Curriculum Vitae Associate Professor Chay Yue Wah
Associate Professor
UniSIM College
Tel
: +65 6248 9259
Email : [email protected]
Education Qualifications
1990 DPhil (Psychology), University of Oxford
1982
BSc (1st Class Honours, Psychology), University of Wales
1976
CE (Department of Trade and Industry, City & Guild, UK)
1973
Diploma (Telecommunications), Singapore Polytechnic
Academic and Professional Experience
2009 - 2014
Director, Office of Graduate Studies, UniSIM
2007 - 2008
Head of Programme, School of Science & Technology, UniSIM
2006 - 2007
Head of Programme, Psychology, SASS, UniSIM
2004 - 2006
Associate Professor (Psychology), Division of Psychology, Nanyang Technological
University
2000 - 2004
Associate Professor (Organizational Behaviour), Singapore Management University,
Lee Kong Chian Business School
1995 - 2000
Senior Lecturer, Department of Organisational Behaviour, Faculty of Business
Administration, National University of Singapore
1990 - 1994
Lecturer, Department of Organisational Behaviour, Faculty of Business Administration,
National University of Singapore
1985 - 1990
Senior Tutor, Faculty of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
1984 - 1985
Lecturer, Department of Business Studies, Singapore Polytechnic
1973 - 1983
Officer, Merchant Marine; Swift Electronics Engineering (1975-1976)
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Membership and Professional Activities
2012 - Present
Chair, SIM University Institutional Review Board
2005 - Present
Associate Editor (Asia Pacific), Journal of Managerial Psychology
2004 - Present
Certified Knowledge Manager, Knowledge & Innovation Management Professional
Society
2000 - Present
Advisory Panel, Research and Practice in Human Resource Management
1994 - Present
Chartered Psychologist, UK
1993 - Present
Member, British Psychological Society
2008 - 2013
Panel Member, Housing and Development Board (HDB), Singapore, Advisory Research
Panel
2004 - 2010
Member, Society for Industrial & Organisational Psychology
2000 - 2010
Member, American Psychological Association
1996 - 2004
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Managerial Psychology
Consultation and Executive Experience
2014
Consultant, ASPIRE (Applied Study in Polytechnics and ITE Review) Project, Ministry
of Education
2012 - 2013
Consultant, Strategic Issues Group research project: Achieving Singaporeans Work
Aspirations
2008 - 2013
Advisory Research Panel Member, Housing and Development Board, Singapore
1993 - 2010
Principal consultant for senior and middle management at numerous multinational
corporations and public sector agencies including: Genting International (Resorts
World Sentosa), Motorola Corporation, Pfizer, Ohmeda (British Oxygen Company),
BNP Bank, Bayerische Vereinsbank, Tritech Electronics, Caltex, Rothmans
International, Shangri-La Hotel Group, Accountant General’s Department (Singapore)
Research Interests
• Knowledge Systems and Knowledge Management
• Assessment and Selection
• Work and Well-Being
• Career Orientation and Mentoring
Selected Publications
Journal Articles (Referred):
“Incorporating Microblogging (“Tweeting”) in Higher Education: Lessons Learnt in a Knowledge Management
Course Computers in Human Behavior”, with Menkhoff, T., Woodward, J, Gan, B., & Bengstoon, M. (In
Press). Computers in Human Behavior.
“Fostering the Learning Capacity of Small-Scale Ethnic Chinese Business Organizations: An Exploratory
Study”, with Menkhoff, T. (2014). International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management,
Vol. 52, April-June, 41-58.
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“Exploring the Antecedents of Knowledge Outcomes in Organisational Settings: An Empirical Study”, with
Menkhoff, T., Loh, B. and Evers, H-D. (2010). International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies,
Vol. 4, No. 1, 65-79.
“Technological Change Management Strategies in Asian Small-Scale Businesses”, with Menkhoff, T. (2008).
International Quarterly for Asian Studies, Vol. 39, No. 3-4, 305-324.
“Social Capital and Knowledge Sharing in Knowledge-Based Organisations: An Empirical Study”, with
Menkhoff, T., Loh, B. and Evers, H-D. (2007). International Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 3
(1), 29-48.
Conference Papers (Referred):
“Incorporating Microblogging (“Tweeting”) in Higher Education: Lessons Learnt in a Knowledge Management
Course Computers in Human Behavior”, with Menkhoff, T., Woodward, J., Gan, B. and Bengstoon,
M. (2014). Paper presented at the International Conference on Social Nets and New Media for Learning,
Business, Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainable Development, Nice, France, August 27-28, 2014.
“Stimulating Higher Education Students’ Desire to Learn through Micro-blogging (“Tweeting”)”, with Menkhoff,
T. (2014). Paper presented at the 72nd Conference of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 3-7 August, 2012.
“Exploring the Antecedents of Organizational Learning Capability and Its Impact on Firm Performance in
Asian Family Firms”, with Menkhoff, T. (2011). 23rd Conference of the Society for the Advancement of
Socio-Economics (SASE), Madrid, Spain, 23-25 June 2011.
Updated on 7 January 2015
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