Curriculum Vitae

DR. QUAH CHEE HEONG

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Management & Marketing
    Faculty of Business and Economics
  • quahch
  • 603-77722840

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (International Business), (International Monetary System)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • MBA (Finance and International Business) (Distinction), (Finance and International Business)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • BBA (Minor IT) (Distinction), (Minor IT)
    Universiti Malaya (um)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER: JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, BOARD MEMBER
    Since 2021 (International)
  • EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER: JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING, BOARD MEMBER
    Since 2021 (International)
  • EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER: ASIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGERIAL SCIENCE , EDITORIAL BOARD
    2021 to 2021 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Excellence Award for Academic Staff
    2012, FBA, University of Malaya,  (Ptj/ Faculty)
  • Phd Excellence Award (completion More Than 3 Years But Less Than 4 Years)
    2011, University of Malaya,  (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Quah, Chee-Heong; Ho, Yew Joe (2025). Is Brexit Really Supported? A View of Optimal Currency Area, EUROPEAN REVIEW. . doi:10.1017/S1062798725000080
  2. Zhang, Xinyuan; Wu, Jiangqiu; Nor, Mohammad Nazri Bin Mohd; Quah, Chee Heong (2024). Corporate strategic aggression and environmental investment decisions: Evidence from A-share listed firms, INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. 95. doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103528
  3. Zhang, Xinyuan; Quah, Chee Heong; Nor, Mohammad Nazri Bin Mohd (2023). Deep neural network-based analysis of the impact of ambidextrous innovation and social networks on firm performance, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 13(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-36920-9
  4. Quah, C. H. (2014). Clustering eurozone cycles, Quality Quantity. 48(6), 3447-3462
  5. Quah, C. H. (2014). REVISITING BUSINESS CYCLES IN THE EUROZONE: A FUZZY CLUSTERING AND DISCRIMINANT APPROACH, Acta Oeconomica. 64(2), 161-180
  6. Ho, Y. J., Quah, C. H. (2012). EXPLAINING SLOW SELL-OFF AT STOCK MARKET AFTER YIELD CURVE INVERSION WITH CLOCK GAME, Actual Problems of Economics. 137(493-500), Article
  7. Low, P. C., Quah, C. H., Ismail, M. N. (2012). FISCAL EXPANSIONS OF CHINA, KOREA, AND MALAYSIA: COMPARING THEORY TO PRACTICE, Actual Problems of Economics. 131(397-408), Article
  8. Mahadeva, Sanjiv; Goh, Khean-Lee (2012). SHORT-RUN LINKAGES BETWEEN ASIAN "PAPER TIGERS": A VAR AND FUZZY CLUSTERING APPROACH, Actual Problems of Economics. 137(331-346), Article
  9. Quah, C. H. (2012). Can Japan or China replace the US as the monetary anchor for Hong Kong and Macau?, Asia Pacific Business Review. 18(3), 335-354
  10. Quah, C. H. (2012). IS EAST ASIA AS PREPARED AS EUROZONE FOR MONETARY UNION?, Journal of Business Economics and Management. 13(3), 471-488
  11. Quah, C. H., Crowley, P. M. (2012). CHINA AND THE DOLLAR: AN OPTIMUM CURRENCY AREA VIEW, Prague Economic Papers. 21(4), 391-411
  12. Quah, C. H., Crowley, P. M. (2012). Which country should be the monetary anchor for East Asia: the US, Japan or China?, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 17(1), 94-112
  13. Quah, C. H., Ismail, M. N. (2012). MONETARY INTEGRATION IN EAST ASIA: A CRITICAL REVIEW, Actual Problems of Economics. 130(388-397), Review
  14. Tey, L. S., Quah, C. H. (2012). EFFECT OF INTER-PARTNER FIT IN INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, Actual Problems of Economics. 128(431-438), Article
