Assistant Professor
Siyin CHEN
Assistant Professor
siyinchen@ust.hk
CV
Siyin CHEN

Research Interests

  • Professions and Occupations 
  • Grand Challenges
  • Morality

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Academic And Professional Experience

  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management, Assistant Professor, 2023 - present.

Publications

Refereed Journal Publications (Chronological, alphabetical)

  • Chen, S. & Yan, Q. Forthcoming. “We’re not handling cases, we’re shaping lives”: How lawyers preserve professional authority and advance social responsibility via moral identity-based client persuasion. Academy of Management Journal.

  • Chen, S., Christianson, M., & Zhong, C.-B. 2025. Art for whose sake? Managing professional autonomy and empowered clients in the porcelain capital of China. Administrative Science Quarterly, 70: 958-1005. (Download here)

  • Chen, S., Ruttan, R., & Feinberg, M. 2023. Collective transcendence beliefs shape the sacredness of objects: The case of art. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. (Download here)

Honors And Awards

  • 2026. Winner, ASQ Dissertation Award.

  • 2022. Finalist, Organization Science/INFORMS Dissertation Proposal Competition

  • 2021. Winner, EGOS Best Student Paper - European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium

  • 2021. Winner, IACMR Dissertation Award – Int. Association for Chinese Management Research