Christine Yin Man Fong

Christine Yin Man Fong serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Resource Studies at Tilburg University's Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Her academic work spans organizational psychology with a particular focus on employee behavior and work design. She teaches courses in HR Analytics and Work and Health Psychology for premaster students, and is currently accepting PhD students for supervision.

Dr. Fong's research centers on job crafting and proactive work behavior, examining how employees reshape their jobs to better fit their needs, skills, and preferences. Her work explores the boundary conditions and consequences of job crafting from multiple perspectives - individual, team, and social. She investigates how factors like political skill, self-esteem, and need for career challenges moderate the relationship between job crafting and outcomes such as turnover intentions. Her research also extends to work-life balance issues, particularly for early career academics navigating parenthood.

Analysis of Dr. Fong's publication record reveals a clear trajectory in job crafting research, evolving from foundational studies to more complex examinations of contextual factors and boundary conditions. Her work increasingly addresses contemporary workplace challenges including digital transformation, data-driven decision making, and the impact of emerging technologies like ChatGPT on work behavior. The 2022 state-of-the-art overview she co-authored has become a seminal reference in the field with over 100 citations.

Scientific recognition:

• Digital Sciences for Society-GROWTH funding (2023) for research on 'Employees usage of ChatGPT at work: A job crafting perspective'

Dr. Fong actively contributes to advancing knowledge in organizational behavior through her research on how employees proactively shape their work environments. Her work has practical implications for human resource professionals seeking to facilitate beneficial job crafting while minimizing potential negative consequences. She has secured competitive research funding and collaborates with scholars across institutions, as evidenced by her co-authored publications with researchers from multiple universities. Her research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to decent work and economic growth.

Dr. Fong is engaged in multiple research projects examining the intersection of traditional organizational behavior concepts with emerging workplace technologies and challenges. Her recent work on entrepreneurs' well-being in the data-driven era and academic work-life balance suggests expanding research interests that address contemporary workplace issues through the lens of proactive behavior.