Kevyn Yong

Professor of Management at ESSEC Business School. Prior to joining ESSEC, he was Associate Professor of Management at HEC Paris and also taught courses at Cornell University and the National University of Singapore.

He has been recognized for teaching excellence, notably being awarded the Pedagogy Innovation Prize by the HEC Foundation in 2011 and making the Dean’s Honor Roll at the S.C. Johnson School of Management at Cornell University in 2005 and 2006. While at HEC Paris, he has taught in the EMBA, MBA, PhD, and customized executive programs for the HEC-ATOS Gold Talent Development program in France, the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Saudi Arabia, and the RI Advice Group from Australia. In addition, Kevyn has also delivered customized leadership and innovation programs for Amazon in Paris, France; EBAY in Shanghai, China; and BNP Paribas, Danone and NTUC LearningHub in Singapore.

Kevyn’s research focuses on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership, particularly in the areas concerning cognition, collaboration, and social networks. His work has been published in the Journal of Econometrics, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Small Group Research.

Education

Ph.D. in Management, Cornell University, USA (2008)

Ed.M. in Mind Brain & Education, Harvard University, USA (2001)

B.Soc.Sci in Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2000)

Academic Publications

Articles

"The differential impact of knowledge depth and knowledge breadth on creativity over individual careers" (P. Mannucci, K. Yong), Academy of Management Journal, Issue Forthcoming

"Decision biases and entrepreneurial finance" (G. Adomdza, T. Astebro, K. Yong), Small Business Economics, May 2016, Vol. 47, Issue 4, p. 819‑834

"Invention Quality and Entrepreneurial Earnings: The Role of Prior Employment Variety" (T. Astebro, K. Yong, ), Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ET&P), Issue 2

"Conflict and creativity in interdisciplinary teams" (K. Yong, S. Sauer, E. Mannix), Small Group Research, May 2014, Vol. 45, Issue 3, p. 266‑289

"The distortion of information to support an emerging assessment of risk" (J. Russo, K. Yong), Journal of Econometrics, May 2011, Vol. 162, Issue 1, p. 132-139

"Holding your place: Reactions to the prospect of status gains and losses" (N. Pettit, K. Yong, S. Spataro E.), Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Mar 2010, Vol. 46, Issue 2, p. 396‑401

"The goal of consistency as a cause of information distortion" (K. Yong, J. Russo, K. Carlson), Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Aug 2008, Vol. 137, Issue 3, p. 456‑470