Melody Man Chi CHAO
周文芝
PhD in Social Psychology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2009

Associate Professor
Department of Management

PG Programs Coordinator (Management)

Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs (School of Business and Management)



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Research Interest

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Negotiations and conflict management
Workforce diversity
Globalization
Goal orientation
Multicultural psychology



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2021 6

A Cultural Orientation Approach to Work Orientation: Mongolian Workers’ Jobs, Careers, and Callings
Journal of Career Development, September 2020
Park, Jiyoung; Choi, Yeeun; Chao, Man Chi; Beejinkhuu, Uurtsaikh; Sohn, Young Woo Article
A longitudinal examination of the reciprocal relationship between goal orientation and performance: The mediating role of self-efficacy
Personality and Individual Differences, v. 179, September 2021, article number 110960
Magni, Federico; Gong, Yaping; Chao, Man Chi Article
Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts
Nature Communications, v. 12, (1), December 2021, article number 3313
Brienza, Justin P.; Kung, Frankie Y. H.; Chao, Man Chi Article
Detecting Emotional Distress from Text Emergent Research Forum (ERF)
27th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Online, 9-13 August 2021
Chau, Michael; Chao, Man Chi; Liu, Wu Conference paper
Experimental research in IM (Panel Presentation)
Academy of International Business Conference (AIB 2021), Online, 28 June - 2 July 2021
Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
Forestalling the inevitable? Belief in conflict inevitability and dispute resolution system adoption
32rd International Congress of Psychology (ICP 2020+), Virtual; Prague, Czech Republic, 18 - 23 July 2021
Fu, Ho Ying Jeanne; Chao, Man Chi; Hui, Pamsy Conference paper

2020 4

Can Psychological Interventions Improve Intergroup Attitudes Post Terror Attacks?
Social Psychological And Personality Science, v. 11, (8), 1 November 2020, p. 1101-1109
Van Assche, Jasper; Noor, Masi; Dierckx, Kim; Saleem, Muniba; Bouchat, Pierre; de Guissme, Laura; Bostyn, Dries; Carew, Mark; Ernst-Vintila, Andreea; Chao, Man Chi Article
Leader Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior and Employee Unethical Conduct: Social Learning of Moral Disengagement as a Behavioral Principle
Journal of Management, 30 September 2020
Lian, Huiwen; Huai, Mingyun; Farh, Jiing-Lih; Huang, Jia-Chi; Lee, Cynthia; Chao, Man Chi Article
Implicit belief of conflict and adoption of dispute resolution system
2020 Academy of International Business (AIB) Southeast Asian Regional Conference, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (Online), 3-5 December 2020
Fu, H.J.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Hui, P. Conference paper
New directions on wisdom in context
Pan-Asian Symposium on Morality, Character and Wisdom, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23-25 July 2020
Brienza, J.; Kung, F.Y.H.; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper

2019 11

Cause-related marketing and employee engagement: The roles of admiration, implicit morality beliefs, and moral identity
Journal of Business Research, v. 95, February 2019, p. 83-92
He, Hongwei; Chao, Man Chi; Zhu, Weichun Article
Cultural Essentialism And Tailored Hotel Service For Chinese: The Moderating Role Of Satisfaction
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management., v. 31, (9), September 2019, p. 3610-3626
Fong, Lawrence Hoc Nang; He, Hongwei; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Leandro, Galli; King, David Article
The impact of mixed emotions on creativity in negotiation: An interpersonal perspective
Frontiers in Psychology, v. 9, January 2019, article number 2660
Kung, Franki Y. H.; Chao, Man Chi Article
When Essentialism Facilitates Intergroup Conflict Resolution: The Positive Role of Perspective-Taking
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v. 50, (4), May 2019, p. 483-507
Yao, Donna J.; Chao, Man Chi; Leung, Angela K.-Y. Article
Cultural blunders or opportunities? The effect of a growth mindset intervention on cultural intelligence
79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2019), Boston, MA, 9-13 August 2019
Lam, Qian Yi Elia; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
Employee engagement and cause-related marketing (CRM) initiative
4th Annual China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource (OB/HR) Symposium: Responsible Leadership, Shanghai, China, 26 November 2019
Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
Gender inequality = Her issue?: Understanding inequality from a social consensus perspective
Gender Preconference for the 2019 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention
Lee, Sol Jee; Chao, Melody Man Chi; He, Hongwei Conference paper
Liberals and conservatives in the United States differently judge cultural appropriation
The 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 July 2019
Cho, Ja Ee; Zhang, R; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Morris, M Conference paper
Seeing colorblindness clearly: Aligning the measurement of diversity ideologies with theory
42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, ISPP 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 July 2019
Nanakdewa, K.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Savani, K. Conference paper
The role of malleable culture beliefs in improving intercultural negotiation outcomes
The 34th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Maryland, USA, 4-6 April 2019
Kung, F. Y. H.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Adair, W. L.; Fu, J.; Tasa, K. Conference paper
Wise reasoning moderates reactions toward the outgroup after exposure to media reports of intergroup conflict
The 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management Conference, IACM 2019, Dublin, Ireland, 7-10 July 2019
Brienza, J.; Kung, F.Y.H.; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper

2018 6

Bridging racial divides: Social constructionist (vs. essentialist) beliefs facilitate trust in intergroup contexts
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, v. 74, January 2018, p. 121-134
Kung, Franki Y.H.; Chao, Melody M.; Yao, Donna J.; Adair, Wendi L.; Fu, Jeanne H.; Tasa, Kevin Article
The Tolerance Benefits of Multicultural Experiences Depend on the Perception of Available Mental Resources
The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 115, (3), September 2018, p. 398-426
Tadmor, Carmit T.; Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Man Chi; Cohen, Ayala Article
When Forgiveness Signals Power: Effects of Forgiveness Expression and Forgiver Gender
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v. 45, (2), February 2019, p. 310-324
Yao, Donna Jindan; Chao, Man Chi Article
Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field Intervention
Annual Winter Conference of the Society of Consumer Psychology (SCP 2018), Dallas, TX, 16-18 Feb 2018
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Visaria, Sujata; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Dehejia, R Conference paper
Jobs, careers, and callings: Do the work orientations apply to Mongolia? (Received RISE Research Award from the Association for Psychological Science)
30th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS 2018), San Francisco, CA, 24-27 May 2018
Park, Jiyoung; Choi, Yeeun; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Beejinkhuu, Uurtsaikh; Sohn, Young Woo Conference paper
Work Orientations, Cultures, and Life Satisfaction in Mongolia: The Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange
The 24th International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Congress (IACCP 2018), Guelph, Canada, 1-5 July 2018
Choi, Yeeun; Park, J.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Beejinkhuu, U.; Sohn, Y.W. Conference paper

