Kaifeng Jiang

Background

Kaifeng Jiang (PhD, Rutgers University) is a Professor of Management and Human Resources and a core faculty member of Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) at The Ohio State University. Professor Jiang’s research focuses on strategic HRM, organizational climate, and work teams. With over 30 articles published in leading management journals, he is among the most productive and most cited scholars in the field of strategic HRM. He has earned prestigious recognitions for scholarly career achievement including the Early Career Achievement Award of the HR Division and the Luis Aparicio Prize of the International Labour and Employment Relations Association. His research has received financial support from multiple sponsors including the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) and the SHRM Foundation. He serves on the editorial review boards of journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Human Resource Management, and Personnel Psychology, and has won several Best Reviewer Awards granted by these journals. He is an incoming associate editor of Personnel Psychology (2023-2025) and has served as an associate editor of International Journal of Human Resource Management (2020-2022) and Human Resource Management Journal (2016-2020). He has also been an active member of the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management where he serves or has served in a number of capacities, including Executive Committee member (2017-2020) and Division Chair (2021-2026).

Areas of Expertise

• Strategic HRM
• Organizational Climates
• HR Analytics

Education

• PhD, Rutgers University
• MA, Renmin University of China
• BA Renmin University of China