Basic Information

Email Address

• Email Address

  liu.ting.5nkyoto-u.ac.jp

Professional Memberships

• From 2019

  JAPAN ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• From 2016

  Association of Japanese Business Studies
• From 2016

  Euro-Asia Management Studies Association
• From 2016

  Academy of International Business
• From 2015

  THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE
• From 2015

  Academy of Management

Academic Degree

• 修士（経営学）(大阪大学)
• 博士（経営学）(大阪大学)

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• 大阪大学, 大学院経済学研究科博士課程（前期課程）経営学系専攻, 修了
• 大阪大学, 大学院経済学研究科博士課程（後期課程）経営学系専攻, 修了

Research History

• From Apr. 2024, To Present

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Management, Associate Professor
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2024

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Management, Assistant Professor
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Hiroshima City University, Department of International Studies, Assistant Professor

Language of Instruction

• Japanese
• English
• Chinese

ID,URL

• J-Global ID

  201901019168441191

• Researcher number

  00843450

• External link

  https://nrid.nii.ac.jp/nrid/1000000843450/

Website(s) (URL(s))

• https://researchmap.jp/tingliu_60621208

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/tingliu_60621208

Research

Research Interests

• Global talent management
• Boundary spanners and boundary spanning
• Cross Cultural Management
• Expatriate management
• Bridge Individuals & Bridging Roles
• International Human Resource Management
• Identity
• Diversity
• International Comparison
• Language Issues in International Business
• Globalization
• International Management
• Language and Communication in International Business
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management

Research Areas

• Humanities & social sciences, Business administration, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior

Papers

• Expatriates’ boundary-spanning: double-edged effects in multinational enterprises

  Ting Liu; Tomoki Sekiguchi; Jiayin Qin; Ya Xi Shen

  Journal of International Business Studies, 15 Apr. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

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• Caught in a Dilemma: The Impacts of Dual Organizational Identification on Host Country Nationals in the Face of Ethical Controversies

  Ya Xi Shen; Chuang Zhang; Long Zhang; Ting Liu; Sijia Zhao

  Journal of Business Ethics, 19 Dec. 2023, Peer-reviewed

  
• Exposure to robot preachers undermines religious commitment.

  Joshua Conrad Jackson; Kai Chi Yam; Pok Man Tang; Ting Liu; Azim Shariff

  Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 24 Jul. 2023, Peer-reviewed

  
• Approaching or avoiding? Mechanisms of host-country language proficiency in affecting virtual work adaptivity during COVID-19

  Ting Liu; Ya Xi Shen; Sijia Zhao; Tomoki Sekiguchi

  The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 06 Feb. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Career Hurdle or Booster: Consequences of Ambition on Promotability Evaluations

  Sijia Zhao; Ting Liu

  Academy of Management Proceedings, Aug. 2022, Peer-reviewed

  
• Empowering Leadership and Organizational Justice in the New Normal

  Sijia Zhao; Ting Liu; Yaxi Shen; Tomoki Sekiguchi; Darren B

  Academy of Management Proceedings, Aug. 2022

  
• A sense of belonging helps! The alleviating effect of national identification on burnout among diplomats

  Ling Eleanor Zhang; Jakob Lauring; Ting Liu

  Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, 08 Feb. 2022, Peer-reviewed

  
• Outcomes of Bridging Roles in MNCs and Moderating Influence of Cultural Identity Integration

  Ting Liu; Tomoki Sekiguchi; Azusa Ebisuya

  Academy of Management Proceedings, Aug. 2019, Peer-reviewed

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• Review of Language Studies in International Business: Suggestions and Future Directions for Japan

  Liu Ting

  大阪大学経済学, Mar. 2019

  
• How does the use of a foreign language affect team processes and member stress and satisfaction?

  LIU Ting; SEKIGUCHI Tomoki

  経営行動科学 = Japanese journal of administrative science, Mar. 2019, Peer-reviewed

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• Language Policies and Practices In International Business

  Ting Liu

  Osaka University, Jan. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Functional and Linguistic Bridging in Multinational Corporations: Moderating Effect of Cultural Identity Integration

  Ting Liu

  Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics Discussion Papers in Economics and Business, Aug. 2018

  
• The Impact of Language on Team Effectiveness

  Ting Liu

  Osaka University, Jan. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  

Misc.

