Dr. Melody CHONG 庄佩雯BA (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Cert. of Japanese Language (Sophia University, Japan), MBA (University of London, UK), GradDipMgmtRes, Ph.D. (University of South Australia)
Instructor I
Contact InformationOffice:LI-2100
Phone: (852) 3442 9627
Fax: (852) 3442 0165
Email:ctchong@cityu.edu.hk
Research InterestsStudent creativity
Blended learning
Asian culture and management / Cross-cultural management
Research regions: Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Brazil, Germany and the United States

If teaching and learning appear memorized, then effective learning will never take place. If I could choose one way to give a picture of my professional philosophy, I would select a quote from the Analects – "To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.” Acquiring knowledge is the primary purpose of education, but students are not just passive recipients of knowledge. Students' creativity requires more than just learning. While knowledge and experience are acquired, and training is provided, the last step is the jewel – the ability to create new ideas based on what they have learned is the best part of learning. I see myself as a facilitator of learning. A productive learning environment is an "adventure." I encourage students to share their ideas openly with others, even if their ideas may not be perfect. I always tell my students — learn by doing, learn by experiencing failure. Students make mistakes during the knowledge creation process. But this perhaps is the most crucial step we can take to help students cultivate their motivation while developing their confidence for innovation.
Teaching and Course Coordination
LC2931: Japanese Language – Level 2
Course Coordinator or Japanese Language Courses (LC2931, LC3933, LC4994, LC4995)
Program Coordinator of Minor Degree in Japanese Studies (servicing to AIS)
Tea Room Steering Committee Member (servicing to AIS)
Comparative Management: China, Japan and South Korea (servicing to AIS)
Asian Values and Managerial Practices (servicing to AIS)
The Japanese Way of Tea: History, Arts, Architecture and Philosophy (joint-teaching/serving to AIS)
Recent Research Projects
Leadership and student creativity
Global leadership from an Asian perspective
Awards and Recent Publications (Selected list)Awards and grants
2018, Winner, Sage Publishers Award for Best Paper in Leadership for the paper entitled " Organizational political tactics: Hanfei's Legalist doctrines of leadership
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-world-business/news/congratulations-to-all-winners-of-the-journal-of-world" target="_blank">Journal of World Business, SSCI Q1 International Journal, with impact factor, 3.993 in 2017, and 5-Year impact factor is 5.019. Member of Editorial Board since 2013
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).
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.
Research Grants Received (CLASS Instructor Research Grants/2006~2013)
Refereed Journal Articles (Asian/Cross-cultural Studies)
SHANG, YF, MPM CHONG, XU, J AND ZHU, X. (2019). "Authentic leadership and creativity in China: The role of students' regulatory-focused behaviors and supervisors' power sources
Influence Strategies and Work Outcomes: Effects of Attributions
Two sides of the same coin? Leadership and organizational culture
Relational perspectives on leaders' influence behavior: The mediation of Western leader-member exchange (LMX) and Chinese guanxi
Influence tactics and organizational commitment: A comparative study
Influence behaviors and employees' reactions: An empirical test amongst six societies based on a transactional-relational model
Relational power and influence strategies: a step further in understanding power dynamics
Relational power in the Chinese context
A study of human resource management policies and practices in Japanese subsidiaries in Hong Kong
Organizational political tactics: Hanfei's Legalist doctrines of leadership
Conducting management research: creativity and feasibility
Paternalistic leaders and desirable followers: The role of followers’ personal values
An evaluation of a blended approach for Japanese language: The relationship between e-learning and academic performance
Using information technology: A strategic blended model for Japanese language
Strategic e-learning for effective learning and teaching: A study of blended approach for Japanese language
Blended learning: A case study for Japanese language studies
An Observational Study on Blended Learning for Japanese Language Studies in a Local University in Hong Kong", 6th International Conference on Web-based learning (ICWL' 2007) - Workshop on Blended Learning, United Kingdom, 15-17 August 2007.