I am Dr. Melody Chong—an educator and researcher working at the intersection of leadership, international business and data analytics. Drawing on 25 years in higher education across Hong Kong, Germany and the UK, I connect academic inquiry with the decisions people and organisations face.
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.
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.
Choose a topic to prepare a short enquiry.
Open enquiry in email ↗The email button opens your email app with this draft. Review and send it there. You can also email melodychong.mc@gmail.com directly. This website does not store enquiries.