• Approaching or Avoiding? The Mechanism of Host Country Language Proficiency in Affecting Telework Adaptivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Liu, T; Zhao SJ; Shen YX; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of the AIB (Academy of International Business) 2021 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• A hidden group of bridge individuals: Locally recruited parent country nationals (PCNLs) in multinational companies

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of the AIB (Academy of International Business) 2020 Annual Meeting, Jul. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Locally recruited parent country nationals (PCNLs): An empirical study of bridge individuals in Japanese companies

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of the AJBS (Association of Japanese Business Studies) 2020 Annual Meeting, Jul. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Liability or asset? Multifaceted bridging functions in HQ-subsidiary relationships: An empirical study of Japanese foreign subsidiaries

  Liu, T; Ebisuya, A; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of the AJBS (Association of Japanese Business Studies) 2019 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Functional and linguistic bridging: Moderating effect of cultural identity integration of bridge individuals in Japanese MNCs

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T; Ebisuya, A

  Proceedings of the AJBS (Association of Japanese Business Studies) 2019 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Liability or asset? Multifaceted bridging functions in HQ-subsidiary relationships: Transfer, adaptation, and within-subsidiary relationships from a multilevel perspective

  Liu, T; Ebisuya, A; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of the AIB (Academy of International Business) 2019 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Double-edged Sword of Bridging Role in MNCs: An Empirical Examination of the Moderating Effect of Cultural Identity Integration

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T; WD Dahana

  Proceedings of the EAMSA (Euro-Asia Management Studies Association) 2018 Annual Meeting. PhD award, Nov. 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Unpacking the Mechanism between Language and Team Effectiveness.

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of the EAMSA (Euro-Asia Management Studies Association) 2016 Annual Meeting, Oct. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Do I Have to Speak Japanese? The Impact of Language on Team Effectiveness.

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of the AJBS (Association of Japanese Business Studies) 2016 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• The Impact of Language on Team Effectiveness.

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of the AIB (Academy of International Business) 2016 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• The Review of Language Studies in International Business: Suggestions and Future Directions for Japan

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  Proceedings of Japanese Journal of Administrative Science, Nov. 2015

  

Presentations

• Intersectional Identity Work: Expatriate Working Mothers in Japan

  Qin Jiayin; Shen Ya Xi; Liu Ting

  Academy of International Business Annual Meeting (AIB), Seoul, 2024, 05 Jul. 2024

  
• Intersectional Identity Work: Expatriate Working Mothers in Japan

  Qin Jiayin; Sekiguchi Tomoki; Shen Ya Xi; Liu Ting

  Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS) 2024 Annual Meeting, Seoul, 02 Jul. 2024

  
• The consequences of dual organizational identification on host country nationals’ perceptions and behaviors in the face of business ethical events.

  Chuang Zhang; Ya Xi Shen; Ting Liu; Sijia Zhao; Long Zhang

  Academy of International Business Annual Meeting (AIB), 5-9 July 2023, Warsaw, Poland., Jul. 2023

  
• Female expatriates and their personal agency

  Qin Jiayin; Liu Ting

  国際ビジネス研究学会 第29回年次大会, 20 Nov. 2022

  
• Overwork Climate and Burnout: Moderated Mediation Model of Organizational Identification and Communication Satisfaction

  Wu Lijing; Qin Jiayin; Liu Ting

  EAMSA (Euro-Asia Management Studies Association) 2022 Annual Meeting, 29 Oct. 2022

  
• Career Hurdle or Booster: Consequences of Ambition on Promotability Evaluations

  Sijia Zhao; Ting Liu

  Academy of Management 2022 Annual Meeting, 09 Aug. 2022

  
• Empowering Leadership and Organizational Justice in the New Normal

  Sijia Zhao; Ting Liu; Yaxi Shen; Tomoki Sekiguchi; Darren B

  Academy of Management 2022 Annual Meeting, 09 Aug. 2022

  
• Approaching or Avoiding? The Mechanism of Host Country Language Proficiency in Affecting Telework Adaptivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Liu, T; Zhao SJ; Shen YX; Sekiguchi, T

  AIB (Academy of International Business) 2021 Annual Meeting, 30 Jun. 2021

  
• Bridge Individuals in Japanese Multinational Companies

  LIU TING

  Japan Academy of International Business Studies, 08 May 2021, Invited

  
• Localization and Identification: A Framework for Understanding Locally Recruited Parent Country Nationals

