Exploring human dimensions of organizational life

Eun Bit Hwang, Ph.D. is a lecturer in Management & Organizations at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and serves on the Faculty Advisory Board of the Center for Positive Organizations.

Her research explores the ways organization members can break free from objectifying exchange relationships and instead experience human encounter at work. Her work encourages us to revisit how we have thought about human existence and relationality in work contexts and, importantly, its forgotten, yet beautiful, possibility. She navigates her research questions primarily through qualitative research methods.

Eun Bit’s research is published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Her scholarship has also been honored with the University of Michigan's CEW+ Scholar award for its potential to make a meaningful impact on local and global communities.

Beyond her research, Eun Bit is a dedicated educator. She currently teaches Business & Leaders: The Positive Difference, a core course for sophomores in the BBA program. Previously, she taught Behavioral Theory in Management, a core BBA course for juniors.

Prior to academia, Eun Bit worked as an educational program director and English instructor in Shanghai, China and Seoul, South Korea. 

She graduated with honors from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and holds a Master of Arts degree in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Ph.D. in Management and Organizations from the University of Michigan.