A passionate management scholar: interview with Dr Xiao‐Ping Chen (Part I)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to document an interview with Dr Xiao‐Ping Chen to share her professional and career experience as a management scholar. It shows the path of her scholarly journey fueled by her love and passion for the profession.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is based on a recent interview with Dr Xiao‐Ping Chen.

Findings

Dr Xiao‐Ping Chen's experience demonstrated the importance of love and passion in one's career pursuit. It shows the importance of the interplays of internal passion and commitment and the external factors in paving and determining a scholar's career success, and how to balance personal life and a demanding role in research, teaching, and professional service.

Research limitations/implications

Dr Chen's career provides an exemplar case for junior scholars to deal with the Chinese transitioning symptom associated with pursuing an academic research career. In particular, Dr Chen's optimistic and persistent way of dealing with difficulties in career and life may inspire junior scholars or those who wish to pursue a career in management research.

Originality/value

The interview profiles a picture of a passionate scholar in management research and offers an inspirational exemplar for the new generation of Chinese HRM researchers.

Citation

Ke, J. (2013), "A passionate management scholar: interview with Dr Xiao‐Ping Chen (Part I)", Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 77-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCHRM-12-2012-0026