Prof. Chee-Keong Choong

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Senior Professor

Email: choongck@utar.edu.my

Qualifications

2007 Ph.D. in Financial Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia
2002 Master of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia
2000 Bachelor of Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia

Publications (Selected)

1. Choong, Y.O., Seow, A.N., Low, M.P., Ismail, N.H., and Choong, C.K. (2023). Building Tourism SMEs' Business Resilience through Adaptive Capability, Supply Chain Collaboration and Strategic Human Resource. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, In Press. (SSCI Impact factor: 3.10, Quartile in Category (Management): Q3 © Journal Citation Reports 2022, SCOPUS: Q1) 10.1111/1468-5973.12564
2. Tan, P.S.H., Seow, A.N., Choong, Y.O., Tan, C.H., Lam, S.Y. and Choong, C.K. (2023). University Students’ Perceived Service Quality and Attitude towards Hybrid Learning: Ease of Use and Usefulness as Mediators. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, In Press. (ESCI Impact factor: 1.70, Quartile in Category (Education and Educational Research): Q2 © Journal Citation Reports 2022; SCOPUS: Q2) https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-03-2023-0113
3. Choong, Y.O., Seow, A.N., Low, M.P., Ismail, N.H., Choong, C.K. and Seah, C.S. (2023). Delving the impact of adaptability and government support in small-and medium-sized 8 enterprises business resilience: The mediating role of information technology capability. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 31, Issue 4, pp. 928-940. (SSCI Impact factor: 3.10, Quartile in Category (Management): Q3 © Journal Citation Reports 2022, SCOPUS: Q1) https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12492
4. Seow, A.N., Lam, S.Y., Choong, Y.O. and Choong, C.K. (2023). Online learning effectiveness in private higher education institutions: The mediating roles of emotions and students’ learning behavior, Volume 32, Issue 2, pp. 180-196. (ESCI Impact factor: 0.83, Quartile in Category (Education and Educational Research): Q2 © Journal Citation Reports 2022; SCOPUS: Q2) https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-07-2022-0128
5. Mkaro, G., Lau, L.S. and Choong, C.K. (2023). The Determinants of Banking Sector Performance in Tanzania: A Pre-Post Treasury Single Account Analysis. Cogent Economics and Finance, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 1-27. (ESCI Impact factor: 1.9, Quartile in Category (Economics): Q2 © Journal Citation Reports 2022; SCOPUS: Q2) https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2023.2282812
6. Seow, A.N., Choong, Y.O., Moorthy, K. and Choong, C.K. (2022). Health Tourism: Behavioural Intention and Protection Motivation Theory. Tourism Review, Volume 77, Issue 2, pp. 376-393. (SSCI Impact factor: 7.8, Quartile in Category (Hospitality, Leisure, Sports & Tourism): Q1 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q1) https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-11-2020-0546
7. Ching, S.L., Lau, L.S. and Choong, C.K. (2022). Income Inequality, Educational Attainment and Environmental Degradation: Evidence from Global Panel. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp. 1-12 (SCIE Impact factor: 5.80, Quartile in Category (Environmental Sciences): Q1 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q1) 10.1007/s11356-022-19256-1
8. Tiong, K.M., Cheng, M.Y. and Choong, C.K. (2022). The Role of ICT Telecommunication Infrastructure on Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia. Asian Academy of Management Journal, Volume 27, Issue 2, pp. 1-20. (ESCI Impact factor: 1. 0, Quartile in Category (Management): Q4 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q3) http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/aamj2022.27.2.1
9. Lau, L.S., Choong, Y.O., Ching, S.L., Wei, C.Y., Senadjki, A. Choong, C.K. and Seow, A.N. (2022). Expert Insights on Malaysia’s Residential Solar Energy Policies: Shortcomings and Recommendations. Clean Energy, Vol. 6, Issue 4, pp. 619-631. (ESCI: 2.3, Quartile in Category (Energy and Fuels): Q4 © Journal Citation Reports 2022, Chinese Science Citation Database, SCOPUS: Q2) https://doi.org/10.1093/ce/zkac043
10. Cheah, S.P., L.S. Lau and Choong, C.K. (2022). Income Inequality and Household Debt in Malaysia: Is There an Asymmetric Relationship? International Journal of Economics and Management, Vol. 16, Issue 1, pp. 95-105. (SCOPUS: Q3)
11. Tiong, K.M., Cheng, M.Y. and Choong, C.K. (2021). Investment Climate and Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia: Firm-Level Evidence. Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 108-119. (SSCI Impact factor: 1.0, Quartile in Category (Economics): Q3 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q3) https://doi.org/10.1111/apel.12315
12. Lok, B.L., Cheng, M.Y. and Choong, C.K. (2021). The relationship between soft skills training and development, human resource outcome and firm performance. International Journal of Business and Society, Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 382-402. (ESCI Impact factor: 1.0, Quartile in Category (Business): Q4 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q3) https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.3184.2021
13. Ching, S.L., Yii, K.J., Ng, C.F., Choong, C.K., and Lau, L.S. (2021). Is food production vulnerable to environmental degradation? A global analysis. Environmental and Ecological Statistics, pp. 1-18. (SCIE Impact factor: 3.8, Quartile in Category (Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications): Q1 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q1) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-021-00493-5
14. Sim, J.J., Loh, S.H., Wong, K.L. & Choong, C.K. (2021). Do We Need Trust Transfer Mechanisms? An M-Commerce Adoption Perspective. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, Volume 16, Issue 6, pp. 2241- 2262. (SSCI Impact factor: 9 5.6, Quartile in Category (Business): Q1 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q1) https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer16060124
15. Lau, L.S., Choong, Y.O., Wei, C.Y. Seow, A.N., Choong, C.K., Senadjki, A. and Ching, S.L. (2021). Solar Photovoltaic as a Means to Sustainable Energy Consumption in Malaysia: The Role of Knowledge and Price Value. Energy Sources Part B-Economics Planning and Policy, Volume 16, Issue 4, pp. 303-323. (SCIE Impact factor: 3.9, Quartile in Category (Energy and Fuels): Q3 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q2) http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2021.1922545
16. Seow, A.N., Choong, C.K., Chen, I.C., and Choong, Y.O. (2021). Can protection motivation theory explain the perception of international tourists on medical tourism? Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. 394-412. (ESCI Impact factor: 3.9, Quartile in Category (Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism): Q2 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q2) https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-10-2020-0189
17. Lau, L.S., Choong, Y.O., Wei, C.Y. Seow, A.N., Choong, C.K., Senadjki, A. and Ching, S.L. (2020). Investigating nonusers’ behavioural intention towards solar photovoltaic technology in Malaysia: The role of knowledge transmission and price value. Energy Policy, Volume 144, pp.1-11. (SSCI Impact factor: 9.0, Quartile in Category (Economics): Q1 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111651
18. Seow, A.N., Choong, Y.O., Moorthy, K. and Choong, C.K. (2020). Predicting medical tourism behavioural intention using social cognition models. Tourism Review, Volume 76, Issue 2, pp. 374-391. (SSCI Impact factor: 7.8, Quartile in Category (Hospitality, Leisure, Sports & Tourism): Q1 © Journal Citation Reports 2022 / SCOPUS: Q1) https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-06-2019-0267