TSAI Ming-Hong
(On Leave)
Dr Ming-Hong Tsai is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the School of Social Sciences at Singapore Management University. His research currently focuses on judgment and decision-making, conflict and collaboration, and emotions. He has published papers in various outlets, such as Organization Science, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Personality, British Journal of Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, and Negotiation and Conflict Management Research.
Qualifications
- PhD (Management), University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
- MA (Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences), Columbia University, 2007
- MBA (Business), National Taiwan University, 2003
- BS (Psychology), National Taiwan University, 2001
Research Interests
- Decision-making
- Group processes and performance
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Cross-cultural research
- Research methods
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Psychology of Reasoning & Thinking
- Multivariate Statistics
- Capstone Seminar
- Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsIntegrates rigorous quantitative and experimental methods with practical applications in organizational psychology, emphasizing the nuanced roles of conflict, emotion, and openness in fostering creativity, collaboration, and well-being; recognized for methodological innovation, impactful teaching, and service to the academic community.
Focused research areas include Mechanisms of conflict and cooperation in groups and organizations, the role of emotions and openness in decision-making and creativity, effects of opinion diversity, and strategies for fostering collaboration and well-being in social and work environments.
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1 Grant (2021, S$39,900.00)
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1 Grant (2019, S$39,900.00)
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1 Grant (2017, S$28,780.00)
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1 Grant (2015, S$15,195.00)
- Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1 Grant (2014, S$29,260.65)
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- MH Tsai, CE Goh, MH Lee, F Seah, M Lim, E Febriana, J Fu, JK Yip, ...BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 13 (6), 2025
- MH TsaiInternational Journal of Conflict Management 35 (5), 1014-1033, 2024
- L Rees, MH Tsai, S Kopelman, HH HuNegotiation and Conflict Management Research 17 (2), 153-181, 2024
- MH TsaiCognition and Emotion 38 (3), 361-377, 2024
- MH Tsai, VB HinszThinking & Reasoning 30 (2), 356-378, 2024
- MH Tsai, NP LiCurrent Research in Behavioral Sciences 5, 100131, 2023
Dr Ming-Hong Tsai is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the School of Social Sciences at Singapore Management University. His research currently focuses on judgment and decision-making, conflict and collaboration, and emotions. He has published papers in various outlets, such as Organization Science, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Personality, British Journal of Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, and Negotiation and Conflict Management Research.
Qualifications
- PhD (Management), University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
- MA (Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences), Columbia University, 2007
- MBA (Business), National Taiwan University, 2003
- BS (Psychology), National Taiwan University, 2001
Research Interests
- Decision-making
- Group processes and performance
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Cross-cultural research
- Research methods
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Psychology of Reasoning & Thinking
- Multivariate Statistics
- Capstone Seminar
- Industrial and Organisational Psychology