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Cynthia Lee

2006-08 Walsh Professor, Professor, Management and Organizational Development

112 Hayden Hall
617-373-5146
c.lee@neu.edu

Education

PhD in Organizational Behavior, University of Maryland
MA in Organizational Communication, Ohio State University
BA in Broadcasting and Journalism, Ohio State University

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Lee teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Organizational Behavior, International Management, Organizational behavior in co-op settings, and Leadership in diverse and multicultural environments. She has taught Ph.D. seminars on employment relationships at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Professor Lee initiated the consulting project at the graduate level, and her initiative has been adopted and integrated in the CBA’s graduate program. She has also started a fundraising class project, which teaches students various leadership and team-work related skills, at the undergraduate and graduate level. Professor Lee’s research interests include managing change, performance management, and Chinese management, including group processes and effectiveness, understanding the changing nature of psychological contracts, workplace justice, and effects of job insecurity.

Awards and Honors

General Research Fund of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Government. (June 2009).

Helen C. Walsh Professorship, College of Business Administration, Northeastern University. 2000-2002; 2004-2008.

Recipient (co-investigator) of the Research Grants Council for the study of “Diversity and team performance: Investigating the role of task and relationship conflict, team leadership and interpersonal congruence,” funded by the Hong Kong Government for HK$414,800 (Approximately US$55,000). 2004-2006.

Selected Publications

Lee, C., Farh, J.-L., Chen, Z. (2011). Promoting group potency: The importance of group identification. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 32(8), 1147-1162.

Lee, C., Liu, J., Rousseau, D. M., Hui, C., Chen, Z. X. (2011). Inducements, contributions and fulfillment in new employee psychological contracts. Human Resource Management, 50(2), 201-226.

Farh, J.-L., Lee, C., Farh, C. I.C. (2010). Task Conflict and Team Creativity: A Question of How Much and When. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95, 1173-1180.

Hui, C., Lee, C., Niu, X. Y. (2010). The moderating effects of polychronicity and achievement striving on the relationship between task varety and oranization-based self-esteem of mid-level managers in China. Human Relations, 63(9), 1395-1416.

Huang, G.H., Lee, C., Ashford, S. J., Chen, Z. X., Ren, X. P. (2010). Affective Job Insecurity: A Mediator of Cognitive Job Insecurity and Employee Outcomes Relationships. International Studies of Management & Organizations, 40, 20-39.

Lee, C., Bobko, P., Ashford, S., Chen, Z., Reb, X. (2008). Cross-cultural development of an abridged job insecurity measure. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29(April), 373-390.

Lee, C., Hui, C., Tinsley, C. H. (2008). Group Diversity and Performance: The Effects of Diversity Type, Context and Group Cooperation. Hauppauge, NY 11788: Nova Science Publishers Inc.

Hui, C., Lee, C., Tinsley, C. H. (2007). Research in Management, Group member expectations, group processes, expectation fulfillment and group performance. (vol. 6, pp. 169-196). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Pillutla, M.N., Farh, J.L., Lee, C., & Lin, Z. (2007). An investigation of traditionality as a moderator of reward allocation. Group and Organizational Management., 32(2), April, 233-253.

Begley, T., Lee, C., Hui, C. (2006). Organizational Level as a Moderator of the Relationship between Justice Perceptions and Work-Related Reactions. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27, 705-722.

Farh, J.L., Cannella, A.A., Lee, C. (2006). From the Guest Editors: Approaches to scale development in Chinese management research. Management and Organization Review, 2(3), 301-318.

Lee, C., Hui, C., Tinsley, C.H., Niu, X. (2006). Goal orientations and performance: role of temporal norms. Journal of International Business Studies, 37(4), 484-498.

Lee, C., Bobko, P., Chen, Z.X. (2006). Investigation of the multidimensional model of job insecurity in two countries. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 55(October), 167-195.

Turner, J. W., Grube, J. A., Tinsley, C. H., Lee, C., O'Pell, C. (2006). Exploring the dominant media: how does media use reflect organizational norms and affect performance?. Journal of Business Communication, 43(3), 220-250.

Begley, T., Lee, C. (2005). The role of negative affectivity in pay-at-risk reactions: A longitudinal study. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90(2), 382-388.

Chen, Z.X., Aryee, S., Lee, C. (2005). Test of a mediation model of perceived organizational support. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 66, 457-470.

Hui, C., Lee, C., Rousseau, D.M. (2004). Employment relationships in China: Do workers relate to the organization or the people?. Organization Science, 15(2), 232-240.

Hui, C., Lee, C., Rousseau, D.M. (2004). Psychological contract and organizational citizenship behaviors in China: Exploring generalizability and instrumentality. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 311-321.