2017 5

Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field Intervention
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, v. 146, (10), August 2017, p. 1402-1419
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Visaria, Sujata; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Dehejia, R. Article
Enhancing Cultural Intelligence: The Roles of Implicit Culture Beliefs and Adjustment
Personnel Psychology, v. 70, (1), 2017, p. 257-292
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Takeuchi, Riki; Farh, Larry J L Article
When Do Conflicts Feel Right for Prevention-Focused Individuals? The Debiasing Effect of Low Need for Closure
Management and Organization Review, v. 13, (2), June 2017, p. 375-397
Zhang, Zhi-Xue; Wei, Xin; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Zheng, Yi Article
Managing diversity from a wise-reasoning perspective
2017 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, 4-8 August 2017
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, f.y.h.; Brienza, justin Conference paper
Translating research into practice: The role of our social and ideological assumptions
12th Biannual Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP 2017), Auckland, New Zealand, 26-28 Aug 2017
Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper

2016 4

Unintended Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
Economics of Education Review, v. 54, October 2016, p. 173-184
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Article
How Perspective-Taking Facilitates Intercultural Conflict Management: The Moderating Role of Cultural Essentialism
7th biennial conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research, Hangzhou, China, 15-19 June 2016
Yao, Donna Jingdan; Leung, Ka Yee; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
Leader Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior and Employee Unethical Conduct: A Moral Disengagement Perspective
76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016, p. 892-897
Lian, Huiwen; Huai, Mingyun; Farh, Larry J L; Huang, Jiachi; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
When Forgiveness Backfires: the Joint Effect of Forgiveness Expressions and Victim Gender
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2016, (1), January 2016
Yao, Jingdan; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper

2015 8

An essentialism perspective on intercultural processes
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, v. 18, (2), June 2015, p. 91-100
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki Y.H. Article
Ethical leadership and follower voice and performance: The role of follower identifications and entity morality beliefs
The Leadership Quarterly, v. 26, (5), October 2015, p. 702-718
Zhu, Weichun; He, Hongwei; Trevino, Linda Klebe; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Wang, Weiyue Article
The Motivation and Inhibition of Breaking the Rules: Personal Values Structures Predict Unethicality
Journal of Research in Personality, v. 59, December 2015, p. 69-80
Feldman, Gilad; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J.L.; Bardi, Anat Article
Understanding the divergent effects of multicultural exposure
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, v. 47, July 2015, p. 78-88
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki Y.H.; Yao, Donna Jingdan Article
How Does Dissimilarity Make a Difference? A Multiple Processes Model of Relational Demography
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2015, (1), January 2015
Yao, Donna Jingdan; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chattopadhyay, Prithviraj; George, Elizabeth Conference paper
Role of General and Culture-Specific Avoidance Orientation on Creativity: A Four-Wave Examination
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2015, (1), January 2015
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Y. Conference paper
The Implications of Cultural Essentialism on Interpersonal Conflicts in Intra- vs. Intercultural Contexts
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology: 16th Annual Convention, Long Beach, CA, 26-28 February 2015
Kung, Franki Yk Hei; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Donna Jingdan; Fu, Ho-ying Conference paper
Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
11th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, 17-19 December 2015
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Conference paper

2014 6

Culture and everyday sense making
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, v. 17, (2), 2014, p. 112-114
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Wong, Jason Kwok Wing Article
Effects of Lay Theories and Incentive Mechanisms on Human Capital Formation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Non-formal schools in Indian Slums
The 8th Asian Conference on Applied Micro-Economics/Econometrics , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 28 November 2014
Visaria, Sujata; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Dehejia, Rajeev; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Conference paper
Testing the consequences of intergroup forgiveness for victim-perpetrator relations
17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9-12 July 2014
Masi, Noor; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
The roles of general and cultura specific performance avoidance goal orientations on sojourner creativity: A four-wave, time-lagged investigation
6th International Association for Chinese Management Research, Beijing, China, 18-22 June 2014
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Yin Conference paper
Understanding cultural differences in intercultural negotiation: The effect of essentialist beliefs on trust and negotiation outcomes
27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management, Leiden, the Netherlands, 4-7 July 2014
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying Conference paper
Understanding cultural differences in intercultural negotiation: The role of essentialism
74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, 1-5 August 2014
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying Conference paper

2013 13

Essentializing Race: Its Implications on Racial Categorization
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 104, (4), 2013, p. 619-634
Chao, Melody Manchi; Hong, Ying-yi; Chiu, Chi-yue Article
Not just for stereotyping anymore: racial essentialism reduces domain-general creativity
Psychological Science, v. 24, (1), 2013, p. 99-105
Tadmor, Carmit T.; Chao, Melody M.; Hong, Ying-yi; Polzer, Jeffrey T. Article
Saving Mr. Nature: Anthropomorphism enhances connectedness to and protectiveness toward nature
Journal of experimental social psychology, v. 49, (3), May 2013, p. 514-521
Tam, Kim-Pong; Lee, Sau-Lai; Chao, Melody Manchi Article
The Model Minority as a Shared Reality and Its Implication for Interracial Perceptions
Asian American Journal of Psychology, v. 4, (2), June 2013, p. 84-92
Chao, Melody Manchi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Chan, Wayne; Mendoza-Denton, Rodolfo; Kwok, Carolyn Article
Culture: The Grand Web of Meaning
The Experience of Meaning in Life: Classical Perspectives, Emerging Themes, and Controversies / Editors: Joshua A. Hicks, Clay Routledge. Dordrecht : Springer, 2013, p. 317-331
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kesebir, Pelin Book chapter
Cultural Adjustment in the Globalized World
8th Biannual Conference of International Academy of Intercultural Research, Reno, NV, USA, 23-27 June 2013
Chao, Melody Manchi Conference paper
Essentialising Culture: Its Implications on Cross-Cultural Negotiation.
2013 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Orlando, FL, August 9-13 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Donna Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying Conference paper
Ethical Leadership and Follower Outcomes: Roles of Different Identifications and Entity Morality Theory
The 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Huston, TX, USA, 11-13 April 2013
Zhu, W.; He, H.; Trevino, L.; Chao, M.M.; Wang, W.; Liu, S. Conference paper
Exploring the Psychological Mechanism Behind Exclusionary Reactions to Foreign Companies: The Questions of Who and Why
2013 Association for Consumer Research Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, 3-6 October 2013
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee Conference paper
From Believing to Being: A Lay Theory Perspective on Intercultural Processes
The Tenth Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 20-23 August 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
Not Just for Stereotyping Anymore: Racial Essentialism Reduces Domain-General Creativity
The 14th Annual Meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA, USA, 17-19 January 2013
Chao, M.M.; Tadmor, C.; Hong, Y.; Polzer, J.T. Conference paper
The Role of Essentialist Beliefs on Cultural Adjustment and Cultural Intelligence Development
2013 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Orlando, FL, 9-13 August 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Takeuchi, Riki; Farh, Larry J L; Zhang, Zhi-Xue; Hong, Ying-Yi Conference paper
The Roles of General and Cultural Specific Performance Avoidance Goal Orientations on Sojourner Creativity: A Four-wave, Time-lagged Investigation
3rd Symposium of the Centre for Leadership & Innovation, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2013
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Yin Conference paper

