Education Background
2002.09-2006.07 Bachelor of Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2006.09-2012.12 Doctor of Business Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Admission Requirements
Full of curiosity and exploration desire for business and management; like reading, thinking, researching and writing related to business and management; love sports and life; be able to innovate internally and remain open externally; be active rather than passive to life.

Honors & Awards
1. The 11th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases (Micro Cases)
2. Second prize of the 7th China Human Resource Management Forum and International Seminar
3. The 10th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases (Micro Cases)
4. The 9th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases (Micro Cases)
5. The 8th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases
6. Second prize of 2015-2016 Young Teachers’ Classroom Teaching Competition of Shandong University
7. The 8th Proficient Young Teacherof Shandong University
8. 2015 Excellent Teacher of Classroom Teaching Quality of Shandong University
9. 2015 Excellent Scientific Research Achievement of Universities in Shandong Province (the third place)
10. 2015 Outstanding Instructor of Student Social Practice Activities of Shandong University
11. Excellent Instructor In Social Practice Activity “2015 Shandong College and Technical Secondary School Student Volunteers Summer Cultural, Scientific and Health Returns for Countryside”
12. 2014 Outstanding Teacher of Classroom Teaching Quality in Shandong University
13. 2014 Third Prize of Excellent Paper in the 10th International Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Family Business

Social Services
1. Anonymous reviewer of Nankai Business Review, Journal Financial Research, Economic Review, Chinese Journal of Management, R&D Management, Asia Pacific Journal of Management and other Chinese and English journals.
2. Communication Review Expert of National Natural Science Foundation of China
3. Member of International Association for Chinese Management Research(IACMR)

Undergraduate: Science of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management
Master/Ph.D.: Special Research on Human Resource Management, Special Research on Organizational Behavior
MBA: Science of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Leadership Development and Team Management

