Dr Manjit Singh Sandhu
 | Senior Lecturer Department of Management
 
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603 5514 6195
Room 6-5-68Dr Manjit Singh Sandhu is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Management, School of Business. He also holds the Director’s post for the Master’s of Professional Management program. His principal research interest lies in several closely related domains in management specifically focusing on the following topics: internationalization of firms, knowledge sharing/hiding, entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility/ethics/sustainability. He has published papers in several high ranked journals such as International Business Review, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal of Management History, Journal of Knowledge Management, International Journal of Public Sector Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, Asia Pacific Business Review and Journal of Workplace Learning. Since 2016, Manjit has been leading the International study program, an elective unit from the Master in International Business course offered in summer every year. Industry visits were organised during the study trips and several cities in Asia (Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chengdu, Chongqing,Seoul, Tokyo and The Philippines) and Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Krakow and Warsaw) were covered. Dr Manjit has also conducted corporate training work for organizations such as German Chamber of Commerce, Malaysian Airlines and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce. He is currently a member of the European International Business Academy, Academy of Management and Network for Business Sustainability.
Academic Qualifications
| Doctor of Business Administration | |
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| Institution | Charles Sturt University |
| Year awarded | 2007 |
| Master of Business Administration | |
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| Institution | Universiti Tun Abdul Razak |
| Year awarded | 2001 |
| Bachelor of Economics | |
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| Institution | International Islamic University Malaysia |
| Year awarded | 1991 |
Membership in Associations and International Bodies
| Membership | European Academy of International Business |
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| Role | Member |
| Duration | since 2009 |
| Membership | Network for Business Sustainability |
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| Role | Member |
| Duration | since 2011 |
| Membership | Academy Management |
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| Role | Member |
| Duration | since 2013 |
Areas of Expertise
| 1 | Economics of multinational firms (Inward FDI, Outward FDI, Partnership selection in joint ventures, born global firms, internationalisation strategy) |
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| 2 | Knowledge economics/Knowledge management/Knowledge sharing |
| 3 | Corporate Social responsibility/Ethics |
| 4 | Organizational behaviour focusing on organizational culture |
| 5 | Economics of entrepreneurship/small business |
| 6 | Cross cultural management |
Teaching
| Subject Code | Subject |
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| MGW2351 | International Business |
| MGW3130 | Organisational Change & Development |
| MGX9660 | International Business: Theory and Practice |
Book Chapters
| * | Migrant Workers and Corporate Social Responsibility: Workplace PracticesS Varaden, MS Sandhu, F Tjiptono - Industry and Higher Education: Case Studies for Sustainable Futures (2020). Publisher: springer (Ranked A Monash Book Publication Ranking list). |
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| * | Puri, P, Sandhu, M.S., Vaithilingam S“Air Transport Security in Malaysia”. In Joseph Szyliowicz, J and Zamparini, L(Eds), Air Transport Security: Challenges and National Policies(pp.199-230). Edward Elgar Publishing (2018). |
| * | Quashem, R, Ahmed, R, Ali, Y and Sandhu, MS. (2016). “Influence of Generational Change on Internationalization Process of Family Firms: Research Agenda for Emerging Country Perspective’. In Marinov and Sorensen (Eds), Finding Solutions to the Challenges of Internationalisation (pp.109-123). Aalborg University Press, Denmark |
| * | Sandhu, M.S., Alam, N, and Fahmi, S (2014). Attracting FDI: Issues and Challenges for Islamic Banking. In Sinnakkannu, J, Nair, M and Lee H.Y (Eds.), Islamic Business: Contemporary Issues and Economic Development (Ist Edition, pp.1 -293).Malaysia, LexisNexis (under Elsevier Group).. |
| * | Fahmi, S., Sandhu, M.S., and Ng, X.K. (2014).Islamic Deposit Products: Motivation and Preferences of Customers. In Sinnakkannu, J, Nair, M and Lee H.Y (Eds.), Islamic Business: Contemporary Issues and Economic Development (Ist Edition, pp.1 -293).Malaysia, LexisNexis (under Elsevier Group). |
| * | Amat Sapuan, D, Jain, K.K and Sandhu, M.S. (2008). “The current state of knowledge leadership in Malaysian universities”, in Amat Sapuan, Jain, K.K and Sandhu, M.S (Eds.) Leadership in a Changing Landscape: CERT Publication, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
Scholarly Journals
| * | Koay, K. Y., Tjiptono, F., & Sandhu, M. S. (2020). Digital piracy among consumers in a developing economy: A comparison of multiple theory-based models. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 55, 102075.(ABDC :A) |
