About Me
My name is Jiaxin Xue (薛嘉欣), also known as Jesse. I am a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Human Resource Management at Renmin University of China. I was born and raised in Dongtai, a small coastal city in Jiangsu Province, China.
My research centers around two fundamental questions in organizational life:
- Constructively: How can employees and leaders interact more effectively to enhance productivity?
- Critically: What potential trade-offs and hidden costs may accompany such efficiency gains?
More specifically, I study topics such as leadership, work and time, gig work, human-AI interaction, and exploitation. I approach these questions with persistence and passion, always driven by a deep curiosity about how people work, lead, and adapt in evolving organizational contexts.
Methodologically, I’m most experienced with survey and experimental designs, including multilevel and within-person data analysis. I’m also actively exploring qualitative and mixed-method approaches to strengthen the insight and robustness of my future research.
In the near future, I hope to join a university where I can continue to grow as both a scholar and an educator. I aspire to be a teacher who not only conducts rigorous, insightful research but also inspires students to think critically and engage meaningfully with the world around them. My goal is to produce research that is both theoretically rich and practically relevant—work that informs management, enhances teaching, and contributes to broader community.
Beyond academia, I served as Deputy HR Manager for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. I worked there for over a year, extending my master’s program to gain this experience. It was a formative journey—organizing a global event amid the COVID-19 pandemic helped me understand what it means to lead and collaborate under radically different, often competing institutional logics.
At heart, I believe the world can be better—more just, more humane, more inspiring. I am a romanticist who values idealism over cynicism, and I see warmth in the human condition, even in organizational life. As the writer Albert Camus once said:
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
Thank you for visiting my website. I hope our paths cross—through ideas, conversation, or collaboration.
Background
Ph.D. in Management ∙ Renmin University of China ∙ 2022
Master in Management ∙ Renmin University of China ∙ 2019
Deputy HR Manager ∙ WuKeSong Sports Center, Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ∙ 2020
Bachelor in Management ∙ China University of Mining and Technology ∙ 2015
Selected Publications
(†equal contribution, ^corresponding author)
Leadership
Zhang J., Dong N., Zhao L., Xue J., & Hu J. (2025). Ups and downs in serving us: Servant leadership behavior variability weakens the benefit of servant leadership behavior. Group & Organization Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011251326978
Gig work
Zhang J.†, Xue J. †, Deng Y., Li Z., & Li Y. (2025). To be (safe), or not to be (safe)? A daily exploration of why and when gig workers stay safe under customer demands. Journal of Organizational Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2874
Human-AI interaction
Chen J., Xue J., Li Y., & Luo W. (2025). Impact of different employee-AI interaction: Instrumental vs. emotional support and gender differences. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2025.2474460
李育辉, & 薛嘉欣^. (2026). 生成式人工智能的使用如何影响员工创新绩效？基于启发式-捷径式取向的视角. 南开管理评论. 1-39. https://link.cnki.net/urlid/12.1288.F.20260116.1724.002
Other topics
Luan Y., Zhang Z., Xue J.^, & Wang D. (2026). Exploring the reciprocal relationships between job demands, job resources, and workplace misconduct: A meta-analytic panel analysis. Applied Psychology: An International Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70085
Academic Services
Journal Reviewer ∙ Applied Psychology: An International Review
Conference Reviewer ∙ AOM; IACMR
Honurs and Awards
Outstanding Graduates of Beijing City ∙ 2022
Outstanding Student of Renmin University of China ∙ 2021
Outstanding Undergraduates of China University of Mining and Technology ∙ 2019
Merit Student of Jiangsu Province ∙ 2018
National Scholarship of China ∙ 2017