Staff profile

Xiaoyu is a Teaching Fellow in Strategy and Organisational Behaviour at Durham University Business School. She received her PhD in Management from the University of Sheffield in 2024. Her research interests are primarily on the dark sides of leadership and how they affect daily behaviours and well-being across both work and non-work contexts. Prior to her PhD, she obtained an MSc in Management (International Business) from the University of Sheffield and was awarded the Top Performer for the 2017/18 cohort.

• Dark Triad (Narcissism)
• Destructive Leadership
• Employee Wellbeing and Work-life Balance

Chapter in book

• Topakas, A., Gan, X., & Braun, S. (2024). Grandiose and vulnerable leader narcissism in context: the role of events. In B. Schyns, P. Neves, & K. Breevaart (Eds.), Research Handbook on Destructive Leadership (132-154). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035315925.00013

Journal Article

• Hildenbrand, K., Daher, P., Topakas, A., & Gan, X. (2024). Multidimensional work-nonwork balance: are balanced employees productive at work and satisfied with life?. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 35(6), 1048-1087. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2023.2258335