Chan-Hoong Leong
Qualifications
- Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Research, Singapore University of Social Sciences
- Deputy Head (Social Lab) and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
- PhD (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
- M.Sc. (Statistics) (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- M.A. (University of Queensland, Australia)
- B.SocSci (Hons) (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Contact
Category: Alumni
Email: chleong@suss.edu.sg
Homepage: here.
Areas of interest
Immigration; intergroup relations; attitudes to emigration; cultural values and identities; attitudes to corruption across cultures; management of cultural diversity in the workplace
Selected publications
Lim, S., Yang, W.W., Leong, C.H., & Hong, J. (under review). Reconfiguring the Singapore Identity Space: Nation Moulding Beyond Racialism and Survivalism, Nations and Nationalism. Special Issue on "Historical Trajectories and Junctures: The Influence of the Past on Possible Futures for Nation-Building and Nation-Reconfiguring".
Leong, C.H. (in press). Whither Integration? Managing the politics of identity and social inclusion, In Norman Vasu, Su-Yin Yeap, & Wen-Ling Chan (Ed.) Beyond Economics: Immigration's impact on Singapore. Amsterdam University Press.
Leong, C.H., Yang, W.W., & Hong, S.J.Y. (in press). National Service: The Holy Grail in the Management of Social Diversity, In Mathew Mathews & Wai-Fong Chiang (Ed.). Management of Diversity in Singapore. NUS Press.
Leong, C.H. (2014). Social Markers of Acculturation: A New Research Framework on International Adaptation, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 38(1), 120-132.
Leong, C.H., & Liu, J.H. (2013). Multiculturalism, beyond ethnocultural diversity and contestations (Ed.) International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Special Issue on Multiculturalism, 37(6), 657-750.
Leong, C.H. & Liu, J.H. (2013). Whither Multiculturalism? Global identities at a Cross-road, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Special Issue on Multiculturalism, 37(6), 657-662.
Noor, N.M., & Leong, C.H. (2013). Multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore: Contesting Models, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Special Issue on Multiculturalism, 37(6), 714 - 726.
Leong, C.H. (2013). The socio-psychological profile of prospective emigrants: Singaporeans leaving Singapore. In Eugene Tartakovsky's (Ed.) Immigration: Policies, Challenges, and Impact, pp. 29-49. Nova Science: New York.
Ward, C., Tabor, A., & Leong, C.H. (2013). Immigration issues, challenges, and policy: A view from New Zealand. In Eugene Tartakovsky's (Ed.) Immigration: Policies, Challenges, and Impact, pp. 157-177. Nova Science: New York.
Leong, C.H., Rueppel, P., & Hong, D. (2013). Managing immigration and integration in Singapore. In the EU-Asia Dialogue Project (Cluster Migration and Integration), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
Taira, M., & Leong, C.H. (2012). The role of cramming for examinations and its impact on the use of learning strategies: A comparison between Japanese students and Singaporean students. Bulletin of Miyagi University of Education, Vol. 47, pp.345-355.
Taira, M., & Leong, C.H. (2012). The Paradox of Maximum Momentary Learning Ability: A comparative study between Japanese university students and Singaporean university students. Bulletin of Miyagi University of Education, 46, 251-264.
Kang, S.H., & Leong, C.H. (2012). Singapore Perspectives 2012: Singapore Inclusive, Bridging Divides (Ed). World Scientific: Singapore.
Smith, P.B., Torres, C., Leong, C.H., Pudhwar, P., M. Achoui, & Lebedeva, N. (2012). How distinctive are indigenous ways of achieving influence in business organizations? A comparative study of Guanxi, Wasta, Jeitinho, Svyazi, and “Pulling Strings”. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(2), 333-348.
Liu, J., Paez, D., Hanke, K., Rosa, A., Hilton, D.J., Sibley, C.G., Cabecinhas, R., Zaromb, F., Garber, I.E., Leong, C.H., et al. (2012). Cross-cultural dimensions of meaning in the evaluation of events in world history? Perceptions of historical calamities and progress in cross-cultural data from 30 societies. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 43(2), 251-272.
Leong, C.H., & Ward, C. (2011). Acculturation attitudes and intergroup relations between Maori-and European-New Zealanders and Chinese immigrants in New Zealand. Applied Psychology: An International Review. 60(1), 46-65.
Leong, C.H., & Berry, J.W. (2010). Intercultural Relations in Asia: Migration and Work Effectiveness (Ed.). World Scientific: Singapore.
Leong, C.H. & Lin, W. (2010). “Show me the money!” Construct and predictive validation of the Intercultural Business Corruptibility Scale (IBCS). In C.H. Leong & J.W. Berry’s (Ed.) Intercultural Relations in Asia: Migration and Work Effectiveness, 151-176. World Scientific: Singapore.
Leong, C.H. (2008). A multi-level research framework for the analyses of attitudes toward immigrants. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 32 (2), 115- 129.
Leong, C.H. (2007). Quitters and Stayers: The Singapore dilemma to nurturing culturally competent individuals and the need for national rootedness. In Youthscope (Ed.) National Youth Council Annual Research Publication, pp. 04-19.
Leong, C.H. (2007). Predictive validity of the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire: A longitudinal study on the socio-psychological adaptation and intercultural experience among Asian undergraduates. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 31 (5), 545- 559.
Leong, C.H. (2007). Ethnic identity and generation status as moderators of depressive symptomatology and identity conflict in Chinese Australians. In A. Bernardo (Ed.) Progress in Asian Social Psychology (Vol. 5): Theoretical and Empirical Contributions. Seoul: Kyoyook-Kwahak-Sa.
Leong, C.H., & Ward, C. (2006). The influence of cultural values on attitudes toward immigrants and multiculturalism: The case of the Eurobarometer Survey on Racism and Xenophobia. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 30 (6), 799-810.
Ward, C. & Leong, C.H. (2006). Intercultural relations in plural societies: Theory, research and applications. In D. Sam, & J. Berry (Ed.) Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology, pp. 484-503. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Ward, C., & Leong, C.H. (2005). Chinese sojourners, Chinese hosts: A study of cultural identity and perceived discrimination in international students in Singapore. In Y. Kashima, Y. Endo, E. S. Kashima, C. Leung, & J. McClure (Eds.), Progress in Asian Social Psychology (Vol.4): Theoretical and Empirical Contributions, pp.125-138. Seoul: Kyoyook-Kwahak-Sa.
Ward, C., Leong, C.H. & Low, M. (2004). Personality and sojourner adjustment: An exploration of the "Big five" and the "Cultural fit" proposition. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 35(2), 137-151.
Leong, C.H. & Ward, C. (2000). Identity conflict in sojourners. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 24, 763-776.
Leong, C.H. & Ward, C. (1999). The effects of enhancing and effacing attributions for success and failure on Chinese person perceptions in self and group referent conditions. In T. Sugiman, M. Karasawa, J. Liu, & Ward (Eds.), Progress in Asian Social Psychology (Vol. 2): Theoretical and Empirical Contributions, pp. 75-85, Seoul: Kyoyook-Kwahak-Sa.
Thesis
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