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Yongmei Bally

Professor
Department of Management
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 410
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Current Courses

MGT 220.003 Business Organization And Management

MGT 383.001 Leading Organizational Change

PhD Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Other International Management

East China University of Science and Technology
Shanghai, P. R. China

COB Outstanding Research Award

College of Business, Illinois State University
2022

COB Research Fellowship

Illinois State University
2019

COB research fellowship

Illinois State University
2018

COB Research Fellowship

Illinois State University
2017

College of Business Outstanding Research Award

College of Business, Illinois State University
2015

Excellent Reviewer Award

Journal of Organizational Behavior
2009

Best Doctoral Student Paper Award

Southern Management Association, OB/OT/OD track
2006

Outstanding Reviewer Award

Academy of Management, OB division
2006

College of Business Fellowship

Florida State University
2005

College of Business Fellowship

Florida State University
2004

College of Business Fellowship

Florida State University
2003

Doctoral Student Consortium participant

Academy of Management
2003

College of Business Fellowship

Florida State University
2002

College of Business Fellowship

Florida State University
2001

Presidential University Research Fellowship

Florida State University
2001

College of Business Fellowship

Florida State University
2000

Presidential University Research Fellowship

Florida State University
2000

Grants & Contracts

Employee emotional labor at work and home and its influence mechanisms: Theoretical expansion across various interactional contexts and empirical examination. National natural science foundation of China. (2014)
an examination of team service climate and the interplay between employee emotions and customer emotons: An emotional labor and emotional contagion perspective (2011)
The development of political skill of college graduates and its impact: A longitudinal study (2009)

Book, Chapter

Liu, Y. Selling to all involved: A contingent model linking internal selling and salespeople role stress and sales performance. P.L. Perrewé and P.D. Harms (EDs), Research in occupational stress and wellbeing. Emerald Publishing 17 (2019): 1-26.
Liu, Y., Perrewé, P., & Magnusen, M. Selling your soul to the devil: Political behavior, the pursuit (or discard) of authenticity, and career success.. S. Gayle Baugh and Sherry Sullivan (EDs), Research in Careers (Vol. 2).. Information Age Publishing (2015): 133-154.
Liu, Y., Ferris, G., Treadway, D., Prati, L., & Hochwarter, W. The emotion of politics and the politics of emotions: Affective and cognitive reactions to politics as a stressor.. E. Vigoda-Gadot & A. Drory (EDs), Handbook of organizational politics. Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. (2006): 161-186.
Liu, Y., & Perrewé, P. The role of emotion in employee counterproductive work behavior (CWB): Integrating the psycho-evolutionary and constructivist perspective.. C. Hartel, W. Zerbe, & N. Ashkanasy (EDs), Understanding organizations through emotions. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (2005): 67-86.

Conference Proceeding

Jawahar, I., & Liu, Y. Why are proactive people more satisfied with their job, career, and life?. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings 2015.1 (2015): 12547.
Blickle, G., Schneider, P., Liu, Y., & Ferris, G. A predictive investigation of reputation as mediator of the political skill career success relationships.. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting (2009)
Blickle, G., Momm, T., Kramer, J., Mierke, J., & Liu, Y. Construct and criterion-related validation of the Test of Emotional Intelligence (TEMINT): A two-study investigation.. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting (2008)
Liu, Y., & Brymer, R. Dispositional differences in emotion regulation, emotional experiences at work, and work-related outcomes: A two-study investigation. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting (2007)
Liu, Y., Ferris, G., Perrewé, P., Weitz, B., & Xu, J. Predictors and outcomes of political skill and reputation in organizations: A three-study investigation with convergence.. Southern Management Association, Annual Meeting (2006)
Liu, Y., & Prati, M. The influence of emotional resources on emotional labor.. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting (2006)
Liu, Y., Perrewé, P., & Xu, J. When it goes beyond a work laugh: A cross cultural examination of subordinate emotional expression in the leader-member exchange (LMX) relationships.. Pan-Pacific Conference XX (2003)
Xu, J., & Liu, Y. Building trust in salesperson-customer computer-mediated communication.. Pan-Pacific Conference XX (2003)
Liu, Y., Gundlach, M., & Bratton, G. Individual resistance to change: A multi-dimensional examination and a model.. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting (2002)
Thatcher, J., Srite, M., Stepina, L., & Liu, Y. Culture, Overload and Personal Innovativeness with Information Technology: Extending the Nomological Net.. annual meeting of Southern Association for Information Systems Conference (2002)
Liu, Y., & Perrewé, P. The role of emotion and emotional expression in job satisfaction.. Southern Management Association, Annual Meeting (2001)

Journal Article

Saei, E., & Liu, Y. Now news is not good news: The mediating role of job frustration in the perceptions of organizational politics and employee silence. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 60.3 (2024): 520-552.
Liu, Y., Abi Aad, A., Maalouf, J., & Hamdan, O. Self- vs. other-focused mentoring motives in informal mentoring: Conceptualizing the impact of motives on mentor behaviours and beneficial mentoring outcomes. Human Resource Development International 24.3 (2021): 279-303.
Liu, Y., Hochstein, B., Bolander, W., Bradford, K., & Weitz, B. Internal selling: Antecedents and the importance of networking ability in converting internal selling behavior to salesperson performance. Journal of Business Research 117 (2020): 176-188.
Liu, Y., He, H., & Zhu, W. Motivational analyses of the relationship between negative affectivity and helping behaviors: A conservation of resources perspective. Journal Of Business Research 108 (2020): 362-374.
Bradford, K., Liu, Y., Shi, Y., Weitz, B., & Xu, J. Harnessing internal support to build customer relationships: The role of networking, helping, and allocentrism. Journal Of Marketing Theory & Practice 27.2 (2019): 140-158.
Liu, Y., & Liu, X. Politics under abusive supervision: The role of Machiavellianism and guanxi. European Management Journal 36.5 (2018): 649-659.
Liu, Y., & Liu, X. The service smile chain: Link leader emotions to customer outcomes. Service Industries Journal, The 40.5 (2018): 415-435.
Jawahar, I., & Liu, Y. Why are proactive people more satisfied with their job, career, and life? An examination of the role of work engagement. Journal of Career Development 44 (2017): 344-358.
Jawahar, I., & Liu, Y. Proactive personality and citizenship performance: The mediating role of career satisfaction and the moderating role of political skill.. Career Development International 21 (2016): 378-401.
Momm, T., Blickle, G., Liu, Y., Wihler, A., & Kholin, M. It pays to have an eye for emotions: Emotion recognition ability indirectly predicts annual income.. Journal Of Organizational Behavior (2015): 143-163.
Liu, Y., Ferris, G., Xu, J., Weitz, B., & Perrewe, P. When ingraiation backfires: The role of political skill in ingratiation - internship performance relationship. Academy of Management Learning and Education Journal 13 (2014): 569-586.
Tang, C., Liu, Y., Oh, H., & Weitz, B. Socialization tactics of new retail employees: A pathway to organizational commitment. Journal Of Retailing 90.1 (2014): 62-73.
Xu, J., Liu, Y., & Guo, Y. The role of subordinate emotional masking in leader-member exchange quality and outcomes: A two-sample investigation.. Journal Of Business Research 67 (2014): 100-107.
Blickle, G., Momm, T., & Liu, Y. Poltical skill and emotional cue learning via voices: A training study. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 43.11 (2013): 2307-2317.
Blickle, g., John, J., Ferris, G., Momm, T., & Liu, Y. Fit of political skill to the work context: A two-study investigation. Applied Psychology: An International Review 61 (2012): 295-322.
Liu, Y., Liu, J., & Wu, L. Strategic emotional display: Its interpersonal and career outcomes. Career Development International 17.6 (2012): 518-536.
Lvina, E., John, G., Treadway, D., Blickle, G., & Liu, Y. Cross-cultural measure invariance of the Political Skill Inventory (PSI): An investigation across five cultures. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management 12.2 (2012): 171-191.
Blickle, G., Schneider, P., Liu, Y., & Ferris, G. A predictive investigation of reputation as mediator of the political skill - career success relationships. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 41.12 (2011): 3026-3048.
Blickle, G., Momm, T., Liu, Y., Witzki, A., & Steinmayr, R. Construct validation of the Test of Emotional Intelligence 9TEMINT): A two-study investigation. European Journal of Psychological Assessment 27.4 (2011): 282-289.
Liu, Y., Liu, J., & Wu, L. Are you willing and able? Roles of motivation, power, and politics in career growth.. Journal Of Management 36.5 (2010): 1432-1460.
Liu, Y., Prati, L., Perrewe, P., & Brymer, R. Dispositional differences in emotion regulation, emotional experiences at work, and work-related outcomes: A two-study investigation.. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 40.6 (2010): 1515-1538.
Liu, Y., Xu, J., & Weitz, B. The role of emotional expression and mentoring in internship learning.. Academy of Management Learning and Education Journal 10.1 (2010): 94-110.
Momm, T., Blickle, G., & Liu, Y. Political skill and emotional cue learning.. Personality And Individual Differences 49.5 (2010): 396-401.
Prati, L., Liu, Y., Perrewé, P., & Ferris, G. Emotional intelligence as a moderator of the surface acting strain relationships.. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies 15.3 (2009): 368-380.
Liu, Y., Prati, M., Perrewé, P., & Ferris, G. The relationship between emotional resources and emotional labor: An exploratory study. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 38.10 (2008): 2410-2439.
Liu, Y., Ferris, G., Zinko, R., Perrewé, P., & Weitz, B. Predictors and outcomes of political skill and reputation in organizations: A four-study investigation with convergence.. Journal Of Vocational Behavior 71 (2007): 66-68.

