Chia-Huei Wu

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.