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Chia-Huei WuView profile

Professor

• Employee Proactivity
• Work and Personality Development
• Organizational Behavior
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Chia-Huei Wu is a Professor in Management at King's Business School, specializing in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations. He holds concurrent roles as Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds and previously served as Director of the Workplace Behavior Research Centre and Head of the Organizational Behavior Group at Leeds. His research focuses on employee proactivity and work-personality dynamics, addressing topics like leadership, career development, and workplace wellbeing. Wu has authored over 100 journal articles and books, including Employee Proactivity in Organizations and Work and Personality Change . Education: PhD in Management from the University of Western Australia (2013). Awards: Notable recognitions include the Joyce and Robert Hogan Award (2023), multiple Ministry of Education Research Awards (Taiwan), and the Academy of Management Best Paper Award (2018). Grants: Secured funding from ESRC (£406k), Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan), and the European Research Council (€1.2M). Service: Editorial roles at Journal of Management , Personnel Psychology , and others; SIOP Award Committee member. Research Interests: Investigates how work environments shape proactivity and personality evolution, with emphasis on leadership dynamics, job design, and overqualification. His work bridges psychological theories (e.g., attachment, stress appraisal) with organizational outcomes. Articles Trends: Recent publications explore safety leadership paradoxes, workplace ostracism effects, and the role of gratitude in fostering innovation. His work often integrates longitudinal designs and cross-cultural perspectives. Labs/Teams: Directed the Workplace Behavior Research Centre at Leeds; collaborates internationally on resilience and proactivity projects. Active in editorial and academic networks across Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Anne Zouggar AmraniView profile

Associate Professor

• Lean Manufacturing
• Industry 4.0
• Production Management
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Anne Zouggar Amrani is an Associate Professor at the University of Bordeaux , France, and a researcher at the IMS Lab within the Production Engineering research group ( LOCO2 team). She holds a PhD in production/logistics and an HDR qualification in Lean manufacturing. Research focuses on Lean implementation models , particularly in automotive and aeronautics sectors. Active in national collaborations (GDR Digital Transformations for SMEs) and international partnerships (University of New Haven, USN Norway, Sheffield UK, Polytecnico Di Milano, University of Galway). Supervised multiple doctoral theses and contributed to European projects, co-authoring over 40 publications. Co-leader of the Lean Thinking and Practices SIG in the IFIP/WG 5.7 community, organizing webinars on Lean production research advances. Her recent work explores the intersection of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies, emphasizing supply chain optimization, complexity measurement, and educational innovation. Articles analyze strategic frameworks for Lean-Industry 4.0 integration, AI-driven supply chain transformations, and cross-sector applications in healthcare. She leads research transfer initiatives to industry through partnerships with Safran , Dassault , Thales , Stellantis , and Faurécia , translating academic insights into practical tools for manufacturing and logistics.

Alwine MohnenView profile

Professor

• Behavioral & Experimental Economics
• Corporate Management
• Family Firms
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Prof. Dr. Alwine Mohnen is a Full Professor of Corporate Management at the TUM School of Management at the Technical University Munich , where she has held the Chair of Corporate Management since 2011. She also serves as Vice Dean of the TUM Graduate School and member of the TUM Sustainability Board since 2023. Education: Habilitation (2008) and Doctoral Degree (2002) in Business Administration from University of Cologne Prominent research areas: Behavioral & Experimental Economics, Family Firms, Personnel Economics, Circular Economy Her research focuses on experimental economics applied to corporate sustainability practices, personnel management, and family business dynamics. She leads the experimenTUM laboratory and contributes to the university's CirculaTUM sustainability initiative. Recent publications examine topics like renewable energy location decisions , virtual communication effects , and circular economy dynamics , often employing experimental methodologies. Scientific Awards TUM PhD Supervisory Award (2018, 2023) TUM School of Management Best Teaching Award (2012) University of Cologne Prize for Best Dissertation (2002) She teaches advanced seminars on HR Management , Family Business Management , and Sustainability Management , with recent courses in Summer 2025 including experimental economics and ethical decision-making studies.

