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Zhixu (Rick) Yang, Ph.D.

Organizational Psychologist, Assistant Professor



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Zhixu (Rick) Yang


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Department of Psychology

Baruch College, City University of New York

Baruch College Box B 8-298
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010




Zhixu (Rick) Yang, Ph.D.

Organizational Psychologist, Assistant Professor



Department of Psychology

Baruch College, City University of New York

Baruch College Box B 8-298
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010



Publications


Journal Publications (*equal contributions) 
Yang, Z., Kung, F. Y. H., & Schneider, D. (2025). Individual preferences in multiple goal pursuit: Reconsidering the conceptualization and dimensionality of polychronicity. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 74(1), e12575. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12575
Yang, Z. & Kung, F. Y. (2024). Toward A Culturally Sensitive Perspective on Silence in Organizations. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 17(3), 366–370. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2024.24
Yang, Z., Kung, F. Y. H., Brienza, J., & Chao, M. M. (2024). Bridging social divides: The role of wise reasoning in improving intergroup relations. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 10(1), 69–81. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000389
Huang, H. C. B., Yang, Z., & Kung, F. Y. (2023). Employees’ mindset matters: Leveraging cultural mindset to harness the benefits of organizational polyculturalism. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 16(3), 408-412. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2023.34
Lai, W., Yang, Z., Mao, Y., Zhang, Q., Chen, H., & Ma, J. (2020). When do good deeds lead to good feelings? Eudaimonic orientation moderates the happiness benefits of prosocial behavior. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), 4053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114053
Book Chapters
Yang, Z. & Kung, F. Y. H. (2025). How Individuals Navigate and Mitigate Intergroup Conflicts: Current Insights and Future Directions. In S. D. Stern (Eds.) Handbook of Experimental Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035310661.00029 
Kung, F. Y. H., Yao, Z., Yang, Z., Woodson, A., Bruno, D., Scholer, A. A., & Diekman, A. B. (forthcoming). Toward an inclusive motivation science. Handbook of Motivation and Social Psychology
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