Professor Lam Chak-fu’s research focuses on creativity, leadership, organisational citizenship behaviours, and wellbeing at work. He has secured multiple grants, including the General Research Fund, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation Pump-prime Funding. Professor Lam’s research has been published in prestigious journals including Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Personnel Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Review and is a member of the editorial boards for the Journal of Applied Psychology and the Journal of Organizational Behavior. In 2021, Professor Lam was recognised as one of the five Best Editorial Reviewers by the Journal of Applied Psychology.

In the classroom, Professor Lam teaches across all academic levels, including undergraduate courses such as Introduction to Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses in Leadership and Negotiation, and Executive Education programmes on Leadership, Managing Change, and Strategic Organisation. He also mentors Doctor of Business Administration students on topics related to family business and animal welfare, and provides guidance to PhD students on various organisational behaviour topics. In 2023, Professor Lam received the Poets&Quants 40-under-40 MBA Professor Award, an internationally recognised accolade that honours professors for their significant impact in the classroom, prolific research contributions, and influence on business and policy.

Beyond research and teaching, Professor Lam has served as Programme Director for the Undergraduate Global Business Programme, the Master of Arts in Global Business Management programme, and most recently, the MBA programme before his tenure at The Education University of Hong Kong. In this role, he has implemented numerous initiatives, such as personalised one-on-one coaching, a “Meet the Professor” series, a behind-closed-doors banking series, speaker sessions with CEOs, masterclasses with MBA professors, and corporate mentorship events. Students have visited institutions like Berkeley to learn about entrepreneurship, Imperial College for active learning in digital marketing, and companies like Alibaba and Esquel to explore cutting-edge technology related to environmental, social and governance issues. In the QS International Trade ranking published in October 2025, he led the MBA programme to achieve first place among Hong Kong universities.