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| * | Choudhury Kaul, S., Sandhu, M.S. and Alam, Q. (2019), "Researching the history of marginalized issues in management research: A proposed interpretive framework", Journal of Management History, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 237-256. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMH-06-2018-0030 (ABDC: B) |
| * | Cheong, A., Sandhu, M. S., Edwards, R., & Poon, W. C. (2019). Subsidiary knowledge flow strategies and purpose of expatriate assignments. International Business Review, 28(3), 450-462.(ABDC :A) (Scopus)(Impact factor: 2.754) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2018.11.00) |
| * | Jain, K.K, Sandhu, MS and Goh, S.K (2015)"Organizational climate, trust and knowledge sharing: insights from Malaysia", Journal of Asia Business Studies. Vol 9, Issue 1(Emerald)(ABDC: C)(Scopus). |
| * | Sandhu, M.S and Poon, W.C. (2014). “The relationship between cultural values and knowledge sharing behaviour in selected multinational companies in Malaysia”, International Journal of Business and Economics. Vol 13, No 2 2014 (ABDC/ERA: B)(Scopus) |
| * | Kaur, S and Sandhu, M.S. (2014) “Internationalisation of born global firms: Evidence from Malaysia”, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. Vol. 19, No.1, p.p 101-136. (Taylor and Francis)(Ranked “B” by ABDC 2013, Ranked “A” by ERA 2011) Thomson Reuters ISI Journal; 2012 Impact factor :0.643 (Scopus) |
| * | Goh, S, K and Sandhu, M, S. (2013) “Knowledge Sharing Among Malaysian Academics: Influence of Affective Commitment and Trust” The Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management , Vol 11, Issue 1 (pp38-48,) available online at www.ejkm.com. (ABDC/ERA : C) |
| * | Suppiah, V.N. and Sandhu, M.S (2011) “The influence of organizational culture types on tacit knowledge sharing behaviour”, Journal of Knowledge Management . Vol 15, Issue 3, p.p 462-477. (Emerald)(Ranked “A” by ABDC 2013, Ranked “B” by ERA 2011, Thomson Reuters ISI Journal; Impact factor :1.452).(Scopus) |
| * | Islam, S, Ali, Y and Sandhu, M.S. (2011) “Partner Selection Criteria: The Case of International Joint Ventures from Newly Industrializing Economies”, Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol 17, No.1, p.p 25-43, Jan 2011) (Taylor and Francis) Thomson Reuters ISI Journal; ; Impact factor :0.689). ABDC: B (Scopus) |
| * | Sandhu, M.S, Jain, K.K and Ahmad, U.K(2011) “Knowledge sharing among public sector employees: Evidence from Malaysia”, International Journal of Public Sector Management , Vol 24, Issue 3, pp.206-226 (Emerald)(Scopus). ABDC: B |
| * | Sandhu, M.S, Sidique, S.F and Riaz, S. (2011) “Relationship between perceived barriers to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial inclination: A case study of Malaysian postgraduate students”, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, Vol 17, Issue 4 p.p 428-449. (Emerald) (Scopus). ABDC: B, Q1 |
| * | Sandhu, M.S, Jain, K.K and Yusof, M (2010) “Entrepreneurial inclination of students at a private university in Malaysia”, New England Journal of Entrepreneurship (issue 1, Spring 2010) (Proquest). ABDC: C |
| * | Chen, W.L, Jain, K.K and Sandhu, M.S. (2009) ”Knowledge sharing in an American Multinational Company based in Malaysia”, Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol.21 No 2 pp.125-142(Emerald) (Scopus). ABDC: C |
| * | Yusof, M, Sandhu, M.S. and Jain, K.K. (2007) “Relationship between Psychological Characteristics and Entrepreneurial Inclination: A case study of students at UNITAR”, Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, Vol 3, Issue 2, Sept 2007, pp. 23-41.(Proquest). ERA: C |
| * | Sandhu, M.S & Asmawi, A.(2002) “Perception of Students towards utilization of web based courseware in a virtual learning environment: An empirical investigation in UNITAR.” Malaysian Journal of Distance Education, Vol 4, No 2. Pp.41-60, abstract can also be viewed at http://www.usm.my/dear/v4n2_contents.htm. Ranked “C” by ABDC 2013 |
Conference Proceedings
| * | Benozir, M; Sandhu, M.S; Uddin, F and Au, W.C(2017). Diaspora Entrepreneurship: Role of Social Networking. European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference Milan, Italy, Dec 2017. |
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| * | Varaden, S; Sandhu, M.S. and Tjiptono, F. (2017). Business Response to Workplace Issues: A case of Migrant Workers in the Mauritian Textile Industry. Academy of Management Conference 2017, Atlanta, Georgia, US.5-8 Aug, 2017.. |
| * | Kaul, S.C; Sandhu, M.S. and Alam, Q (2016). "Asylum,Bequeaths and Charities:Business Response to Disability in Colonial India"". Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, Aug 6-9, 2016. |
| * | Ali, R; Sandhu, M.S. and Au, W.C. (2016)_Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Family Firms: A Socioemotional Wealth Perspective". Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, Aug 6-9, 2016.BEST PAPER |
| * | Keynote Speaker at the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Entrepreneurship and Innovation Conference (2015), 21 March, 2015, Monash University Malaysia. |
| * | Quashem, R, Ahmed, R, Ali, Y and Sandhu, MS. (2014). “Influence of Generational Change on Internationalization Process of Family Firms: Research Agenda for Emerging Country Perspective’. 5th Aalborg Conference: Finding Solutions to the New Challenges of Internationalization, Aalborg University,Denmark |
