Dr YingFei Héliot
Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour
Qualifications: PhD, MBA
Email: y.heliot@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: Work: 01483 68 2121
Room no: 49 MS 03
Office hours
Monday, 10.00-12.00; Friday, 12.00-13.00.
Further information
Biography
Dr. YingFei Héliot is Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour. She has previously held ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and was a Research Fellow in Organisational Behaviour and Research Methods within the School of Management at University of Surrey. She completed her MBA and PhD at University of Surrey. Her wide variety of experiences derived not only from academia but also from industry: voluntary work with non-governmental organisations in Africa and Europe, head of sales and marketing in Asia, and business consultant in the UK.
She uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Her works are published in management journals including International Journal of Management Reviews and Journal of Management Organization.
Research Interests
Dr Héliot's main research interests focus in the area of knowledge and identity from a psychological perspective, in particular:
• The valuation of knowledge within knowledge transfer process
• Individuals willingness to disclose knowledge
• The cognitive structure of professional identity and its behavioural implications
Research Collaborations
The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET): research project on 'transference of knowledge' which sets out to understand the professional engineers' willingness to disclose, exchange and share their knowledge.
Publications
Journal articles
- . (2013) 'Understanding social learning relations of international students in a large classroom using social network analysis'. Springer Higher Education,
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(2010) 'A study of indicators of willingness in the knowledge transfer process'. Journal of Management & Organization, 16 (3), pp. 399-410.doi: 10.5172/jmo.16.3.399
- . (2010) 'Knowledge and Identity: A Review'. John Wiley and Sons International Journal of Management Reviews, 12 (3), pp. 317-334.
- . (2005) 'A failure of UK travel agencies to strengthen zones of tolerance'. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 5 (4), pp. 306-321.
Conference papers
- . (2012) 'How does Anxiety and Willingness to share Knowledge impact Networked Learning'. FEBA ERD Press Proceedings of the 19th EDINEB Conference The Role of Business Education in a Chaotic World, , pp. 85-92.
- . (2008) 'The Cognitive Structure of Professional Identity'. Auckland, New Zealand: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
- . (2008) 'An Ordered Category Methodology: Willingness and Knowledge'. Auckland, New Zealand: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
- . (2008) 'Identity and Disclosure: A Study of the Professional Identity of UK Engineers'. Harrogate, UK: British Academy of Management
- . (2007) 'Professional Identity and Its Effect on Willingness to Exchange Information: a Proposed Model'. Paris, France.: European Academy of Management
- . (2006) 'Disclosure and Identity'. Atlanta, USA: Academy of Management Conference
- . (2005) 'Constructing Professional Identity in the Context of Knowledge Transfer'. Oxford, UK: British Academy of Management
- . (2005) 'Professional Identity: a Barrier to Knowledge Transfer?'. Dublin, Ireland: Irish Academy of Management
- . (2005) 'An Examination of Professional Identity in the Context of Knowledge Transfer'. Munich, Germany: European Academy of Management Conference
Teaching
Undergraduate level:
FHEQ Level 5 'Managing People in Context'.
FHEQ Level 6 'Issues in Human Resource Management'
Postgraduate level:
Module convenor for the 'Organisational Behaviour' module on the MSc Entrepreneurship, MSc Healthcare management, MSc Food management, MSc International Hotel Management, and MA Intercultural Communication with International Business.
Doctoral level:
Doctoral supervision: Eva Wüellner
Departmental Duties
Module convenor for the 'Organisational Behaviour' module on the MSc Entrepreneurship, MSc Healthcare management, MSc Food management, MSc International Hotel Management, and MA Intercultural Communication with International Business.
Programme Leader for Business Management Programme, Undergraduate level 1/FHEQ 4
Professional Training tutor for Undergraduate students
Affiliations
Associate of the UK Higher Education Academy
Member of the Academy of Management (AoM)
Member of the British Academy of Management (BAM)
