Chris Chu

Chris Chu is a Reader in Human Resource Management. He obtained his PhD from the Aston University. Prior to joining the University of Surrey, he received The Tore Browaldh Foundation (Tore Browaldhs Stiftelse) to work at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. His research focus is on work-family interface, strategic HRM and leadership. His research has been published in refereed international journals such as Human Resource Management (FT-45), Journal of Business Ethics (FT-45), Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies (FT-45), Human Performance, and International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Chris Chu has also received a number of research awards, including but not limited to the following:

• Chu, C.W.L. & Mondejar, R. (2015). The Impact of Effective Leadership on Follower Career Success: A Self-Concept Perspective. Finalist of the Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management Conference.
• Li, J., Chu, C.W.L., Liu, T., Zhu, H. & Ku, J. (2015). The Joint effects of Societal Culture and Individual Values on Job Attributes Preferences: Evidence from Eight Nations. The Best Paper Award at the Asia Academy of Management Conference.
• Chu, C.W.L. & Mondejar, R. (2012). High-Performance Work Systems, Intrinsic Motivation and Employee Creativity: The Moderating Role of Transformational Leadership. The Best Paper Award at the Asia Academy of Management Conference.

Research interests

• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Leadership
• Work-Family Interface
• Employee-Organisation Relationship
• Career
• Diversity
• Creativity

Research collaborations

• Currently, I have several research projects collaborating with professors in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Teaching

• Organisational Behaviour and Analysis
• Managing Organisations and Human Resources
• Issues in the Management of Human Resources

Departmental duties

• Dissertation Fair
• P&O website
• Research Ethics Committee
• Research FiG Role
• Module Leader: Leadership (UG)

Affiliations

• Member of Academy of Management (AoM)
• Member of Academy of International Business (AIB)
• Member of Asia Academy of Management (AAoM)
• Member of British Academy of Management (BAM)

Professional Activities

• Reviewer for Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• Reviewer for Asia Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2006)
• Ad hoc Reviewer for Journal of International Business Studies
• Ad hoc Reviewer for Human Resource Management (US)
• Ad hoc Reviewer for International Journal of Human Resource Management
• Ad hoc Reviewer for British Journal of Management
• Ad hoc Reviewer for Management Learning
• AoM Doctoral Consortium (2008)
• BAM Doctoral Symposium (2009)