Xinying Yu

Xinying Yu is an Associate Professor at the School of Management, Royal Holloway University of London. She has a PhD in Management from Newcastle University. She has broad academic experience in lecturing higher education students in human resource management and organisational behaviour modules that fosters their critical thinking and analytical skills leading to significant improved academic performance. She has extensive experience in leading and developing courses and modules by working collaboratively with colleagues. Her international academic experience across both China and the UK has provided her with strong cross-cultural research expertise and deep contextual understanding of organisational and workplace practices in different institutional environments.

Her research interests lie at the intersection of organisational behaviour, digitalisation, artificial intelligence in organisations, remote and flexible working, leadership, and employee wellbeing, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies reshape work experiences, employee behaviours, and organisational practices. She has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Information Technology & People and Current Psychology. Her research employs qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches, combining rigorous empirical investigation with theoretically informed analysis to examine contemporary organisational challenges.

She is an academic member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and a member of the UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS). Through her interdisciplinary research profile, Dr Yu actively contributes to debates on responsible AI, digital work, organisational behaviour, and the future of professional work.

• Individual employee’s well-being and behaviours
• Digitalisation, Artificial intelligence in organisations
• Remote working and connections at work
• Leadership in organisations