2012 5

Intersubjective Model of Value Transmission: Parents Using Perceived Norms as Reference When Socializing Children
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, v. 38, (8), August 2012, p. 1041-1052
Tam, Kevin K.P.; Lee, Sau-Lai; Kim, Young-Hoon; Li, Yanmei; Chao, Melody Manchi Article
Multicultural Experiences Reduce Intergroup Bias Through Epistemic Unfreezing
Journal of personality and social psychology, v. 103, (5), November 2012, p. 750-772
Tadmor, Carmit T.; Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody M.; Wiruchnipawan, Fon; Wang, Wei Article
Steps to building a good theory—Embracing diversity
Acta Psychologica Sinica=心理学报, v. 44, (1), 2012, p. 138-141
Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody Man Chi Article
A Goal Orientation Theory on Behavioral Ethics
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2013, (1), January 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J L Conference paper
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Influence of Foreign Cultural Experiences on the Development of Creativity
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, USA, 3-7 August 2012
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J L Conference paper

2011 5

Globalization and folk theory of social change: How globalization relates to societal perceptions about the past and future
Journal of social issues, v. 67, (4), 2011, p. 696-715
Kashima, Yoshihisa; Shi, Junqi; Tsuchiya, Koji; Kashima, Emiko S.; Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Shin, Shang‐hui Article
One world, One dream? Intergroup consequences of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
International journal of intercultural relations, v. 35, (3), May 2011, p. 296-306
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Rosner, Jennifer L.; Chao, Melody Manchi; Peng, Siqing; Chen, Xia; Li, Yanmei; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Hong, Ying-yi; Chiu, Chi-yue Article
The quest for multicultural competence: Challenges and lessons learned from clinical and organizational research
Social and Personality Psychology Compass, v. 5, (5), 2011, p. 263-274
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Okazaki, Sumie; Hong, Yingyi Article
Bicultural identity negotiation
Cultural Processes: A Social Psychological Perspective / New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 213-241
No, Sun; Wan, Ching; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Rosner, J.; Hong, Y. Book chapter
Epistemic functions of culture
Cultural processes: A social psychological perspective / Edited by Angela K.-y. Leung, Chi-yue Chiu, Ying-yi Hong.. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 81-95
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi-yue Book chapter

2010 6

Adherence to perceived norms across cultural boundaries: The role of need for cognitive closure and ingroup identification
Group processes & intergroup relations, v. 13, (1), 2010, JAN, p. 69-89
Chao, Melody Manchi; Zhang, Zhi-Xue; Chiu, Chi-yue Article
Asians as the model minority: Implications for US Government's policies
Asian journal of social psychology, 13, 1, March 2010, p. 44-52
Chao, Melody Manchi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Lee, Jamee S. Article
Building and testing theories: Experiences from conducting social identity research
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 42, (1), 2010, p. 22-36
Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yang, Yung Jui; Rosner, Jennifer L. Article
One World, Just a Dream? Effects of the Beijing Olympic icon on perceived differences between Eastern and Western culture
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 13, 2, June 2010, p. 139-151
Rosner, Jennifer L.; Li, Yanmei; Chao, Melody Manchi; Hong, Ying-yi Article
The good old days and a better tomorrow: Historical representations and future imaginations of China during the 2008 Olympic Games
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 13, 2, 2010, p. 118-127
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kwong, Jessica; Peng, Siqing; Chen, Xia; Kashima, Yoshihisa; Chiu, Chi Yue Article
Culture as norm representations: The case of collective responsibility attribution
Cultural Processes: A Social Psychological Perspective / Edited by Angela K.-y. Leung, Chi-yue Chiu, Ying-yi Hong. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010, p. 65-78
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue; Chiu, Chi-yue Book chapter

2009 5

Dynamic Interracial/intercultural Processes–The Role of Lay Theories of Race
Journal of Personality, v. 77, (5), 2009, Oct, p. 1283-1310
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Hong, Yingyi; No, Sun Article
Model minority
Cambridge dictionary of psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue Article
Responsibility attribution
Cambridge dictionary of psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue Article
Model minority
Cambridge dictionary of psychology / Edited by David Matsumoto. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, C. Book chapter
Society, culture, and the person: Ways to personalize and socialize cultural psychology.
Understanding Culture:Theory, Research, and Application / New York : Psychology Press, 2009, p. 457-468
Chiu, Chi Yue; Chao, Melody Man Chi Book chapter

2008 2

Lay theory of race affects and moderates Asian Americans' responses toward American culture
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 95, (4), 2008, p. 991-1004
No, Sun; Hong, Ying-yi; Liao, Hsin-Ya; Lee, Kyoungmi; Wood, Dustin; Chao, Melody Man Chi Article
Personal and collective culpability judgment: A functional analysis of East Asian-North American differences
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v. 39, (6), 2008, p. 730-744
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Zhang, Zhi Xue; Chiu, Chi Yue Article

2007 3

Being a bicultural Chinese: A multilevel perspective to biculturalism
Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies. Special Issue: Psychology of Biculturalism in Chinese Societies, v. 8, (2), 2007, p. 141-157
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Hong, Ying-Yi Article
Epistemic motives and cultural conformity: Need for closure, culture, and context as determinants of conflict judgments
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, p. 191-207
Fu, Jeanne Ho-ying; Morris, Michael W.; Lee, Sau-lai; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Hong, Ying-yi Article
Essentializing race: Implications for bicultural individuals' cognition and affect
Psychological Science, v. 18, (4), 2007, p. 341-348
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chen, Jing; Roisman, Glenn I.; Hong, Ying-yi Article


