Personal profile
Research interests
Bex Hewett is an Associate Professor in the Department of People & Organisations of Rotterdam School of Management.
Bex's work is driven by a passionate belief that work should make people's lives better. Her research focuses on how work and employment can be designed to benefit the lives of workers whilst achieving organisational goals. Her research has been published in journals including Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations, Human Resource Management Review and Human Resource Management. Bex's research is also regularly featured in news media and professional press, including MIT Sloan Management Review, The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, Forbes, and Time Magazine.
Bex is currently looking at how people management works in self-managing organisations and is Research Lead of the People and Self-Managing Organisations project.
Bex works with organisations to apply research to practice as part of the People, Organisations & Change research group. She is currently an Associate Editor of Human Resource Management Review. She served a member of the Executive Committee of the HR Division of the Academy of Management from 2022-2025.
Bex is Academic Director of the ERIM part-time PhD programme, and teaches on RSM's Beyond HR programme for experienced HR professionals.
Bex was awarded her PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London. Prior to this she worked for 10 years as an HR professional, finally as Head of HR Operations at Ofcom (the UK's communications regulator).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Embracing Complexity in HRM Research: A Call for System and Process Perspectives
Hewett, R. & Meier-Barthold, M., 11 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Human Resource Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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What Matters More for Work Motivation? Compensation or Work Design?
Gagné, M., Olafsen, A. H., Howard, J., Parker, S., Hewett, R. & Frølund, C. W., 7 Aug 2025, In: Motivation Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Assumptions about Human Motivation have Consequences for Practice
Gagné, M. & Hewett, R., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Management Studies. 62, 5, p. 2098-2124 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Impact-driven scholar, reflective practitioner, or pracademic? Conceptualizing hybrid roles to bridge the research-practice gap in HRM
Lau, A., Haist, J. & Hewett, R., Jun 2025, In: Human Resource Management Review. 35, 2, 101077.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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On GenAI and channeling employee creativity
Aleksic, D., Hewett, R. & Giessner, S., 23 Apr 2025, Humanizing the Digital Workspace: Creativity, Innovation and Leadership in the Age of Technology. Orel, M., Černe, M. & Wong, S. I. (eds.). Springer NatureResearch output: Chapter/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
Activities
- 2 Editorial work
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Human Resource Management Review (Journal)
Hewett, B. (Editor)
Jan 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
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Human Resource Management Journal (Journal)
Hewett, B. (Editor)
1 Jan 2019 → 30 Apr 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Press/Media
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Workplace stress a factor in commuter crashes; Drivers falling asleep at the wheel behind recent increase in number of crashes
18/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Academic