Dr. Adrian Weng
Adrian joined BUV Hanoi in 2020, having previously taught at RMIT Vietnam for more than 10 years. Before teaching, he worked as a Training Manager in KPMG Malaysia, an international accounting firm headquartered in the Netherlands. Adrian also worked as a stock analyst and a real estate negotiator in Kuala Lumpur before finding his calling in teaching and training. Adrian is passionate about education and about using experiential activities to facilitate learning. This comes from his extensive background in adult learning. He makes sure that his students not only learn but they also have fun whilst learning.
Currently, Adrian teaches marketing and management subjects across a number of undergraduate programmes at BUV, including the Bachelor of Business and the Bachelor of Marketing. After receiving his Doctoral degree from Southern Cross University, in 2016, Adrian started to engage in research more actively. Currently, his research interests include the business field of leadership, culture, communication, and CSR.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Doctore of Business Administration (2010 – 2016)
Southern Cross University, Australia
Thesis: Exploring communication in international workplaces in Ho Chi Minh City - Master of Business Administration (2001 – 2002)
University of New England, Australia - Bachelor of Economics (1988 – 1991)
Monash University, Australia
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- British University Vietnam (BUV)
Lecturer (2020 – Current) - RMIT University
Lecturer (2005 – 2020) - KPMG Malaysia
Training Manager (2003 – 2005)
RESEARCH AREAS
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Leadership and communication
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Weng, AWT (2017), ‘Leadership and communication in HCMC, Vietnam’, International Journal of Business and Management, vol. 12, no. 5, pp.111
- Weng, AWT (2018), ‘CSR reporting in locally owned hotels in Malaysia’, Asian Social Science, vol.14, no. 8, pp. 16
- Smith, MR, Weng, AWT, Kijbumrung, T & Suhor, A (2018), ‘Do Western Companies Appropriately Adapt Their Indonesian Promotional Websites to an Indonesian Audience? A Study Applying Content Analysis of Cultural Cues Reveals Some Answers’, Asian Social Science, vol. 14, no. 12
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