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Papers by Hong Bui

Higher Education in Market-Oriented Socialist Vietnam, 2020

Journal of General Management, 2021

This study develops and tests a theoretical model that investigates how career ambition can have ... more This study develops and tests a theoretical model that investigates how career ambition can have an impact on different types of academics’ performance behaviour and how ideological development at work can affect this model in a special context of a communist country. In a study of 991 employees in a large university in Vietnam, the model is largely supported. The findings suggest that in-role behaviour has a significant mediating role in the effect of career ambition on extra-role behaviour and that this mediating effect is stronger among the group of employees who have participated in advanced ideological development in the context of Vietnamese higher education. This study advances the understanding of an underdeveloped relationship between career ambition and employee performance behaviour and expands the knowledge of the impact of ideological development at work.

Studies in Higher Education, 2021

Through a narrative analysis of 33 interviews with Vietnamese early career academics, we explore ... more Through a narrative analysis of 33 interviews with Vietnamese early career academics, we explore whether a Confucianist/collectivist academic context in Vietnam has a key influence on academics’ id...

In the post economic crisis, the ability of a society to (re)create sustainable social, organisat... more In the post economic crisis, the ability of a society to (re)create sustainable social, organisational and business structures is paramount. This need is clearly seen in our global economy where competitive economic realities result in a steady stream of economic activities being outsourced to offshore manufacturing facilities and service centres. The ability to replace this flow with new offerings is largely dependent on a society’s innovative capacity. This research project seeks to understand the roles of business schools in building innovative capacity within young graduates. Interviews and focus groups will be held with UK universities, leading graduate recruiters, entrepreneurs and students to understand the challenge of developing creative capacity from the perspectives of these key stakeholders. It is anticipated that a richer understanding of the context, ‘real world’ requirements and innovative pedagogical approaches will illuminate opportunities narrowing the skill gap as...

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021

Underpinned by institutional legitimacy, this study explores how South African public university ... more Underpinned by institutional legitimacy, this study explores how South African public university executives struggled to maintain legitimacy during an unplanned radical change process. Universities...

International Journal of Manpower, 2020

PurposeDrawing on the social exchange perspective, the authors explore the roles of satisfaction ... more PurposeDrawing on the social exchange perspective, the authors explore the roles of satisfaction over material rewards, perceived organizational politics and career ambition in the relationship between harmonious workplace climate and employee altruistic behavior in the context of British public sector.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employed SPSS software to estimate ordinary least squares models to test their hypotheses by analyzing data from 161 supervisor–employee dyads from a UK local government.FindingsSatisfaction over material rewards mediates the relationship between harmonious workplace climate and employee altruistic behavior. Both perceived organizational politics and career ambition moderate the mediated effect of harmonious workplace climate on employee altruistic behavior via satisfaction over material rewards.Originality/valueThis study advances the social exchange theory by showing that the norm of reciprocity (e.g. harmonious workplace climate in this study)...

The Learning Organization, 2020

Purpose This paper aims to go through all Peter Senge’s books since his influential book The Fift... more Purpose This paper aims to go through all Peter Senge’s books since his influential book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization in 1990 and see what kind of ideas he has developed and the impact his books have created. Design/methodology/approach The author uses book review method to identify prominent ideas in those books that not only have significantly challenged but also contributed to transforming the world of business and management in both academia and practice. Findings Among many great ideas that Senge has developed, spirituality, mental models, systems thinking, and a sustainability mentality are prominent ones, which have set up trends for both researchers and practitioners in business and management. Originality/value Those ideas are interwoven, intertwined and have powerfully shaped new ways to see the world and act upon.

The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2019

This qualitative study offers empirically-based explanations of the dynamics of career mobility t... more This qualitative study offers empirically-based explanations of the dynamics of career mobility trajectories to self-employment, a popular phenomenon in real life but less so in the literature. Embedded in the career ecosystem of an emerging-economy country, we investigate the mobility dynamics of people in different stages of their self-employment career. We conducted in-depth interviews with 35 individuals who opted for entrepreneurship or selfemployed careers, and deploy the interpretive phenomenology to explore the dynamics of career mobility of self-employment. The results demonstrate different patterns of mobility between self-and paid employment during individuals' career sequences. The different push and pull forces that influence mobility are identified and explained. The study advances the theories of career and entrepreneurship literature by not only illustrating the mobility dynamics of self-employment as a stage of one's career but by also exploring the dynamic mechanisms of the mobility, drawing on the career ecosystem framework.

International Journal of Serious Games, 2019

This paper conducts a contemporary and inclusive review of initial applications of gamification t... more This paper conducts a contemporary and inclusive review of initial applications of gamification to various management fields, such as finance, corporate governance, risk management, human resource management, etc. It defines and contextualizes gamification within the field of management. This allows to understand the main elements of a general gamified system and its main applications. Via a systematic review of 203 studies addressing management contexts and gamification, it develops a holistic framework for the analysis of gamification in management areas. The study concludes by setting out a list of questions to direct future research in order to increase the impacts of this innovative and strategic research area within businesses and organizations.

Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 2018

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014

Our research builds on the “dark side” of social-sexual behavior at work and more specifically, s... more Our research builds on the “dark side” of social-sexual behavior at work and more specifically, sexualized work environment (e.g., high incidence of sexual jokes, comments, flirtatious behavior, dressing seductively). We tested the hypotheses using structural equation modeling with survey data collected from 1101 employees in India in various organizations. As hypothesized, we found gender contact and flexible work arrangements to be positively associated with sexualization of the work environment. On the other hand, self-respect was negatively associated with sexualization. Also, as predicted, sexualization of the work environment was positively associated with emotional exhaustion. Further, sexualization of the work environment mediated the relationship between the antecedent variables (gender contact, flexible work arrangement, and self-respect) and emotional exhaustion.

Journal of Business Ethics, 2016

This study uses a quasi-experimental design to investigate what happens to individual socially re... more This study uses a quasi-experimental design to investigate what happens to individual socially responsible attitudes when they are exposed to group dynamics. Findings show that group engagement increases individual attitudes toward social responsibility. We also found that individuals with low attitudes toward social responsibility are more likely to change their opinions when group members show more positive attitudes toward social responsibility. Conversely, individuals with high attitudes do not change much, independent of group characteristics. To better analyze the effect of group dynamics, the study proposes to split social responsibility into relative and absolute components. Findings show that relative social responsibility is correlated with but different from absolute social responsibility although the latter is more susceptible than the former to group dynamics. Keywords Individual social responsibility Á Absolute and relative social responsibility Á Group dynamic Á Socialization Á Attitudes toward social responsibility Abbreviations ACM Attitude change measurement AGSR SR After group activities ANOVA Analysis of variance BGSR SR Before group activities BIC Bayesian information criterion CFA Confirmatory factor analysis CFI Comparative fit index CSR Corporate social responsibility ICC Inter-correlation coefficient ISR Individual social responsibility MRCM Multilevel Random Coefficient Model OLS Ordinary least squares RMSEA Root mean square error of approximation SR Social responsibility SRMR Standardized root mean square residual WOGA Weight of group activities Social responsibility (SR) has been traditionally associated with different perspectives, such as the traditional theory of the firm (

Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 2015

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate recent healthcare reform in the USA, which ... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate recent healthcare reform in the USA, which allows insurance companies to proactively intervene in improving the long-term health of employees, by providing wellness programs as part of their benefits package. Design/methodology/approach – The authors present and analyze data on how employees of a large US Midwest “media and education” company (n=154) perceive economic incentives toward well-being. Data are collected using survey methods and analyzed with a logistic regression. Findings – This study suggests that fairness, accessibility, intention to switch to a healthier lifestyle and desire to see more health-related initiatives affect the way employees seek to participate in the new involuntary wellness programs. By contrast, satisfaction, participation, and income to not affect how these new programs are perceived. Research limitations/implications – These findings suggest that human resource managers should pay attention to e...

Business and Management Education in HE, 2014

This research explores whether, and if so, how an effective relationship is created from both sup... more This research explores whether, and if so, how an effective relationship is created from both supervisor and doctoral student perspectives in the context of internationalisation of business and management studies in higher education. Interviews were conducted with 12 supervisor-student dyads, totalling 24 interviews, to explore both student and supervisor perspectives on their own lived experiences of their expectations during the journey through the PhD. The research revealed four main dimensions that the interviewees expressed during the interview process: (a) their perceptions of the role of the primary supervisor on the doctoral student's work; (b) what they expect from their counterparts in terms of intellectual capacity; (c) in terms of emotional intelligence; and (d) in terms of resources or logistics. New findings related to intellectual capacity and emotional intelligence will be useful for both doctoral students and supervisors.

Handbook of Research on the Learning Organization

The Learning Organization, 2010

The purpose of this paper is to offer an application of a system model for Senge's five disciplin... more The purpose of this paper is to offer an application of a system model for Senge's five disciplines in higher education (HE) institutions. Design/methodology/approach: The paper utilizes a conceptual framework for the analysis of antecedents and outcomes of Senge's five disciplines, focusing on specific factors unique to the HE sector. Findings: The explication of the model manifests its relevance and applicability for the HE sector: it represent how universities operate as learning organizations and posits the anticipated interactions among specific constructs associated with Senge's five disciplines within the HE sector. Practical implications: The paper manifests a causal model that links variables in the learning organization, a perspective that would be instrumental for HE institutions to achieve competitive advantage. Originality/value: The paper provides added value both for academics and executives interested in the analysis of the complexity of Senge's five disciplines for HE institutions.