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Article 3

A Cultural Orientation Approach to Work Orientation: Mongolian Workers’ Jobs, Careers, and Callings
Journal of Career Development, September 2020
Park, Jiyoung; Choi, Yeeun; Chao, Man Chi; Beejinkhuu, Uurtsaikh; Sohn, Young Woo
A longitudinal examination of the reciprocal relationship between goal orientation and performance: The mediating role of self-efficacy
Personality and Individual Differences, v. 179, September 2021, article number 110960
Magni, Federico; Gong, Yaping; Chao, Man Chi
Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts
Nature Communications, v. 12, (1), December 2021, article number 3313
Brienza, Justin P.; Kung, Frankie Y. H.; Chao, Man Chi

Conference paper 3

Detecting Emotional Distress from Text Emergent Research Forum (ERF)
27th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Online, 9-13 August 2021
Chau, Michael; Chao, Man Chi; Liu, Wu
Experimental research in IM (Panel Presentation)
Academy of International Business Conference (AIB 2021), Online, 28 June - 2 July 2021
Chao, Melody Man Chi
Forestalling the inevitable? Belief in conflict inevitability and dispute resolution system adoption
32rd International Congress of Psychology (ICP 2020+), Virtual; Prague, Czech Republic, 18 - 23 July 2021
Fu, Ho Ying Jeanne; Chao, Man Chi; Hui, Pamsy


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Article 2

Can Psychological Interventions Improve Intergroup Attitudes Post Terror Attacks?
Social Psychological And Personality Science, v. 11, (8), 1 November 2020, p. 1101-1109
Van Assche, Jasper; Noor, Masi; Dierckx, Kim; Saleem, Muniba; Bouchat, Pierre; de Guissme, Laura; Bostyn, Dries; Carew, Mark; Ernst-Vintila, Andreea; Chao, Man Chi
Leader Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior and Employee Unethical Conduct: Social Learning of Moral Disengagement as a Behavioral Principle
Journal of Management, 30 September 2020
Lian, Huiwen; Huai, Mingyun; Farh, Jiing-Lih; Huang, Jia-Chi; Lee, Cynthia; Chao, Man Chi

Conference paper 2

Implicit belief of conflict and adoption of dispute resolution system
2020 Academy of International Business (AIB) Southeast Asian Regional Conference, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (Online), 3-5 December 2020
Fu, H.J.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Hui, P.
New directions on wisdom in context
Pan-Asian Symposium on Morality, Character and Wisdom, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23-25 July 2020
Brienza, J.; Kung, F.Y.H.; Chao, Melody Man Chi


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Article 4

Cause-related marketing and employee engagement: The roles of admiration, implicit morality beliefs, and moral identity
Journal of Business Research, v. 95, February 2019, p. 83-92
He, Hongwei; Chao, Man Chi; Zhu, Weichun
Cultural Essentialism And Tailored Hotel Service For Chinese: The Moderating Role Of Satisfaction
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management., v. 31, (9), September 2019, p. 3610-3626
Fong, Lawrence Hoc Nang; He, Hongwei; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Leandro, Galli; King, David
The impact of mixed emotions on creativity in negotiation: An interpersonal perspective
Frontiers in Psychology, v. 9, January 2019, article number 2660
Kung, Franki Y. H.; Chao, Man Chi
When Essentialism Facilitates Intergroup Conflict Resolution: The Positive Role of Perspective-Taking
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v. 50, (4), May 2019, p. 483-507
Yao, Donna J.; Chao, Man Chi; Leung, Angela K.-Y.

Conference paper 7

Cultural blunders or opportunities? The effect of a growth mindset intervention on cultural intelligence
79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2019), Boston, MA, 9-13 August 2019
Lam, Qian Yi Elia; Chao, Melody Man Chi
Employee engagement and cause-related marketing (CRM) initiative
4th Annual China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource (OB/HR) Symposium: Responsible Leadership, Shanghai, China, 26 November 2019
Chao, Melody Man Chi
Gender inequality = Her issue?: Understanding inequality from a social consensus perspective
Gender Preconference for the 2019 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention
Lee, Sol Jee; Chao, Melody Man Chi; He, Hongwei
Liberals and conservatives in the United States differently judge cultural appropriation
The 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 July 2019
Cho, Ja Ee; Zhang, R; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Morris, M
Seeing colorblindness clearly: Aligning the measurement of diversity ideologies with theory
42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, ISPP 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 July 2019
Nanakdewa, K.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Savani, K.
The role of malleable culture beliefs in improving intercultural negotiation outcomes
The 34th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Maryland, USA, 4-6 April 2019
Kung, F. Y. H.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Adair, W. L.; Fu, J.; Tasa, K.
Wise reasoning moderates reactions toward the outgroup after exposure to media reports of intergroup conflict
The 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management Conference, IACM 2019, Dublin, Ireland, 7-10 July 2019
Brienza, J.; Kung, F.Y.H.; Chao, Melody Man Chi


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Article 3

Bridging racial divides: Social constructionist (vs. essentialist) beliefs facilitate trust in intergroup contexts
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, v. 74, January 2018, p. 121-134
Kung, Franki Y.H.; Chao, Melody M.; Yao, Donna J.; Adair, Wendi L.; Fu, Jeanne H.; Tasa, Kevin
The Tolerance Benefits of Multicultural Experiences Depend on the Perception of Available Mental Resources
The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 115, (3), September 2018, p. 398-426
Tadmor, Carmit T.; Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Man Chi; Cohen, Ayala
When Forgiveness Signals Power: Effects of Forgiveness Expression and Forgiver Gender
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v. 45, (2), February 2019, p. 310-324
Yao, Donna Jindan; Chao, Man Chi

Conference paper 3

Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field Intervention
Annual Winter Conference of the Society of Consumer Psychology (SCP 2018), Dallas, TX, 16-18 Feb 2018
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Visaria, Sujata; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Dehejia, R
Jobs, careers, and callings: Do the work orientations apply to Mongolia? (Received RISE Research Award from the Association for Psychological Science)
30th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS 2018), San Francisco, CA, 24-27 May 2018
Park, Jiyoung; Choi, Yeeun; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Beejinkhuu, Uurtsaikh; Sohn, Young Woo
Work Orientations, Cultures, and Life Satisfaction in Mongolia: The Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange
The 24th International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Congress (IACCP 2018), Guelph, Canada, 1-5 July 2018
Choi, Yeeun; Park, J.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Beejinkhuu, U.; Sohn, Y.W.


