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Dr. Ho Chye Kok

Course Director (MHRM & Special Government Project) and Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management
BSc (Coventry), MPhil (Cambridge), D.Ed. (Melbourne), FCCS

Faculty of Business, Design and Arts

Office No:+60 82 260 739
Fax No:+60 82 260 815
Room No: B329
Email: ckho@swinburne.edu.my

Biography

Dr Ho is Course Director (MHRM & Special Government Project) of Faculty of Business, Design & Arts and Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Management. He was previously a faculty member at the Department of Management, Monash University Sunway campus, Malaysia. As a scholar, ChyeKok is recognised for his outstanding teaching achievements and contributions to student learning experience in Australia and Malaysia, and has won numerous teaching awards and competitive research grants.

Prior to pursuing an academic career, ChyeKok was an entrepreneur and practice leader offering management advisory services in the East Asia region. As a practitioner in industry, he has held leadership positions in global corporations including investment bank JP Morgan, government-linked conglomerate Singapore Technologies Industrial, and information storage media manufacturer Seagate Technology International.

Dr Ho holds degrees from Cambridge University England and Melbourne University Australia. He is an elected Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society, United Kingdom.

Research Interests

Ethics and International Human Resource Management
Organisational learning and knowledge sharing  
Mergers, Acquisitions and Human Resource Due Diligence

  • Publications

Publications

  • Book: Ho, C. K. and Koh, C. S. (2012). HR Due Diligence: Mergers and acquisitions in China. Chandos Publishing:United Kingdom.
  • Media: Ho, C. K. (2012). Grouptalk as a way of learning. The Borneo Post Online posted on 10 July, 2012.  Retrieved on 3 October 2013.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. and Lau, Y. Y. (2013). “Understanding the Self-initiated Expatriate Academics in Institutions of Higher Education in Malaysia: An Exploratory Study”, 2nd Applied International Business Conference (AIBC 2013) on “Emerging Mega-Trends in Asian Market”, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, December 7-8, 2013.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. (2013). “Educating Digital Natives”, invited speaker at the Human Resource Interest Group (HRIG) Knowledge Sharing Forum, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak campus, Kuching Malaysia, 27 February 2013.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. (2011). “To Share or not to Share: An exploration of organizational knowledge-sharing in a Malaysian Context”, 10th International Conference of the Academy of HRD (Asia Chapter) on “Human Resource Development in Asia: Capitalizing on Human Expertise for Greater Innovation and Creativity”, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, December 3 – 6, 2011.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. (2011). “A MIS Learning Experience from the Malaysian Campus of an Australian University: Developing a pedagogy-led eEducation model”.  1st Academic International Conference on Exploring Leadership and Learning Theories Asia 2011, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 15-18 February 2011.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. and Tan, J. A. (2010). “Value innovation for corporate growth in Malaysian businesses”, presented at 12th West Lake International Conference on Small & Medium Business (WLICSMB 2010), jointly organised by the Hangzhou Municipal Government, Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang Small & Medium Enterprises Bureau, and World Association of Industrial & Technological Research organizations in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China, 24 – 26, October 2010.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. (2010). ‘Exploring knowledge sharing in a Malaysian context’, invited speaker at the Asian Business Strategy Industry Forum, Monash University Sunway Campus, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, 21 October 2010
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. (2008). “Cultivating Knowledge Sharing: An Exploration of Tacit Organizational Knowledge in Singapore,” Menkhoff, Pang and Evers (eds.), The Power of Knowing: Studies of Chinese Business in Asia. Special Issue, Journal of Asian Business V22-23, No 2-3, 2006 and V23, No 1, 2007. Ann Arbor: Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, 2008, pp. 169-187.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. and Koh, C. S. (2007). “HR Due Diligence in a Chinese State Owned Enterprise: Exploring the tacit risks and employment costs in M&A”, presented at the inaugural conference on International Business in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies for Research and Practice’, Beijing, China co-hosted by the International Business Research Group (IBRG), Monash University and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), China, 22-24 September 2007.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. (2006). “Embedding Knowledge Sharing in Human Resource Management Practices: An Exploration of Organizational Knowledge in Chinese Cities”, presented at the 3rd Asia-Pacific International Conference on Knowledge Management, Department of Industrial and System Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 12-13 December 2006.
  • Refereed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings and Presentations: Ho, C. K. (2006). “Cultivating Knowledge Sharing in a Climate of Fear: An Exploration of Tacit Organizational Knowledge in Singapore”, presented at the 3rd International Research Conference on Chinese Entreprenuership and Asian Business Networks on Value Creation through Knowledge Governance, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, 20-21 March.