  Ting Liu; Tomoki Sekiguchi

  2020 Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference, Dec. 2020

  
• The relationship between local language proficiency and burnout among foreign employees in Japan

  Sekiguchi, T; Yang, Y; Liu, T; Khalid, S

  2020 Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference, Dec. 2020

  
• Locally recruited parent country nationals (PCNLs): An empirical study of bridge individuals in Japanese companies

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  AJBS (Association of Japanese Business Studies) 2020 Annual Meeting, Jul. 2020

  
• A hidden group of bridge individuals: Locally recruited parent country nationals (PCNLs) in multinational companies

  LIU, T; Sekiguchi, T

  AIB (Academy of International Business) 2020Annual Meeting, Jul. 2020

  
• Where do I Belong to? Locally Recruited Parent Country Nationals and Their Bridging Roles

  Liu T.; Sekiguchi T.

  The 2019 Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference, Cebu, Philippines, 06 Dec. 2019

  
• The hidden bridge individuals? An empirical study of locally recruited parent country nationals in Japanese subsidiaries

  Liu T.

  Japanese Association of Administrative Science 22nd annual meeting, 16 Nov. 2019

  
• Outcomes of Bridging Roles in MNCs and Moderating Influence of Cultural Identity Integration

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T; Ebisuya, A

  Academy of Management 2019 Annual Meeting; International Management Division CEIBS Best Paper Session, Aug. 2019

  
• Liability or asset? Multifaceted bridging functions in HQ-subsidiary relationships: An empirical study of Japanese foreign subsidiaries

  Liu, T; Ebisuya, A; Sekiguchi, T

  AJBS (Association of Japanese Business Studies) 2019 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2019

  
• Functional and linguistic bridging: Moderating effect of cultural identity integration of bridge individuals in Japanese MNCs

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T; Ebisuya, A

  AJBS (Association of Japanese Business Studies) 2019 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2019

  
• Liability or asset? Multifaceted bridging functions in HQ-subsidiary relationships: Transfer, adaptation, and within-subsidiary relationships from a multilevel perspective

  Liu, T; Ebisuya, A; Sekiguchi, T

  AIB (Academy of International Business) 2019 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2019

  
• Liability or Asset? Multifaceted Bridging Functions in MNCs: An Empirical Study of Japanese Foreign Subsidiaries

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  International Business Workshop (Jointly supported by Kanematsu Seminar), Jan. 2019, Invited

  
• Towards Improved Company Management that Transcends Linguistic Barriers

  Ting LIU

  The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Netherlands Research Presentation, Dec. 2018

  
• Double-edged Sword of Bridging Role in MNCs: An Empirical Examination of the Moderating Effect of Cultural Identity Integration

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T; WD Dahana

  EAMSA (Euro-Asia Management Studies Association) 2018 Annual Meeting; PhD award, Nov. 2018

  
• Towards Improved Company Management that Transcends Linguistic Barriers

  Ting LIU

  Japan External Trade Organization Amsterdam Research Presentation, Dec. 2017

  
• Unpacking the Mechanism between Language and Team Effectiveness

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  EAMSA (Euro-Asia Management Studies Association) 2016 Annual Meeting, Oct. 2016

  
• The Impact of Language on Team Effectiveness

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  AOM (The Academy of Management) 2016 Doctoral Symposium, Aug. 2016

  
• The Impact of Language on Team Effectiveness

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  AIB (The Academy of International Business) 2016 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2016

  
• Do I Have to Speak Japanese? The Impact of Language on Team Effectiveness

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  AJBS (The Association of Japanese Business Studies) 2016 Annual Meeting, Jun. 2016

  
• The Role of Language in International Business

  Ting LIU

  CYGNA (Women in Academia Network) meeting, Mar. 2016

  
• The Review of Language Studies in International Business: Suggestions and Future Directions for Japan

  Liu, T; Sekiguchi, T

  Japanese journal of administrative science 2015 Annual Meeting, Nov. 2015

  

Books and Other Publications

• 国際ビジネスの現実と地平

  広島市立大学国際学部国際ビジネス研究フォーラム, Contributor

  文眞堂, Apr. 2020

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Awards

• Jul. 2020

  Palgrave Macmillan AJBS Best Paper Award 2020 Finalists
• Aug. 2019

  Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings
• Aug. 2019

  Academy of Management Meeting International Management Division, Academy of Management Meeting International Management Division CEIBS Best Paper Award Finalist
• Nov. 2018

