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    • Dr Eko LIAO （廖逸博士）
    PhD (HKU)

    Programme Director of MBM Programme, School of Business
    Associate Professor
    Department of Management

    電話 : (852) 3963 5093


    Dr Eko Liao graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a PhD degree in Management. Her research interests include optimizing employees’ personal thriving and work experiences at workplace, and how leaders and organizations facilitate building a contemporary work environment to enhance such experiences. Dr Eko Liao teaches management related subjects in undergraduate & postgraduate levels (e.g., MBA, MSc, PhD), and for executive training programs.


    Research and Teaching InterestsIntellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)Research Grants and Awards
    TopResearch and Teaching Interests
    • Employee job crafting behaviors
    • Idiosyncratic deals
    • Organizational leadership
    • Paradox in organizations
    • Interpersonal dynamics at workplace
    TopIntellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)
    Publications (A*/ A/ B in ABDC journal list only): 

    • Liao, E. Y., Hui, C., & Ke, X. (2026). Visioning to transform: a systematic review of leader vision research from a motivational perspective. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2026.2680419 (ABDC: A)
    • Liao, E., Wong, Y. S. N., & Kong, H. (2022). Inherent or context-dependent? Untangling the dynamic nature of work passion from a latent growth modeling approach. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 138, 103770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103770 (ABDC: A*)
    • Liao, Eko Y., Wang, A. Y., & Zhang, Q. (2021). Who influences an employee’s dark side: A meta-analysis of counterproductive workplace behaviors. Organizational Psychology Review, 11(2), 97-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041386620962554 (ABDC: A)
    • Liao, Eko Y., & Hui, C. (2019). A Resource-Based Perspective on Leader-Member Exchange: An Updated Meta-Analysis. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 1-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-018-9594-8 (ABDC: A)
    • Liao, E. Y., Lau, V. P., Hui, R. T. Y., & Kong, K. H. (2019). A resource-based perspective on work–family conflict: Meta-analytical findings. Career Development International, 24(1), 37-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-12-2017-0236 (ABDC: B)
    • Liao, Eko Y., & Hui, C. (2016). Supervisor monitoring and subordinate innovation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 37(2), 168-192. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2035 (ABDC: A*)
    • Schweinsberg, M., Madan, N., Vianello, M., Sommer, S. A., Jordan, J., Tierney, W., …Liao, Eko Y.,… & Srinivasan, M. (2016). The pipeline project: Pre-publication independent replications of a single laboratory’s research pipeline. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 66, 55-67. (author 19 out of 82) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2015.10.001 (ABDC: A)
    TopResearch Grants and Awards
    • Principle Investigator, Leading through Paradox: A Dual-Component Approach of Control-Autonomy Paradox. HKD 591,695, RGC. 2020-2021
    • Principle Investigator, Crafting for better or worse? An empirical investigation on different foci of employee job crafting behaviors. HKD603,117 RGC. 2018-2020
    • Principle Investigator, Identify the Uniqueness of Idiosyncratic Deals: A Comparison with Similar Practices and an Empirical Investigation. HKD339815, RGC. 2017-2019
    • Principle Investigator, Research project of counterproductive work behaviors 2013-2014
    • Co-Investigator, Macau Employee Confidence Index 2015
    • Co-Investigator, Personnel Survey of Macau Accountancy Sector 2015