Biography
Over 20 years of teaching career in higher learning institutions, Dr Tan Vie Ming has applied student-centred learning approach to enhance students’ interest in learning Business Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, and Research Methodology; for undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
He is a HDR registered principal supervisor who supervises PhD, Masters by research, MHRM and MBAi students in thesis writing. He has designed and conducted Quantitative Research Methods workshops on SPSS and SmartPLS upon request from postgraduate students and academic colleagues to help develop their research capacity.
Dr Tan is currently appointed as representative to Swinburne Sarawak Academic Board 2020-2022, and Industry Engagement Committee 2021-2023. He initiates STEM workshops for shaping future of young generations in rural community. His STEM education involvement has been granted a highly commended mention in the category of Swinburne Vice-Chancellor’s 2020 Community Engagement Award.Research Interests
- Organisational citizenship behaviours
- Educational management
- Teaching innovation
Professional Memberships
Life Member, Malaysian Economic Association
Teaching Areas
Quantitative Research Methods; Business Research Thesis; Business Modelling and Analysis; Using Business Data for Decision-Making; Financial Statistics; Finance; EconomicsAwards
Vice-Chancellor’s 2020 Community Engagement Award (Highly Commended), Swinburne UniversityResearch Grants
2021: An Evaluation of the Impact of Face-to-Face and Online Swinburne Sarawak Foundation Studies Course Suite on the Academic Success of First Year Undergraduate Students, Learning and Teaching Grant, Swinburne Sarawak
2021: Determinants of Job Retention among Millennials Employees: A Comparison between Kuching and Sibu Town, Research Matching Grant, Swinburne Sarawak and University of Technology Sarawak
2020: The Economic Impact Study of Setting Up a Free Commercial Zone and / or Free Industrial Zone at Senari Terminal, Consultancy Grant, Kuching Port Authority
2020: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Workshop for Primary School Students in Serian, Education Program Grant, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research Sarawak
2019: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Workshop for Primary School Students in Serian, Education Program Grant, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research Sarawak
2019: Evaluation of Yayasan Sarawak’s High Performance Rural Schools Program Effectiveness, Cooperation Education Programs Grant, Yayasan Sarawak
2018: Exploratory Study of Microfinance in Sarawak: Implications for Entrepreneurship Development, Swinburne Sarawak Research Micro Fund
2015: Antecedents of Customer Citizenship Behaviour in International University Branch Campuses, Swinburne Sarawak Research Micro Fund
Postgraduate Supervision
| Name | Degree | Area of Research | Start Year | Role |
|---|
| Chang Jin Quan | PhD | Digital inclusion among elderly consumers in Sarawak: drivers and barriers to adoption of digital technology | 2020 | Coordinating Supervisor |
| Hani Al-Haddad | PhD | The impact of culture in project performance in the banking industry in the Middle East | 2020 | Coordinating Supervisor |
| Jacob Ting King Soon | PhD | Factors influencing student engagement in higher education institutions: central to sustainability and progression of the institution | 2020 | Co-supervisor |
| Dianne Tsen Shoon Cheen | PhD | Understanding the relationship between corporate brand personality and brand equity: insights from employee and customer based brand equity | 2018 | Co-supervisor |
| Alvin Lee Chun Pin | Master of Business (Research) | Factors influencing turnover intention among millennials employees in Malaysia | 2020 | Co-supervisor |
| Muhammed Kamrul Hasan Shovon | Master of Business (Research) | Impacts of mandatory international financial reporting standards adoption on foreign shareholdings of public listed companies in Malaysia | Completed | Co-supervisor |
Thesis Supervision: Master of Business Administration International
| Name | Research Title | Year |
|---|
| Soo Yee Yuan | The influence of transformational leadership on the employees’ organisational commitment with the mediating effect of job satisfaction | 2020 |
