Dr. Jiaqing Sun

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jiaqing (Kathy) Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics. She earned her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Beijing Normal University. Previously, she was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management at Monash Business School. Dr. Sun's research centers on the emotional attributional processes inherent in leader-follower interactions. Her work delves into how employees interpret their leaders' behaviors and the resulting emotions, particularly focusing on feelings of gratitude towards leaders, especially in the context of servant leadership. Her research has been published in prominent journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Dr. Sun has been recognized with various awards, including the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Graduate Scholarship and the Greenleaf Scholar award from the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. She is eager to expand collaborations with scholars interested in the fields of emotion, attributions, and leadership.

Research Interests

Requirements for London School of Economics

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Quantitative
Required:164
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Advanced Calculus Linear Algebra Econometrics and Statistics Intermediate Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics
Application Checklist
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  • Two academic references
  • CV
  • GRE scores (if non-UK degree)
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics