World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
32
Citations
12445
World Ranking
7182
National Ranking
3487

Overview

Weichun Zhu is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, as well as Social Sciences. Their scholarly work encompasses a range of topics that emphasize organizational dynamics, ethical considerations in business, and the interplay between work and personal life.

Them research focus areas include:

  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Conflict Management and Negotiation

The subfields most associated with their publications are:

  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

Recent published papers by Weichun Zhu and collaborating authors include:

  • "How temporal leadership boosts employee innovative job performance," 2020, European Journal of Innovation Management
  • "The paradoxical mechanisms of high-performance work systems (HPWSs) on perceived workload: A dual-path mediation model," 2020, Human Resource Management Journal
  • "Leader honesty/humility and subordinate organizational citizenship behavior: a case of too-much-of-a-good-thing?," 2020, Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • "Ethical leadership and follower unethical pro-organizational behavior: examining the dual influence mechanisms of affective and continuance commitments," 2023, The International Journal of Human Resource Management
  • "How harmonious family encourages individuals to enter entrepreneurship," 2020, International Journal of Conflict Management

The venues where this research appears frequently include:

  • Journal of Business Research
  • European Journal of Innovation Management
  • Human Resource Management Journal
  • Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • The International Journal of Human Resource Management

Weichun Zhu collaborates regularly with several scholars, including:

  • John J. Sosik
  • Jong Gyu Park
  • Bora Kwon
  • Jinyi Zhou
  • Hao Yang

Best Publications

  • Transformational leadership and organizational commitment: mediating role of psychological empowerment and moderating role of structural distance

    Bruce J. Avolio;Weichun Zhu;William Koh;Puja Bhatia

  • CEO transformational leadership and organizational outcomes: The mediating role of human-capital-enhancing human resource management

    Weichun Zhu;Irene K.H. Chew;William D. Spangler

  • HOW TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP WEAVES ITS INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUAL JOB PERFORMANCE: THE ROLE OF IDENTIFICATION AND EFFICACY BELIEFS

    Fred O. Walumbwa;Bruce J. Avolio;Weichun Zhu

  • The Impact of Ethical Leadership Behavior on Employee Outcomes: The Roles of Psychological Empowerment and Authenticity:

    Weichun Zhu;Douglas R. May;Bruce J. Avolio

  • Moderating Role of Follower Characteristics With Transformational Leadership and Follower Work Engagement

    Weichun Zhu;Bruce J. Avolio;Bruce J. Avolio;Fred O. Walumbwa

  • Employee well-being in organizations:Theoretical model, scale development, and cross-cultural validation

    Xiaoming Zheng;Weichun Zhu;Haixia Zhao;Chi Zhang

  • DO CEOS MATTER TO FIRM STRATEGIC ACTIONS AND FIRM PERFORMANCE? A META‐ANALYTIC INVESTIGATION BASED ON UPPER ECHELONS THEORY

    Gang Wang;R. Michael Holmes;In Sue Oh;Weichun Zhu

  • Revisiting the mediating role of trust in transformational leadership effects: Do different types of trust make a difference?

    Weichun Zhu;Alexander Harry Newman;Qing Miao;Angus Hooke

  • Relationships between transformational and active transactional leadership and followers’ organizational identification: The role of psychological empowerment.

    Weichun Zhu;John J. Sosik;Ronald E. Riggio;Baiyin Yang

  • The effects of firm capabilities on external collaboration and performance: The moderating role of market turbulence

    Guangping Wang;Wenyu Dou;Weichun Zhu;Nan Zhou

  • VIRTUE-BASED MEASUREMENT OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP: THE LEADERSHIP VIRTUES QUESTIONNAIRE

    Ronald E. Riggio;Weichun Zhu;Christopher Reina;James A. Maroosis

  • Procedural Justice and Employee Engagement: Roles of Organizational Identification and Moral Identity Centrality

    Hongwei He;Weichun Zhu;Xiaoming Zheng

  • The effect of authentic transformational leadership on follower and group ethics

    Weichun Zhu;Bruce J. Avolio;Ronald E. Riggio;John J. Sosik

  • Ethical leadership and follower voice and performance : the role of follower identifications and entity morality beliefs

    Weichun Zhu;Hongwei He;Linda Klebe Trevino;Melody Man Chi Chao

  • The impact of efficacy on work attitudes across cultures

    Fred Luthans;Weichun Zhu;Bruce J. Avolio

  • The Effect of Leadership on Follower Moral Identity: Does Transformational/Transactional Style Make a Difference?

    Weichun Zhu;Ronald E. Riggio;Bruce J. Avolio;John J. Sosik

  • Ethical Leaders and Their Followers: The Transmission of Moral Identity and Moral Attentiveness

    Weichun Zhu;Linda K. Treviño;Xiaoming Zheng

  • Measuring the efficacy of leaders to assess information and make decisions in a crisis: The C-LEAD scale

    Constance Noonan Hadley;Todd L. Pittinsky;S. Amy Sommer;Weichun Zhu

  • Mediating Role of Creative Identity in the Influence of Transformational Leadership on Creativity: Is There a Multilevel Effect?

    Peng Wang;Weichun Zhu

  • The Effect of Ethical Leadership on Follower Moral Identity: The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment

    Weichun Zhu

  • Examining the Role of Personal Identification With the Leader in Leadership Effectiveness A Partial Nomological Network

    Weichun Zhu;Gang Wang;Xiaoming Zheng;Taoxiong Liu

  • Moral identity centrality and cause-related marketing : the moderating effects of brand social responsibility image and emotional brand attachment

    Hongwei He;Weichun Zhu;Dennis Gouran;Olivia Kolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce J. Avolio
Bruce J. Avolio University of Washington
John J. Sosik
John J. Sosik Pennsylvania State University
Ronald E. Riggio
Ronald E. Riggio Claremont McKenna College
Fred O. Walumbwa
Fred O. Walumbwa Florida International University
In-Sue Oh
In-Sue Oh Temple University
Sean T. Hannah
Sean T. Hannah Wake Forest University
Kenneth S. Law
Kenneth S. Law Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jiing-Lih Farh
Jiing-Lih Farh China Europe International Business School
Fred Luthans
Fred Luthans University of Nebraska–Lincoln

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Considering a future in Social Sciences and Humanities? Online degrees in these fields offer flexibility and diverse career options. If you want to make a difference quickly, accelerated MSW programs allow you to earn a master's in social work faster than traditional formats, letting you enter the workforce sooner.

If psychology interests you, look into the quickest psychology degree programs. These can help you build a strong foundation for roles in counseling, research, or human resources, all while studying at your own pace.

For those aiming to become licensed counselors, choosing from CACREP accredited online counseling programs ensures your education meets high industry standards—essential for professional credentialing.

Interested in supporting families and couples? You might explore online marriage and family therapy programs. These cost-effective options prepare you for specialized work in a growing mental health field.

Each pathway offers unique opportunities for making an impact, and online delivery means you can tailor your studies to your schedule and goals.

Best Scientists Citing Weichun Zhu

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles