Professor
Frederik ANSEEL
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fanseel@ust.hk
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Frederik ANSEEL

Research Interests

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Feedback and Learning
  • Human Resources in Entrepreneurial Firms
  • Behavioral Science

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Ghent University, Organizational Psychology
  • M.A. Ghent University, Organizational Psychology
  • B.A. Ghent University, Psychology

Academic And Professional Experience

  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, School of Business and Management, Dean, February 2026 - present.

  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management, Professor, February 2026 - present.

  • University of New South Wales, UNSW Business School, Dean, 2024-2026, Acting Dean & Senior Deputy Dean, 2019-2023, and Professor Management, 2019-2026.

  • King's College London, King's Business School, Vice Dean, Acting Dean, and Professor of Organizational Behavior, 2017-2019.

  • Ghent University, Department of HRM, Work & Organizational Psychology, Head, Rector’s Advisor Talent Management, and Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Organizational Psychology, 2007-2019.

  • Bocconi University, Visiting Full Professor, 2016-2017

  • ESSEC Business School (Paris, France), Visiting Full Professor, 2014-2015

Publications

Refereed Journal Publications (Chronological, alphabetical, selected)

  • Cardon, M. S., Knockaert, M., Anseel, F., & Burton, M. D. 2026. Seeing human resources of entrepreneurial firms in new ways. Journal of Business Venturing, 41: 106553.

  • Strauss, K., Mell. J., Anseel, F., Loermans, A., & Sluss, D. In press. Complementarity in future selves: How networks of future-oriented cognitive representations influence’ ability to proactively and adaptively manage their career. Organization Science.

  • Anseel, F., & Sherf, E. N. 2025. A 25-year review of research on feedback in organizations: From simple rules to complex realities. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 12: 19-43.

  • Edwards, M. R., Zubielevitch, E., Okimoto, T., Parker, S., & Anseel, F. 2024. Managerial control or feedback provision: how perceptions of algorithmic HR systems shape employee motivation, behavior, and well‐being. Human Resource Management, 63: 691-710.

  • Vlasceanu, M., Doell, K. C., Bak-Coleman, J. B., Todorova, B., Berkebile-Weinberg, M. M., Grayson, S. J., Anseel, F.... & Lutz, A. E. 2024. Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries. Science advances, 10: eadj5778.

  • Schaerer, M., Du Plessis, C., Nguyen, M. H. B., Van Aert, R. C., Tiokhin, L., Lakens, D., ... & Gender Audits Forecasting Collaboration. 2023. On the trajectory of discrimination: A meta-analysis and forecasting survey capturing 44 years of field experiments on gender and hiring decisions. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 179: 104280.

  • Delios, A., Clemente, E. G., Wu, T., Tan, H., Wang, Y., Gordon, M., ...Anseel, F… & Uhlmann, E. L. 2022. Examining the generalizability of research findings from archival data. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119: e2120377119.

  • Vossaert, L., Anseel, F., Collewaert, V., & Foss, N. J. 2022. ‘There’s many a slip “twixt the cup and the lip”’: HR management practices and firm performance. Journal of Management Studies, 59: 660-694.

  • Vandenberghe, C., Landry, G., Bentein, K., Anseel, F., Mignonac, K., & Roussel, P. 2021. A dynamic model of the effects of feedback-seeking behavior and organizational commitment on newcomer turnover. Journal of Management, 47: 519-544.

  • Collewaert, V., Vanacker, T., Anseel, F., Bourgois, D. 2021. The sandwich game: Founder-CEOs and forecasting as impression management. Journal of Business Venturing, 36: 1-17.

  • Kniffin, K. M., Narayanan, J., Anseel, F., Antonakis, J., Ashford, … , M., Van vugt, M. 2021. COVID-19 and the workplace: Implications, issues, and insights for future research and action. American Psychologist, 76: 63.

  • Sijbom, R. B., Anseel, F., Crommelinck, M., De Beuckelaer, A., & De Stobbeleir, K. E. 2018. Why seeking feedback from diverse sources may not be sufficient for stimulating creativity: The role of performance dynamism and creative time pressure. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39: 355-368.

  • Levecque, K., Anseel, F., De Beuckelaer, A., Van der Heyden, J., Lydia, G. 2017. Work organization and mental health problems in PhD students. Research Policy, 46: 709-880.

  • Collewaert, V., Anseel, F., Crommelinck, M., De Beuckelaer, A., & Vermeire, J. 2016. When passion fades: Disentangling the temporal dynamics of entrepreneurial passion for founding. Journal of Management Studies, 53: 966-995.

More Publications

Review Activities

  • Member of Editorial Board:

    • European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (2009-)

    • Group & Organization Management (2014–)

    • Human Resource Management (2022–)

    • International Journal of Selection and Assessment (2016-)

    • Journal of Applied Psychology (2020-)

    • Journal of Organizational Behavior (2009-)

  • Ad Hoc Reviewer (partial listing):

    • Academy of Management Journal

    • Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

    • Personnel Psychology

Honors And Awards

  • 2024. Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

  • 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024. Recognized by Linkedin as a ‘Top Voice’ to follow on their platform for Work & Careers.

  • 2021. Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

  • 2021. Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management (MOC Division)

    • “Synergy and conflict in visions of the future: A network-based approach to future work selves” (with Karoline Strauss, Julija Mell, Annemijn Loermans)

  • 2018. Fellow of the International Association of Applied Psychology

  • 2017-present. Four Highly Cited papers (1% highest cited) in Scopus/Web of Science

  • 2016. Fellow of the Young Royal Academy of Sciences (Best Belgian scientists under 40)