Dr. Arthur Yeung is Philips Chair Professor of HRM, Professor of Management, Associate Dean, Director of Centre of Organization and People Excellence, and Academic Advisor to Executive Education at CEIBS. He also holds a joint appointment as Professor of Business Administration and Director of China Center at University of Michigan Business School. Prior to his recent return to academia, he served as the top HR executive (CHO) of Acer Group, working closely with the chairman in organizational transformation and leadership development of Acer. Currently, he sits on the Board of Directors at Kingdee International Software Group and is advisor to TCL-Thomson Electronics, Philips, Lianhua, and MaryKay.
Dr. Yeung holds a Ph.D. degree from University of Michigan Business School, concentrating in Strategic Human Resource Management. Considered as one of the thought leaders in HRM, his publications appear frequently in Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Planning Journal, Harvard Business Review (China), and many other leading journals and academic books. He serves as an Associate Editor of Human Resource Management Journal and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Harvard Business Review (China). Dr. Yeung's research interests focus on Building Organizational Capability for Strategic Implementation, Organizational Learning and Transformation, Strategic Human Resource Management, and Leadership Development.