  15. Quah, C. H., Crowley, P. M. (2010). Monetary Integration in East Asia: A Hierarchical Clustering Approach, International Finance. 13(2), 283-309
  16. Quah, C. H., Crowley, P. M., Ismail, M. N. (2010). Monetary anchor for East Asia: Japan or United States?, African Journal of Business Management. 4(6), 1048-1058
  17. Quah, C. H., Ismail, M. N. (2009). Are currency areas feasible in East Asia? A benchmarking approach, African Journal of Business Management. 3(11), 654-668
ESCI
  1. Quah, Chee-Heong; Ho, Yew-Joe (2020). Economic Feasibility of Malaysia and Singapore-Brunei Monetary Reunion: A Scrutiny during Major Financial Crises, APPLIED ECONOMICS JOURNAL. 27(1), 23-51
  2. Quah, Chee-Heong (2019). China's Dollar-linked Hong Kong during the Global Crisis, APUNTES DEL CENES. 38(67), 95-121. doi:10.19053/01203053.v38.n67.2019.8502
  3. Quah, Chee-Heong (2017). Exchange Rate Fixation between US, China, Japan and Eurozone, MARGIN-JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMIC RESEARCH. 11(2), 99-120. doi:10.1177/0973801016689206
  4. Quah, Chee-Heong (2016). ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF A BRICS MONETARY UNION, GLOBAL & LOCAL ECONOMIC REVIEW. 20(2), 1-29
Scopus
  1. Zhang X., Quah C.H., Nazri Bin Mohd Nor M. (2023). Deep neural network-based analysis of the impact of ambidextrous innovation and social networks on firm performance, Scientific Reports. 13(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-36920-9
  2. Quah C.H. (2019). The Chinese Dollar Linked to the Hong Kong's during the Global Crisis, Apuntes del Cenes. 38(67), 95-121. doi:10.19053/01203053.v38.n67.2019.8502
  3. Quah, C. H. (2014). Revisiting business cycles in the Eurozone: A fuzzy clustering and discriminant approach, Acta Oeconomica. 64(2), 161-18015882659 (ISSN).
  4. Quah, C. H. (2013). Potential currency areas in East Asia using United States, Japan or China as the monetary anchor, Economia Mexicana, Nueva Epoca. 22(3), 247-279
  5. Ho, Y. J., Quah, C. H. (2012). Explaining slow sell-off at stock market after yield curve inversion with clock game, Actual Problems of Economics. 137(11), 493-50019936788 (ISSN).
  6. Low, P. C., Quah, C. H., Ismail, M. N. (2012). Fiscal expansions of China, Korea, and Malaysia: Comparing theory to practice, Actual Problems of Economics. 131(5), 397-40819936788 (ISSN).
  7. Quah, C. H. (2012). Can Japan or China replace the US as the monetary anchor for Hong Kong and Macau?, Asia Pacific Business Review. 18(3), 335-35413602381 (ISSN).
  8. Quah, C. H. (2012). Is East Asia as prepared as eurozone for monetary union?, Journal of Business Economics and Management. 13(3), 471-48816111699 (ISSN).
  9. Quah, C. H., Ismail, M. N. (2012). Monetary integration in East Asia: A critical review, Actual Problems of Economics. 130(4), 388-39719936788 (ISSN).
  10. Tey, L. S., Quah, C. H. (2012). Effect of inter-partner fit in international joint venture knowledge transfer, Actual Problems of Economics. 128(2), 431-43819936788 (ISSN).
Others
  1. Quah, C. H. (2019). China s Dollar-linked Hong Kong during the Global Crisis. Apuntes del CENES, 38(67), 95-121.
  2. C.H. Quah. & Tey, L.S. (2018). Title:Will Bulgaria's Path to Eurozone Derail? A comparison with Argentina. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business, 6(1), 39-58.
  3. Quah, C. H. (published in 2017 for 2016). ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF A BRICS MONETARY UNION. GLOBAL & LOCAL ECONOMIC REVIEW, 20(2), 1-29.
  4. AZIZ, A., QUAH, C., MOHAMMAD, N.. Analyzing the efficiency of meals delivery transportation. International Journal of Research in Business and Technology, North America, 9, nov. 2016.