1. Cai D, Liu S, Liu J, et al. Mentoring and newcomer well-being: a socialization resources perspective[J]. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 2021, 36(3): 285-298.
2. Cai Di, Hu Zunshuo, Sun Tao, Wang Xintong, HanZhiwei, Liu Yuting. Four Steps to Build “Talent Magnet”: Employer Brand Building for Inspur. The 11th National Top 100Excellent Management Cases. 2020.
3. Liu Bing, Song Yanzheng, Dai Siqi, Cai Di, Han Zhen. Ding Hao Catering: Organizational Toughness Turns Danger into Opportunity. The 11th National Top 100Excellent Management Cases. 2020.
4. Miao Cui, Xiaoxue Zhou, Di Cai, Bing Liu & Shaobo Li. Four Seasons Minghu：Organizational Resilience and the Path to Recovery. Ivey Publishing. 2020.
5. Cai D , Cai Yahua* , Sun Yan , Xu Ruibing , Feng Baoyi. Leader‐Follower Congruence in need for achievement and Work Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Leader‐Member Exchange[J]. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 2020.
6. Cai Di, Liu Jia, Zhao H*, Li Mingyu. Could social media help in newcomers’ socialization? The moderating effect of newcomers’ utilitarian motivation[J]. Computers in Human Behavior, 2020, 107: 1-13.
7. Cai D, Li F, Feng T, et al. Mistreatment from patients and nurses' career withdrawal intention: does political skill matter? [J]. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 2020.
8. Liu Bing, Wei Xin, Cai Di *, Zhu Naixin. Research on the Structural Dimensions of Cross-cultural Leadership of Dispatched Project Managers Based on Grounded Theory. China Soft Science, 2020, No.352(04):114-127.
9. Cai Di, Xu Ruibing, Liu Jia, Sun Yan. The Influence of Proactive Personality Matching on Employee Well-being and Its Mechanism. Foreign Economics & Management, 2020, 42(01):
10. Cai Di, Tian Zhongyun, Zhao Zhen, Feng Taiwen, Lei Weixin. Creating with users: Inspur Product Innovation Based on JDM Model. The 10th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases. 2019.
11. Liu Bing, Song Yanzheng, Dai Siqi, Cai Di, Shi Xinyi, Feng Yongchun. Dong’e E-Jiao: How Can Time-honored Brands Shine Again through Innovation? The 10th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases. 2019.
12. Cai Di, Xu Ruibing, Sun Yan, Ma Jinpeng. Strength of Seeking Common Ground While Reserving Difference:A Study on the Impact of Persongroup Fit on Employees' Proactive Behavior. Journal of Lanzhou University (social sciences), 2019,47 (04) :65-72.
13. Cai Di, Liu Jia, Ma Jinpeng. Impact of Humble Leadership on Person-Team Fit and Its Mechanism. R&D Management, 2019,31 (03):38-46.
14. Cai Di, Liu Jia, Wang Haiyue. Research on the Influencing Mechanism of Mentoring on Employee Well-Being in Organization of Post-90s Newcomers. Chinese Journal of Management, 2019, 16(04): 514-521+540. (in Chinese)
15. CAI D, CAI Y, SUN Y, et al. Linking Empowering Leadership and Employee Work Engagement: The Effects of Person-Job Fit, Person-Group Fit, and Proactive Personality[J]. Frontiers in Psychology, 2018, 9: 1304-1316.
16. Cai Di, Ma Jinpeng, Sun Yan, Cai Yahua. Does Leader Humility Improve Team Effectiveness? The Mediating Role of Status Conflicts. Foreign Economics & Management, 2018, 40 (7): 129-141.
17. Ma Jinpeng, Cai Di, Xu Weitao, Cai Yahua. Be Together, not the Same: A Literature Review on Person-Team Fit. Human Resource Development of China, 2018,35 (01): 6-18+47.
18. Cai Di, Sun Yan, Yu Mingyong, Liu Bing, Wang Haiyue, Wang Yuting. Chasing the Tide: Human Resource Management Reform and Transformation Driven by Inspur Group’s Strategy. The 9th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases. 2018.
19. Di Cai, Mingyong Yu, Mingyu Li & Miao Cui. HANDU GROUP: CONTINUED GROWTH THROUGH BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION. Ivey Publishing. 2017.
20. Cai Di, Zhou Jian, Yu Mingyong, Cui Miao, Wang Lin. From “Taobao Storep” to “Ecological Operator”: The Evolution of The Business Model of Handu Garment House. The 8th National Top 100 Excellent Management Cases. 2017.
21. Cai Di, Wang Yue, Ma Jinpeng. The More Inclusive the Leader, the More Proactive the Employee? The role of Individual-team Matching and Power Distance. Forecasting, 2017,36 (05):1-7.
22. Feng T, Cai D (Corresponding Author), Zhang Z, et al. Customer involvement and new product performance: The jointly moderating effects of technological and market newness[J]. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 2016, 116(8): 1700-1718.
23. Feng T, Cai D, Wang D, et al. Environmental management systems and financial performance: the joint effect of switching cost and competitive intensity[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 113(2): 781–791.
24. Cai D, Shen H, Liu B. Identifying the influence of institutional factors on the R&D activities of Chinese SMEs[J]. Innovation: Management Policy & Practice, 2016, 18(1): 54-73.
25. Cai D, Feng T, Zhang Z. The Fit between External Involvement and Business Environment: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms[J]. International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, 2016, 9(3): 46-64.
26. Cai Di, Luo Jinhui, Tang Guiyao. Family Involvement in Management, Institutional Environment and Technical Innovation. Science Research Management, 2016, 37 (4) : 85-93.
27. Cai Di, Shen Dayong, Liu Xueping. Are the Family-controlled Listed Companies More Willing to Donate?. Modern Economic Science, 2016, (2) : 103-114.
28. Chen Zhijun, Min Yijie, Cai Di. Family Involvement and Firm Technology Innovation: The Moderating Role of Internationalization Strategy and Human Capital Redundancy. South China Journal of Economics, 2016, 9:61-76.

1. General Support Project of Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (first class), Research on the Impact Mechanism of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Entrepreneurial Performance in China (No.2018M640643,;Time: 2018.12.1-2020.6.30), 80,000 YUAN, provincial and ministerial general project.
2. Humanities and Social Science Research Program of the Ministry of Education, The Impact of Entrepreneurial Leadership on the Business Model Innovation of New Enterprises in the Context of China (No. 17YJA630002, Time: 2018.1.1-2020.12.31), 100,000 YUAN, national project.
3. Social Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Special Project of Key Training Program for Young Scholars), Research on Business Model innovation of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises Based on Configuration Perspective under New Business Environment (No. : 18CQXJ38, Time: 2018.6.1-2020.12.31), 20,000 YUAN, provincial and ministerial general project.
4. National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Project: The Impact of Internal Governance structure and External Institutional Environment on The Innovative Activities of Chinese Family Firms in the Context of Transition Economy (NO.71302090, Time: 2014.1.1-2016.12.31), 230,000 YUAN, national project.