Dishi Hu
Biography
Dishi Hu received her Ph.D. in OBHRM from Temple University. Her research centers on two primary streams. The first examines strategic HRM, focusing on how external and internal factors shape organizations’ use of HRM practices and how organizations leverage these practices to influence employees. The second investigates workplace interactions, with particular attention to how informal communication (e.g., gossip) affects employees and organizations. Her research has been published in outlets such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Human Resource Management, and Human Relations.
Education
Ph.D., Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, Temple University, 2023
M.A., Human Resource Management, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 2018
B.A., Logistics Management, Sun Yat-Sen University, China, 2016
Research/Publications
Hu, D., Oh, I.-S., Han, J.H., Jiang, K., Pan, Y., & Bentley, F.S. (in press). A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents of High-Performance Work System Use: The Role of Firms’ Strategic and Institutional Environmental Forces. Personnel Psychology
Hu, D., Oh, I.-S., & Agolli, A. (2025). A meta-analysis of employee HR attributions and their relationships with employee-perceived high-performance work systems and employee outcomes. Human Resource Management, 64(5), 1281–1303. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22309
Kim, D., Hu, D., & Harold, C.M. (2025). Working around unpredictable clocks: Examining the impact of last-minute schedule changes on perceived contract breach and job performance. Human Relations, 78(12), 1543–1570. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267241306238
*Hu, D., *Deng, Y., Song, Y., Lian, H., Daniels, S.R., Yang, M., & Chen, S. (2024). Gossiping the (recipient’s) day away: The impact of supervisor-directed gossip on recipients’ rumination, sleep quality, vitality, and work outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(8), 1311–1326. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001181
Oh, I.-S., Le, H., Hu, D., & Robbins, S. (2024). Any Port in a Storm: Emotional Stability as a Stabilizer for the Job Performance-Voluntary Turnover Relationship. Journal of Vocational Behavior.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2024.103973