

Yu Tse Heng
Assistant Professor of Commerce
Roy G. Parks Fellow
- yutse@virginia.edu
- Rouss & Robertson Halls 350
- Ph.D., Business Administration (Organizational Behavior), University of Washington
- B.Soc.Sc., Psychology, National University of Singapore
McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
Professor Heng is curious about uncovering the ways in which we can humanize the workplace by acknowledging, appreciating, and wherever possible, harnessing employees' full humanity. Specifically, her work explores (a) the role of self- and other-compassion in alleviating suffering at work, (b) the grief-work interface, and (c) dimensions of employees' personal lives that are ignored in the workplace.
Professor Heng has received several awards for her research. She won the William H. Newman All-Academy Best Dissertation Award (2022) and was runner-up for the Organization Science/INFORMS Dissertation Proposal Competition (2020). Her research has been published in journals such as Academy of Management Journal; Journal of Applied Psychology; and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Her popular press writing has been published in Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business Publishing (Education). Professor Heng’s work has also been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Professor Heng has taught courses in Organizational Behavior at the University of Washington, where she received several teaching awards. At McIntire, Professor Heng teaches Organizational Behavior in Integrated Core Blocks 3 and 4.