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 an 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.
Life Member, Malaysian Economic Association
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