• Gender
• Career
• Racial discrimination
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Dr. Mohini Vidwans serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Value Chains and Trade at Lincoln University's Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce. She also holds the position of Associate Dean - Academic since 2023, demonstrating her leadership within the institution. Her work focuses on understanding career trajectories within challenging social contexts, particularly examining gender and racial discrimination in professional settings. Dr. Vidwans' educational background includes: PhD from Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand PhD from University of Pune, Pune, India MCom from University of Pune, Pune, India MBA from United States International University, United Kingdom Her research interests center on gender, career development, racial discrimination, and accounting, with a particular focus on trailblazers who overcome systemic barriers. Dr. Vidwans employs qualitative methodologies and life story approaches to explore career journeys, developing innovative frameworks like her career crafting matrix. She investigates how indigenous peoples navigate career progression, examining historical figures like Sir Hēnare Ngata (the first Māori accountant in Aotearoa New Zealand) and Nonkululeko Gobodo (the first Black woman accountant in South Africa). Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary issues of representation and equity in professional fields, particularly accounting. Analysis of Dr. Vidwans' publication record reveals a cohesive research trajectory examining indigenous accounting history, gender discrimination in professional fields, and career development frameworks. Her work consistently investigates how marginalized groups navigate professional spaces, with particular attention to Māori and other indigenous communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. The publications demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches combining accounting history, gender studies, and indigenous knowledge systems, creating valuable insights into both historical and contemporary professional barriers. Among her notable recognition: Lincoln University Teaching Award for Innovation in Teaching Dr. Vidwans has supervised postgraduate research on topics including psychological contracts between immigrant employees and New Zealand managers, and human capital investment in the hotel industry. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes student engagement, digital platform integration, and collaborative learning cultures that bridge face-to-face and online modalities. She serves on the Learning and Teaching Committee and reviews for the Accounting History Open Access Journal, while also contributing as a Trustee for the Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust since 2020.

• Patient Safety
• Healthcare Systems
• Work Environment
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Katarina Wijk is an Associate Researcher at the Center for Clinical Research, Gävleborg, affiliated with Uppsala University. She maintains an active research profile with recent publications spanning public health, occupational health, and healthcare systems research. Her work addresses critical issues in patient safety, work environment design, mental health, and healthcare management. Dr. Wijk's research interests focus on healthcare work environments, particularly activity-based workplaces and their impact on staff well-being and productivity. She investigates patient safety initiatives, technology implementation challenges in healthcare settings, and the intersection of social factors like fear of crime and interpersonal violence with health outcomes. Her methodological approach spans quantitative surveys, mixed-methods studies, and qualitative evaluations, often applying theoretical frameworks like the job demands-resources theory. Her recent publication trends (2020-2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on healthcare work environments, with increasing attention to patient safety initiatives and technology integration challenges. The research spans multiple healthcare contexts including hospitals, manufacturing units, and community settings, with particular attention to leadership models, implementation processes, and organizational factors influencing health outcomes. Dr. Wijk collaborates extensively with researchers across disciplines including public health, occupational medicine, and healthcare management. Her recent work shows strong institutional connections with Region Gävleborg and Uppsala University's public health and clinical research networks.

Lori ConyersView profile

Assistant Professor

• Nursing
• Primary Care
• Public Health
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Lori Conyers serves as Assistant Professor and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program Director at Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences, Mary Baldwin University, leveraging over 15 years of clinical nursing experience since relocating to the Shenandoah Valley in 2000. Her academic credentials include: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from Blue Ridge Community College (2006) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from University of Virginia (2007) Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with Public Health Leadership focus Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) completed Fall 2022 Dr. Conyers' expertise bridges clinical practice and education, with research interests centered on nursing leadership in healthcare advancement. Her work integrates diverse clinical experiences including operating room nursing, home health, public health initiatives, and urgent care settings. Current clinical practice involves full-time employee health services through QuadMed, supplemented by primary care at UVA Stuart’s Draft Family Practice and Augusta Health Urgent Cares for acute cases, directly informing her FNP program direction and teaching methodology in primary care delivery systems.