  5. Quah, C. H. (2016). Germany versus the United States: Monetary Dominance in the Eurozone. Economies, 2(4), 8.
  6. Tey. LS., & Quah. CH. (2016). Exploring Inter-partner Fit of Malaysian Offshore International Joint Ventures: A Cluster and Discriminant Analysis. International Review of Management and Marketing, 6(4S), 12-20.
  7. Quah, C. H. (2015). A Diagnostic on the West African Monetary Union. South African Journal of Economics.
  8. Quah, C. H. (2014). A diagnosis of Greece. INVESTIGACION ECONOMICA, 73(287), 3-35.
  9. Quah, C. H. (2014). Revisiting business cycles in the Eurozone: A fuzzy clustering and discriminant approach. Acta Oeconomica, 64(2), 161-180.
  10. Quah, C. H. (2013). Clustering Eurozone Cycles. Quality & Quantity, 1-16.
  11. Quah, C. H. (2013). Potential Currency Areas in East Asia using United States, Japan, or China as the Monetary Anchor. Economia Mexicana NUEVA EPOCA, 3(I), 247-279.
  12. Chee-Heong Quah & Patrick M. Crowley (2012): Which country should be the monetary anchor for East Asia: the US, Japan or China?, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 17:1, 94-112
  13. Chee-Heong Quah (2012). Can Japan or China replace the US as the monetary anchor for Hong Kong and Macau? Asia Pacific Business Review, 18(3), 335-354.
  14. Eric Vincent, Bindah,and Quah,Chee Heong (2012). A Model-Based Cluster Analysis Of Materialism, Family Communication, And Television Viewing . Journal of Arts, Science & Commerce, 3(1), 92-105.
  15. Ho, Yew Joe & Quah, Chee Heong. (2012). On the Possibility of Explaining Slow Sell-off in Stock Market after Yield Curve Inversion with Clock Game. Actual Problems of Economics, 11. Forthcoming.
  16. Low, P.C., Quah, C.H., & Ismail, M.N. (2012). Fiscal Expansions of China, Korea, and Malaysia: Comparing Theory and Practice. Actual Problems of Economics, 5 (May).
  17. Quah, C. H. (2012). Is East Asia as prepared as Eurozone for monetary union? Journal of Business, Economics, and Management, 13(3), 471-488.
  18. Quah, C. H., & Ismail, M. N. (2012). Monetary Integration in East Asia: A Critical Review. Actual Problems of Economics, 4 (April).
  19. Tey, L. S., & Quah, C. H. (2012). Effect of Inter-partner Fit in International Joint Venture Knowledge Transfer. Actual Problems of Economics, 2 (Feb), 431-438
  20. Zainudin, R. and Quah, Chee Heong. (2012). Short-run Linkages between Asian "Paper Tigers": A VAR and Fuzzy Clustering Approach. Actual Problems of Economics, 11(137), 331-346.
  21. Quah, C. H., & Crowley, P. M. (2010). Monetary integration in East Asia: A hierarchical clustering approach. International Finance, 13:2, 283 309.
  22. Quah, C. H. (2009). The Feasibility of East Asian Monetary Union as an Optimum Currency Area. International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 5 (2), 65-90. (EBSCO-cited)
  23. Quah, C. H., & Crowley, P. M. (2009). A Reconsideration of the Great Depression. South Asian Journal of Management, 16 (3), 7-23. (EBSCO/Proquest Cited)
  24. Quah, C. H., & Ismail, M. N. (2009). Are Currency Areas Feasible in East Asia? A Benchmarking Approach. African Journal of Business and Management, 3 (11), 654-668.
  25. Quah, C. H., & Ismail, M. N. (2008). Could the Great Depression repeat itself in the 21st century? Malaysian Management Journal, 12 (1&2), 1-15.
