【学术研讨】Organizational Behavior and Genetics: From Twins to the Whole Genome

Organizational Behavior and Genetics: From Twins to the Whole Genome

Guest Speaker: Prof. Zhaoli SONG (National University of Singapore)

Time/Date: 3 pm Thur. 24 Feb. 2022

Classroom:   Rm. 402, Tongji Building A

ABSTRACT

Human behavioral traits are heritable. The recent progresses in molecular genetics have provided the opportunity to directly explore the linkage between DNA, the material foundation of heredity, and work-related behaviors. This talk will report a series of studies using the traditional twins, candidate gene, as well as the whole genome approaches on topics such as leadership, job turnover, and job characteristics. This set of studies show how the behavior genetics can enrich our understanding on work-related behaviors. This talk will also cover topics of big data and open science.

GUEST BIO

Zhaoli has research expertise on topics such as behavior genetics, job search and reemployment, leadership, work-family balance, emotion, and future scenarios. He is leading the research effort to introduce molecular genetics into management area. He has published in some top management journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, Human Relations, Journal of Vocational Behaviors, and Leadership Quarterly. His work on genetics has been featured in the media such as Economists, Washington Post, and Strait Times. Dr. Song has consulted or provided trainings to companies and government agencies in US, China and Singapore. He was the academic director of the NUS Asian Pacific EMBA (Chinese) from 2013-2017.