Lee, C., Farh, J.L. (2004). Joint efforts of group efficacy and gender diversity on group cohesion and performance. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 53(1), 136-154.

Lee, C., Tinsley, C.H., Bobko, P. (2003). Cross-cultural variance in goal orientation and their effects. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 52(2), 272-297.

Begley, T.M., Lee, C., Fang, Y., Li, J. (2002). Power distance as a moderator of the relationship between justice and employee outcomes in a sample of Chinese employees. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 17, 692-711.

Lee, C., Tinsley, C.H., Bobko, P. (2002). An investigation of the antecedents and consequences of group-level confidence. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32(8), 1628-1652.

Begley, T., Lee, C., Czajka, J. (2000). The relationship of Type A behavior and optimism with job performance and blood pressure. Journal of Business & Psychology, 15(2), 215-227.

Lee, C., Hui, C. (2000). Moderating effects of organization-based self-esteem on organizational uncertainty - employee response relationships. Journal of Management, 26, 215-232.

Lee, C., Pillutla, M.M., Law, K.S. (2000). Power distance, gender, and organizational justice. Journal of Management, 26, 685-704.

Selected Presentations

Huang, G. (Presenter & Author), Niu, X. (Presenter & Author), Ashford, S. J. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Management, "A study of the antecedents and outcomes of job insecurity: Differences between cognitive and affective job insecurity,” Montreal, Canada. (August 2010).

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Hui, C. (Author Only), Liu, J. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Management, "Idiosyncratic Deals and Organizational Attachment: The Roles of Organizational-Based Self-esteem and Individualism,” Montreal, Canada. (August 2010).

Gardner, D. (Presenter & Author), Huang, G. (Presenter & Author), Pierce, J. L. (Presenter & Author), Niu, X. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Management, "Organization-based self-esteem: Relationships with,” Montreal, Canada. (August 2010).

Lee, C., Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Crafting the Right Academic Job: From Job Search to Transition,” AOM, Montreal, Canada. (August 10, 2010).

Hui, C. (Author Only), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Liu, B. C. (Author Only), Ko, J. (Author Only), International Congress of Applied Psychology, "Chips for Challenging: The Moderating Effects of Past Attainment and Future Prospect on the Relationship Between Perceived Insider Status and Offering Challenging Opinions,” Melbourne, Australia. (July 2010).

Liu, J. (Presenter & Author), Hui, C. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), International Association of Chinese Management Research, "Antecedents and consequences of idiocyncratic deals: The role of resource exchange,” Shanghai, China. (June 2010).

Hornung, S., Lee, C., International Association of Chinese Management Research, "Idiosyncratic deals in Chinese context,” Shanghai, China. (June 2010).

Lin, X. (Presenter & Author), Chen, Z. X. (Author Only), Ashford, S. J. (Author Only), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), International Association of Chinese Management Research, "How Job Insecurity Impairs Employee Outcomes? An Investigation from Social Exchange And Self-Consistency Perspectives,” IACMR, Shanghai, China. (June 12, 2010).

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Hui, C. (Author Only), Liu, J. (Author Only), Wang, H. (Author Only), Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP), "Psychological ownership: The importance of having a say,” SIOP, Atlanta, GA. (April 10, 2010).

Chen, Y. Y. (Presenter & Author), Wang, H. (Presenter & Author), Erez, M. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C., Academy of Management, "How and When Innovation Culture and Leadership Affect Team Innovation? ---Exploring the Mediation and Moderation," Academy of Management, Chicago, Il. (August 11, 2009).

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Liu, J. (Presenter & Author), Hui, C. (Presenter & Author), Chen, Z. X. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Managment, "Why do I feel valued and why do I reciprocate," Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. (August 11, 2009).

Lee, C., Lin, X. S. (Presenter & Author), Chen, Z. X. (Presenter & Author), National Academy of Management, "Job insecurity and employee outcomes: An investigation of mediating and moderating effects," Chicago, Il. (August 11, 2009).

Huang, G. H. (Presenter & Author), Cheng, T. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C., Chen, Z. X. (Presenter & Author), Ren, X. P. (Presenter & Author), International Congress of Psychology, "Longitudinal Effects of Organizational Uncertainty on Employee Outcomes: Moderating role of Emotional Intelligence and Supervisor-Member Relationship Quality," Congress of Psychology, Oslo, Norway. (July 11, 2009).

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), 9th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations, "Job Insecurity: Its Construct, Measure and Empirical Results," Northeastern University, Boston, MA. (June 27, 2009).

