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Professor Kirk Chang

Professor

Human Resource Management and Technovation

Department of Innovation and Management , Royal Docks School of Business and Law

Kirk Chang is Professor of HRM and Technovation, delivering AI-driven consultancy and vocational programmes to both private and public sectors. He is a media commentator and has published book, chapters, commissioned reports, conference papers and journal articles. Prof. Chang is a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Psychologist, and holds Fellowships with the Royal Society, BPS, CIPD, and HEA.

Qualifications

  • PGCE Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Lancaster, UK
  • PhD in Occupational Psychology, University of Manchester, UK
  • MSc in Occupational Psychology, University of London, UK
  • BSc in Medical Sociology, Psychology, Taiwan Kaohsiung Medical University, TW

Professor Chang is a Chartered Scientist (CSci, UK), and a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol, UK) and has received prestigious fellowships from four professional bodies. These are the Royal Society, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, British Psychological Society, and Higher Education Academy.
 

Vocational certificates

  • 2021 Certificate in Arab Language. University of Sharjah, UAE
  • 2012 Certificate in Professional Business English. Oxford Brookes University, UK
  • 2001 Certificate in Professional Research Skills. The Victoria University of Manchester, UK
  • 2000 Certificate in Graduate Demonstrator Curriculum. University of Manchester, UK
  • 2000 Certificate in Research & Career Mgt. The Victoria University of Manchester, UK
  • 1999 Certificate in Occupational Testing. Level B. Int. British Psychological Society, UK
  • 1999 Certificate in Occupational Testing. Level A. British Psychological Society, UK

Areas Of Interest

Professor Kirk Chang researches HRM Technovation and analyses the implications of technology on employees, managers and their organisations. His research themes are linked to employee behaviour (individual level), team dynamics (group level), personnel management (managerial level) and organisational competitive advantage (organisational level). His research reputation and evidence of knowledge transfer are demonstrated via the RAE2008, REF2013, REF2021 submission, invited workshops, keynote speakers and publications (book chapters, refereed journal papers and book reviews). His research articles appear in the  British Journal of Management (ABS4), Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (ABS4), Journal of Managerial Psychology (ABS3), International Journal of Human Resource Management (ABS3), Psychological Research (ABS3), Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (ABS3), European Management Journal (ABS3), and other Scopus Q1-rated journals. 

Kirk Chang has successfully secured research funds and collaborated with scholars from different disciplines in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. He has presented papers at conferences across the globe. His research projects have theoretical implications for academic knowledge of management and contribute to the evolution of human resource theories. His contribution to the knowledge advancement of human resource management was recognised by the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (Award: Yin-Shu-Tien Educational Foundation Professor). His contribution to the field of technology-empowered employee management was recognised by the British Royal Society, United Kingdom. Overall, the business leaders, HR policy makers, managerial practitioners and general employers seeking to maximise their organisations' performance also benefit from his research outcomes.

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OVERVIEW

Kirk Chang is a Professor of Human Resource Management and technovation. He is also a media commentator. 

He has published: 

  • Book chapters
  • Commissioned reports
  • International conference papers
  • Peer-reviewed journal articles 

His research examines personnel management and how new technologies affect: 

  • Employee behaviour
  • Group dynamics
  • Competitive advantage
  • Organisational performance

He has held academic roles at several institutions, including: 

  • Professor – University of East London, UK; University of Salford, UK; University of Sharjah, UAE
  • Reader – Oxford Brookes University, UK
  • Senior Lecturer – University of Cumbria, UK
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow – University of Southampton, UK
  • Assistant Professor – Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan (TW)

Professor Chang is an external programme examiner, PhD examiner, and programme accreditor for UK and overseas higher education institutions. 

He has supported organisations through: 

  • Employee training
  • Community engagement
  • Consultancy projects
  • HR research collaborations 

He is a Chartered Scientist (CSci, UK) and Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol, UK). He has also received fellowships from: 

  • The Royal Society
  • The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  • The British Psychological Society
  • The Higher Education Academy

Professor Chang is committed to widening participation and continuing access to education through community engagement and business consultancy. 

He supports human capital development in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and multinational enterprises (MNEs), working across sectors including: 

  • Shoe manufacturing
  • The semiconductor industry
  • Organisations advancing world-leading science 

He also has a long-standing commitment to the Chinese telecom industry and the Chinese Academy of Personnel Science. He supports their personnel recruitment and performance bonus management systems through the application of artificial intelligence.

