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Dr. Calvin Cheong Wing Hoh

Lecturer in Finance
Bachelor of Busines and Commerce (Honours) First Class, PhD (Monash)

Faculty of Business, Design and Arts

Office No:+60 82 260 996
Fax No:+60 82 260 815
Room No: B337
Email: cCheong@swinburne.edu.my

Biography

Dr. Calvin Cheong is currently attached to Swinburne University Sarawak where he serves as a Lecturer in Finance. Having previously served in various consulting and leadership roles for enterprises of all sizes around the world over the past 10 years, he feels it’s time to give back to society what life has so generously provided him. He is also senior partner of an international management consulting firm that specializes in providing strategic advisory and leadership advice to corporations in over 20 countries. 

A firm believer of life-long learning, Calvin has to date completed a Bachelor, an Honours, and a PhD from Monash University. He also recently completed a Post-doctoral certificate in higher education from Swinburne University. Calvin also holds certificates in Advance Life Support and Pre-Hospital Care and is still exploring methods to improve the efficiency of Malaysian emergency services. 

Much to the chagrin of traditional accounting and finance academics, Calvin’s research focuses on practical and practicable international and corporate finance issues that tries to steer clear of the ceteris paribus assumption. That being said, he has so far co- and solo-authored a number of articles in Q1 journals. He has also influenced many next-generation researchers, supervising over 20 Doctoral, Masters, and Honours students to successful completion in various topics including public policy, (international) community development, cryptocurrency, international trade and development, banking regulation, asset bubbles, commodities, and currency issues. 

Above all else, Calvin believes in the service for mankind no matter how small the act; that everyone deserves a shot (or two!) in fulfilling their potential regardless of circumstances. This requires small acts of defiance that are ethical yet hit hard against age-old defunct traditions. Doing so will only help one find the strength and confidence to challenge and innovate in any field. For it isn’t who we are underneath, but what we do that defines us. 

Hit him up on Instagram @calvinwhc if you wish to see what he gets up to beyond his antics in the classroom.

Research Interests

Unconventional and/or fringe issues and its influence over conventional applications of finance and accounting theory
New perspectives / unconventional methods in answering traditional finance and accounting theory questions

Teaching Areas

International Finance; Islamic Finance; Corporate Finance; Derivatives; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship

Awards

  • 2014, International, Routledge Social Science Most Downloaded Article, Routledge
  • 2016, International, Social Science Research Network Top 10% Most Downloaded Authors, Social Science Research Network
  • 2018, International, Letter of Commendation from the President of Colombia

Professional Membership

Vice President, St. John Ambulans Malaysia
Assistant Secretary, Capturns
Member, Strategic Management Society

Recent Research Grant

2016: The rehabilitation and re-assimilation of FARC members through micro-credit and micro-business ecosystems, Office of the President of Colombia
  • Research Outputs

Research Outputs

  • Conference Paper: Cheong, C.W-H. (2018). The Complementary Effects of Islam and CSR: Some Empirical Evidence, Accepted conference paper at the World Finance Conference, July 25 – 27, 2018 at University of Technology, Mauritius.
  • Journal Article: Cheong, C.W-H. (2018). The Islamic Gold Dinar: A hedge against exchange rate volatility, Managerial Finance, 44(6), 722-738.
  • Journal Article: Cheong, C.W-H. (2018). Religiosity and Corporate Risk-taking, Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 10(2), 81-113.
  • Journal Article: Cheong, C. W-H., Ngui, L. L-H., and Beatrice, S. G. (2018). On Malaysian House Price Growth: The Effects of Market Sentiments, Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 10(2), 167-191.
  • Journal Article: Cheong, C.W-H., Sinnakkannu J., and Ramasamy, S. (2017). Reactive or Proactive? Investor Sentiment as a Driver of Corporate Social Responsibility, Research in International Business and Finance, 42, 572-582.
  • Conference Paper: Cheong, C.W-H. (2017) The Islamic Gold Dinar: A hedge against exchange rate volatility, Accepted conference paper at the World Finance Conference, July 28 – 30, 2017 at Sardinia, Italy.
  • Journal Article: Cheong, C.W-H., Sinnakkannu, J., and Ramasamy, S. (2017). On the Predictability of Carry Trade Returns: The Case of the Chinese Yuan, Research in International Business and Finance, 39, 358-376.
  • Journal Article: Cheong, C.W-H., and Sinnakkannu J. (2014). Ethnic Diversity and Firm Financial Performance: Evidence from Malaysia (2014), Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 15(1), 73-100.