Books
  1. Brian Sloboda & Chee-Heong Quah (2025). Applied and Theoretical Econometrics and Financial Crises (Ed.) https://www.intechopen.com/books/1003897
  2. Quah, C.H. (2023). The Case Against Intervention. UJ Press. https://doi.org/10.36615/9781776425648
  3. Bobek, V., & Quah, C. H. (Eds.). (2021). Emerging Markets. InTech Open. https://www.intechopen.com/books/emerging-markets
  4. Quah, C. H. (2021). Austrian Economics in One Lesson. Manipal Universal Press. https://www.amazon.in/Austrian-Economics-Lesson-Chee-Heong/dp/8195399096/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1643559487&refinements=p_27%3AChee&s=books&sr=1-3
  5. Quah CH (2016). Eccentric Views on Money and Banking: Kuala Lumpur: UM Press.
  6. Quah, C. H., & Ong, L. D. (Eds.). (2012). Business dynamics in the 21st century. InTech Open.
  7. Quah, Chee Heong. (2012). Optimal Currency Areas in East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press.
Chapter in Books
  1. Chee-Heong Quah and Brian William Sloboda( 2025) Introductory Chapter: Boom-Bust Cycles, the Chronic Disease that Plagues World Economy in Applied and Theoretical Econometrics and Financial Crises in (Eds.) Submitted: 09 August 2024 Reviewed: 09 August 2024 Published: 18 June 2025 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1006666
  2. Xinyuan Zhang and Chee-Heong Quah (2025) Strategic Flexibility, Firm Performance, and Firm Value in (Eds.) Applied and Theoretical Econometrics and Financial Crises. InTechOpen. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1008727
  3. Chee-Heong Quah (August 31st 2020). Pandemic in a Stateless Society [Online First], IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93373. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/pandemic-in-a-stateless-society
  4. Quah, C. H. (2012). "The Case for Monetary Union in East Asia: From Theory to Empirics" in Business Management, InTech Open Access Publisher, Rijeka, Croatia. ISBN 979-953-307-533-3.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Quah, C. H., Shaharuddin, S. S. (2016, 15-16 December) Critique of A China-based Monetary Union Proposition. Paper presented at the China s Financial Market Conference 2016, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  2. Crowley, Patrick M. (Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi) with Enrique Garcia, Chee-Heong Quah Is Europe Growing Together or Growing Apart? EUSA Thirteenth Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 9-11, 2013
  3. Crowley, P. M., & Quah, C. H. (2009, April). A single currency for Asia? Evaluation and comparison using hierarchical and model-based cluster analysis. In Frank Schimmelfennig (Ed.), EUSA 11th Biennial International Conference. Marina Del Rey, California: European Union Studies Association. Accessible from http://www.unc.edu/euce/eusa2009/papers.php
  4. Quah, C. H. & Tarmidi, M. (2007). Restriction And Consensus Agreement, Religion And Marital Status On Workplace Romance Among Office Workers. In Shaari Md. Nor (Ed.), Students Conference of Research and Education. Selangor, Malaysia: Universiti Tenaga Malaysia.
  5. Quah, C. H. & Yaakub, M. H. (2007). A Hypothesis Testing Study on Workplace Romance Among Malaysian Office Workers. In Shaista E. Khilji (Ed.), The 4th AGBA World Congress- Business Development In A Globalized Era. Washington: The George Washington University.
  6. Quah, C. H. (2007, December). Impossibility of another Great Depression in the 21st Century. In Sivalingam G. (Ed.). The International Conference on Business, Environment, International Competitiveness and Sustainable Development of the Asia Pacific Economies. Malaysia: Monash University, Malaysia.
