Education Qualifications

PhD, Statistics, University of Toronto, 1983 MMath, Statistics, University of Waterloo, 1977 BSc (Hon), Mathematics, Nanyang University, 1976

Academic and Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Decision Sciences, National University of Singapore, 1998 - Present Senior Lecturer, Department of Decision Sciences, National University of Singapore, 1989 - 1998 Lecturer, Department of Decision Sciences, National University of Singapore, 1984 - 1988 Deputy Director, School of Postgraduate Management Studies (NUS Graduate School), 1990 - 1993 Acting Head, Department of Decision Sciences, National University of Singapore, 1995 - 1996 Visiting Professor, California State University, San Macros, 1993 - 1994 Visiting Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada, 1993 - 1994 Visiting Scholar, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Who are the Online Grocers?, with David Wan, The Service Industries Journal, Forthcomin Selection of Stock Markets: A Factor Analysis Approach, with Kai Chong Tsui and David Chua, International Journal of Applied Management Science, Forthcomin Health-Care Tourism in Singapore, with David Wan, Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, 2009 Chinese Tourists visiting Singapore: Pull and Push Factors, with David Wan and Miau Feng Chi, Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, 2008 The Cross-Border Shoppers Behavior: The Case of Singapore, with David Wan, International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies, 2008 Tourists' Satisfaction, recommendation and revisiting Singapore, with David Wan and Alvin Ho, Tourism Management, 2007 Factors affecting internet shopping behavior in Singapore: gender and educational issues, with David Wan, International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2007 The Impacts of Asian currency crisis on International Portfolio Diversification, with Rudy Kurniawan and Hsuan Yi Cheng, The Open Operational Research Journal, 2007 Predictive Model for Repeat Visitors to Singapore, with David Wan, Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, 2006 Day-of-the-Week effects in U.S. and Asia-Pacific stock markets: a non-parametric approach, Omega: The Intl Journal of Management Science, 2005 Portfolio diversification: a factor analysis approach, Applied Financial Economics, 2005 Factors affecting consumers' choice of a travel agency: The case of Singapore, with David Wan, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 2005 The role of consumer innovativeness in the adoption of internet shopping in Singapore, with David Wan, Journal of Internet Business, 2004 Singapore's image as a tourist destination, with David Wan, International Journal of Tourism Research, 2003 Factors affecting Singaporeans' acceptance of International postings, with David Wan and L Tiang, Personnel Review, 2003 A study in the seasonal variation of Japanese tourist arrivals in Singapore, with CC Yuen, Tourism Management, 2002

Others

28 more Journal Articles, 70 conference papers, books and others

Membership And Professional Activities

Keynote Speaker for the First IKSI International Symposium on Service Innovation hosted by Institute of Knowledge Services and Innovation, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan (2006) Keynote Speaker for the Managing Healthcare Industry Symposium hosted by Chang Gung University, Taiwan (2007) Member of Directors of Executive Board of Jimei University, School of Business Administration, Xiamen, China (2007-Present) Member of Directors of Academic Board of Jimei University, School of Business Administration, Xiamen, China (2007-Present) Member of the Board of Postgraduate Management Studies (NUS Graduate School) (1990 -1993) Member of the NUS Faculty of Business Administration Advisory Committee (NUS Business School) (1990 -1993) Editorial Board Member of The Open Area Studies Journal (2008-Present) Editorial Board Member of The Open Statistics and Probability Journal (2008-Present) Editorial Advisory Board Member of The Open Management Journal (2007-Present) Editorial Board Member of The International Journal of Applied Management Science (2007-Present) Editorial Board Member of The International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies (2007- Present) Editorial Advisory Board Member of The Open Operational Research Journal (2007-Present) Editorial Board Member of Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (2004-Present) Organizing Chairman for the 1991 Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference (1991) International Program Committee for the 5th International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'09) and the 6th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD'09) (2009) Scientific Committee Member of XVIII International RESER Conference held in Germany (2008) International Program Committee for the 11th Annual Conference of Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute (2006) International Program Committee for the International Conference on Information and Management Sciences (2005-Present) Board Member of International Association for Information and Management Sciences (2005-Present) Committee Member of Singapore Institute of Statistics (2004-2006) Ad hoc Reviewer for: Applied Economics, Applied Financial Economics, Omega: The Intl Journal of Management Science, Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Electronic Business,The Journal of Global Business and Technology Ad hoc Reviewer for: Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Operational Research,The Open Operational Research Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, Tourism Management, The Service Industries Journal, International Journal of Applied Management Science (since 1986)

Consultation and Executive Experience

Research Methods and Techniques Course for Ministry of Defence, Singapore Statistics Course for Senior Service Officers, Ministry of Environment, Singapore Statistical Training Program for IBM Snr Executives, Singapore Statistical Training Program for Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Statistics Course for Snr Executives of Singapore Polytechnic

Research Interests

Applied Multivariate Analysis Database Marketing Research Healthcare Tourism Modelling of Tourist Arrivals and Its Implications Portfolio Diversification and Strategy

Courses

BMA5002  Statistics for Managers BMA5228  Business Forecasting DSC3216  Forecasting for Managerial Decisions DSC3222  Research Methods