Yih Teen Lee

Yih-Teen Lee is Professor in the Department of Managing People in Organizations and the academic director of the IESE Coaching Unit. He specializes in leadership, fit, and cultural bridging in his roles as educator, researcher, and consultant. His research work appears in leading scientific journals (e.g., Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, and Academy of Management Discoveries) and books such as The Handbook of Chinese Organizational Behavior, Leadership Development in a Global World, and The Routledge Companion to International Human Resource Management. He is also co-editor of the books Les compétences culturelles and CulturalContexts of Human Resource Development. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Management, Journal of World Business, and Advances in Global Leadership. He is also the Director of the book series “Diversité culturelle et dynamiques des organisations” (Cultural Diversity and Organizational Dynamics), published by the Editor L’Harmattan, Paris. He has served as a member of the Teaching Committee of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management. At IESE, Yih-Teen teaches subjects such as leadership, leading global collaboration, self-leadership, leading multicultural teams, and strategic human resource management in the MBA and executive programs.

Yih-Teen has been living and working in Europe for almost 20 years, and identifies himself as a multicultural individual. He is fluent in Chinese, English, French, and Spanish, and has delivered training programs and seminars to senior executives in all four languages. This exposure, alongside his unyielding passion for various cultures, drives him to embrace diversity and devote his energy to the search of deep-level cultural knowledge and cultural competences, with the goal of contributing to the ability of managers and organizations to navigate global cultures effectively. He sees such development as a transformational journey of each individual and emphasizes the importance of anchoring cultural competences in one’s cultural identities and sense of self.

Yih-Teen earned his Ph.D. from HEC, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from National Taiwan University. Prior to IESE, he taught at HEC University of Lausanne (Switzerland), Angers Graduate School of Business ESSCA (France), and the American Graduate School of International Management Thunderbird Europe (France), among others.

Educations

• Post-doctoral Research Fellow, HEC -School of Business, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Ph.D., HEC – School of Business, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
• MBA, Graduate Institute of International Business, National Taiwan University, Taiwan R.O.C.
• Bachelor, Department of International Trade, National Taiwan University, Taiwan R.O.C.

Languages

• Chinese: Mother tongue
• English: Full professional proficiency
• French: Professional proficiency
• Spanish: Limited working proficiency

Areas of interest

• Cross-cultural management & cultural identities and competences
• Person-environment fit
• Leadership in multicultural teams
• Human resource management: selection and training issues
  

Professional Experiences

• 2017 – present Full Professor, Departmant of Managing People in Organizations, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain.
• 2012 – 2017 Associate Professor, Departmant of Managing People in Organizations, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain.
• 2006 – 2012 Assistant Professor, Departmant of Managing People in Organizations, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain.
• 2006 Adjunct Professor, Department of Management, HEC, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
• 2004 – 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Angers Graduate School of Business (ESSCA, Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers), France.
• 2002 Adjunct Professor, Thunderbird Europe – The American Graduate School of International Management, French-Geneva Center, Archamps, France.
• 1994 – 1998 Lecturer, Department of International Trade, Lung-Hua University of Science and Technology, Taiwan R.O.C.

Publications

Papers for Refereed Academic Journals

Lee, Y.-T., & Gyamfi, N.Y.A. (in press). Cultural contingencies of resources: (Re)conceptualizing domestic employees in the context of globalization. Academy of Management Review. [pdf]

Lee, Y.-T., & Gyamfi, N.Y.A. (2022). Book Review: Betina Szkudlarek, Laurence Romani, Dan V. Caprar & Joyce S. Osland (Eds.). The Sage Handbook of Contemporary Cross-Cultural Management. London: Sage, 2020. Journal of International Business Studies. 53, 568–571. [pdf]

Akkan, E., Lee, Y.-T., & Reiche, B.S. (2022). How does previous international experience lead to future global work? A dual-pathway model. Human Resource Management. 61(1), 117-132. [pdf]