| Andra Chong Yin Yin | Impact of motivation on employee performance in service industry, Kuching | 2019 |
| Bernice Ang Hui Ern | Factors leading to job satisfaction among Malaysian working millennials | 2019 |
| Chang Jin Quan | Factors influencing intention of adopting Sarawak Pay: Application of Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology | 2019 |
| Fabian Chin Chun Hsien | Behaviour intention to purchase food online in Kuching, Sarawak | 2019 |
| Ng Hong Ping | Effects of perceived leader-member relationship on work engagement among non-academic professionals in a university | 2019 |
| Susie Anak Ambin | Antecedents of intention to adopt audit recommendations among public sector auditees | 2019 |
| Asyraf Khan Bin Asgar Khan | Customers’ satisfaction with service quality of front line staff | 2018 |
| Sakibul Haq | An examination of consumer perceptions of corporate social responsibility on purchase intention in the Malaysian telecommunications industry | 2018 |
Thesis Supervision: Master of Human Resource Management
| Name | Research Title | Year |
|---|
| Diana Rafidah Binti Majni | Antecedents of attitude towards digital learning adoption among civil servants | 2018 |
| Faiyzah Binti Kassim | The effectiveness of competencies on job performance | 2018 |
| Halizamina Binti Morshid | The effect of informal mentoring in the public sector | 2018 |
| Kathreen Lalai Anak Eddie Saga | Organisational culture and its relationship with job satisfaction among employees in Ministry of Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development in Sarawak | 2018 |
| Norliza Eileen Ibrahim | The relationship of organisational culture to Balanced Scorecard effectiveness in the Sarawak public sector | 2018 |
| Raca Mulong | Antecedents of motivation to learn among Sarawak State Treasury Department’s employees | 2018 |
| Sharifah Zurina Binti Wan Noruddin | The impact of employee competencies (functional and managerial) on employees performance in Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC Sarawak) | 2018 |
| Siti Rafeah Binti Abdul Rahman | Absenteeism – A case study in the Sarawak civil service | 2018 |
| Zulkarnain Bin Ismail | Antecedents of employee engagement at resident and district office of Sibu | 2018 |
HDR Examinations
- Examiner of mid-candidature confirmation, Ms Cindy Chan Ai Joo, PhD Thesis, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, 2020
- Examiner of thesis review, Ms Emily Rogos, Master Thesis, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, 2020
- Examiner of thesis review, Ms Michael Kuek Shu Wun, Master Thesis, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, 2019
Research Outputs
- Conference Paper: Lee, A.C.P., Tan, V.M. and Voon, M.L. (2021). Effects of Neuroticism and Extraversion on Turnover Intention among Millennial Employees in Malaysia: A Review. 4th International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship (i-CoME) 2021 (Digitalization and Business Empowerment), 22-24 July 2021, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia.
- Conference Paper: Ting, J.K.S., Tan, V.M. and Voon, M.L. (2021). Impact of Digital Literacy on Student Online Engagement at Higher Educational Institutions. International Conference for Management, Social Sciences and Humanities 2020 (ICMeSH2020 in 2021), 13-15 July 2021, Borneo Convention Centre, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- Conference Paper: Tsen, D., Lim, W.M., Lim, R., Tan, V.M. and Haire, J. (2021). Sources of Corporate Brand Equity: A Review. 2nd Swinburne Sarawak Postgraduate Research Conference (SSPRC), 12-13 August 2021, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia.
- Conference Paper: Tsen, D., Lim, W.M., Lim, R., Tan, V.M. and Haire, J. (2021). Employee Personal Branding and Corporate Brand Equity: A Critical Review. 4th International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship (i-CoME) 2021 (Digitalization and Business Empowerment), 22-24 July 2021, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia.
- Government Report: Ngui, K.S., Eversole, R., Ngu, L.H., Voon, M.L., Tan, V.M. and Yii, K.J. (2021). The Economic Impact Study on Setting Up a Free Commercial Zone and/or Free Industrial Zone at Senari Terminal. Report prepared for Kuching Port Authority, Malaysia.
