Research Summary
As a scholar in the field of human resource development, my primary interest is to unleash human potentials within their work, community, and societal context. Individuals and organizations are experiencing changes brought by globalization, technology advancement, economic development, and shift in workforce demographics. Both individuals and organizations should understand the impact of these changes and develop strategies to cope and move forward.
From the perspective of the individual learners, I am interested in investigating how the Internet and mobile technology can potentially change or have changed people’s learning and communication behaviors in teams, virtual teams, community of practices, and virtual community of practices to develop strategies to influence and enhance learning outcomes and promote performance improvement.
From the perspective of the organizations, I am interested in examining corporate learning practices, such as the use of corporate university or talent development and management as an overarching strategy to develop systematic processes that include mentoring and coaching, career development, learning and development, and work redesign to enhance employee development, retain talent, and improve organization performance.
As a scholar with extensive international experience, I also conduct research in China and other countries for comparative studies to promote cross-culture understanding. I am very interested in the impact Chinese economic development has on employees’ work-related values and attitudes and generational differences. I also belong to a team of international scholars that study and compare human resource development issues among BRIC countries.
Research Grants
Principal InvestigatorOptimizing Student Learning Outcomes: A Comparative Study of Onsite, Virtual and Remote Laboratories in Electrical Engineering, National Science Foundation (University of North Texas), 9/1/2011 12:00:00 AM - 8/31/2014 12:00:00 AM
Principal InvestigatorA Cross Generational Comparative Study: A Changing Work Ethic in China?, Campus Research Board, 3/7/2012 12:00:00 AM - 8/30/2013 12:00:00 AM
As a scholar in the field of human resource development, my primary interest is to unleash human potentials within their work, community, and societal context. Individuals and organizations are experiencing changes brought by globalization, technology advancement, economic development, and shift in workforce demographics. Both individuals and organizations should understand the impact of these changes and develop strategies to cope and move forward.
From the perspective of the individual learners, I am interested in investigating how the Internet and mobile technology can potentially change or have changed people’s learning and communication behaviors in teams, virtual teams, community of practices, and virtual community of practices to develop strategies to influence and enhance learning outcomes and promote performance improvement.
From the perspective of the organizations, I am interested in examining corporate learning practices, such as the use of corporate university or talent development and management as an overarching strategy to develop systematic processes that include mentoring and coaching, career development, learning and development, and work redesign to enhance employee development, retain talent, and improve organization performance.
As a scholar with extensive international experience, I also conduct research in China and other countries for comparative studies to promote cross-culture understanding. I am very interested in the impact Chinese economic development has on employees’ work-related values and attitudes and generational differences. I also belong to a team of international scholars that study and compare human resource development issues among BRIC countries.
Research Grants
Principal InvestigatorOptimizing Student Learning Outcomes: A Comparative Study of Onsite, Virtual and Remote Laboratories in Electrical Engineering, National Science Foundation (University of North Texas), 9/1/2011 12:00:00 AM - 8/31/2014 12:00:00 AM
Principal InvestigatorA Cross Generational Comparative Study: A Changing Work Ethic in China?, Campus Research Board, 3/7/2012 12:00:00 AM - 8/30/2013 12:00:00 AM