Vinh Sum Chau

Dr. Vinh Sum Chau is a Senior Lecturer in Strategy at Kent Business School, University of Kent. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, Dr. Chau has established himself as a prominent scholar in strategic management, performance management, and cross-cultural business practices. His research has been published in top-tier academic journals and he has co-authored influential textbooks in strategic management that have been adapted for various international markets.

Dr. Chau's research interests span several interconnected domains within business and management. His primary focus is on strategic management, where he has extensively examined the implementation of strategic frameworks in diverse organizational contexts. He has made significant contributions to performance management literature, particularly regarding the adaptation of performance measurement systems in different cultural and regulatory environments. His work on cross-cultural management has explored business communication practices between East Asian countries, with particular attention to Japanese-Thai business relations. More recently, Dr. Chau has expanded his research into food security and sustainability, examining agripreneurship in Afghanistan and environmental sustainability in Thai fisheries. He has also investigated gender issues in technology sectors and the application of corporate foresight methodologies.

Dr. Chau's publication record demonstrates a clear evolution from foundational work on strategic performance management in regulated industries to more contemporary research on global challenges such as food security, environmental sustainability, and cultural dimensions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. His early work focused on methodological approaches to studying strategic implementation, particularly through 'tracer studies' examining how policy innovations adapt in regulated utility sectors. Over time, his research has broadened to address more global and societal challenges while maintaining a strong theoretical grounding in strategic management principles.

As a supervisor, Dr. Chau has guided doctoral research on diverse topics including institutional bureaucracy and environmental governance, business support centers for SMEs in Indonesia, and the adoption of web-based technologies by small business owners. His supervisory approach appears to encourage research that bridges theoretical frameworks with practical business challenges in diverse international contexts.