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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'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 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

Academic (16)
Academic (5)
Academic (3)
Internal (1)
  • 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.

Academic (1)
  • Gagné, M., & Hewett, R. (2025, Mar). What Leaders Get Wrong About Employee Motivation. (3 ed.) MIT Sloan Management Review

Professional (2)
  • Hewett, B. (2020). Marking the boundaries between home and work. Web publication/site, RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge.

  • Hewett, B., & Leroy, H. (2019). Are formal bonus procedures actually motivating your staff?. Web publication/site, RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge.

Activities

  • RSM BV
    Start date approval: 19 Dec 2023
    End date approval: 18 Dec 2026
    Place: ROTTERDAM
    Description: Various exec ed sessions
  • Human Resource Management Review (Journal)
    Bex Hewett (Editor)
    01 Jan 2023

    Activity: Editorial work (Academic)

  • Human Resource Management Journal (Journal)
    Bex Hewett (Editor)
    01 Jan 2019 - 30 Apr 2022

    Activity: Editorial work (Academic)

Courses

Managing the Organisational Environment

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BM02POC
  • Level: Master

People Analytics

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BM03POC
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Leading Organisational Change

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BM04POC
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

POC Master Thesis

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BMMTPOC
  • Level: Master

Research Methods

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BMRMPOC
  • Level: Master

Past courses

Academic Research? Academic Presentation!

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD3102
  • ECTS: 1

Advanced Qualitative Methods

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD2206
  • ECTS: 2

Advanced Quantitative Methods

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD2205
  • ECTS: 2

Appraisal

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
  • Code: BPTPHD1400

Developing Argumentative Writing

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD2103
  • ECTS: 1

Developing Theory and Theoretical Contributions

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1202
  • ECTS: 1

Effective Paper Revision

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD4104
  • ECTS: 1

Engaged Research

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1302
  • ECTS: 1

Finding Scholarly Literature & Data (Library workshop)

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1102

Front End of Paper

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD2101
  • ECTS: 1

HRM Master Thesis

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMMTHRM
  • Level: Master

Integrity in Research

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1305
  • ECTS: 1

Introduction to Academic Writing

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
  • Code: BPTPHD1103
  • ECTS: 1

Introduction to Causal Inference

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1401
  • ECTS: 1

Introduction to Econometrics

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1203
  • ECTS: 2

Introduction to Qualitative Methods

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
  • Code: BPTPHD1304
  • ECTS: 1

Introduction to Quantitative Methods

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1104
  • ECTS: 1

Leading Organisational Change

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
  • Code: BM18HRM
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Managing the Organisational Environment

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BM20HRM
  • Level: Master

Peer Review Clinic

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD2204
  • ECTS: 1

Peer Review Clinic

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD4101
  • ECTS: 1

People Analytics

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
  • Code: BM17HRM
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Philosophy of Science I

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1201
  • ECTS: 1

Philosophy of Science II

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1402
  • ECTS: 1

Professional Development and Consulting

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BM05POC
  • Level: Master

Professional Development and Consulting

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
  • Code: BM19HRM
  • Level: Master

Publication Strategy

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD3103
  • ECTS: 2

Research Methodology

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022
  • Code: BMRMHRM
  • Level: Master

Strategic People Management

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BM01POC
  • Level: Master

Strategic People Management

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023
  • Code: BM15HRM
  • Level: Master

Systematic Literature Review

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1101
  • ECTS: 2

Systematic Literature Review

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD2104
  • ECTS: 2

Visualisation Fundamentals

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD4103
  • ECTS: 1

Writing Clinic

  • Study year: 2023/2024
  • Code: BPTPHD1303
  • ECTS: 1

Advanced Qualitative Methods

  • Study year: 2022/2023
  • Code: BPTPHD2203
  • ECTS: 1

Human resource management

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BK2102
  • Level: Bachelor 2, Pre-master

Human Resource Management

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BT2102
  • Level: Bachelor 2, Bachelor 3, Pre-master

Leading Organisational Change

  • Study year: 2022/2023
  • Code: BM18-HRM
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

OLD STYLE - Strategic People Management

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022
  • Code: BM13HRM
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Organisational Design

  • Study year: 2022/2023
  • Code: BM16-HRM
  • Level: Master

Organisational Design

  • Study year: 2022/2023
  • Code: BM16HRM
  • Level: Master

Human Resource Management

  • Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BAD11
  • Level: Bachelor 3, Pre-master

Human resource management

  • Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BKB1022
  • Level: Bachelor 3, Pre-master

OCC Master Thesis

  • Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMMTOCC
  • Level: Master

HRM-OCC Master Thesis

  • Study year: 2020/2021
  • Code: BMMTHRM-OCC
  • ECTS: 16 Level: Master

OLD STYLE - Strategic and International HRM

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BM03HRM
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master

Organisational Behaviour

  • Study year: 2020/2021
  • Code: BK1202
  • Level: Bachelor 1, Pre-master

Strategic HRM

  • Study year: 2020/2021
  • Code: BM07HRM
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Behaviour in organisations

  • Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BKB010

Leading People, Teams, and Organisations for Excellence

  • Study year: 2017/2018
  • Code: BKBMIN004
  • ECTS: 15 Level: Bachelor 3

Featured in the media

  • RECRUITMENT - PressReader.com

    Research on the implementation of HR practices by Prof. Bex Hewett has been picked up by the PressReader service - appearing in the Maidenhead Advertiser

  • Working 11 hours a day from home? Here's how to claw back some valuable family time

    Britons who work from home are spending 10 hours more per week working than pre-pandemic, leading to fears of burnout. Dr Bex Hewett, an assistant professor at the RSM, whose work focuses on people's mental health is afraid of…

  • Working 11 hours a day from home? Here's how to claw back some valuable family time

    Britons who work from home are spending 10 hours more per week working than pre-pandemic, leading to fears of burnout. Dr Bex Hewett, an assistant professor at the RSM, whose work focuses on people's mental health is afraid of…

  • Struggling with working from home? Here are 4 tips that may help

    An article that mentiones Rebecca Hewett's research on proactive steps we can take to help us feel more in control of our time.

  • 4 Steps For Successful Home Working

    Rebecca Hewett from RSM has compiled four 4 steps that may help working from home, mentioned in Forbes. She suggests to do a needs audit, craft your day, focusing on achievements and asking for help may help. …

  • ‘Laat manager zelf beslissen wie welke bonus krijgt’

    An article that mentions research done by Rebecca Hewett and Hannes Leroy of RSM. The research shows that if managers are allowed to make their own decisions about performance bonuses to be awarded, employees are generally more…

  • Formal bonuses overrated in motivating staff

    Research done my Rebecca Hewett, Assistant Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, and Hannes Leroy, Associate Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at RSM has been…

  • Why giving staff bonuses is riskier than you think

    Research done my Rebecca Hewett, Assistant Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, and Hannes Leroy, Associate Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at RSM has been…

  • Why giving staff bonuses is riskier than you think

    Research done my Rebecca Hewett, Assistant Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, and Hannes Leroy, Associate Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at RSM has been…

  • Want to motivate staff? Scrap formal bonus procedures

    Research done my Rebecca Hewett, Assistant Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, and Hannes Leroy, Associate Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at RSM has been…

  • Want to motivate staff? Scrap formal bonus procedures

    Research done my Rebecca Hewett, Assistant Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, and Hannes Leroy, Associate Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at RSM has been…

  • Want to motivate staff? Scrap formal bonus procedures

    Research done my Rebecca Hewett, Assistant Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, and Hannes Leroy, Associate Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at RSM has been…