About
Dr Yi-Ling Lai is a Lecturer of HRM and Organisational Behaviour at the University of Southampton. Prior to joining Southampton Business School, Yi-Ling gained experience working in other academic institutions in the UK, such as Birkbeck College, University of London and University of Portsmouth. Yi-Ling had several years' professional expereince in a global talent management consulting firm before her academic research career. Therefore, Yi-Ling often integrates pressing practial issues in managemnt into her research and teaching.
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Research
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- Psychological evidence in coaching
- Social identity approach and HRM policies
- Identity work and organisational behaviours
- Workplace well-being
Current research
Yi-Ling's research mainly concentrates on psychological evidence in the coaching process and coaches' learning and development. Recently, Yi-Ling's research interests have extended to the application of social psychological theories (e.g., social identity and identity work) into organisation studies.
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Biography
Dr Yi-Ling Lai is the Lecturer of the Southampton Business School. Yi-Ling is an award recognising researcher in the area of psychological evidence in workplace coaching. Yi-Ling’s research mainly focuses on in what way coaching approaches make impacts on individuals’ work-life, learning and development (L&D) as well as organisational change management. In addition, Yi-Ling research interests have extended to the understanding of individuals’ work-related identities and their professional development. Since 2019, Yi-Ling has worked closely with the National Heath Service in the UK (the Fountain Centre, Royal Surrey County Hospital) to examine how the psychological informed coaching approach could support cancer patients’ well-being and illness identity transition. Yi-Ling has received the British Psychological Society (BPS) President’s Award 2024 which recognises her efforts into producing a body of outstanding research, this is one of the most prestigious honours awarded by the BPS.
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Prizes
- Research Paper of the Year 2022, The Henley Centre for Coaching, Henley Business School (2022)
- Highly Commended Paper, Emerald Literati Awards (2020)
- Outstanding Paper in the 2023 Emerald Literati Awards (2023)
- Emerald Literati Awards 2023 - Outstanding Paper (2023)
- Emerald Literati Award: Best Paper (2023)
- The relationship between coaching supervision and internal coaches’ role conflict: A new insight into future HRD (2024)
- An investigation into the Fountain Centre organisational culture in cancer care (2024)
- British Psychological Society President's Award 2024 (2024)
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