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TONG YEW KWAN
Email: biztong@nus.edu.sg or tong.yewkwan@gmail.comEDUCATION
2005‐2011 PhD in Management and Organization NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE Dissertation Committee: Professor Richard D. Arvey (Chair), Associate Professors Daniel J. McAllister and Cynthia S. Wang 2003‐05 Master in Counseling (distance learning) MONASH UNIVERSITY, Australia 1993‐96 Master of Business Administration NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 1988‐91 4‐Year Bachelor of Science (Distinction) in Quantitative Economics UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, CanadaPOST‐PHD WORK EXPERIENCE
Management & Organization Dept, NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL Apr 2012 to current Research Fellow Under the auspices of the department’s Centre for Strategic Leadership, spearheaded a research project on local family businesses. Project was commissioned and funded by CapitaLand Limited, one of Asia's largest real estate companies. Grant amount was $95,000. Successfully produced two conference papers and a white paper. Tasked to render research assistance to Professor Liew Mun Leong (former CEO of CapitaLand). Prepared an extended article proposal based on Prof Liew’s business precepts. Took lead role in preparing a white paper on deviant behavior among military recruits, including data analysis and write‐up. Project was in collaboration with the Defence Psychology Department, Ministry of Defence. As resident Executive Coach on the School’s executive coaching team, provided coaching services at various executive education programs with local and regional participants. Clients included Bridgestone and Jones Lang LaSalle. Other research projects (please see “Papers in progress” and “Consulting project in progress” below).TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2 | P a g e My teaching experienced was mainly garnered in the period Feb 2011 to Mar 2012 when I made a living as an adjunct lecturer at various Private Education Institutions in Singapore: As an independent contractor, developed good relationships with various schools (SMF Institute of Higher Learning, Kaplan, UNLV Singapore) where I taught organizational behavior, human resource management, organizational learning, and organizational change consultancy at MBA and undergraduate levels.
PUBLICATIONS (Academic)
Park, K. W., Arvey, R. D., & Tong, Y. K. (2011). The generalizability of leadership across activity domains and time periods. The Leadership Quarterly, 22(1), 223‐237. Tong, Y. K., & Arvey, R. D. (2012). Investigating the cross‐cultural applicability of the Personnel Reaction Blank using American and Singaporean respondent groups. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 20(3), 376‐382. Tong, Y. K., & Arvey, R. D. (accepted). Managing complexity via the Competing Values Framework. Journal of Management Development.PUBLICATION (Non‐academic)
Zheng, G., & Tong, Y. K. (2013). Star fitness. Singapore: Seashore Publishing. (A mainly instructional book on bodybuilding featuring celebrity artiste Zheng Geping.)CONFERENCE PAPERS
Managing complexity via the Competing Values Framework, with Arvey, R.D., First HR Division international conference, 2014, Beijing, China. Executive talent development in family and nonfamily firms: Preliminary results, with Liew, M.L., Tan, S.C., Lee, T.P., Arvey, R.D., & Goh, Z.W., Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, 2013, Houston, Texas. Executive talent development in family and nonfamily firms: A preliminary investigation, with Arvey, R.D., Goh, Z.W., Liew, M.L., Tan, S.C., & Lee, T.P., Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference, 2013, Perth, Australia. Conceptualizing the body work of executives: A thematic treatment, with Wang, C.S. & McAllister, D.J., Academy of Management Conference, 2009, Chicago, Illinois. High performance HR climates and employment relationships: An anatomy of the black box, with Wu, P.C. & Arvey, R.D., Academy of Management Conference, 2009, Chicago, Illinois. Investigating the cross‐national applicability of the Personnel Reaction Blank, with Arvey, R.D., Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana.3 | P a g e The blurred work‐family boundary: A study on overtime work and working from home, with Song, Z., Wu, P.C., & Wang, Y., Academy of Management Conference, 2008, Anaheim, California. When work intrudes into family: A study on overtime work and working from home, with Song, Z. & Wu, P.C., International Association for Chinese Management Research, 2008, Guangzhou, China. HRM practices and performance: Testing the mediating role of justice and exchange relationships, with Wu, P.C., Academy of Management Conference, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia. The moderating role of HRM practices on the social exchange process between organizational justice and employee reactions: An Investigation in China, with Wu, P.C., Academy of International Business Conference, 2006, Beijing, China.
