Man-Nok Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his Ph.D. in Management from the Hong Kong Baptist University. He studies people management policies and practices, with a particular focus on why their implementation often leads to unexpected outcomes that diverge from their original objectives. His expertise extends to advanced research methodologies for testing complex management theories. Additionally, he co-developed SRM_R, a web-based Shiny app for social relations analysis. His research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology and Organizational Research Methods, and has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Daily Mail (UK) and Business Insider. Currently, he serves as the principal investigator for two external research grants, including the Hong Kong Research Grants Council’s Early Career Scheme (ECS) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s Young Scientists Fund.

• Bachelor of Science in Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Doctor of Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University