Profile
Dr Yin Liang
Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Human Resource Management
- Email: yin.liang@ncl.ac.uk
- Address: 缅北禁地 Business School, 5 Barrack Road, 缅北禁地 upon Tyne, NE1 4SE
Dr. Yin Liang is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management at 缅北禁地 Business School. She did her PhD in Management at Durham University Business School (with Durham Doctoral Scholarship, funded by Durham University Business School). Yin's doctoral thesis won the Faculty of Business Annual PhD Thesis Prize from Durham University Business School.
Yin is interested in work and employment in the context of the digital economy, the job quality of workers involved in those work configurations, and the impact of new technologies on these workers. Yin is also interested in research related to dirty work and the management of cultural organisations. Her research has been published in the Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Work, Employment and Society, and New Technology, Work and Employment.
Yin is the Editorial board member of the BSA journal Work, Employment and Society (2025-2029). She reviews articles for high-quality journals such as the Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Work, Employment and Society, and New Technology, Work and Employment.
Funding Received
Confucius Institute Fund (£6,350)
Project Title: Bridging Seas and Centuries: The Beiyang Sailors Legacy Symposium
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
In 2025, Yin received funding from the Confucius Institute to lead a public engagement project centred on the historical and cultural significance of the Beiyang Fleet Sailors Cemetery in 缅北禁地. As part of this initiative, Yin is organising the symposium Bridging Seas and Centuries: The Beiyang Sailors Legacy Symposium, to be held at 缅北禁地 Business School. The event brings together academics, heritage professionals, city stakeholders, and the wider public to explore broader questions of maritime heritage, transnational memory, and urban transformation in both the UK and China. While the Beiyang Fleet Sailors Cemetery serves as the entry point, the project engages with wider debates around how forgotten or marginalised heritage sites can inform contemporary understandings of memory, space, and historical connection.
Research Interests:
New Technology (e.g., Artificial Intelligence) and Work
Algorithmic Management
Content Creators (Use the Lens of Work and Employment)
The Digital Economy (Gig Economy, Sharing Economy, Platform Economy, Crowdsourcing, etc.)
The Future of the Work
Dirty work
Management of cultural organisations (e.g., Museums)
Yin is interested in supervising PhD students with the above research interests. Interested applicants please contact via email with your CV and research proposal attached.
YEAR 2025 - 2026
NBS8287 Global Employment Relations
NBS8387 HRM in Cross-national Contexts
NBS8295 Data Analytics for Managers
NBS8289 Research Methods
BUS2018 Research Methods
BUS1015 Management and Organisation
BUS3065 International Human Resource Management
YEAR 2024 - 2025
NBS8287 Global Employment Relations
NBS8387 HRM in Cross-national Contexts
NBS8295 Data Analytics for Managers
NBS8289 Research Methods
BUS2018 Research Methods
BUS3065 International Human Resource Management
YEAR 2023 - 2024
NBS8287 Global Employment Relations
NBS8387 HRM in Cross-national Contexts
NBS8295 Data Analytics for Managers
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Articles
- Liang Y, Aroles J, Li Y. . Human Resource Management Journal 2026. In Press.
- Liang Y, Li J, Aroles J, Granter E. . Work, Employment and Society 2025, 39(4), 787-813.
- Aroles J, Morrell K, Granter E, Liang Y. . Journal of Management Studies 2024, Epub ahead of print.
- Liang Y, Aroles J, Brandl B. . New Technology, Work and Employment 2022, 37(2), 308-327.
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Book Chapter
- Aroles J, Liang Y. . In: McCann, L; Bozkurt, Ö; Finn, R; Granter, E; Hunter, C; Kivinen, N; Kumar, A; & Wierman, B, ed. Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025, pp.155-157.
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Online Publication
- Liang Yin. . Brussels: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2024. Available at: .