主题：A Motivation Stereotype Perspective on the Negative Working Experience and Challenges of Asian Employees

亚裔员工在美国职场中的负面工作经历与挑战——基于动机刻板印象的研究视角

时间: 2026年6月16日(周二) 10:30

地点:  中国科学技术大学东区管理科研楼第一教室

主讲人: 严柳新, 清华大学经济管理学院助理教授

主持人: 晏兆仪

Bio:严柳新，清华大学经济管理学院领导力与组织管理系助理教授，博士毕业于新加坡国立大学商学院组织管理系，本科毕业于美国马里兰大学史密斯商学院。主要研究领域为印象管理，社会阶层不平等，和组织阴暗面等。研究成果曾发表于国际顶级期刊Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, 和Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes。

照片：

Abstract: 

Perceptions of motivation play a critical role in shaping workplace treatment, yet little is known about how such perceptions are socially constructed. Drawing on social exchange theories and perspectives on interdependent versus independent self, we propose an ethnic-stereotype perspective of perceived motivation, suggesting that Asian employees are perceived as having higher controlled motivation—being driven by external pressures and expectations rather than personal volition—which leads supervisors to anticipate greater conformity from Asian employees and subsequently exploit them. Across one experiment (Study 1), one multiwave survey (Study 2), and one pre-registered experiment with a behavioral measure (Study 3a), we consistently found that Asian employees were perceived as having higher controlled motivation compared to White and Black employees, leading to greater anticipated conformity and exploitation. A second pre-registered experiment (Study 3b), in which we directly manipulated perceived controlled motivation, provided causal evidence that higher perceived controlled motivation increased exploitation through anticipated conformity, whereas lower perceived controlled motivation reversed this effect relative to a neutral baseline. We conclude by discussing theoretical implications for research on workplace mistreatment, Asian employees’ work experiences, and motivation.