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Lu, J.G.*, Li, Q.*, Liang, S., Mu, W., & Gong, S. (forthcoming). The Bamboo Ceiling in the UK: Ethnicity–gender intersectionality, risk tolerance, and leadership attainment. Personnel Psychology

 

Lu, J.G., Zhao, M., Liao, H., & Zhang, L.D. (2025). Breaking ceilings: Debate training promotes leadership emergence by increasing assertiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology

 

Lu, J.G. (2024). “Asian” is a problematic category in research and practice: Insights from the Bamboo Ceiling. Current Directions in Psychological Science 

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Lu, J.G. (2024). A creativity stereotype perspective on the Bamboo Ceiling: Low perceived creativity explains the underrepresentation of East Asian leaders in the United States. Journal of Applied Psychology

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Lu, J.G. (2023). Asians don't ask? Relational concerns, negotiation propensity, and starting salaries. Journal of Applied Psychology

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Lu, J.G., Nisbett, R.E., & Morris, M.W. (2022). The surprising underperformance of East Asians in US law and business schools: The liability of low assertiveness and the ameliorative potential of online classrooms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

 

Lu, J.G. (2022). A social network perspective on the Bamboo Ceiling: Ethnic homophily explains why East Asians but not South Asians are underrepresented in leadership in multiethnic environments. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Lu, J.G., Nisbett, R.E., & Morris, M.W. (2020). The Bamboo Ceiling: Why East Asians but not South Asians are underrepresented in leadership positions in the United States​. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

 

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