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Article 3

Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field Intervention
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, v. 146, (10), August 2017, p. 1402-1419
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Visaria, Sujata; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Dehejia, R.
Enhancing Cultural Intelligence: The Roles of Implicit Culture Beliefs and Adjustment
Personnel Psychology, v. 70, (1), 2017, p. 257-292
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Takeuchi, Riki; Farh, Larry J L
When Do Conflicts Feel Right for Prevention-Focused Individuals? The Debiasing Effect of Low Need for Closure
Management and Organization Review, v. 13, (2), June 2017, p. 375-397
Zhang, Zhi-Xue; Wei, Xin; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Zheng, Yi

Conference paper 2

Managing diversity from a wise-reasoning perspective
2017 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, 4-8 August 2017
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, f.y.h.; Brienza, justin
Translating research into practice: The role of our social and ideological assumptions
12th Biannual Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP 2017), Auckland, New Zealand, 26-28 Aug 2017
Chao, Melody Man Chi


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Article 1

Unintended Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
Economics of Education Review, v. 54, October 2016, p. 173-184
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban

Conference paper 3

How Perspective-Taking Facilitates Intercultural Conflict Management: The Moderating Role of Cultural Essentialism
7th biennial conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research, Hangzhou, China, 15-19 June 2016
Yao, Donna Jingdan; Leung, Ka Yee; Chao, Melody Man Chi
Leader Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior and Employee Unethical Conduct: A Moral Disengagement Perspective
76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016, p. 892-897
Lian, Huiwen; Huai, Mingyun; Farh, Larry J L; Huang, Jiachi; Chao, Melody Man Chi
When Forgiveness Backfires: the Joint Effect of Forgiveness Expressions and Victim Gender
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2016, (1), January 2016
Yao, Jingdan; Chao, Melody Man Chi


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Article 4

An essentialism perspective on intercultural processes
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, v. 18, (2), June 2015, p. 91-100
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki Y.H.
Ethical leadership and follower voice and performance: The role of follower identifications and entity morality beliefs
The Leadership Quarterly, v. 26, (5), October 2015, p. 702-718
Zhu, Weichun; He, Hongwei; Trevino, Linda Klebe; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Wang, Weiyue
The Motivation and Inhibition of Breaking the Rules: Personal Values Structures Predict Unethicality
Journal of Research in Personality, v. 59, December 2015, p. 69-80
Feldman, Gilad; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J.L.; Bardi, Anat
Understanding the divergent effects of multicultural exposure
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, v. 47, July 2015, p. 78-88
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki Y.H.; Yao, Donna Jingdan

Conference paper 4

How Does Dissimilarity Make a Difference? A Multiple Processes Model of Relational Demography
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2015, (1), January 2015
Yao, Donna Jingdan; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chattopadhyay, Prithviraj; George, Elizabeth
Role of General and Culture-Specific Avoidance Orientation on Creativity: A Four-Wave Examination
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2015, (1), January 2015
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Y.
The Implications of Cultural Essentialism on Interpersonal Conflicts in Intra- vs. Intercultural Contexts
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology: 16th Annual Convention, Long Beach, CA, 26-28 February 2015
Kung, Franki Yk Hei; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Donna Jingdan; Fu, Ho-ying
Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
11th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, 17-19 December 2015
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban


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Article 1

Culture and everyday sense making
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, v. 17, (2), 2014, p. 112-114
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Wong, Jason Kwok Wing

Conference paper 5

Effects of Lay Theories and Incentive Mechanisms on Human Capital Formation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Non-formal schools in Indian Slums
The 8th Asian Conference on Applied Micro-Economics/Econometrics , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 28 November 2014
Visaria, Sujata; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Dehejia, Rajeev; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban
Testing the consequences of intergroup forgiveness for victim-perpetrator relations
17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9-12 July 2014
Masi, Noor; Chao, Melody Man Chi
The roles of general and cultura specific performance avoidance goal orientations on sojourner creativity: A four-wave, time-lagged investigation
6th International Association for Chinese Management Research, Beijing, China, 18-22 June 2014
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Yin
Understanding cultural differences in intercultural negotiation: The effect of essentialist beliefs on trust and negotiation outcomes
27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management, Leiden, the Netherlands, 4-7 July 2014
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying
Understanding cultural differences in intercultural negotiation: The role of essentialism
74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, 1-5 August 2014
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying


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Article 4

Essentializing Race: Its Implications on Racial Categorization
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 104, (4), 2013, p. 619-634
Chao, Melody Manchi; Hong, Ying-yi; Chiu, Chi-yue
Not just for stereotyping anymore: racial essentialism reduces domain-general creativity
Psychological Science, v. 24, (1), 2013, p. 99-105
Tadmor, Carmit T.; Chao, Melody M.; Hong, Ying-yi; Polzer, Jeffrey T.
Saving Mr. Nature: Anthropomorphism enhances connectedness to and protectiveness toward nature
Journal of experimental social psychology, v. 49, (3), May 2013, p. 514-521
Tam, Kim-Pong; Lee, Sau-Lai; Chao, Melody Manchi
The Model Minority as a Shared Reality and Its Implication for Interracial Perceptions
Asian American Journal of Psychology, v. 4, (2), June 2013, p. 84-92
Chao, Melody Manchi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Chan, Wayne; Mendoza-Denton, Rodolfo; Kwok, Carolyn

Book chapter 1

Culture: The Grand Web of Meaning
The Experience of Meaning in Life: Classical Perspectives, Emerging Themes, and Controversies / Editors: Joshua A. Hicks, Clay Routledge. Dordrecht : Springer, 2013, p. 317-331
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kesebir, Pelin

Conference paper 8

Cultural Adjustment in the Globalized World
8th Biannual Conference of International Academy of Intercultural Research, Reno, NV, USA, 23-27 June 2013
Chao, Melody Manchi
Essentialising Culture: Its Implications on Cross-Cultural Negotiation.
2013 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Orlando, FL, August 9-13 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Donna Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying
Ethical Leadership and Follower Outcomes: Roles of Different Identifications and Entity Morality Theory
The 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Huston, TX, USA, 11-13 April 2013
Zhu, W.; He, H.; Trevino, L.; Chao, M.M.; Wang, W.; Liu, S.
Exploring the Psychological Mechanism Behind Exclusionary Reactions to Foreign Companies: The Questions of Who and Why
2013 Association for Consumer Research Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, 3-6 October 2013
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee
From Believing to Being: A Lay Theory Perspective on Intercultural Processes
The Tenth Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 20-23 August 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi
Not Just for Stereotyping Anymore: Racial Essentialism Reduces Domain-General Creativity
The 14th Annual Meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA, USA, 17-19 January 2013
Chao, M.M.; Tadmor, C.; Hong, Y.; Polzer, J.T.
The Role of Essentialist Beliefs on Cultural Adjustment and Cultural Intelligence Development
2013 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Orlando, FL, 9-13 August 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Takeuchi, Riki; Farh, Larry J L; Zhang, Zhi-Xue; Hong, Ying-Yi
The Roles of General and Cultural Specific Performance Avoidance Goal Orientations on Sojourner Creativity: A Four-wave, Time-lagged Investigation
3rd Symposium of the Centre for Leadership & Innovation, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2013
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Yin