- Journal Paper: Ting, J.K.S., Tan, V.M., & Voon, M.L. (2020). Factors influencing student engagement in higher education institutions: central to sustainability and progression of the institution. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7(6), 449-452. https://ejmcm.com/article_2789.html
- Government Report: Ngui, K.S., Voon, M.L., Tan, V.M., & Fung, C.Y. (2020). Evaluation of High Performance Rural Schools (HIPERS) Program. Yayasan Sarawak, Malaysia.
- Conference Paper: Tsen, D., Lim, W.M., Lim, R., Tan, V.M., & Haire, J. (2020, September 17-18). How the personal brands of employees can positively affect corporate brand equity – an integrative review through the lens of corporate brand equity. 1st Swinburne Sarawak Postgraduate Research Conference (SSPRC), Sarawak, Malaysia.
- Refereed Conference Proceeding: Panda, S., Wasudawan, K., & Tan, V.M. (2019, December 22-24). Effects of job stress on job performance of academicians in Malaysia. Proceedings of 72nd All India Commerce Conference of ICA. (pp. 54-55). Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India.
- Conference Paper: Ting, J.K.S., Tan, V.M., & Voon, M.L. (2019, December 6-8). Factors influencing student engagement in higher education institutions: central to sustainability and progression of the institution. 5th ASIA International Conference (AIC 2019), Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC), Malaysia.
- Conference Paper: Tan, V.M., Quoquab, F., Ahmad, F.S., & Mohammad, J. (2017, June 22-23). Roles of self-esteem and social bonding on students’ citizenship behaviours at international university branch campuses. Swinburne Celebrates Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
- Conference Paper: Shovon, K. H., Ling, C.C., Tan, V.M., & Muir, J. (2017, November 6-7). Impacts of mandatory IFRS adoption on foreign shareholdings of public listed companies in Malaysia. 5th Borneo Research Education Conference (BREC) 2017, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- Journal Paper: Tan, V.M., Quoquab, F., Ahmad, F.S., & Mohammad, J. (2017). Mediating effects of students’ social bonds between self-esteem and customer citizenship behaviour in the context of international university branch campuses. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 29(2), 305- 329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/APJML-05-2016-0087
- Journal Paper: Tan, V.M., Quoquab, F., Ahmad, F.S., & Mohammad, J. (2016). Effect of self-esteem on customer citizenship behaviours among international university branch campus students. International Review of Management and Marketing, 6(3), 467- 475. http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/download/2337/pdf
- Conference Paper: Tan, V.M., Quoquab, F., & Ahmad, F.S. (2015, November 24-25). Effect of students’ social bonds on customer citizenship behaviour: in the context of international university branch campus. 4th International Conference on Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurship 2015, Melaka, Malaysia.
- Conference Paper: Tan, V.M. (2014, August 26-27). Self-esteem and locus of control as antecedents of customer citizenship behaviour: students’ perspective. 2nd Borneo Research Education Conference (BREC) 2014, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- Journal Paper: Agrawal, A., & Tan, V.M. (2014). Exploring determinants of students’ experience, perceptions and loyalty intentions in higher education institutions. International Journal of Management in Education, 8(4), 343- 361. http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=64953
- Online Journal Article: Sim, S.C.J., Tan, V.M., Agrawal, A., & Dash, D.P. (2012). Embarking on the doctoral journey. Research World, 9, Article S9.1. http://www1.ximb.ac.in/RW.nsf/pages/S9.1
- Book Chapter: Yu, P.K.H., Helmi, A., & Tan, V.M. (2011). Sugar shortage: analysing Sarawak, Malaysia’s governance. In Yu, P.K.H. (Eds.), International (corporate) governance: a One-Dot Theory interpretation (pp. 177-190). Nova Business and Management Publications, Inc., New York.
- Refereed Conference Proceeding: Agrawal, A., Tan, V.M., & Jain, S. (2011). Measuring students’ perceived higher education service quality: a segmental approach to scale development and validation. Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2297747
- Newspaper Article: Tan, V.M. (2008, January 23). Enhancing interest in quantitative subjects. The Borneo Post. Retrieved from http://www.swinburne.edu.my/campus-beyond/enhancing-interest-in-quantitative-subjects.php