Reiche, B.S., Lee, Y.-t., & Allen, D.* (2019). Actors, structure, and processes: A review and conceptualization of global work integrating IB and HRM-research. Journal of Management, 45(2), 359-383. (* Reversed alphabetical order. The three authors contributed equally to the article and the special issue) [pdf]

Lee, Y.-t., Masuda, A., Fu, X., & Reiche, B.S. (2018). Navigating between home, host, and global: Consequences of multicultural team members’ identity configurations. Academy of Management Discoveries. 4:2, 180-201. [pdf]

McKee, R.A., Lee, Y.-t., Atwater, L., & Antonakis, J. (2018). Effects of personality and gender on self-other agreement in ratings of leadership. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 91:2, 285-315. [pdf]

Lee, Y.-t., & Paunova, M. (2017). How learning goal orientation fosters leadership recognition in self-managed teams: A two-stage mediation model. Applied Psychology: An International Review. 66:4, 553–576. (Both authors contributed equally to the paper) [pdf]

Allen, D., Lee, Yih-teen, & Reiche, B.S.* (2015). Special Issue Call for Paper: Global work in the multinational enterprise: New avenues and challenges for strategically managing human capital across borders. Journal of Management. Guest Editors

Lee, Yih-teen, & Antonakis, J. (2014). When preference is not satisfied but the individual is: How power distance moderates person-job fit, Journal of Management. 40:3, 641 – 675. [pdf]

Reiche, B.S., Cardona, P., Lee, Yih-teen, Canela, M., & the Cross-Cultural Management Network. (2014). Why do managers engage in trustworthy behavior? A multi-level cross-cultural study in 18 countries. Personnel Psychology. 67:1, 61–98. [pdf]

Fitzsimmons, S. R., Lee, Yih-teen, & Brannen, M.- Y. (2013). Demystifing the myth about marginals: Implications for global leadership. European Journal of International Management. 7:5, 587-603. [pdf]

Bosch, M.J., Lee, Yih-teen, & Cardona, P. (2013). Multicultural validation of a three-dimensional framework of managerial competencies: A comparative analysis of its application in Asian versus non-Asian countries. Asian Business and Management, 12, 433-453. [pdf]

Lee, Yih-teen, Stettler, A., & Antonakis, J. (2011). Incremental validity and indirect effect of ethical development on work performance. Personality and Individual Differences. 50:7, 1110-1115. [pdf]

Lee, Yih-teen, Reiche, B. S., & Song, D.-M. (2010). How do newcomers fit in? The dynamics between person-environment fit and social capital across cultures, International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, 10:2, 153–174. [pdf]

Lee, Yih-teen, (2010). Home vs. host – Identifying to either, both, or neither? The relationship between dual cultural identities and intercultural effectiveness, International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, 10:1, 55-76. [pdf]

Calvez, V., & Lee, Yih-teen, (2009). Comment développer les compétences en matière de diversité culturelle? Gestion: La revue internationale de gestion, 34 :3, 83-94. [pdf]

Lee, Yih-teen, & Antonakis, J. (2006). Satisfaction and individual preference for structuring: What is fit depends on where you are from, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Journal Papers & Reviews

Lee, Y.-t., & Liao, Y. (2015). Cultural competence: Why it matters and how you can acquire it. IESE Insight, Issue 26, 23-30.

Papart, J.-P., & Lee, Y.-t. (2011). La peur au travail: Un mécanisme de coordination managérial inefficace. Revue Economique et Sociale, 69, 95-103. [pdf]

Lee, Yih-teen, (2011). Book Review: Michael Harris Bond (Ed.): Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 11(2): 269-272. [pdf]

Stettler, A., Lee, Y.-t., & Antonakis, J. (2010). Prévoir les performances individuelles des auditeurs assistants. L’Expert-Comptable Suisse, 10(8), 487-493. [pdf]

Sanchez-Runde, C., Poelmans, S., Cardona, P., Lee, Y.-t., & Reiche, B. S. (2009). Book Review: Tim G. Andrews and Richard Mead (Eds.), Cross-Cultural Management. Critical Perspectives on Business and Management series. Oxford and New York: Routledge, 2009. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 9(3), 371-380. [pdf]

Lee, Yih-teen, (2008). Book Review: Peter B. Smith, Michael Harris Bond and Cigdem Kagitçibasi, Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures: Living and Working in a Changing World. London: Sage, 2006, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management; 8, 107-110. [pdf]

Lee, Yih-teen, & Laurent, Ph. (2005). Comment appréhender la compétence interculturelle, Revue économique et sociale, September, 13-21.

