Dr. R.L. (Bex) Hewett
Bex Hewett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management 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 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 and a member of the Executive Committee of the HR Division of the Academy of Management.
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).
Publications
Article (15)
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Academic (15)
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Hewett, R., Sikora, D., Brees, J., & Moelijker, R. (2024). Answerable for what? The role of accountability focus in line manager HR implementation. Human Resource Management, 63(2), 165-185. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22189
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Gagné, M., & Hewett, R. (2024). Assumptions about Human Motivation have Consequences for Practice. Journal of Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13092
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Hewett, R. (2023). Dissonance, reflection and reframing: Unpacking the black box of motivation internalization. Journal of Management Studies, 60(2), 285-312. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12878
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Sanders, K., Hewett, R., & Yang, H. (2023). Looking Back to Move Forward: A 20-Year Overview and an Integrated Model of Human Resource Process Research. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, 41, 161–197. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0742-730120230000041007
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Hewett, R., & Shantz, A. (2021). A theory of HR co-creation. Human Resource Management Review, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2021.100823
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Clinton, ME., Hewett, R., Conway, N., & Poulter, D. (2021). Lost Control Driving Home: A Dual-Pathway Model of Self-Control Work Demands and Commuter Driving. Journal of Management, 48(4), 821-850. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206321997912
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Boekhorst, J. A., Hewett, R., Shantz, A., & Good, J. R. L. (2021). The double-edged sword of manager caring behavior: Implications for employee wellbeing. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000313
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Clinton, ME., Conway, N., Sturges, J., & Hewett, R. (2020). Self-control during daily work activities and work-to-nonwork conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 118, Article 103410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103410
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Demerouti, E., Hewett, R., Haun, V., De Gieter, S., Rodriguez-Sanchez, A., & Skakon, J. (2019). From job crafting to home crafting: A daily diary study among six European countries. Human Relations, 73(7). https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726719848809
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Hewett, R., & Leroy, H. (2019). Well it's only fair: How perceptions of manager discretion in bonus allocation affect intrinsic motivation. Journal of Management Studies, 56(6), 1105-1137. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12445
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Hewett, R., Shantz, A., & Mundy, J. (2019). Information, beliefs and motivation: The antecedents to HR attributions. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 40(5), 570-586. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2353
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Hewett, R., Liefooghe, A., Visockaite, G., & Roongrerngsuke, S. (2018). Bullying at Work: Cognitive Appraisal of Negative Acts, Coping, Wellbeing, and Performance. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 23(1), 71-84. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000064
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Hewett, R., Shantz, A., Mundy, J., & Alfes, K. (2017). Attribution theories in Human Resource Management research: a review and research agenda. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(1), 87-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1380062
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Hewett, R., Haun, VC., Demerouti, E., Rodriguez-Sanchez, AM., Skakon, J., & De Gieter, S. (2017). Compensating need satisfaction across life boundaries: A daily diary study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 90(2), 270-279. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12171
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Hewett, R., & Conway, N. (2016). The Undermining Effect Revisited: The Salience of Everyday Verbal Rewards and Self-Determined Motivation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 37(3), 436-455. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2051
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Chapter (4)
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Academic (4)
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Hewett, R. (2023). Skills-based pay. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Second Edition (pp. 362-363). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800378841.s.17
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Hewett, R. (2023). Team pay. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Second Edition (2 ed., pp. 381-382). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800378841.t.4
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Hewett, R., & Shantz, A. (2022). The role of line managers in the formation of employees' HR attributions. In Research Handbook on Line Managers (pp. 95-112). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Hewett, R. (2021). HR attributions: A critical review and research agenda. In Handbook on HR Process Research (pp. 7-26). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Conference proceeding (3)
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Academic (3)
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Hewett, B. (2015). Bonus Intensity, Need Satisfaction and Autonomous Motivation: The Role of Informational Signaling. In - https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2015.11793abstract
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Hewett, B., Hahn, V., De Gieter, S., Demerouti, E., Rodríguez-Sánchez, A., & Skakon, J. (2015). Daily recovery through need satisfaction at home: the moderating role of need satisfaction at work. In - https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2015.11790symposium
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Hewett, B. (2013). A Longitudinal Exploration of the Impact of Performance-related Reward on Happiness at Work. In - https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2013.10620symposium
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Doctoral Thesis (1)
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Internal (1)
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Hewett, B. (2014). Examining the relationship between workplace rewards and the quality of motivational experience; a Self-Determination Theory perspective. [Doctoral Thesis, Royal Holloway University of London]. Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Web publication/site (2)
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Professional (2)
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Hewett, B. (2020). Marking the boundaries between home and work. Web publication/site, RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge.
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Hewett, B., & Leroy, H. (2019). Are formal bonus procedures actually motivating your staff?. Web publication/site, RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge.
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Additional activities (2)
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Human Resource Management Review (Journal)
Editorial work (Academic)
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Human Resource Management Journal (Journal)
Editorial work (Academic)
PhD Tracks (10)
- Role: Daily Supervisor
- PhD Candidate: Jingtao Zhu
- Time frame: 2018 -
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Rowan Moelijker
- Time frame: 2021 -
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: José Luis Gallegos
- Time frame: 2021 -
- Role: Member Doctoral Committee
- PhD Candidate: Jorrit Alkema
- Time frame: 2015 - 2022
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Elliot Reed
- Time frame: 2022 -
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Clovis Rondineli Silva
- Time frame: 2021 -
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Dijana Aleksic
- Time frame: 2019 -
- Role: Member Doctoral Committee
- PhD Candidate: Ho Wa (Hodar) Lam
- Time frame: 2016 - 2023
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Miheer Prafulla Agnihotri
- Time frame: 2023 -
- Role: Member Doctoral Committee
- PhD Candidate: Folkert Mulder
- Time frame: 2017 -
Events (2)
Address
Office: Mandeville Building T10-41
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands
