School of Business - Malaysia : Staff

Manjit Singh Sandhu, Dr
B.Ec (IIUM); MBA (UniTAR); DBA (CSU)

Dr Manjit joined Monash University Sunway Campus in 2007. Prior to this he was the Head of the Centre for Teaching and Learning and a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Business Administration, Tun Abdul Razak University, Malaysia. His research interest spans a wide variety of topics such as knowledge economics/knowledge sharing, foreign direct investment, e-banking, competitive advantage of firms, economics of entrepreneurship, leadership, e-learning etc. Some of his research papers have been published in refereed journals such as Knowledge Management Review (UK), Malaysian Journal of Distance Education (USM), Malaysian Journal of Educational Technology, UNITAR e-Journal, Multimedia Cyberspace Journal, Asian Journal of Distance Education, Journal of Contemporary Management Research, Journal for the Advancement of Science and Arts and Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability. Some of his papers have been presented in International Conferences in Malaysia (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) and abroad -Indonesia (2002), Oman (2003) and Turkey (2006). He has also acted as an external examiner for DBA dissertations from University of Newcastle, Australia. Currently he is an ordinary member of the Malaysian Economic Association and an editorial board member of UNITAR’s e-Journal.

Teaching Experience

Subject Code	Subject
MGW3130	Organisational Change & Development
MGX5171	Managing the Multinational Enterprise: Cases & Issues

Research Interests

Knowledge economics / knowledge sharing, foreign direct investment, e-banking, competitive advantage of firms, economics of entrepreneurship, leadership, e-learning

Selected Publications

No	Research Publications
1	Chen, W. L., Sandhu, M. S. and Jain, K. K. (2009), "Knowledge sharing in an American Multinational Company based in Malaysia", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 125 - 142.
2	Sandhu, M. S., Jain, K. K. and Yusof, M. "Entrepreneurial inclination of students at a private university in Malaysia", New England Journal of Entrepreneurship (accepted for publication in 2010).
3	Islam, S., Ali, Y. and Sandhu, M. S. (2009). Partner Selection Criteria: The Case of International Joint Ventures from Newly Industrialising Economies. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand International Business Academy, Brisbane, Australia, 16 - 18 April, 2009.
4	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 (ERA), Valencia, Spain, 13 - 15 December, 2009.
5	Suppiah, V. N. and Sandhu, M. S. (2009). The influence of organisational 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.
6	Goh, S. K. and Sandhu, M. S. (2009). Factors influencing effective knowledge sharing behaviour: A conceptual framework. Proceedings of the Curtin International Business Conference, Sarawak, Malaysia, 10 - 12 December, 2009.
7	Amat Sapuan, D., Jain, K. K. and Sandhu, M. S. (2008), "The current state of knowledge leadership in Malaysian universities", in Amat Sapuan, D., Jain, K. K. and Sandhu, M. S. (eds), "Leadership in a Changing Landscape", CERT Publication: Kuala Lumpur (ISBN: 9789834371074)
8	Yusof, M. Sandhu, M. S., and Jain K. K. (2008), "Entrepreneurial inclination of university students: A case study of students at Tun Abdul Razak University Malaysia", Unitar e-Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1.
9	Wai Ling, C., Jain, K. K. and Sandhu, M. S. (2008). Knowledge sharing in an American Multinational based in Malaysia. Proceedings of International Conference on Global Issues in Business and Technology, New Delhi, India, 31 July - 1 Aug, 2008.
10	Sandhu, M. S. and Alam, N. (2008). Factors influencing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Islamic banking sector: A conceptual framework. Proceedings of the 6th International Islamic Finance Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 13 - 14 October, 2008
11	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: Business and Economy, Constanta, Romania, 6 - 8 November, 2008.
12	Jain, K. K., Sandhu, M. S. and Sidhu, G. K. (2007), “Relationship between demographic factors and knowledge sharing A case study of Business Schools in Klang Valley, Malaysia”, Journal of Contemporary Management Research, Vol.1, No. 2, p.p40-59. (ISSN:0973-8266)
13	Yusof, M., Sandhu, M. S. and Jain, K. K. (2007), “Relationship between psychological characteristics and entrepreneurial inclination: A case study of students at a private institution of higher learning”, Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, Vol 3, No. 2, pp. 23-41.(ISSN 1176-8592)
14	Jain, K. K., Sandhu, M. S. and Sidhu, G. K. (2007), “Knowledge Sharing Among Academic Staff : A Case Study of Business Schools in Klang Valley, Malaysia”, Journal for the Advancement of Science & Arts, Vol 2, pp 23-29, (ISSN 1823-903X)
15	Jain, K. K., Sandhu, M. S. and Sidhu, G. K. (2006), “Identifying and overcoming barriers to knowledge sharing”, Knowledge Management Review ( UK), Vol. 9. No. 4, pp.6-7. (ISSN 1369-7633)
16	Jen,C. K and Sandhu, M. S. (2006), “A survey on the feedback of e-learning in a Malaysian Telecommunication Company”, Asian Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 4-19. (ISSN 1347 9008) available at http://www.asianjde.org/2006v4.1.Contents.html
17	Sandhu, M. S., Fredericks, L. J. (2006), “Determinants of foreign direct investment in the Malaysian services sector: An empirical investigation”, Selected Proceedings(Edited by Coskun Can Aktan) of the 2nd International Conference on Economics, Business and Management 2006, Vol. 1, pp. 83-101,Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey, 2006.(ISBN-975-6339-08-X)

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