Jie Tang

Profile

I have an academic background in psychology and am currently a postgraduate researcher in the Management and Organization Department at Leeds University Business School. My research focuses on environmental management practice and employee green behavior. Particularlly, I’m interested in:

1. Employee perceptions & attitudes: How employees perceive and respond to organizational green practices from goal-hierarchy perspective.
2. Behavioral outcomes: The influence of employees’ perceptions and attitudes toward organizational green practices on both required and voluntary green behavior.
3. Effective practice design: Developing strategies for designing impactful green initiatives that encourage and sustain employee green behavior.

I use a range of research methods including questionnaires, interviews, laboratory experiments (e.g., eye-tracking experiments), and field experiments to explore these topics. I am proficient in data analysis using tools such as R, Mplus, Amos, Jamovi, and SPSS. Through my research, I aim to contribute to a deeper understanding of green employee behavior and support organizations in promoting green practices.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6I7uVX0AAAAJ&hl=en

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jie-Tang-84

Publications

[1] Tang, J., Wang, L., Han, B., & Liu, P. (2025). Sustaining attention to positive while early vigilance for negative environmental information: Evidence from eye movements. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 106, 102717.

[2] Tang, J., Tian, X., Li, R., Liu, Z., & Liu, P. (2024). Financial incentives overcome ego-depletion effect in the waste separation task. Current Psychology, 1-11.

[3] Chen, X.^*, Tang, J.^*, & Liu, P. (2024). How place attachment affects pro-environmental behaviors: The role of empathy with nature and nature relatedness. Current Psychology, 1-13.

[4] Deng, J.^*, Tang, J.^*, Lu, C., Han, B., & Liu, P. (2022). Commitment and intergenerational influence: A field study on the role of children in promoting recycling in the family. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 185, 106403.

[5] Shi, H., Tang, J., & Liu, P. (2022). Instability of the watching eyes effect and perceived norms: A new perspective. Advances in Psychological Science, 2022, 30(12), 2718-2734.

[6] Liu, P., Lu, Q., Zhang, Z., Tang, J., & Han, B. (2021). Age-related differences in affective norms for Chinese words (AANC). Frontiers in psychology, 12, 585666.

Conferences

[1] Tang, J. (2022). How to overcome ego-depletion in the waste sorting task? The 24th Chinese Academic Conference on Psychology.

[2] Tang, J. (2022). Nudging better course selection. International Joint Forum on Psychological and Cognitive Sciences.

[3] Tang, J. (2020). Enjoy the present or serve the future? The impact of future self-continuity on individual pro-environmental psychology and behavior. Psychology Student Academic Forum for the 21st Century.

Internet publications

[1] Alibaba’s food delivery app introduces “no cutlery” as the default. https://www.green-nudges.com/no-cutlery-default/

Qualifications

PhD. (2024-now) Management and Organizational Department, Leeds University Business School

MSc. (2021-2024) Institude of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Honors and Awards

2024 Leeds University Business School Management Department Scholarship

2023 Excellent Student Cadre, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2023 Merit Student, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2022 National Scholarship for Graduate Students

2022 Academic Scholarship, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2022 Merit Student, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

2021 Undergraduate Scholarship, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences