Haiying Kang

Dr. Haiying Kang

Senior Lecturer

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Industry Projects
  • Career advice
  • Media enquiries
  • Collaborative projects

About

Dr. Haiying Kang is a Senior lecturer of HRM at School of Management, RMIT University. Haiying is currently the HDR Coordinator of School of Management, and the Co-Theme Leader (Multicultural Inclusion) of Centre for Organisations and Social Change (COSC).

Her main research interests are HRM and International HRM. More specifically, her research focuses on interactions within workgroups and teams, mentoring, career management, employee health and wellbeing, work design in global context, cross-cultural management, and expatriate management.

Her work has published in top-tier journals including Human Resource ManagementHuman Resource Management Review, International Business Review, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of International Management, Applied Psychology: An International Review, among others. She is also the author of the book International Human Resource Management in South Korean Enterprises published by Palgrave Macmillan. Currently, she is the Associate Editor of Journal of Management and Organization. She is also a regular reviewer for top-tier journals, such as Journal of World Business, Applied Psychology, Personnel Review, Journal of Business Research, among others. Haiying has received a number external fundings from Australian government and public charitable trusts.

Haiying received several awards for her work, including the Early Career Academic Award for Excellence (School of Management, RMIT), the Best Journal publication (School of Management, RMIT), and the Best Book Award (College of Business & Law, RMIT).

Haiying received Bachelor degree (Accounting) and Master degree (Performance Management) from The University of Adelaide, and a PhD in Human Resource Management from University of South Australia.

Research fields

  • 350503 Human resources management
  • 350710 Organisational behaviour
  • 350706 International business

UN sustainable development goals

  • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Academic positions

  • Higher Degree by Research Delegated Authority
  • RMIT University
  • School of Management
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Co-Theme Leader (Multicultural Inclusion), Centre for Organisations & Social Change
  • RMIT University
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1 Jun 2023 – Present
  • Program Manager (UG HRM)
  • RMIT University
  • School of Management
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 1 Jan 2020 – 30 Mar 2023

Supervisor projects

  • Enabling Work-Family Enrichment through Developmental Human Resource Practices
  • 14 Apr 2023
  • Transition In and Out of Self-employment: Understanding the Role of Job Characteristics
  • 7 Jun 2019
  • A Motivation Pathway between Customer Mistreatment and its Impact on Employees - A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
  • 1 Feb 2018
  • Enablers of Open Innovation in Contemporary Organisations: The Role of Strategic Human Resource Management
  • 1 Nov 2017

Teaching interests

International HRM and HRM


Research interests

HRM and International HRM. More specifically, her research focuses on interactions within workgroups and teams, mentoring, career management, employee health and wellbeing, work design in global context, cross-cultural management, and expatriate management.

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.