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Article 3

Intersubjective Model of Value Transmission: Parents Using Perceived Norms as Reference When Socializing Children
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, v. 38, (8), August 2012, p. 1041-1052
Tam, Kevin K.P.; Lee, Sau-Lai; Kim, Young-Hoon; Li, Yanmei; Chao, Melody Manchi
Multicultural Experiences Reduce Intergroup Bias Through Epistemic Unfreezing
Journal of personality and social psychology, v. 103, (5), November 2012, p. 750-772
Tadmor, Carmit T.; Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody M.; Wiruchnipawan, Fon; Wang, Wei
Steps to building a good theory—Embracing diversity
Acta Psychologica Sinica=心理学报, v. 44, (1), 2012, p. 138-141
Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody Man Chi

Conference paper 2

A Goal Orientation Theory on Behavioral Ethics
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2013, (1), January 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J L
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Influence of Foreign Cultural Experiences on the Development of Creativity
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, USA, 3-7 August 2012
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J L


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Article 3

Globalization and folk theory of social change: How globalization relates to societal perceptions about the past and future
Journal of social issues, v. 67, (4), 2011, p. 696-715
Kashima, Yoshihisa; Shi, Junqi; Tsuchiya, Koji; Kashima, Emiko S.; Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Shin, Shang‐hui
One world, One dream? Intergroup consequences of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
International journal of intercultural relations, v. 35, (3), May 2011, p. 296-306
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Rosner, Jennifer L.; Chao, Melody Manchi; Peng, Siqing; Chen, Xia; Li, Yanmei; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Hong, Ying-yi; Chiu, Chi-yue
The quest for multicultural competence: Challenges and lessons learned from clinical and organizational research
Social and Personality Psychology Compass, v. 5, (5), 2011, p. 263-274
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Okazaki, Sumie; Hong, Yingyi

Book chapter 2

Bicultural identity negotiation
Cultural Processes: A Social Psychological Perspective / New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 213-241
No, Sun; Wan, Ching; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Rosner, J.; Hong, Y.
Epistemic functions of culture
Cultural processes: A social psychological perspective / Edited by Angela K.-y. Leung, Chi-yue Chiu, Ying-yi Hong.. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 81-95
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi-yue


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Article 5

Adherence to perceived norms across cultural boundaries: The role of need for cognitive closure and ingroup identification
Group processes & intergroup relations, v. 13, (1), 2010, JAN, p. 69-89
Chao, Melody Manchi; Zhang, Zhi-Xue; Chiu, Chi-yue
Asians as the model minority: Implications for US Government's policies
Asian journal of social psychology, 13, 1, March 2010, p. 44-52
Chao, Melody Manchi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Lee, Jamee S.
Building and testing theories: Experiences from conducting social identity research
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 42, (1), 2010, p. 22-36
Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yang, Yung Jui; Rosner, Jennifer L.
One World, Just a Dream? Effects of the Beijing Olympic icon on perceived differences between Eastern and Western culture
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 13, 2, June 2010, p. 139-151
Rosner, Jennifer L.; Li, Yanmei; Chao, Melody Manchi; Hong, Ying-yi
The good old days and a better tomorrow: Historical representations and future imaginations of China during the 2008 Olympic Games
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 13, 2, 2010, p. 118-127
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kwong, Jessica; Peng, Siqing; Chen, Xia; Kashima, Yoshihisa; Chiu, Chi Yue

Book chapter 1

Culture as norm representations: The case of collective responsibility attribution
Cultural Processes: A Social Psychological Perspective / Edited by Angela K.-y. Leung, Chi-yue Chiu, Ying-yi Hong. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010, p. 65-78
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue; Chiu, Chi-yue


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Article 3

Dynamic Interracial/intercultural Processes–The Role of Lay Theories of Race
Journal of Personality, v. 77, (5), 2009, Oct, p. 1283-1310
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Hong, Yingyi; No, Sun
Model minority
Cambridge dictionary of psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue
Responsibility attribution
Cambridge dictionary of psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue

Book chapter 2

Model minority
Cambridge dictionary of psychology / Edited by David Matsumoto. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, C.
Society, culture, and the person: Ways to personalize and socialize cultural psychology.
Understanding Culture:Theory, Research, and Application / New York : Psychology Press, 2009, p. 457-468
Chiu, Chi Yue; Chao, Melody Man Chi


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Article 2

Lay theory of race affects and moderates Asian Americans' responses toward American culture
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 95, (4), 2008, p. 991-1004
No, Sun; Hong, Ying-yi; Liao, Hsin-Ya; Lee, Kyoungmi; Wood, Dustin; Chao, Melody Man Chi
Personal and collective culpability judgment: A functional analysis of East Asian-North American differences
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v. 39, (6), 2008, p. 730-744
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Zhang, Zhi Xue; Chiu, Chi Yue


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Article 3

Being a bicultural Chinese: A multilevel perspective to biculturalism
Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies. Special Issue: Psychology of Biculturalism in Chinese Societies, v. 8, (2), 2007, p. 141-157
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Hong, Ying-Yi
Epistemic motives and cultural conformity: Need for closure, culture, and context as determinants of conflict judgments
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, p. 191-207
Fu, Jeanne Ho-ying; Morris, Michael W.; Lee, Sau-lai; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Hong, Ying-yi
Essentializing race: Implications for bicultural individuals' cognition and affect
Psychological Science, v. 18, (4), 2007, p. 341-348
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chen, Jing; Roisman, Glenn I.; Hong, Ying-yi


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2016 4

Unintended Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
Economics of Education Review, v. 54, October 2016, p. 173-184
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Article
How Perspective-Taking Facilitates Intercultural Conflict Management: The Moderating Role of Cultural Essentialism
7th biennial conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research, Hangzhou, China, 15-19 June 2016
Yao, Donna Jingdan; Leung, Ka Yee; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
Leader Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior and Employee Unethical Conduct: A Moral Disengagement Perspective
76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016, p. 892-897
Lian, Huiwen; Huai, Mingyun; Farh, Larry J L; Huang, Jiachi; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
When Forgiveness Backfires: the Joint Effect of Forgiveness Expressions and Victim Gender
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2016, (1), January 2016
Yao, Jingdan; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper

