
Liang Hou, Ph.D. in Management, Lecturer, Master's Supervisor.
I. Education Background
2010-2014: B.S. in Applied Psychology, Henan University
2014-2017: M.S. in Applied Psychology, Henan University
2017-2022: Ph.D. in Business Management, Renmin University of China
2019-2020: Visiting Scholar, Michigan State University, USA
II. Current Position
Dr. Hou Liang is currently a faculty member in the Department of Human Resource Management, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology
III. Main Research Fields
Employee Psychology and Behavior
Career Development and Management
Human Resource Management in the Cultural and Tourism Industries
IV. Funded Research Projects
- Beijing Education Science “14th Five-Year Plan” Youth Project: Career Resilience of University Students in the New Era: Current Status, Cultivation Mechanisms, and Outcomes (Principal Investigator, 2023–2026).
- Renmin University Graduate Scientific Research Fund Project: From the Perspective of Regulatory Focus Theory: A Study on the Time Effect and Self-enhancement Effect of Workplace Ostracism (Principal Investigator, 2019–2020).
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project: The Dynamic Impact of Shared Leadership on Team Innovation in Entrepreneurial Teams: A Longitudinal Study Based on Internet Startups (Co-Investigator)
- Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Found Project: Influencing Factors and Mechanisms of Shared Leadership in Digital Creative Enterprise Teams (Co-Investigator)
V. Selected Publications
- Hou, L., Shi, R., Wang, Z., & Zhang, J. (2025). How age-inclusive human resource practices relate to career sustainability: the role of work-family enrichment and protean career orientation. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1564719.
- Zhang, J., Shi, R., Hou, L.*, Li, S., & Chu, X. (2024). Challenge-hindrance stressors and service innovation among hotel staff: roles of psychological empowerment and attributional style. Current Psychology, 43(37), 29433-29448.
- Hou, L., Gu, X., & Ding, G. (2022). From an identity process theory perspective: A daily investigation of why and when ostracism triggers ingratiation. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1-15.
- Hou, L., Song, L., Jiwen, Zheng, G., & Lyu, B. (2021). Linking identity leadership and team performance: The role of group-based pride and leader political skill. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 676945.
- Yang, N., & Hou, L.* (2023). The effect of hubristic pride on unethical pro-organizational behavior: The moderating roles of moral attentiveness and moral clarity. Journal of Psychological Science, (05), 1123-1130.
- Wang, Y., Luo, W., & Hou, L. (2022). Why voice in adversity? The formation mechanism and effects of employee voice resilience from an achievement goal perspective. Advances in Psychological Science, (11), 2395-2404.
- Li, W., Kong, H., Hou, L., & Ding, G. (2022). Different types of learning engagement among university students and their influencing factors. Heilongjiang Researches on Higher Education, (06), 145-150.
- Hou, L., Liu, G., Wu, W., & Ding, G. (2019). Humble behavior and future work self-clarity among university students: A moderated mediation model. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, (05), 675-682.
- Ding, G., & Hou, L. (2017). The relationship between narcissism and entrepreneurial intention among college students. Chinese Mental Health Journal, (02), 156-161.
- Ding, G., Hou, L., Zhang, L., Zhang, L., Wang, M., & Gu, X. (2016). The mechanism between entrepreneurial failure and re-entrepreneurial intention. Advances in Psychological Science, (07), 1009-1019.
VI. Student Recruitment
I am currently recruiting academic Master's students in Business Management, with specializations in Human Resource Management and Tourism Management. I sincerely welcome diligent, motivated, and innovative students with strong academic foundations to join my research team.