Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS
BIOGRAPHY

Research Interests

  • Cross-cultural management
  • Cross-cultural psychology

Journal referee/ reviewer:
  • Asian Journal of Social Psychology
  • Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • The Sociological Quarterly
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration
  • Politics and Religion
  • British Journal of Social Psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Research
  • International Journal of Sociology
  • Evidence-based HRM
  • International Business Review
  • Asian Business and Management
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
  • International Journal of Hospitality Management

Accepting PhD students

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Internal APEL C Moderator, School of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Law, 08/02/2023 to present
  • Academic representative for the Student Staff Consultative Committee , School of Management and Marketing, 20/05/2022 to present
  • Postgraduate Program Coordinator, Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University, 01/07/2020 to present
  • Undergraduate Stream Coordinator, Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University, 01/01/2018 to 01/07/2020
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, MONASH UNIVERSITY, Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Finance, Accounting & Management, THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, Malaysia
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • PGCTL - Certificate, Taylor's University , Malaysia
  • Train The Trainer, Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp), Malaysia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • International Association for Chinese Management Research, Member, 2024 to present (International)
  • Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Affilate Member, 2021 to 2024 (International)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • Cross-cultural management, Cross-cultural psychology
TEACHING
(Course Title),(Level of Study),(Institution),(Month/Year)
  • Business Strategy Project, Master Degree, Taylor's University (01/2022)
  • Working in Teams, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (08/2020)
  • Organizational Behaviour, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2019)
  • Research Methods, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2015)
  • Cross-cultural Management, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (03/2015)
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Book Chapter
2023
  • Yaccob, A., Goh, S. K., Gu, M. L., & Tsen, M. K. (in press). Managing the 3 P's in Workplace Disruption: Place, People and Process in the Case of Co-working Space. In Business and Management in Asia: Disruption and Change. Springer Nature.
2017
  • Gu, ML & Rezaei, S. (2017). Value and Risk: Dual Pillars of Apps Usefulness. In Apps Management and E-Commerce Transactions in Real-Time (pp. 274-292). IGI Global.
Article in Journals
2023
  • Tsen, M.K., Gu, M.L., Tan, C.M. and Goh, S.K. (2023). Homeworking And Employee Job Stress and Work Engagement: A Multilevel Analysis from 34 European Countries. Social Indicators Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-023-03138-1. Springer (ABDC A rank). (ISI-Indexed)
2022
  • Tsen, M.K., Gu, M.L., Tan, C.M. and Goh, S.K. (2022). Does Flexible Work Arrangements Decrease or Increase Turnover Intention? A Comparison Between Social Exchange Theory and Border Theory. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 42 (11-12), 962-983, DOI: 10.1108/IJSSP-08-2021-0196. Emerald (ABDC B rank). (ISI-Indexed)
  • Gu, M.L., Liu, L. and Bolt, E. (2022). Does autonomy support matter for intern well-being in Malaysia? A self-determination theory approach. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, 14: 4, 675-690, DOI: 10.1108/APJBA-02-2021-0054. Emerald (ABDC C rank). (SCOPUS-Indexed)
  • Gu, M.L., Tan, C.M., Ho, Y.S. and Liu, L. (2022). Work-family conflict and happiness: the moderating role of national culture. Evidence-based HRM: a global forum for empirical scholarship, 10: 3, 293-311, DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-01-2021-0001 Emerald (ABDC B rank). (SCOPUS-Indexed)
2021
  • Gu, M.L., Tan, H.L., Amin, M., Mostafiz, M.I., Yeoh, K.K. (2021). Revisiting the moderating role of culture between job characteristics and job satisfaction: A multilevel analysis of 33 countries. Employee Relations, 44:1, 70-93, DOI: 10.1108/ER-03-2020-0099 Emerald (ABDC B rank). (ISI-Indexed)
  • Tsen, M.K., Gu, M.L., Tan, C.M. and Goh, S.K. (2021). Effect of Flexible Work Arrangements on Turnover Intention: Does Job Independence Matter? International Journal of Sociology, 51:6, 451-472, DOI: 10.1080/00207659.2021.1925409. Taylor & Francis. (Q1) (SCOPUS-Indexed)
2020
  • Gu, M.L. (2020). China and ASEAN relations in Higher Education: A review of collaborative approaches and some of the Challenges. 国际教育交流合作与发展, 第二辑. 东北师范大学出版社
2018
  • Chua, P. Y., Rezaei, S., Gu, M. L., Oh, Y., & Jambulingam, M. (2018). Elucidating social networking apps decisions: Performance expectancy, effort expectancy and social influence. Nankai Business Review International, 9 (2), 118-142. Emerald (ISI-Indexed)
2017
  • Soh C.Q.Y., Rezaei S., Gu M. L.(2017). A structural model of the antecedents and consequences of Generation Y luxury fashion goods purchase decisions. Young Consumers, 18(2), pp.180-204. Emerald (ABDC B rank) (ISI-Indexed)
2013
  • Gu, M. L. (2013). Inglehart‐Welzel's Traditional vs. Rational index revisited: A comparison between China and the West. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 16(3), 213-227. Wiley-Blackwell (SCOPUS-Indexed)
