Dr Rebecca Hewett

Assistant Professor

Department of Organisation and Personnel Management

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Profile

Bex Hewett is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management of Rotterdam School of Management. Her research focuses on the interface between HR practices and people's everyday experiences at work and she is interested in how HR practices can enhance value for the organisation whilst benefiting the wellbeing of employees.

Bex teaches HR-related courses to executives, and students at all levels, and is Academic Director for the MSc HRM at RSM. She works with organisations to apply research to practice and manages the Erasmus Centre for HR Excellence.

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).

Professional experience

Assistant Professor

Erasmus University Rotterdam
RSM - Rotterdam School of Management
Department of Organisation and Personnel Management

Publications

Key Publications (7)

E. Demerouti, R.L. Hewett, V. Haun, S. De Gieter, A. Rodriguez-Sanchez & J. Skakon (2019). From job crafting to home crafting: A daily diary study among six European countries. Human Relations, Accepted . doi: 10.1177/0018726719848809 [go to publisher's site]
R.L. Hewett & H.L. Leroy (2019). Well it's only fair: How perceptions of manager discretion in bonus allocation affect intrinsic motivation. Journal of Management Studies, Accepted . doi: 10.1111/joms.12445 [go to publisher's site]
R.L. Hewett, A. Shantz & J. Mundy (2019). Information, beliefs and motivation: The antecedents to HR attributions. Journal of Organizational Behavior . doi: 10.1002/job.2353
R.L. Hewett, A. Liefooghe, G. Visockaite & S. Roongrerngsuke (2018). Bullying at Work: Cognitive Appraisal of Negative Acts, Coping, Wellbeing, and Performance. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 23 (1), 71-84. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000064
R.L. Hewett, A. Shantz, J. Mundy & K. Alfes (2018). Attribution theories in Human Resource Management research: a review and research agenda. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29 (1), 87-126. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1380062
R.L. Hewett, V.C. Haun, E. Demerouti, A.M. Rodriguez-Sanchez, J. Skakon & S. De Gieter (2017). Compensating need satisfaction across life boundaries: A daily diary study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 90 (2), 270-279. doi: 10.1111/joop.12171
R.L. Hewett & N. Conway (2016). The Undermining Effect Revisited: The Salience of Everyday Verbal Rewards and Self-Determined Motivation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 37 (3), 436-455. doi: 10.1002/job.2051

Scholarly Publications (11)

E. Demerouti, R.L. Hewett, V. Haun, S. De Gieter, A. Rodriguez-Sanchez & J. Skakon (2019). From job crafting to home crafting: A daily diary study among six European countries. Human Relations, Accepted . doi: 10.1177/0018726719848809 [go to publisher's site]
R.L. Hewett & H.L. Leroy (2019). Well it's only fair: How perceptions of manager discretion in bonus allocation affect intrinsic motivation. Journal of Management Studies, Accepted . doi: 10.1111/joms.12445 [go to publisher's site]
R.L. Hewett, A. Shantz & J. Mundy (2019). Information, beliefs and motivation: The antecedents to HR attributions. Journal of Organizational Behavior . doi: 10.1002/job.2353
R.L. Hewett, A. Liefooghe, G. Visockaite & S. Roongrerngsuke (2018). Bullying at Work: Cognitive Appraisal of Negative Acts, Coping, Wellbeing, and Performance. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 23 (1), 71-84. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000064
R.L. Hewett, A. Shantz, J. Mundy & K. Alfes (2018). Attribution theories in Human Resource Management research: a review and research agenda. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29 (1), 87-126. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1380062
R.L. Hewett, V.C. Haun, E. Demerouti, A.M. Rodriguez-Sanchez, J. Skakon & S. De Gieter (2017). Compensating need satisfaction across life boundaries: A daily diary study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 90 (2), 270-279. doi: 10.1111/joop.12171
R.L. Hewett & N. Conway (2016). The Undermining Effect Revisited: The Salience of Everyday Verbal Rewards and Self-Determined Motivation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 37 (3), 436-455. doi: 10.1002/job.2051
R.L. Hewett, V. Hahn, S. De Gieter, E. Demerouti, A. Rodríguez-Sánchez & J. Skakon (2015). Daily recovery through need satisfaction at home: the moderating role of need satisfaction at work. In Academy of Management Proceedings
R.L. Hewett (2015). Bonus Intensity, Need Satisfaction and Autonomous Motivation: The Role of Informational Signaling. In Academy of Management Proceedings
R.L. Hewett (2014, mei 1). Examining the relationship between workplace rewards and the quality of motivational experience; a Self-Determination Theory perspective. Royal Holloway, University of London Prom./coprom.: N. Conway.
R.L. Hewett (2013). A Longitudinal Exploration of the Impact of Performance-related Reward on Happiness at Work. In Academy of Management Proceedings

Recognitions

Editorial positions (8)

Human Relations

Editorial Board
Human Resource Management Journal

Ad Hoc Reviewer
Human Resource Management Journal

Associate Editor
Journal of Organizational Behavior

Editorial Board
Human Resource Management

Ad Hoc Reviewer
Human Resource Management Review

Ad Hoc Reviewer
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Ad Hoc Reviewer

Organization Memberships (2)

Academy of Management (AM)

http://www.aomonline.org/

Committee Member
Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

HTTP://WWW.SIOP.ORG

Member

Side positions

University of Greenwich

Associate - Leadership & Organisational Behaviour Research Group

Media

Media items

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...
bdaily.co.uk Wednesday, 1 May 2019
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...
bm magazine Wednesday, 1 May 2019
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...
msn.com Thursday, 2 May 2019
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...
Yahoo! Finance Thursday, 2 May 2019
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...
HRmagazine Tuesday, 7 May 2019
‘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...
MT.nl Monday, 27 May 2019