Huang, E. G.H. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Ashford, S. J. (Author Only), Chen, Z. X. (Presenter & Author), Ren, X. P. (Presenter & Author), Asia Academy of Management, "Affective Job Insecurity: A Moderation of the Cognitive Job Insecurity - Employee Outcomes Relationships," Taipei, Taiwan. (December 16, 2008).

Hui, C. (Presenter & Author), Liu, J. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Management, "Future Orientations and Proactive Behaviors: A Cross-Level Analysis," Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. (August 13, 2008).

Farh, J. L. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Farh, C. P. (Presenter & Author), Academy of Management, "TASK CONFLICT AND PROJECT TEAM INNOVATION: QUESTIONS OF HOW MUCH AND WHEN," Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. (August 13, 2008).

Hui, C. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Jun, L. (Author Only), International Congress of Psychology, "A temporal perspective of psychological ownership and employee extra-role behavior," IAAP, Berlin, Germany. (July 25, 2008).

Wang, H. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Begley, T. (Author Only), Hui, C. (Author Only), International Conference of the Association for Chinese Management Research, "Organizational culture as a moderator of the conscientiousness-performance relationship.," IACMR, Guangzhou, China. (June 22, 2008).

Liu, J. (Author Only), Hui, C. (Presenter & Author), Lee, C. (Author Only), 8th International Business Research, "Taking on obligations: Why employees stay," World Business Institute Australia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (March 29, 2008).

Lee, C., Hui, C. (Author Only), Wang, H. (Presenter & Author), "I want to be included: Sources of insider status and why insider status is important," Asia Academy of Management, Tokyo, Japan.

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Farh, J.L. (Author Only), Farh, C.P. (Author Only), "Promoting group potency in multinational project teams," Asia Academy of Management, Tokyo, Japan.

Lee, C. (Author Only), Aryee, S. (Presenter & Author), Chen, Z.X. (Author Only), Annual, "Organization-Employee Ties: Examining Antecedents," Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Annual, "Strategies for collecting data overseas," Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Rousseau, D. (Presenter & Author), Annual, "Symposium: Diversity in transactional psychological contracts across societies," Academy of Management, Atlanta,, GA, USA.

Lee, C. (Author Only), Hui, C. (Presenter & Author), Niu, Y.Y. (Presenter & Author), International, "The relationship between fit of personal orientations and tasks, organization-based self-esteem and employee outcomes," Second Conference of International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR), Nanjing, China.

Rousseau, D.M., Lee, C., Dabos, G., Hui, C., & H. Wang. Firm culture as an antecedent of the employee psychological contract: Its alignment and fulfillment. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia, PA. Aug., 2007.

Lee, C., Bobko, P., Ashford, S., Chen, Z.X., & Ren, X.P. Cross-cultural development of an abridged job insecurity measure. Paper presented at the symposium organized by B. Reisel, “Meaning, measures, and performance outcomes.” Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia, PA. Aug., 2007.

Lee, C., Hui, C., & Rousseau, D.M. Mutuality in group context: What happens when we agree. Paper presented at the symposium organized by Z. Lei, “The employment relationship in China: Western theory in the Chinese context.” Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia, PA. Aug., 2007.

Hui, C., Lee, C., & Zou, Z. (2007, July). The Extra-roles of employees. Paper presented at the 10th European Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic.

Lee, C. Invited speech at a symposium on “Chinese management research: Achievements and prospects” chaired by K. Leung. Presented at the Asia Academy of Management, Tokyo, Japan Dec. 19-21, 2006.

Lee, C., Hui, C. (Author Only), Wang, H. (Presenter & Author), "I want to be included: Sources of insider status and why insider status is important," Asia Academy of Management, Tokyo, Japan. Received best paper nomination.

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Farh, J.L. (Author Only), Farh, C.P. (Author Only), "Promoting group potency in multinational project teams," Asia Academy of Management, Tokyo, Japan.

Lee, C. (Author Only), Aryee, S. (Presenter & Author), Chen, Z.X. (Author Only), Annual, "Organization-Employee Ties: Examining Antecedents," Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Annual, "Strategies for collecting data overseas," Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Lee, C. (Presenter & Author), Rousseau, D. (Presenter & Author), Annual, "Symposium: Diversity in transactional psychological contracts across societies," Academy of Management, Atlanta,, GA, USA.

Industry and Academic Experience

Professor Lee served as visiting professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 1995-1997. She also facilitated a pay plan change implementation at Polaroid Corporation and assisted them with numerous survey projects 1991-1997. Professor Lee served as assistant professor of organizational behavior and human resource management at Temple University prior to joining the College of Business Administration faculty in 1987.

Professional Services

Professor Lee serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior and as the associate editor of Applied Psychology: An International Journal. She is also a member of the Academy of Management and Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Mailing Address

Cynthia Lee
304 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000