  7. Yusof, M. K., & Quah, C. H. (2006). Locus of Control, Machiavellianism, Religiosity, Business Ethics, and Entrepreneurial Performance Among Malaysian Small Firm Entrepreneurs. In The 2nd National Conference On Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Malaysia: Universiti Utara Malaysia.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2012 - 2013, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    Revisiting Business Cycles in Eurozone: A Fuzzy Clustering Approach ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Austrian View to Financial Crisis, The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Malaysia chapter July 2014, GARP (International) (23 Jul 2014 - 23 Jul 2014)
PRESENTER
  1. Revisiting Business Cycles in Eurozone, FPP Research Workshop (Dec 20, 2013) (University) (20 Dec 2013 - 20 Dec 2013)
  2. Sharing of Best Practices , SPeCTRUM Seminar: Sharing of Best Practices, ADEC, UM (University) (12 Jul 2012 - 12 Jul 2012)
  3. Impossibility of another Great Depression in the 21st Century, The International Conference on Business, Environment, International Competitiveness and Sustainable Development of the Asia Pacific Economies. , Monash University, Malaysia (International) (21 Dec 2007)
  4. Locus of Control, Machiavellianism, Religiosity, Business Ethics, and Entrepreneurial Performance Among Malaysian Small Firm Entrepreneurs., The 2nd National Conference On Entrepreneurship and Small Business., UUM, Malaysia (National) (07 Dec 2006)
OTHERS
  1. Spectrum Workshop 2.0 2013, Spectrum Workshop 2.0 2013, ADEC (University) (21 Jan 2014 - 21 Jan 2014)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2019) Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research , (Reviewer)
  2. (2018) Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research , (Reviewer)
  3. (2014) Editorial Board, International Journal of Novel Research in Marketing, Management, and Economics. , (Editor)
  4. (2014) Editorial Board, Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business (IDJRB) , (Editor)
  5. (2014) Editorial Board, IORP Journal of Commerce Economics and Management, (Editor)
  6. (2014) 2014 British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade , (Reviewer)
  7. (2014) 2014 Economic Modelling, (Reviewer)
  8. (2014) 2014 Journal of Business and Economics Research, , (Reviewer)
  9. (2013) AJBA, (Reviewer)
  10. (2013) Area Editor for Asian Journal of Business and Accounting (AJBA), (Editor)
  11. (2012) Reviewer, African Journal Of Business Management, ISSN 1993-8233 , (Reviewer)
  12. (2012) Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Commerce and Accounting Research, (Advisory Committee)
  13. (2012) Reviewer, European Integration online Papers (EIoP). , (Reviewer)
  14. (2012) Editorial Board, Pinnacle Research Journals , (Editor)
  15. (2011) Reviewer, Asia Pacific Business Review , (Reviewer)
  16. (2011) Reviewer, Journal of Business, Economics, and Management , (Reviewer)
  17. (2011) Editor, Business Management, ISBN 979-953-307-533-3. Published in 2012. , (Editor)
  18. (2010) Reviewer, Applied Economics, Dept of Economics, Warwick University, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. , (Reviewer)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2013) Impact on Employment, Production, Market Share and Economic growth due to Low Selling price/Profit Margin during Business/Trade, NABEEL REHMAN
  2. (2013) EXPLAINING THE IMPACT OF A FIRM S STRATEGIC ORIENTATIONS ON ITS ALLIANCE FORMATION INTENTIONS: INCORPORATING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF DEGREE OF INTERNATIONALIZATION AND MODERATING ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMISM, Mehdi Mohammadi
  3. (2013) ENHANCING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF MALAYSIA S ORGANIC FOOD MARKET BY IMPLEMENTING QA MODELS: FOCUS ON MARKETING ASPECTS / MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION, FATEMEH BINESH
  4. (2012) Foreign Direct Investment, Panja Venugopa
  5. (2012) Data Efficiency in E-Commerce, Morteza Jamalzadeh
Master
  1. (2015) Using Employer Branding in Attract and Retain Talents in Private Organization, Chai Pei Cher
  2. (2013) Relationship between training, employee satisfaction and turnover at service oriented call center., Lee Chai Lian
  3. (2013) Generations X and Y, Motivation, Welfare, and Career Development, Jaafar Jelani
  4. (2013) Feasibility Study on Selling Decorative Paints via e-Commerce Channel, Sean Cheang
  5. (2013) -A Study to Determine Employee Skills Needed to Build a High Performance Organization., Sadaf Bashir
  6. (2012) Job Performance and Army Training, Amran bin Hj Alias
  7. (2011) The Relationship Between Intrinsic Motivation and Job Performance Among Employee, Kavita a/p Chirara
  8. (2011) Market segmentation and strategies for Malaysia's higher education in Asian markets: Lessons from the United Kingdom, Shuba Karun
  9. (2011) A study on the effectiveness on Ordnance Delivery Service to Customers., Mej Mohd Faisal bin Saderi