)

Bachelor Lanzhou University (2014 - 2018)

One-year Exchange Student Program Otaru University of Commerce (2016 - 2017)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

•Employees' mindset and proactive behaviors (paradox mindset, individual unlearning, job crafting, etc.)

•Digital HRM (digital leadership, digital intelligence, and transformative work design)

•AI and employee stress coping (AI-human paradox, AI-employee adaptability etc.)

•Leadership (Paradoxical leadership, LMX etc.)

•Nature in the workplace (Employees-nature interactions, employees’ reactions to nature, and well-being etc.)

RESEARCH BELIEFS

感動と探求を大事にしながら研究しています。

HONORS AND AWARDS

•Shenzhen Overseas High-Caliber Personnel (Level C) (2022-2025)

•Outstanding Reviewer in the 2023 Emerald Literati Awards (2022-2023)

•2024 Best Supervisor of 100 Outstanding Papers of Undergraduate Students in Shenzhen University

•Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, Best Teacher, College of Management, Shenzhen University (2022-2023)

•Undergraduate Teaching Practice Innovation Award, College of Management, Shenzhen University (2022-2023)

•Pass-It-On Program Teaching Excellence, Shenzhen University (2022-2023)

•Hokkaido University DX Doctoral Fellowship (2021-2022)

•JASSO Scholarship (Japan Student Services Organization (2016-2017)

TEACHING (Teaching evaluation, relative ranking)

•Cross-cultural Management: Undergraduate level

2022, Shenzhen University (Autumn overall evaluation 3.81%)

•Human Resource Management: Undergraduate level

2022, Shenzhen University (Autumn overall evaluation 1.43%)

•Human Resource Management: International Postgraduate level

2022, Shenzhen University (Autumn overall evaluation 0.98%)

•Cross-cultural Management: Undergraduate level

2023, Shenzhen University (Autumn overall evaluation 1.49%)

•Human Resource Management: Undergraduate level

2023, Shenzhen University (Autumn overall evaluation 10.4%)

•Human Resource Management: International Postgraduate level

2023, Shenzhen University (Autumn overall evaluation 0.98%)

RESEARCH

JOURNAL ARTICLES

•Yin, J. (2023). Promoting unlearning at work through paradox mindset: A grounded theory approach. Baltic Journal of Management, 18(5), 627-648.

•Yin, J. (2023). Effects of the paradox mindset on work engagement: The mediating role of seeking challenges and individual unlearning. Current Psychology, 42, 2708-2718.

•Yin, J. (2023). The role of mentors’ paradox mindset on career mentoring: Application of attachment theory. European Journal of Training and Development, 48(3/4), 407-421.

•Yin, J. (2022). Living with tensions in the workplace: A grounded theory of paradoxical leadership in cultivating subordinates' paradox mindset, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 43(6), 862-873.

•Lin, L., Cai, X. and Yin, J. (2021). Effects of mentoring on work engagement: Work meaningfulness as a mediator. International Journal of Training and Development, 25(2), 183-199.

•Yin, J. (2021). Mindset and individual learning in the workplace: A systematic review and future agenda. The Economics Studies, Hokkaido University, 71(1),7-26

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

•Yin, J, Wen, Jingjing, Huang, Jingqi & Jiang, Jianwu. (2024, February). Can Algorithm be Good Work Designers? The Impact of Algorithmic Management on Gig Workers’ Job Satisfaction. A Mixed-methods Study. 2024 Centre for Transformative Work Design Conference, Perth, Australia.

•Yin, J. (2021, September). Effects of paradox mindset on proactive behavior: The mediating role of career satisfaction. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Administrative Science, Japan.

GOVERNMENT PROJECT

•Project Supported by Shenzhen High-Caliber Personnel Start-up Research Fund: Study of Digital technologies and Transformative Work design.

Taking charge of the project

January 2024 – December 2026

•Project supported by Shenzhen University High-Caliber Personnel and Young Researchers’ Start-up Research Fund: Study of Employee learning and unlearning in the Digital Transformation.

Taking charge of the project

December 2023 – December 2025

•Project supported by High-Level Humanities and Social Sciences Research Team Project –Aspiring for Excellence: Innovation Team Project

Taking charge of the empirical part and conduct qualitative research.

January 2024 – December 2026

INVITED KEYNOTE/SEMINAR

Keynote Speaker/Research Curriculum

Understanding Paradox Mindset in the Workplace

Shenzhen University, March 2023

Exploration of the Use Artificial Intelligence Technology in Teaching: A Preliminary Study on "Lecture & Workshop" Hybrid Teaching Design Empowered by Digital Teaching Tools

Shenzhen University, May 2024

GUIDING STUDENTS IN COMPETETIONS

• April 2024: Guided students in the 14th National Undergraduate Market Survey and Analysis Competition in the Guangdong Division, winning third prize.

Project title: "When AI is No Longer Cold: Are You Willing to Speak? Market Demand Research on Generative AI Empowering Personalized English-Speaking Learning for University Students."

• June 2024: Guided students in the 2024 National Undergraduate Innovation Training Program, granting a provincial-level project.

Project title: "Crossing Boundaries: The Impact Mechanism and Multilevel Outcomes of Human-AI Collaborative Communication Models on Employee and Team Innovation Behavior."

RESEARCH LAB

In April 2023, I established Yin's "感動と探求" Research Lab, aiming to provide a free and healthy research platform for undergraduates at the School of Management, Shenzhen University. The lab encourages students who are passionate about and interested in research to explore their scientific curiosity. The main activities of the lab including regular workshops on academic skills (held every 1-2 weeks), theory workshops, company visits (to outstanding companies in Shenzhen), participation in research projects, coffee talk series (inviting master's and doctoral students for exchanges and sharing), daily discussions, monthly research reports, academic publications, and intensive research training during winter and summer vacations.

Currently, the lab has 42 undergraduate students from various majors, including Human Resource Management, Information Management, E-commerce, and Business Administration, exploring and learning in the lab. The students are engaged in various research projects and submitting their work to international conferences and SSCI and CSSCI journals.

Welcome to Yin's "感動と探求" Research Lab!

We invite passionate and dedicated undergraduate students to join us in exploring the world of research.

Official website: https://www.researchgate.net/lab/YINS-gandongtotanqiuRESEARCH-LAB-Jun-Yin

I sincerely welcome students to apply for Master's studies! (Focus areas: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management)

ACADEMIC SERVICE

•2022.6-2024.6 Reviewer of Journal of Human Resource Management

•2024.1-2024.2. Review for Academy of Management Annual Meeting

•2021.8-2021.10 Review for the American Journal of Psychology

•2022.9-2023.6 Review for the Leadership & Organization Development Journal

•2023.5-2022.6 Review for the Current Psychology

•2024.2 Reviewer for Academy of Management Annual Meeting