Research Seminar Series: Professor Xiao-Ping Chen

We are thrilled to invite you to the upcoming session of the Research Seminar Series at the Asia School of Business, featuring Professor Xiao-Ping Chen.

Seminar Title: Achieving Mutual Understanding Without Saying A Word: Conceptualization And Empirical Testing Of Moqi And Its Nomological Network

Event Details:

🗓 Date: Wednesday, 22 October 2025

⏰ Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

🔗 Mode: Hybrid

📍Venue: CR-W2-03, Level 2, Asia School of Business

💻 Zoom Link:

Meeting ID: 987 1490 5640

Passcode: 545270

About the speaker:

Prof. Xiao-Ping Chen is the Philip M. Condit Endowed Chair and Professor of Management at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington. A Fellow of AOM, APA, and SIOP, she is among the world’s top 2% most cited scientists and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Management and Organization Review. Her research focuses on cooperation and competition, leadership, entrepreneurial passion, and cross-cultural management, with numerous publications in leading journals. She is also a past President of IACMR and an award-winning scholar whose books and interviews with top Chinese business leaders have influenced both academia and practice.

Abstract:

While the construct of Moqi (默契, pronounced mò-chee) is ubiquitously understood and commonly used in everyday conversations in China, its theoretical development has been limited. In this research, we define Moqi as a dyadic-level construct describing a situated state of shared, contextualized understanding between two counterparties without verbal communication. We propose and empirically test a nomological network of Moqi in organizational settings by developing a scale that measures Moqi, capturing workplace interpersonal dynamics with relevance beyond the Chinese cultural context.

We look forward to your participation in this insightful research seminar.

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