PAPERS IN PROGRESS
Tacit knowledge, succession training, and the family firm, with Arvey, R.D., Liew, M.L., Tan, S.C., & Lee, T.P. (under review at Human Resource Management Journal). The interactive effects of integrity, agreeableness and physical fitness on counterproductive work behaviors, with Tai, K., Lim, S., Arvey, R.D., & Lim, B. (final stage of manuscript preparation). Body work: Motivational antecedents and pay outcome, with Wang, C.S., Smith, L., McAllister, D.J. & Arvey, R.D. (second round of data collection (US) under way). Organizational food culture, with Ng, J., Ng, K, & Wang. (data collection (China) under way).COSULTING PROJECT IN PROGRESS
Beauty and the city (a literature review on the effects of physical attractiveness on work and life outcomes, commissioned by Richard Sng, CEO of Fabulous Aesthetics, www.fabulousaesthetics.com).ACADEMIC INTERESTS
Human resource management; Leadership; Body image; Psychology of goals4 | P a g e
CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
First HR Division International Conference, 2014, Beijing, China. Academy of Management Conference, 2009, Chicago, Illinois. Academy of Management Conference, 2008, Anaheim, California. Academy of International Business Conference, 2006, Beijing, China.ACADEMIC SERVICE
Ad‐hoc Reviewer, Applied Psychology: An International Review Ad‐hoc Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences Ad‐hoc Reviewer, Asian Case Research Journal Reviewer, First HR Division International Conference, 2014 Reviewer, Academy of Management Conference, 2009, Critical Management Studies Division Reviewer, Academy of International Business Conference, 2006, Managing People Across Cultures TrackPREVIOUS CORPORATE EXPERIENCE IN BRIEF (PRE‐PHD)
OCBC BANK, 65 Chulia Street 2001 to 2005 Assistant Vice President/Learning Specialist (2002‐05) Stand‐up delivery of developmental training programs for staff ranging from non‐executives to upper management (Vice Presidents), in areas of career development, performance coaching and management, change management, personal profiling and development, work values, quality management, customer communication, and others. Design and implementation of the annual Bank‐wide learning needs analysis exercise. Manage the Bank’s training budget of about $1.8 million; including curriculum design; oversee daily operations. Assistant Vice President/Relationship Manager (2001‐02) Support internal client departments (Business Banking Division, Risk Management Division, Strategic & Change Management Division) by undertaking the full spectrum of HR services: recruitment, demand planning, performance reporting, performance counseling, career management, policy communication, employee survey administration and salary & benefits co‐ordination. PSA CORPORATION, 460 Alexandra Road 1999 to 2001 Senior Human Resource Officer Recruitment and recruitment branding specialist for a range of executive appointments (graduate entry‐level to mid‐management).5 | P a g e TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL, 11 Jln Tan Tock Seng 1998 to 1999 Human Resources Executive Undertook the spectrum of HR services encompassing recruitment, compensation, performance reporting, policy communication and training administration for all doctors (Medical Officers, Senior/Registrars and Senior/Consultants) employed by the hospital. PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY, 460 Alexandra Road 1995 to 1997 Human Resource Officer (Industrial Relations) Handled senior officers’ union matters and projects for workplace improvement including port facilities upgrading, the corporate wellness program, employee satisfaction survey and staff communications. DBS BANK, 6 Shenton Way 1991 to 1993 Credit Officer to Assistant Branch Manager Assisted in the management of branch credit operations including credit analysis and administration, frontline customer service and direct marketing.
