Awarded by: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
The international Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) has bestowed the Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award on HKUST Management Professor Riki Takeuchi.
The award is given to an individual who makes important contributions to the science and/or practice of industrial-organizational psychology within seven years of receiving their PhD degree. The SIOP is an international organization based in Ohio, the US and is also a division within the American Psychological Association (est.1892) and an organizational affiliate of the American Psychological Society (est. 1988).
Prof. Takeuchi graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in December 2003 and since then he has published or has in press 14 high quality papers in top-tier journals. He is the first (principal) author of eight of these papers.
He has made significant theoretical and empirical contributions in the field of expatriate adjustment. This is a subject that has grown in importance as a result of globalization, which has increased the need for businesses to develop global talent. Understanding what matters for facilitating expatriates' adjustment to the foreign cultural context can help businesses develop their global management successfully.