2015 8

An essentialism perspective on intercultural processes
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, v. 18, (2), June 2015, p. 91-100
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki Y.H. Article
Ethical leadership and follower voice and performance: The role of follower identifications and entity morality beliefs
The Leadership Quarterly, v. 26, (5), October 2015, p. 702-718
Zhu, Weichun; He, Hongwei; Trevino, Linda Klebe; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Wang, Weiyue Article
The Motivation and Inhibition of Breaking the Rules: Personal Values Structures Predict Unethicality
Journal of Research in Personality, v. 59, December 2015, p. 69-80
Feldman, Gilad; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J.L.; Bardi, Anat Article
Understanding the divergent effects of multicultural exposure
International Journal of Intercultural Relations, v. 47, July 2015, p. 78-88
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki Y.H.; Yao, Donna Jingdan Article
How Does Dissimilarity Make a Difference? A Multiple Processes Model of Relational Demography
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2015, (1), January 2015
Yao, Donna Jingdan; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chattopadhyay, Prithviraj; George, Elizabeth Conference paper
Role of General and Culture-Specific Avoidance Orientation on Creativity: A Four-Wave Examination
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2015, (1), January 2015
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Y. Conference paper
The Implications of Cultural Essentialism on Interpersonal Conflicts in Intra- vs. Intercultural Contexts
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology: 16th Annual Convention, Long Beach, CA, 26-28 February 2015
Kung, Franki Yk Hei; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Donna Jingdan; Fu, Ho-ying Conference paper
Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
11th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, 17-19 December 2015
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Conference paper

2014 6

Culture and everyday sense making
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, v. 17, (2), 2014, p. 112-114
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Wong, Jason Kwok Wing Article
Effects of Lay Theories and Incentive Mechanisms on Human Capital Formation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Non-formal schools in Indian Slums
The 8th Asian Conference on Applied Micro-Economics/Econometrics , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 28 November 2014
Visaria, Sujata; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Dehejia, Rajeev; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Conference paper
Testing the consequences of intergroup forgiveness for victim-perpetrator relations
17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9-12 July 2014
Masi, Noor; Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
The roles of general and cultura specific performance avoidance goal orientations on sojourner creativity: A four-wave, time-lagged investigation
6th International Association for Chinese Management Research, Beijing, China, 18-22 June 2014
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Yin Conference paper
Understanding cultural differences in intercultural negotiation: The effect of essentialist beliefs on trust and negotiation outcomes
27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management, Leiden, the Netherlands, 4-7 July 2014
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying Conference paper
Understanding cultural differences in intercultural negotiation: The role of essentialism
74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, 1-5 August 2014
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying Conference paper

2013 13

Essentializing Race: Its Implications on Racial Categorization
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 104, (4), 2013, p. 619-634
Chao, Melody Manchi; Hong, Ying-yi; Chiu, Chi-yue Article
Not just for stereotyping anymore: racial essentialism reduces domain-general creativity
Psychological Science, v. 24, (1), 2013, p. 99-105
Tadmor, Carmit T.; Chao, Melody M.; Hong, Ying-yi; Polzer, Jeffrey T. Article
Saving Mr. Nature: Anthropomorphism enhances connectedness to and protectiveness toward nature
Journal of experimental social psychology, v. 49, (3), May 2013, p. 514-521
Tam, Kim-Pong; Lee, Sau-Lai; Chao, Melody Manchi Article
The Model Minority as a Shared Reality and Its Implication for Interracial Perceptions
Asian American Journal of Psychology, v. 4, (2), June 2013, p. 84-92
Chao, Melody Manchi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Chan, Wayne; Mendoza-Denton, Rodolfo; Kwok, Carolyn Article
Culture: The Grand Web of Meaning
The Experience of Meaning in Life: Classical Perspectives, Emerging Themes, and Controversies / Editors: Joshua A. Hicks, Clay Routledge. Dordrecht : Springer, 2013, p. 317-331
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kesebir, Pelin Book chapter
Cultural Adjustment in the Globalized World
8th Biannual Conference of International Academy of Intercultural Research, Reno, NV, USA, 23-27 June 2013
Chao, Melody Manchi Conference paper
Essentialising Culture: Its Implications on Cross-Cultural Negotiation.
2013 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Orlando, FL, August 9-13 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yao, Donna Jingdan; Fu, Jeanne Ho-Ying Conference paper
Ethical Leadership and Follower Outcomes: Roles of Different Identifications and Entity Morality Theory
The 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Huston, TX, USA, 11-13 April 2013
Zhu, W.; He, H.; Trevino, L.; Chao, M.M.; Wang, W.; Liu, S. Conference paper
Exploring the Psychological Mechanism Behind Exclusionary Reactions to Foreign Companies: The Questions of Who and Why
2013 Association for Consumer Research Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, 3-6 October 2013
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kung, Franki; Kwong, Jessica Yuk Yee Conference paper
From Believing to Being: A Lay Theory Perspective on Intercultural Processes
The Tenth Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 20-23 August 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi Conference paper
Not Just for Stereotyping Anymore: Racial Essentialism Reduces Domain-General Creativity
The 14th Annual Meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA, USA, 17-19 January 2013
Chao, M.M.; Tadmor, C.; Hong, Y.; Polzer, J.T. Conference paper
The Role of Essentialist Beliefs on Cultural Adjustment and Cultural Intelligence Development
2013 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Orlando, FL, 9-13 August 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Takeuchi, Riki; Farh, Larry J L; Zhang, Zhi-Xue; Hong, Ying-Yi Conference paper
The Roles of General and Cultural Specific Performance Avoidance Goal Orientations on Sojourner Creativity: A Four-wave, Time-lagged Investigation
3rd Symposium of the Centre for Leadership & Innovation, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2013
Takeuchi, Riki; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yu, Nadia Yin Conference paper