| * | Choudhury –Kaul, S., Sandhu, M.S, & Alam, Q. (2014). From merchant charity to mainstream integration Strategic intent of business engagement with disability: Empirical evidence from India. Conference paper International Association for Business and Society (IABS), Conference Title: Reclaiming the Societal Dimension: New Perspectives on 'Society and Business', June 19- 23, Sydney (Australia) |
| * | Choudhury –Kaul, S., Sandhu, M.S, & Alam, Q. (2014). Asylums, bequeaths and charities: Historical perspective on shaping of the business response to disability until the middle of twentieth century. Conference paper at Asia Pacific Economic and Business History Conference (APEBHC), Conference Title : Economic consequences of war and conflict, February 13- 15, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton , (New Zealand) |
| * | Kaul, S.C, Sandhu,M.S and Alam, Q. (2013) Marginal voice to mainstream drama: The debut of disability on the CSR agenda. Proceedings of the conference organized by the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) University of Nottingham, Malaysian Campus, 19-20th August 2013 |
| * | Chew, Y.T, Sandhu, M.S. and Rahaman, S.G (2013) CSR communications: Influence of institutional factor in Malaysia? Proceedings of the conference organized by the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) University of Nottingham, Malaysian Campus, 19-20th August 2013 |
| * | Ghazinoori, S.A.H, Sandhu, M.S and Chew, Y.T (2013) CSR perception and motivating factors, evidence from Iran. Proceedings of the conference organized by the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) University of Nottingham, Malaysian Campus, 19-20th August 2013 |
| * | Ghazinoori, A; Sandhu, M.S and Chew, Y.T (2013), “Corporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Theory: Evidence from a developing Islamic Nation, 73rd Academy of Management Conference , Orlando , Florida, 9th -13th Aug 2013. |
| * | Sandhu, M.S; Jeeva Pragasam, C and Chew, Y.T.(2012)“Factors influencing self-initiated expatriation: New insights from a developing country”, Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA)., Brighton, UK, |
| * | Luximon. V, Sandhu, M.S. and Chew, Y.T.(2012) "Embedding corporate social responsibility into the organizational culture" proceedings of the 26th ANZAM Conference, 5-th December 2012, Perth Australia, 2012. |
| * | Goh, S.K and Sandhu, M.S.(2012) The Influence of Affective Commitment and Trust on Knowledge Sharing In Malaysian Universities. A Comparison between Public and Private Universities - European Conference on Knowledge Management, Spain, 6 & 7, September 2012 |
| * | Sandhu, M.S, Sidique, S.F and Khoo, B(2011) “Corporate Social Responsibility practices and influencing factors: evidences from small and medium enterprises in Malaysia”, Proceedings of the 25th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management International Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, December 7-9th 2011 |
| * | Goh, S.K and Sandhu, M.S.(2011) ‘’Effect of Trust on Knowledge Donating and Collecting: Evidence from Malaysian Universities’’. World Business and Economics Research Conference Auckland, New Zealand, Dec, 2011. AWARDED BESTPAPER AWARD UNDER MANAGEMENT CATEGORY |
| * | Kaur, S and Sandhu, M.S. (2010). “Factors influencing Born Global Internationalisation: A Study of Malaysian Firms,”, Proceedings of the Academy of International Business, South East Asian Chapter Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 10th – 12th 2010. |
| * | Sandhu, M.S, Goh, S.K and Poon, W.C (2010) “The relationship between organisational climate, trust and knowledge sharing behaviour,” Proceedings of the Academy of International Business, MENA Chapter, Dubai, UAE, 10th – 12th 2010. AWARDED BESTPAPER AWARD UNDER MANAGEMENT CATEGORY |
| * | Sandhu, M.S and Poon, W.C (2009) “The relationship between cultural values and knowledge sharing behaviour in selected multinational companies in Malaysia”, Proceedings of the European International Academy of Business (EIBA), Valencia, Spain, 13- 15 December, 2009. |
| * | Suppiah, V.N. and Sandhu, M.S (2009) “The influence of organizational culture types on tacit knowledge sharing behaviour: A conceptual framework”, Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), Melbourne, Australia,1- 4 December, 2009. |
| * | Islam, S, Ali, Y and Sandhu, M.S. (2009) “Partner Selection Criteria: The Case of International Joint Ventures from Newly Industrializing Economies”, Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA), Brisbane, Australia,16-18 April, 2009. |
| * | Sandhu, M.S, Sidique, S.F and Riaz, S.(2008) “Relationship between perceived barriers to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial inclination: A case study of Malaysian postgraduate students”,Proceedings of the International Conference on Business and Economy, 2008, Constanta, Romania, November 6-8th 2008 |
| * | Baihagi, Imam and Sandhu, M.S. (2011).”Supply Chain Management Practices in Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)”, in Metri, B.A; Gupta, J.N.D and Sahay, B.S (Eds). Managing Global Services: Emerging Trends: Excel Books, New Delhi. |
Local Grants
| Title | The Role of RSPO Process in Improving and Sustaining the Livelihood of Small Farmers in Malaysia |
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| Investigators | Associate Member - Dr. Manjit Singh |
