Dr Koon Vui Yee

Dr Koon Vui Yee

  • Principal Teaching Fellow
Department of Management
  • 红杏视频 Business School

Biography

Koon Vui-Yee holds the position of Principal Teaching Fellow at 红杏视频 University, Malaysia. She imparts management principles and strategic management knowledge to undergraduate and postgraduate students, while also providing supervision for research projects spanning from bachelor's degree to PhD level. Additionally, she is recognized as a Chartered Manager (CMgr MCMI, UK), a prestigious credential in the field of management Her research interests encompass strategic human resource management, industrial-organizational (IO) psychology, and humanistic management, with a focus on enhancing employee performance in terms of attitudes and behaviors across various sectors from commercial to educational contexts. 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD in Business Administration, University of Asia-e, Malaysia, 2012
  • Master in Management, Universiti of Malaya, Malaysia, 2006
  • BBA, Universiti of Putra Malaysia, 2001

Research Interests

  • Humanistic Management
  • Industrial Organisational Psychology

Teaching Areas

  • Management

Courses Taught

  • Strategic Management
  • Strategy Frameworks & Sustainability
  • Strategic Management & Analysis

Notable Publications

  1. Sathasivam K,鈥疶an MK,鈥疶homas A,鈥疜oon V.Y (2026;), "Unveiling human resource's key role in driving organizational digital transformation: a qualitative inquiry".鈥疎uropean Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.鈥痟ttps://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-08-2025-1065 [Scopus Q1, SSCI]
  2. Koon, V. Y., Yeng, S. K., Meng, C. S., & Chuen, P. W. (2026). Transformative trends and challenges: Navigating disruptive innovation in higher education through bibliometric insights.鈥疘nnovations in Education and Teaching International,鈥63(2), 356鈥369. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2025.2469080 [Scopus: Q1]
  3. Koon, V.-Y., & Yulita (2024). Do employee perception of HR training quality and manager innovation signals employee thrive? Creativity and Innovation Management, 33(4), 766鈥780. https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12619 [Scopus: Q1, SSCI]
  4. Tehseen, S., Koon, V. Y., Haider, S. A., Hossain, S. M., & Sohail, M. (2024). Entrepreneurial competencies, innovation enablers and sustainable competitive advantage among micro firms across cultures: A comparative study of Canada and Malaysia. Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, 9(2), 195鈥225. [Scopus: Q1]
  5. Koon, V.Y. (2024).  Unveiling the impact of corporate humanistic responsibility on sustainable employee well鈥恇eing: Exploring perceived support and shared experiences, Business Strategy & Development 7(2) [Scopus: Q1; SSCI)
  6. Koon, V.Y. & Fujimoto, Y (2024). From corporate social responsibility (CSR) to corporate humanistic responsibility (CHR): the conceptualization and operationalization of perceived CHR (Personnel Review. [Scopus:Q1, ABDC: A, SSCI)
  7. Koon, V. Y. (2022). The role of organisational compassion in knowledge hiding and thriving at work.鈥疜nowledge Management Research & Practice,鈥20(3), 486-501. [Scopus: Q1, ABDC: A, SSCI]
  8. Koon, V. Y. (2022). Mobile learning and humanistic education: a science mapping approach.鈥疘nteractive Learning Environments, 1-18. [Scopus: Q1; SSCI]
  9. Homer, S. T., Koon V.Y., & Khor, K. S. (2022). Developing a measurement instrument for perceived Corporate citizenship using multi-stakeholder, multi-industry and cross-country validations.鈥疩uality & Quantity, 1-24. [ Scopus: Q1]
  10. Koon, V. Y. (2022). A multilevel analysis of work鈥搇ife balance practices.鈥疉sia Pacific Journal of Human Resources,鈥60(2), 429-450. [Scopus: Q2, ABDC: B, SSCI]
  11. Koon, V. Y. (2021). Bibliometric analyses on the emergence and present growth of humanistic management.鈥疘nternational Journal of Ethics and Systems,鈥37(4), 581-598. [Scopus: Q2, ESCI]
  12. Koon, V. Y., & Ho, T. S. (2021). Authentic leadership and employee engagement: The role of employee well-being.鈥疕uman Systems Management,鈥40(1), 81-92. [Scopus, ESCI]
  13. Koon V.Y., & Yen-Hwa, T. (2020). When does ostracism lead to turnover intention? The moderated mediation model of job stress and job autonomy.鈥疘IMB Management Review,鈥32(3), 238-248. [Scopus: Q2, ABDC: B, ESCI]
  14. Koon V.Y. (2018). Linking training and development to employee turnover intention: are performance management and compensation sequential mediators?.鈥疛ournal for Global Business Advancement,鈥11(5), 564-586. [Scopus]
  15. Koon V.Y., & Paggy, K. (2020). The effect of work fulfilment on job characteristics and employee retention: Gen Y employees.鈥疓lobal Business Review,鈥21(2), 313-327. [Scopus: Q2, ABDC: B, ESCI]
  16. Koon, V. Y., & Pun, P. Y. (2018). The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility.鈥疶he Journal of Applied Behavioral Science,鈥54(2), 187-207. [Scopus: Q2, ABDC: B, SSCI]
  17. Koon, V. Y., & Chong, K. N. (2018). Workplace flexibility and organisational citizenship behaviour: an investigation of the mediating role of engagement and moderating role of perceived fairness.鈥疘nternational Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion,鈥9(1), 45-62. [ABDC: B]
  18. Toh, S. Y., & Koon, V. Y. (2017). Determining mission statement effectiveness from a fit perspective.鈥疭tudies in Business and Economics,鈥12(2), 220-240. [Scopus, ESCI]
  19. Koon V.Y. (2016). Employee Perceptions of Humanistic Responsibility on Commitment.鈥疘nternational journal of economics & management,鈥10(1). [Scopus, ESCI]
  20. Koon V.Y (2015). The impact of strategic human resource management on employee outcomes in private and public limited companies in Malaysia.鈥疛ournal of human Values,鈥21(2), 75-86. (Scopus: Q2, ESCI) 

Achievements & Accolades

Recognised as a 2024 Top Cited Article in the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources on behalf of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI).

Professional Associations

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)