2012 5

Intersubjective Model of Value Transmission: Parents Using Perceived Norms as Reference When Socializing Children
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, v. 38, (8), August 2012, p. 1041-1052
Tam, Kevin K.P.; Lee, Sau-Lai; Kim, Young-Hoon; Li, Yanmei; Chao, Melody Manchi Article
Multicultural Experiences Reduce Intergroup Bias Through Epistemic Unfreezing
Journal of personality and social psychology, v. 103, (5), November 2012, p. 750-772
Tadmor, Carmit T.; Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody M.; Wiruchnipawan, Fon; Wang, Wei Article
Steps to building a good theory—Embracing diversity
Acta Psychologica Sinica=心理学报, v. 44, (1), 2012, p. 138-141
Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody Man Chi Article
A Goal Orientation Theory on Behavioral Ethics
Academy of Management Proceedings, v. 2013, (1), January 2013
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J L Conference paper
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Influence of Foreign Cultural Experiences on the Development of Creativity
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, USA, 3-7 August 2012
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Farh, Larry J L Conference paper

2011 5

Globalization and folk theory of social change: How globalization relates to societal perceptions about the past and future
Journal of social issues, v. 67, (4), 2011, p. 696-715
Kashima, Yoshihisa; Shi, Junqi; Tsuchiya, Koji; Kashima, Emiko S.; Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Shin, Shang‐hui Article
One world, One dream? Intergroup consequences of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
International journal of intercultural relations, v. 35, (3), May 2011, p. 296-306
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Rosner, Jennifer L.; Chao, Melody Manchi; Peng, Siqing; Chen, Xia; Li, Yanmei; Kwong, Jessica Y.Y.; Hong, Ying-yi; Chiu, Chi-yue Article
The quest for multicultural competence: Challenges and lessons learned from clinical and organizational research
Social and Personality Psychology Compass, v. 5, (5), 2011, p. 263-274
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Okazaki, Sumie; Hong, Yingyi Article
Bicultural identity negotiation
Cultural Processes: A Social Psychological Perspective / New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 213-241
No, Sun; Wan, Ching; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Rosner, J.; Hong, Y. Book chapter
Epistemic functions of culture
Cultural processes: A social psychological perspective / Edited by Angela K.-y. Leung, Chi-yue Chiu, Ying-yi Hong.. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 81-95
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi-yue Book chapter

2010 6

Adherence to perceived norms across cultural boundaries: The role of need for cognitive closure and ingroup identification
Group processes & intergroup relations, v. 13, (1), 2010, JAN, p. 69-89
Chao, Melody Manchi; Zhang, Zhi-Xue; Chiu, Chi-yue Article
Asians as the model minority: Implications for US Government's policies
Asian journal of social psychology, 13, 1, March 2010, p. 44-52
Chao, Melody Manchi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Lee, Jamee S. Article
Building and testing theories: Experiences from conducting social identity research
Acta Psychologica Sinica, v. 42, (1), 2010, p. 22-36
Hong, Ying-yi; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Yang, Yung Jui; Rosner, Jennifer L. Article
One World, Just a Dream? Effects of the Beijing Olympic icon on perceived differences between Eastern and Western culture
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 13, 2, June 2010, p. 139-151
Rosner, Jennifer L.; Li, Yanmei; Chao, Melody Manchi; Hong, Ying-yi Article
The good old days and a better tomorrow: Historical representations and future imaginations of China during the 2008 Olympic Games
Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 13, 2, 2010, p. 118-127
Cheng, Shirley Y.Y.; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Kwong, Jessica; Peng, Siqing; Chen, Xia; Kashima, Yoshihisa; Chiu, Chi Yue Article
Culture as norm representations: The case of collective responsibility attribution
Cultural Processes: A Social Psychological Perspective / Edited by Angela K.-y. Leung, Chi-yue Chiu, Ying-yi Hong. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010, p. 65-78
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue; Chiu, Chi-yue Book chapter

2009 5

Dynamic Interracial/intercultural Processes–The Role of Lay Theories of Race
Journal of Personality, v. 77, (5), 2009, Oct, p. 1283-1310
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Hong, Yingyi; No, Sun Article
Model minority
Cambridge dictionary of psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue Article
Responsibility attribution
Cambridge dictionary of psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi Yue Article
Model minority
Cambridge dictionary of psychology / Edited by David Matsumoto. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, C. Book chapter
Society, culture, and the person: Ways to personalize and socialize cultural psychology.
Understanding Culture:Theory, Research, and Application / New York : Psychology Press, 2009, p. 457-468
Chiu, Chi Yue; Chao, Melody Man Chi Book chapter

2008 2

Lay theory of race affects and moderates Asian Americans' responses toward American culture
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 95, (4), 2008, p. 991-1004
No, Sun; Hong, Ying-yi; Liao, Hsin-Ya; Lee, Kyoungmi; Wood, Dustin; Chao, Melody Man Chi Article
Personal and collective culpability judgment: A functional analysis of East Asian-North American differences
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v. 39, (6), 2008, p. 730-744
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Zhang, Zhi Xue; Chiu, Chi Yue Article

2007 3

Being a bicultural Chinese: A multilevel perspective to biculturalism
Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies. Special Issue: Psychology of Biculturalism in Chinese Societies, v. 8, (2), 2007, p. 141-157
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Hong, Ying-Yi Article
Epistemic motives and cultural conformity: Need for closure, culture, and context as determinants of conflict judgments
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 92, (2), 2007, p. 191-207
Fu, Jeanne Ho-ying; Morris, Michael W.; Lee, Sau-lai; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chiu, Chi-yue; Hong, Ying-yi Article
Essentializing race: Implications for bicultural individuals' cognition and affect
Psychological Science, v. 18, (4), 2007, p. 341-348
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Chen, Jing; Roisman, Glenn I.; Hong, Ying-yi Article


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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 3 2020-21 Summer 5 2020-21 Spring 1 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 3

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UROP1100E Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 1
UROP3100E Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 3
UROP4100E Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 4


MGMT6520L Cross-cultural Negotiation
UROP1000 Undergraduate Research Opportunities
UROP1100D Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 1
UROP2100D Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 2
UROP3100D Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 3


MIMT5210 Managing Global Complexity


BIBU4840 Biotechnology and Business Capstone Project
MGMT2130 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
MGMT7120 Doctoral Seminar in Management


No Teaching Assignments


No Teaching Assignments






Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

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Current RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy CHOI, Jung Min
Management( 2020 - )

LEE, Sol Jee
Management( 2019 - )

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Graduated RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy JAMISON, John Milo
Management( Completed in 2021 )

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Master of Philosophy CHOI, Jung Min
Management( Completed in 2020 )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 2

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No Projects.
Understanding how beliefs about emotion shape conflict resolution: The role of emotion regulation Leading


Central Reserve Fund - School-based Initiatives


Project Team (HKUST)
CHAO Melody Man Chi (Lead)


2019 -




A wise reasoning perspective to intergroup relations


以『智心思維』角度了解群際關係 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
CHAO Melody Man Chi (Lead)


2017 - 2021