| Funding Period | 2014 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) |
| Title | Developing an Integrity Measurement Instrument to assess Integrity Climate of Organizations operating in Malaysia |
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| Investigators | Principal Investigator - Dr. Manjit Singh |
| Funding Period | 2014 -2015 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | FRGS (Malaysian Government) |
| Title | A Model of Global CSR Integration for Corporate Survival and Growth for MNCs in Malaysia |
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| Investigators | Associate Member - Dr. Manjit Singh |
| Funding Period | 2014 -2015 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | FRGS (Malaysian Government) |
| Title | Relationship between cultural values and Knowledge Sharing in Selected Multinational Firms in Malaysia |
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| Investigators | Dr. Manjit Singh |
| Funding Period | Sept 2008 – August 2009 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | Monash University Malaysia |
International Grants
| Title | Corruption perception of key Policy Actors: A comparative study of Australia, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Romania |
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| Investigators | Dr Ken Coghill (PI) Dr. Quamrul Alam Dr. Kamal Siddiqui Dr. Ileana Tache Dr. Salahuddin Aminuzzaman Dr. Manjit Singh Sandhu Ms. Diana Almoro |
| Funding Period | Sept 2008 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University Australia Research Grant |
Current Supervision
| Student | Archibald Francis De Cruz |
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| Title | Organization Self Regulation Approach Towards Sustaining Long Term Profitability in Businesses Opera; (PhD) |
| Student | Teck Hui, Loi |
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| Title | Practicing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) : The Strategic Intent, Planning Process and Outcome; (PhD) |
| Student | Yu Nah Adeline, Cheong |
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| Title | A Strategy Approach to Expatration Policy; (PhD) |
| Student | Sanjukta Choudhury, Kaul |
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| Title | Disability at Workplace and Corporate Social Responsibility; (PhD) |
| Student | Seyed Amir Hossein, Ghazinoori |
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| Title | Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Among Small & Medium Sized Enterprises : Insights from A Developing Country; (PhD) |
| Student | Visvalingam N Suppiah |
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| Title | Influence of Selected Organisational Factors on Tacit Knowledge Sharing Behaviour; (PhD) |
Completed Supervision
| Student | Varuna, Luximon |
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| Title | Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility into the Organizational Culture (BBusCom Honours); 2012 |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Seyed Amirhossein, Ghazinoori |
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| Title | Corporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Theory; New Insights from a Developing Islamic Country (PG Dip in BusCom); 2012 |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Archibald Francis, De Cruz |
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| Title | Antecedents of Ethical Climate for Businesses in Malaysia (PG Dip in BusCom); 2012 |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Enrico Cirineo, Osi |
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| Title | Cultural Values and Managerial Styles of Women Managers. A Comparative Study in Malaysia and the Philippines (PG Dip in BusCom); 2010 |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Sulina, Kaur |
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| Title | The Internationalisation of Born Global Firms : A Study of Enabling Factors (BBusCom Honours); 2010 |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Visvalingam N Suppiah |
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| Title | The influence of organisational culture types on tacit knowledge sharing behaviour in selected Malaysian organisations (PG Dip in BusCom); 2009 |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Sabrina, Islam |
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| Title | Partner Selection Criteria: The Case of International Joint Ventures from Newly Industrializing Economies (BBusCom Honours); 2008 |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
Local Award
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award of Excellence (Research) |
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| Awarding Body | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | 2007 - 2009 |
| Project Title | N/A |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award of Excellence (Research) |
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| Awarding Body | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | Sem 2, 2008 |
| Project Title | N/A |
International Award
| Award Name | Fellowship |
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| Awarding Body | Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Monash University Australia |
| Year of award | 2011 |
| Project Title | N/A |