Esteemed Titles

  • Academic Adviser, The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK
  • Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Psychological Research, Singapore
  • Editor-In-Chief, Innovations in Business and Strategic Management, India
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management, UK

Kirk Chang is a Professor, consultant, and researcher in organisational behaviour and human resource management (OB-HRM).

He received a PhD in Occupational Psychology from the University of Manchester and has worked in both academia and consultancy for nearly three decades.

He is a media commentator and has published:

  • Book chapters
  • Commissioned reports
  • Peer-reviewed journal articles

He has presented research papers at conferences in fifteen countries. 

His research focuses on digital management and examines how technology affects employees, managers, and organisations.

His research themes include: 

  • Employee behaviour (individual level)
  • Team dynamics (group level)
  • Personnel management (managerial level)
  • Organisational competitive advantage (organisational level)

Research Centre and groups

CURRENT RESEARCH

Prof. Chang’s research comprises three branches (inc. salient visionary publications)

Branch 1: Organisational dynamics and employee behaviour management

Membership stability in baseball clubs (2011). DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.540165

Understaffing and team management project (2018). DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000129

Athletes and job opportunities (2024). DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2023.2267426

High-performance work practices (2025). DOI: 10.1108/IJOA-05-2024-4545

Branch 2: Human resources, communication and discrimination (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)

Employees’ gossip and cynical behaviour (2015). DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2014.985329

Competent employees and ostracism (2017). DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2019.1579246

Token black academics in the UK (2025). DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12902

Branch 3. AI, technovation, digitalisation, and virtual workplace

Ethics in AI-management (2024). DOI: 10.61577/ibsm.2024.100005

AI in hiring employees (2025). DOI: 10.3390/admsci15120463

Women entrepreneurship and digitalisation: (2026): DOI: 10.1108/JMD-06-2025-0331

Most recent research

High-performance work practices (2025). DOI: 10.1108/IJOA-05-2024-4545

Token black academics in the UK (2025). DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12902

AI in hiring employees (2025). DOI: 10.3390/admsci15120463

Leadership and green HR performance (2026). DOI: 10.1108/JOEPP-11-2024-0568

Women entrepreneurship and digitalisation: (2026): DOI: 10.1108/JMD-06-2025-0331

EXTERNAL ROLES

Academic Adviser:

  • The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK


External PhD Examiner

  • Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (India), Hamdard University (Pakistan), Burgundy School of Business (France), University of Bolton (UK), Brunel University (UK), University of Cumbria (UK), Oxford Brookes University (UK), University of Lancaster (UK), University of Salford (UK) and other prestigious universities.


Staff Promotion Examiner and Committee Members

  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), Hashemite University (Jordan), Brunel University (UK), Malaysia Multimedia University (Malaysia), Gunadarma University (Indonesia), Chinese Academy of Personnel Science (China), National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) and other Higher Education Institutions across the world. Journal Reviewers, Editorship or Editorial Board Members (in alphabetical order): Academy of Management Journal, Asia Pacific Business Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, British Journal of Management, Chinese Journal of Psychology, Chinese Management Studies, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, European Management Journal, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Insight-Automatic Control, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management, Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology, Journal of Psychological Research, Journal of Strategy and Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Modern Management Forum, NUST Business Review, Personnel Review, Proceedings of Business and Economic Studies, Psychology Research and Behaviour Management, The Bottom Line, and other psychological managerial related journals.
  • Kirk Chang has acted as a professional reviewer for prestigious publishers. These are Elsevier (2016), Routledge (2014), Taylor & Francis (2014, 2017), Oxford (2014), Psychology Press (2013), John Wiley & Son (2011), Hodder Education, London (2011), Wiley-Blackwell (2010), Sage (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015), Pearson Publisher (2010), Palgrave MacMillan (2009, 2013), Oxford University Press (2009), McGraw-Hill Publisher (2008) and other works.

MODULES

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  • Quantitative Method and Data Analysis
  • Artificial Intelligence in Business and Management
  • Employee Behaviour and Management
  • Mental Wealth Programme Series (Postgraduate programmes)
  • Strategy and leadership (MBA programmes) 
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PUBLICATIONS

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Industry partners

  • Huaxia Cruises, China
  • Adora Cruises, China
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), UK
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Romania
  • Ernst & Young Global, UK
  • German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Germany
  • The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), UK
  • Tower Hamlets Council, London, UK
  • Oxford City Council, Oxford, UK
  • Cherwell District Council, Oxfordshire, UK
  • Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan Government, Taiwan

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Teaching