Books and book Chapters

Almandoz, J., & Lee, Y.-T. (forthcoming). An integral model of leadership for social enterprise: A paradigm for the purpose economy. In Vaccaro, A., & Ramus., T. (Eds.). Handbook of Social Innovation and Social Enterprises.

Adler, N. J., Sackmann, S. A. (2022). The grand challenge none of us chose: Succeeding (and failing) against the global pandemic. With S. Arieli, M. Akter, C. Barmeyer, C. Barzantny, D. V. Caprar, Y. Lee, L.A. Liu, G. Magnani, J. Marcus, C. Miska, F. Moore, S.H. Park, B. S. Reiche, A-M Søderberg, J. Solomons, and Z.-X. Zhang. In J. S. Osland, B. S. Reiche, B. Szkudlarek, & M. E. Mendenhall (Eds.). Advances in Global Leadership (Vol. 14, pp. 3-85). Bingley, UK: Emerald.

Lee, Y.-T., & Schneider, S. C. (2020). Making a difference: Managing identities and emotions in multicultural teams. In L. Zander (Ed.). Research Handbook of Global Leadership: Making a Difference. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Osland, J.S., Mendenhall, M.E., Reiche, B.S., Szkudlarek, B., Bolden, R., Courtice, P., Vaiman, V., Vaiman, M., Lyndgaard, D., Nielsen, K., Terrell, S., Taylor, S., Lee, Y., Stahl, G., Boyacigiller, N., Huesing, T., Miska, C., Zilinskaite, M., Ruiz, L., Shi, H., Bird, A., Soutphommasane, T., Girola, A., Pless, N., Maak, T., Neeley, T., Levy, O., Adler, N., Maznevski, M., Bolden, R., Courtice, D.P., Vaiman, V., Vaiman, M., Nielsen, K.C., Lee, Y.-T., Stahl, G.K., Boyacigiller, N., Huesing, T., Miska, C., Zilinskaite, M., Bird, A., Soutphommasane, T., Maak, T., Pless, N.M., Neeley, T., Levy, O., Adler, N.J., Maznevski, M.L., Lyngaard, D., Terrell, S., Taylor, S., Ruiz, L., Shi, H. and Girola, A. (2020), Perspectives on Global Leadership and the COVID-19 Crisis, in Osland, J.S., Szkudlarek, B., Mendenhall, M.E. & Reiche, B.S. (Ed.) Advances in Global Leadership(Vol. 13), Emerald Publishing

Gyamfi, N.Y.A., & Lee, Y.-T. (2019). Toward a framework of contextualized assets and liabilities in global leadership: Identity and power implications in an African context. In J. Osland, M.E. Mendenhall, B.S. Reiche, & B. Szkudlarek (Eds.), Advances in Global Leadership (Vol. 12). UK: Emerald. [pdf]

• Winner of 2020 Emerald Literati Award.

Mohan, G., & Lee, Y.-T. (2019). Temporal dynamics of collective global leadership and team psychological safety in multicultural teams: An empirical investigation. In J. Osland, M.E. Mendenhall, B.S. Reiche, & B. Szkudlarek (Eds.), Advances in Global Leadership (Vol. 12). UK: Emerald.

Chuang, A., Wang, A.C., Hsu, R.S., & Lee, Y.-t. (2018). Industrial, work and organizational psychology in Asia. In D.S. Ones, N. Anderson, H.K. Sinangil & C. Viswesvaran, (Eds.). Handbook of Industrial, Work, and Organizational Psychology, Volume 3: Managerial Psychology and Organizational Approaches (2nd Edition). SAGE Publishing.

