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Hwee Hoon Tan is a leading scholar in organizational behavior and human resources, internationally recognized for her research on trust, leadership, and cross-cultural management in organizations.

Combines rigorous empirical research with cross-cultural and applied perspectives, advancing understanding of trust, leadership, and workforce dynamics in diverse organizational contexts; recognized for both scholarly impact and excellence in teaching and executive education.

Focused research areas include Interpersonal trust and distrust in organizations, attachment and outcomes of contingent workforce usage, emotions in leadership, cross-cultural differences in organizational trust, and the psychological underpinnings of workplace behavior.

Areas of Expertise

Interpersonal trust and distrust in organizationsAttachment and outcome of the use of contingent workforce in organizationsEmotions and leadership

Past Awarded Grant

Latest Publications

Education

1996	Ph.D. in Management Purdue University
1989	Bachelor of Business Administration National University of Singapore

Current Appointment(s)

2005- Now

Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Awards, Recognition and Honors

Dean's Teaching Honour List, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, 2006-2008, 2010, 2012

Outstanding Educator Award (Department Level), School of Busines , National University of Singapore, 2003

Outstanding Researcher Award (Department Level), School of Business, National University of Singapore, 2003

Research Interests

Interpersonal Trust in Organisation

Emotional Displays and Affect in Service Organisations

Cross Cultural Management

Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)

Tan, H. H., Schoorman, F. D., Sharma, K., & Mayer, R. C. (2025). Towards a psychometrically sound and culturally invariant measure of propensity to trust. Journal of Business and Psychology. Advance online publication

Tan, H.H., Sun, X., and Wang, Y (2024). Trust building across and within cultures: A study of Guinea, West Africa, and China. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management. 24(3), 587-607.

Ang, F. & Tan, H.H. (2016). Trust building with Chinese host country nationals. Journal of Global Mobility, 4 (1), 44-67.

Li, N. & Tan, H.H. (2013). What happens when you trust your supervisor? Mediators of individual performance in trust relationships. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 34(3), 407-425.

Wasti, S.A., Tan, H.H., & Eser, S. (2010). Antecedents of trust across foci: A comparative study of Turkey and China, Management and Organization Review, 7(2). 279-302.

Tan. H.H. (2009). Firm-employee relationship strength – Competitive advantage through people revisited: A Commentary. Invited commentary at the Journal of Business Research.

Tan, H.H. & Lim. A.K.H. (2009). Trust in co-workers and trust in organization. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 143(1), 45-66.

Tan, H.H., & Tan, M.L. (2008). Organizational citizenship behaviors and social loafing: Personality, motives and contextual factors. Journal of Psychology, 142(1), 89-108.

Sheldon, K. M. and Tan, H.H. (2007). The multiple determination of well-being: Independent effects of positive needs, traits, goals, selves, and social supports, and cultural contexts. Journal of Happiness Studies, 8(4), 565-592.

Rudy, D., Sheldon, K. M., Awong, T. & Tan, H.H. (2007). Autonomy, culture, and well-being: The benefits of inclusive autonomy. Journal of Research in Personality, 41(5), 983-1007.

Wasti, S.A., Tan, H.H., Brower, H.B., & Önder, C. (2007) Cross-cultural measurement of supervisor trustworthiness: An assessment of measurement invariance across three cultures. Leadership Quarterly, 18(5), 477-489.

Turban, D. B., Tan, H.H., Brown, K.G. &Sheldon, K.M. (2007) Antecedents and consequences of perceived locus of causality. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37(10), 2376-2404.

Elfenbein, H. A., Foo, M. D., White, J.B., Tan, H. H. & Aik, V.C. (2007) Reading your counterpart: The benefit of emotion recognition accuracy for effectiveness in negotiation. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 31, 205-223.

Elfenbein, H. A., Foo, M. D., Boldry, J. G. & Tan, H. H. (2006) Dyadic effects in nonverbal communication: A variance partitioning analysis. Cognition and Emotion, 20(1), 149-159.

Tan, H. H. & Chee, D. (2005) Understanding interpersonal trust in a Confucian influenced society: An exploratory study. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 5(2), 197-212

Aryee, S., Srinivas, E.S. &Tan, H.H. (2005) Rhythms of life: Antecedents and outcomes of work–family balance in employed parents. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90 (1), 132-146.

Selected Chapters in Books

Wasti, S.A. & Tan, H.H. (2010). Dyadic Trust Formation in Organizations in Transitional Economies: Evidence from Turkey and China. In Organizational Trust: A Cultural Perspective, pp 311-335. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Tan, H.H. (2008) The Changing Face of Women Managers in Singapore. In The Changing Face of Women Managers in Asia, edited by Chris Rowley and Vimolwan Yukongdi, pp. 123-147. Routledge.

Aryee, S., Budhwar, P. & Tan, H.H. (2004). Leader-Member Exchange and Contextual Performance: Organization-Based Self-esteem as a Mediator. In A Handbook on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Review of ‘Good Soldier’ Activity in Organizations, edited by David Turnipseed, Nova Books.

Tan, H.H. (2003). Singapore – Mismatch in Labor Market Survey. In Mismatch in Labor Market – Asian Experience, edited by Hiromitsu Muta, pp. 305-353. Asian Productivity Organization.

Foo, M.D. & Tan, H.H. (2002). Critical incidents in high tech start-ups: A Singapore study. In Research in Entrepreneurship and Management, edited by Phan Phillip, pp.185-204. Information Age Publishing: Greenwich, Connecticut.

Chong, C.L., Ho, Y.P., Tan, H.H. & Ng, K.K. (2001) Modelling Competency: An Example from the Singapore Tourism Industry. In Tourism Management and Policy: Perspectives from Singapore, pp. 130-149. Singapore: World Scientific.

Kong, Y.P. & Tan, H.H. East West Executive Travellers Pte Ltd. (2000). In Best Practices: Experiences of Successful Local Enterprises, edited by Chong C L and Er J P, pp.115-120. Singapore: Productivity & Quality Research Centre.

Tan, H. H. (2000). Metal Component Engineering Pte Ltd. In Best Practices: Experiences of Successful Local Enterprises, edited by Chong C L and Er J P, pp.121-126. Singapore: Productivity & Quality Research Centre.

Tan, H. H. & Lee, W.P.N. (2000). Norasprint Consulting Company. In Best Practices: Experiences of Successful Local Enterprises, edited by Chong C L and Er J P, pp.131-134. Singapore: Productivity & Quality Research Centre.

Ling, S.C. & Tan, H.H. (2000). Manufacturing Integration Technology Ltd. In Best Practices: Experiences of Successful Local Enterprises, edited by Chong C L and Er J P, pp.121-126. Singapore: Productivity & Quality Research Centre.