Jie Tang

Profile

I have an academic background in environmental and health psychology. I 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. Particularly, I’m interested in:

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

Through my research, I strive to help organizations advance their environmental sustainability goals while fostering employee engagement in green behaviors and promoting their well-being.

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