Educator. Researcher. Learning designer.
I connect leadership, culture and analytics to help people think critically and make better decisions.
My academic career has been shaped by sustained engagement with students, colleagues and ideas across cultures. It includes around 23 years at City University of Hong Kong, approximately a decade in programme leadership, and subsequent university teaching in Germany and the United Kingdom.
My interests connect the human and analytical dimensions of management: how people lead, how organisations adapt and how evidence informs judgement. Across teaching, research and professional collaboration, I seek to make complex ideas accessible without losing their depth.
From undergraduate study to MBA learning, my teaching combines conceptual depth, applied analysis and thoughtful feedback across face-to-face, blended and online settings.
An integrated approach to strategy, leadership and organisational behaviour, grounded in international perspectives and the realities of managing people.
Helping learners move beyond producing an output to evaluating evidence, interpreting uncertainty and communicating the business implications of analysis.
Guiding independent inquiry from a focused research question through methodological choices, analysis and defensible recommendations.
Teaching experience includes Arden University, University of Europe for Applied Sciences and Steinbeis University. Institution names describe experience and do not imply endorsement.
I welcome partnerships with organisations and consultancy teams seeking an academic perspective on leadership, change and evidence-based decision-making. Potential collaborations include tailored learning, research design and analytical interpretation.
Explore a collaboration ↗Workshop and learning topics around leading diverse teams, communication and organisational change.
Practical learning around dashboards, interpreting evidence and communicating analytical findings.
Discuss survey development, interviews, research design and the interpretation of quantitative or qualitative evidence.
Explore research and learning collaborations around brand management, cross-cultural markets and circular economy themes.
Two learning experiences connecting people, management judgement and responsible AI use. Start with an accessible story, or explore a deeper analytical challenge.
A simple, human-centred workshop about trust, flexibility and connection at work. A short home-office story, three discussion questions and a brief AI exercise help participants listen, try a small change and learn together. Includes coach notes, a reflection sheet and workplace follow-up.
Newly developed portfolio sample · Designed by Dr. Melody Chong · Available for virtual, face-to-face or blended delivery. Workplace delivery and outcomes have not yet been evaluated.
A more analytical workshop for managers ready to examine evidence and challenge confident AI advice. Compare fictional team data, explore alternative explanations and use CHECK to develop a conditional recommendation. Includes a participant worksheet, coach guidance, feedback rubric and workplace follow-up.
Newly developed portfolio sample · Designed by Dr. Melody Chong · Fictional case, with no claimed workplace delivery outcomes.
My research interests explore the relationships between leadership, culture and responsible business, alongside the changing role of analytics in management education.
Leadership, cross-cultural management and the human dimensions of organisational change.
Brand management, luxury and circular economy perspectives.
The application of business analytics and AI-assisted approaches in management education.
Journal articles and book chapters on leadership, influence, culture and creativity.
Chong, M. P. M., & Richards, M.
On the Emergence and Understanding of Asian Global Leadership, pp. 31–46. De Gruyter.
Chong, M. P. M., & Fu, P.
Journal of Leadership Studies, 14(2), 58–62.
Shang, Y., Chong, M. P. M., Xu, J., & Zhu, X.
Thinking Skills and Creativity, 34, Article 100592.
Chong, M. P. M., Zhu, X., Fu, P., & Wong, L. Y. S.
Chinese Management Studies, 13(4), 967–984.
Chong, M. P. M., Shang, Y., Richards, M., & Zhu, X.
Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 39(8), 975–994.
Chong, M. P. M., Peng, T. K., Fu, P. P., Richards, M., Muethel, M., Caldas, M. P., & Shang, Y. F.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 46(1), 71–87.
Shang, Y. F., Fu, P. P., & Chong, P. M. M.
Handbook of Chinese Organizational Behavior: Integrating Theory, Research and Practice, pp. 436–448. Edward Elgar.
I welcome enquiries about academic opportunities, executive and professional learning, research partnerships and consultancy collaboration. Tell me about your context, your ambitions and the questions you are working through.
Based in Manchester, United Kingdom.
International teaching and cross-cultural experience.
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