Shakir, F.J., & Lee, Y.-t. (2017). Connecting across cultures: An empirical examination of multicultural individuals as global leaders. In M.E. Mendenhall, J. Osland, & M. Li (Eds.), Advances in Global Leadership (Vol. 10). UK: Emerald.

Shakir, F.J., Kipfelsberger, P., Raes, A.M.L, & Lee, Y.-t. (2017). Personal risk for social good: Yahya’s courageous career and leadership decisions. In Rob Koonce (Ed.). Developing Leaders for Positive Organizing: A 21st Century Repertoire for Leading in Extraordinary Times. Emerald.

Lee, Y.-t., & Schneider, S. C. (forthcoming). Making a difference: Managing identities and emotions in multicultural teams. In L. Zander (Ed.). Research Handbook of Global Leadership: Making a Difference. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Paunova, M., & Lee, Y.-t. (2016). Collective global leadership in self-managed multicultural teams: The role of team goal orientation. In M.E. Mendenhall, J. Osland, & M. Li (Eds.), Advances in Global Leadership (Vol. 9). UK: Emerald.

Lee, Y.-t. (2016). Japan Tobacco International – Managing and leveraging cultural diversity. In C. Barmeyer & P. Franklin (Eds.), Intercultural Management: A Case-Based Approach to Achieving Complementarity and Synergy. Palgrave Macmillan.

Lee, Y.-t. (2016).Why managing multiple cultural identities matters? In L.B. Hamida & C. Lejeune (Eds.). Knowledge Transfer in Multinational Companies: Sharing Multiple Perspectives. Paris: L’Harmattan. [pdf]

Reiche, S., Lee, Y.-t., & Quintanilla, J. (2014). Cross-cultural training and support practices of international assignees. In Collings, D.G., Wood, G., & Caligiuri, P. (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to International Human Resource Management, Routledge.

Lee, Yih-teen, & Ramaswami, A. (2013). Fitting person-environment fit theories into a cultural context, in A. Kristof-Brown & J. Billsberry (Eds.), Organizational Fit: Key Issues and New Directions. Wiley-Blackwell.

Lee, Yih-teen. (2012). Global leadership in multicultural teams. In J. Canals (Ed.). Leadership Development in a Global World. Palgrave.

Reiche, S., Lee, Yih-teen, & Quintanilla, J. (2012). Cultural perspectives on comparative HRM, in C. Brewster & W. Mayrhofer (eds.), Handbook of Research in Comparative Human Resource Management, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Ng, I., Lee, Y.-t., & Cardona, P. (2012). Building teams in Chinese organizations. In M. H. Bond & X. Huang (Eds.). The Handbook of Chinese organizational behavior: Integrating theory, research, and practice. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Ng, E.S., Lee, Y.-t., et al. (in advanced stage of preparation). Diversity in multicultural organizations. In C. Wankel (Ed.). Management through collaboration. Forthcoming 2012, Routledge.

Papart, J.-P., Guénette, A.-M., & Lee, Y.-t., (2012). L’impact de l’organisation du travail sur la santé : utilité du modèle de Karasek. In E. Abord de Chatillon, O. Bachelard, & S. Carpentier (Eds.). Risques psychosociaux, santé et sécurité au travail : une perspective managériale (pp. 243-252). Paris : Vuibert.

Hansen, C.D., & Lee, Yih-teen (eds.) (2009). The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development, Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Lee, Yih-teen, & Hansen, C.D. (2009). Asian Reversalism: An Alternative Approach to Career Development, in Hansen, C.D., & Lee, Yih-teen (eds.), The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development, Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Lee, Yih-teen, Calvez, V., & Guénette, A.-M. (eds.) (2008), La compétence culturelle: S’équiper pour les défis du management international. Paris : Harmattan.

Hwang, K.K., Cheng, W.Y., & Lee, Y.-t., (2008). Confucian Relation and Chinese Organizational Culture, in Y.T. Lee, V. Calvez, & A.-M. Guénette (eds.), La compétence culturelle : S’équiper pour les défis du management international., Paris: Harmattan.