2012
  • Bomhoff, E. J., & Gu, M. M. L. (2012). East Asia remains different: A comment on the index of “self-expression values,” by Inglehart and Welzel. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 43(3), 373-383. Sage (ABDC A rank) (ISI-Indexed)
  • Bomhoff, E. J., & Gu, M. L. (2012). East Asian Exceptionalism—Rejoinder. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 43(7), 1055-1057. Sage (ABDC A rank) (ISI-Indexed)
  • Gu, M. L., & Bomhoff, E. J. (2012). Religion and support for democracy: A comparative study for Catholic and Muslim countries. Politics and Religion, 5(2), 280-316. Cambridge University Press (SCOPUS-Indexed)
Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,TV,Popular Magazine)
2022
  • Gu, M.L. & Tsen, M. K. (2022). Remote working: managing the boundary between work and home. The Edge, Oct. https://www.nama.com.my/PRINT_NEWS/2022/10/10/20221010_N60_EDG_GNR_25_FC_6900352022101001010101025_T7T7TIMBIQK_MHU4D58D.JPG
Other Publications
2011
  • Gu, Man-Li, Chinese Culture and Modernization: Testing the Value Shift Hypothesis (September 8, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1924109 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1924109 - Ssrn
RESEARCH PROJECT
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Employee well-being for Malaysians: scale development and validation, Co-researcher, 2023 to 2025 (Taylor's University)
  • Developing a Happy-Productive Framework Across Ethnic Groups in Malaysia: From HRM to Performance via Employee Well-being, Co-researcher, 2023 to 2025 (National)
  • A Mixed-Method Study of User Experience of Activity-Based Office in Malaysia: Its Influence on Employees' Well-Being and Productivity, Co-researcher, 2023 to 2025 (Taylor's University)
  • Validating 5-ways to well-being and performance: a diary study of university students in Malaysia, Project Leader, 2022 (Taylor's University)
  • Grasping the benefits from an internship in Malaysia: A self-determination theory approach, Project Leader, 2020 to 2021 (Taylor's University)
SUPERVISION
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Academic Level),(Role)
COMPLETED
  • A cross-cultural study of self-identity and happiness: evidence from the World Values Survey , Lim Wei Teng, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
  • Determinants of satisfaction with Health care system - evidence from ISSP , Beh Gim Sang, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
  • Factors influencing wellbeing among working mothers of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe: The moderating role of supervisory support, Choo Eern Yie, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
  • The Role of Islamic values in spiritual leadership and organizational commitment , Musyirah Binti Ismail, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
  • Superior-subordinate guanxi and employees' work engagement and emotional exhaustion - the moderating role of organizational collectivism, Wang Yu, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
  • FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS AND TURNOVER INTENTION: WHEN AND HOW IT WORKS?, TSEN MUNG KHIE  (Main Supervisor)
ONGOING
  • CHRISTOPHER LUKE FELIX  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • ASRA MAQBOOL  (Main Supervisor)
  • OMOSUWA OLUFEMI OLUDARE  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • CAO YI  (Main Supervisor)
  • ZHANG XUMIN  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • KE YANGJIE  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • PRIYAA A/P JAYASANKAR  (Main Supervisor)
PRESENTATION
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
ORAL PRESENTER
  • China and ASEAN relations in Higher Education: A review of collaborative approaches and some of the Challenges , The 2nd Belt and Road Forum on Education Cooperation with ASEAN Countries , 26/04/2019 to 27/04/2019, Haikou University of Economics (International)
  • From Huntington to Inglehart-Norris: The missing link between the two clash theses, International Conference on Business and Social Sciences, 28/03/2014 to 30/03/2014, Higher Education Forum, Tokyo (International)
  • InglehartWelzel s Traditional vs. Rational Index revisited: A comparison between China and the West, World Sinology Conference 2012 - Sinology and the World Today, 03/11/2012 to 05/11/2012, Renmin University, Beijing (International)
  • Few hard-core Republicans and Democrats in China, ASEAN-China Symposium, 05/12/2011 to 06/12/2011, Monash University, Malaysia. (International)
  • A cross-national study of religion and political orientations: Evidence from the World Values Survey, ICBBR Inaugural Workshop, 31/08/2009 to 02/09/2009, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China. (International)
OTHERS
  • Do Flexible Work Arrangements Benefit or HarmTurnover Intention? A Comparison of Social Exchange Theory vs. Border Theory, Business, Law and Management at the Post-Pandemic Era: An International e-Conference, 11/07/2020 to 11/07/2020, Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University (University)
AWARDS AND STEWARDSHIP
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Award Category),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
  • Outstanding Paper Award in Nankai Business Review International, Emerald Literati Award 2019, Education, Emerald Group Publishing, 2019 (Co-author)
  • Outstanding contribution in reviewing for Personality and Individual Differences (ABDC A-rank), Education, Elsevier, 2018 (Journal reviewer)
  • Best research paper at the International Congress on Innovation and Regional Economic Development, Conference, University of Science and Technology of China, 2012 (Best Paper Award)