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Dr Chunyu Xiu

Dr Chunyu Xiu

Profile

I am a Lecturer in HR Analytics in the People, Work and Employment Department at Leeds University Business School and Co-Programme Director of the MSc AI for Business. I am also a member of the Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC).

Responsibilities

  • Co-Programme Director, MSc AI for Business

Research interests

My research sits at the intersection of people, technology and organisations, examining how emerging technologies and HR practices shape the future of work and employee and organisational outcomes. My research interests include HR analytics, emerging technologies, technology adoption and the digital future of work.

My research develops across two interconnected areas. First, I examine how organisations adopt and use emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), blockchain and big data analytics, and the implications of these technologies for work, employees and organisational performance. Second, I examine how employees interpret and respond to organisational and HR practices, and how these processes shape employee wellbeing and performance.

I acted as PI for two externally funded research projects:
• “The Longitudinal Study of Control-Focused Attribution: Diminishing the Positive Effects of High-Performance Work Systems on Employee Wellbeing Over Time in the UK Healthcare System” (2021–2023), funded by an NHS Foundation Trust.
• “Analysing the Time-lagged Effects of Performance-Based Pay on Employee Performance in Serbian Zijin Copper” (2020–2022), funded by Zijin Mining Group Ltd.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Management Studies (2024, Fully-funded at University of Liverpool)
  • MRes in Research Methodology (2019, University of Liverpool)
  • MLitt in Human Resource Management (2017, University of St Andrews)

Student education

In 2026, I received the Leeds University Business School Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of my contribution to teaching practice and innovation.

I currently teach several modules.

LUBS1185 Understanding Statistics
LUBS2095 Understanding Data in Social Sciences
LUBS3185 People Analytics: Strategy and Practice
LUBS5302M Foundations of Machine Learning in Business
LUBS5348M HR Analytics Research Methods & Dissertation Project

Current postgraduate researchers

Research outputs

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