Presentations

Liu, X., & Liu, Y. (2025). AI usage, emotional labor and sales performance: The moderating role of cognitive appraisal. Accepted for presentation at the annual conference meeting of the Southern Management Association to be held in Greenville, SC.
Perceptions of organizational politics and employee silence: The mediating role of job frustration. Society and Industrial and Organizational Psychology annual conference. (2022)
Harnessing internal support to build customer relationships: The role of networking, helping, and allocentrism. Society of Industrial and Occupational Psychology annual conference. Society of Industrial and Occupational Psychology. (2018)
Internal selling and salesperson effectiveness: The moderating role of networking abilities. Southern Management Association annual conference. Southern Management Association. (2018)
Internal selling and the intra-organizational coordination of resources: The past, present, and future. American Marketing Association summer conference. (2017)
Negative affectivity and helping behaviors: The roles of helping motives, gender, and organizational tenure. bi-annual conference of International Society for Research on Emotion. (2017)
Abusive supervision and subordinate political behavior: The moderating role of Machiavellianism and the mediating role of perceptions of organizational politics. Annual Academy of Management Meetings. (2015)
Why are proactive people more satisfied? The mediating role of work engagement. Academy of Management Annual Meeting. (2015)
Abusive supervision and subordinate political behavior: The moderating role of Machiavellianism and the mediating role of perceptions of organizational politics.. Southern Management Association - Annual Conference. (2014)
The role of emotion recognition and peer-evaluated political skill in supervisor performance rating and career success. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. (2014)
The service smile chain: The emotional contagion and carryover effects that link leader to customer. Academy of Management Annual Meeting. (2013)
Political skill and emotional cue learning in voices: A training study. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. (2012)
The interplay between customer and employee emotions before, during, and after service transactions, and the role of emotional labor. EMONET. (2012)
The joint effects of ingratiation and political skill on internship outcomes. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. (2012)
Comparing the validities of political skill and emotion regulation ability in the prediction of performance in enterprising job activities. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. (2011)
Cross-cultural measure invariance of the Political Skill Inventory (PSI): An investigation across five cultures. Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting. (2011)
Does ethics pay off?: Linking ethics-focused HR practices to firm performance.. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. (2011)
Getting ahead, emotional intelligence, and career success: A longitudinal investigation.. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. (2011)
Strategic emotional display: The development of a scale and an examination of its interpersonal and career outcomes. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. (2011)
Emotional masking, LMX and outcomes. IACMR. (2010)
A predictive investigation of reputation as mediator of the political skill career success relationships.. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting. (2009)
Construct and criterion-related validation of the Test of Emotional Intelligence (TEMINT): A two-study investigation.. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting. (2008)
Cultural influences on the emotional capability in international acquisitions.. Academy of International Business - Annual Meeting. (2008)