Filip Lievens

Filip Lievens is a Lee Kong Chian Professor of Human Resources at Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business. He holds visiting professorships at Ghent University (Belgium) and the University of Cape Town (South Africa). His expertise spans talent acquisition, situational judgment, and employer branding, with a focus on personnel selection methodologies. Lievens holds a PhD in Industrial/Organisational Psychology from Ghent University (1999) and has authored over 300 scholarly articles.

Research interests include assessment technology, personality dynamics in workplace settings, and the interplay between employer branding and recruitment strategies. He has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Fellow of the American Psychological Association (2018) and the William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award (2024). His work frequently appears in top journals like the Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology.

Teaching accolades include multiple Dean’s Teaching Honour List recognitions (2018–2023) and the Best Instructor Award for the Master of Human Capital Leadership program (2022–2023). Lievens also serves on the editorial boards of leading journals, contributing to the advancement of HR and organizational psychology research.