  Conference of the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA), EAMSA PhD Award, The 2018 Conference of the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA)

External funds: Kakenhi

• Implications of Bridge Individuals and Bridging Roles for Headquarter-Subsidiary Relationships: a Mixed Method Empirical Study of Multinational Companies

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related

  Kyoto University

  Ting Liu

  From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2023, Project Closed

  multinational companies;boundary spanning;expatriates;cross-cultural research;mixed-method approach;expatriate;global talent;mixed method approach;bridge individuals;virtual work;international mobility;leadership;bridging roles;headquarter&subsidiary;language&cultural skills

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-20K13589/
• Bridging Functions in Multinational Corporations

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related

  Kyoto University

  関口 倫紀

  From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2023, Granted

  国際経営;多国籍企業;人的資源管理;ブリッジ機能

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-20H01530/
• An Empirical Investigation of Bridge Individuals and Bridging Roles in Multinational Companies

  Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

  0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields

  Kyoto University;Hiroshima City University

  Ting Liu

  From 30 Aug. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2021, Project Closed

  bridge individuals;bridging roles;headquarter & subsidiary;language skills;cultural skills;expatriates;virtual work;headquarter&subsidiary;host country language;multinational companies;language;culture

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19K23227/
• The Physical and Virtual Global Employee Mobility within Multinational Companies: A Technology Affordance Perspective

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related

  Kyoto University

  Liu Ting

  From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  expatriate;boundary spanning;virtual work;global talent;multinational companies

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K12542/
• A Multi-Level Approach to Paradoxical Management in Organizations

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related

  Kyoto University

  関口 倫紀

  From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  組織マネジメント;パラドックス;リーダーシップ;マルチレベル

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23H00844/
• A best practice model of remote work: Individual, team, and international comparative perspectives

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related

  Kansai University

  細見 正樹

  From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2028, Granted

  在宅勤務;ワークライフバランス;ジョブ・クラフティング

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-24K00296/
• A Multi-Level Approach to Paradoxical Management in Organizations

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related

  Kyoto University

  関口 倫紀

  From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  組織マネジメント;パラドックス;リーダーシップ;マルチレベル

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K25541/

External funds: others

• 経営学と言語学との融合を通じた、日系企業のコミュニケーション問題とブリッジ人材の活用について

  富士ゼロックス株式会社 小林基金

  From Jul. 2018, To Jul. 2019

  LIU TING

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Human Resource Management

  7480, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Organizational Behavior

  6501, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Organizational Behavior

  2300, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  International Business Administration Workshop II

  A553, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  International Business Administration Workshop I

  A503, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Human Resource Management

  2280, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Business Leadership Workshop II (Liu)

  5624, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Business Leadership Workshop I (Liu)

  5324, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Human Resource Management

  2280, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  International Business Administration Workshop II

  A553, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  International Business Administration Workshop I

  A503, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Organizational Behavior

  6501, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  International Business Administration Workshop I

  A503, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Human Resource Management

  2280, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Organizational Behavior

  6501, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  International Business Administration Workshop II

  A553, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Business Leadership Workshop I (Liu)

  5324, Spring, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Business Leadership Workshop II (Liu)

  5624, Fall, Graduate School of Management, 2
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Human Resource Management

  Spring, 経営管理教育部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  International Business Administration Workshop II

  Fall, 経営管理教育部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  International Business Administration Workshop I

  Spring, 経営管理教育部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Business Leadership Workshop II (Liu)

  Fall, 経営管理教育部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Business Leadership Workshop I (Liu)

  Spring, 経営管理教育部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Organizational Behavior

  Fall, 経営管理教育部

Participation in PhD Defense

• 従業員エンゲージメントとその向上に関する研究－日本のグローバル企業におけるケーススタディー－

  YAMAMOTO TETSUYA, Graduate School of Management, Sub-chief Examiner

  25 Sep. 2023

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  経営管理研究部 教務系委員会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  経営管理研究部 国際交流委員会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  経営管理研究部 国際交流委員会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  経営管理研究部 国際交流委員会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  経営管理研究部 人権（ハラスメント）委員会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  経営管理研究部 人権（ハラスメント）委員会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  経営管理研究部 人権（ハラスメント）委員会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  経営管理研究部 人権委員会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  経営管理研究部 同窓会委員会 委員

Academic, Social Contribution

Committee Memberships

• From Jun. 2020, To Present

  Association of Japanese Business Studies Public Relations Director