Melody Chong
Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics and Translation
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Biography
Dr. Chong earned her first degree in Japanese Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and studied Japanese language at the Sophia University in Tokyo. She received her MBA from the University of London and Ph.D. from the University of South Australia in International Business and Management. She currently teaches Asian culture and management at the Department of Asian and International Studies. She is programme coordinator of Minor Degree in Japanese Studies, and steering committee member of the Japanese tea room. Previously, she worked in a Japanese subsidiary as assistant manager in-charging sales and marketing projects for Asian markets. She serves the Editorial Review Board (Culture, Leadership and Teams) of the Journal of World Business since 2012.
Research Interest
Comparative Management: China, Japan and South Korea
Publications
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2015, Winner, Outstanding Paper Award from Emerald Group Publishing Ltd for the research paper entitled “Influence behaviors and organizational commitment: a comparative study.†(SSCI) The study investigates the leadership influence tactics used by Chinese and Japanese managers as rated by their Chinese subordinates.
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2017, Winner, Teaching Innovation Award, The Teaching Innovation Award (Staff category) of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) was established to recognize excellent teaching which demonstrates innovative, effective and well-implemented instructional pedagogies and approaches, and the embodiment of the Discovery-Enriched Curriculum (DEC).
