Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations, Keele University
Sept 2015 → Oct 2019
Award Date: 16 Oct 2019
Keywords
- HD28 Management. Industrial Management
- Work-life interace
- The future of work
- Boundary management
- Flexible working
- Sustainable career
- four-day work week
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Beyond Tokenism: Feminist Institutional Analysis of Declining Executive Power Amid Rising Female Representation in Chinese Listed Companies
Liang, D., Shen, H. & Xu, M., 26 Mar 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Gender in Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Flowing between in(visibility): Intersectional Identities of East and Southeast Asian Academics in UK High Education
Xu, M., Gao, G. & Xu, N., 10 Apr 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Abstract › peer-review
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Shaping work-life balance in an emerging economy: a signalling theory perspective
Xu, M. & Wang, W., 22 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Human Resource Management. 36, 20, p. 3654-3681 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Boundary rhythms: Adaptation and adjustment to work–nonwork boundary blurring in hybrid work
Xu, M. & Cobb, H., 20 Jun 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Paper › peer-review
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Comparing the Impact of CEOs Holding an S&E Degree and Engineer Title on Firm Technological Innovation: Evidence Based on Chinese A-Share Listed Computer Companies
Liang, D., Shen, H., Sun, J. & Xu, M., 18 Aug 2025, Proceedings of the 2025 SSEME workshop on Social Sciences and Education (SSEME-SSE 2025). Briel, H. M. (ed.). Atlantis Press, p. 4–11 8 p. (Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research; vol. 951).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Four-day work week knowledge exchange event.
Xu, M. (Chair), Wheatley, D. (Host), Dobbins, T. (Host) & Birkett, H. (Host)
11 Mar 2025Activity: Engagement and Public events › Engagement event
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) (External organisation)
Xu, M. (Member)
Jun 2023 → …Activity: Membership › Member of an organisation
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Using human resource data to better manage the health of public sector workers in Brazil
Xu, M. (Advisor)
20 May 2022Activity: Consultancy, CPD, training and secondments › Consultancy
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Work-Family Researcher Network (External organisation)
Xu, M. (Member)
Mar 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Member of an organisation
Prizes
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Early Career Fellow of Work-Family Researcher Network
Xu, M. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Press/Media
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Employees on a four-day week use their extra day off for housework, hobbies, ‘me-time’ – and moonlighting, says research
Xu, M., Wheatley, D., Dobbins, T. & Birkett, H.
10/09/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Researching Work-Life Boundary Management for Employees in Higher Education
7/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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The history of the workweek: Interview with Dr Mengyi Xu
6/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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