East Asia

Dr Hiram Ting is a Professor at the Faculty of Tourism & Hospitality, i-CATS University College, Sarawak, Malaysia. He is the Academy Leader of Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA) and Chairman of Sarawak Research Society. He has guest-edited more than 15 special issues and published more than 100 papers, many of which are journals published by Emerald, such as European Journal of Marketing, Internet Research and International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. He won an Emerald Literati Award (Outstanding Paper) in 2018.

'I like everything about the programme so far, as it is essentially what I am passionate about…I see publishing, and guiding people to publish, as a means to help academics and students know Emerald more and use the resources better.'

Grisna Anggadwita is an Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Business, Telkom University, Indonesia. She teaches courses in entrepreneurship, small business management, e-commerce and business process. Her research interests include entrepreneurial intention, technology management, women entrepreneurship, business incubator and innovation management. She is an active researcher who has published more than 100 articles in leading international and national journals, book chapter,  as well as international proceedings. Since joining Telkom University in 2014, she has published more than 50 papers indexed in SCOPUS and/or SSCI/SCI.

She received an award from the Telkom Education Foundation as the Top 10 Lecturers in Scientific Publications consecutively in 2018 - 2020, and the Award for Excellence 2019 – High Commended Paper by Emerald Group Publishing (Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management).

Dr. Garry Wei-Han Tan is a Senior Professor at the UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University. He has been acknowledged as the "World 10 Most Productive and Influential Authors" in Mobile Commerce and Applications in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. He has published over 60 WOS papers and has guest-edited 2 special issues in Internet Research (ABDC-A) and the International Journal of Bank Marketing (ABDC-A). He was also the recipient of the Emerald Literati Award in 2015, 2016 and 2019. He is currently one of the World's Top 2 % Scientists according to a report published by Stanford University in 2021.

Emerald is one of the world's leading publishers, and I am happy to be associated as their Brand Ambassador for the East Asia region. I hope to use this platform to engage the research communities meaningfully and assist them in publishing in Emerald. Thank you for this amazing opportunity!

Dr Aaron Tham is a Senior Lecturer and Subject Component Lead in Tourism, Leisure and Events at the School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He has received some of the highest teaching accolades in the form of the Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2021. Aaron has also initiated and led cross-institutional teaching and assessment practices, has teaching experience across several Asian countries, and is also the Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group Co-Lead.

Aaron is also the Capability Development Track Lead at the University's Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre. He is a Co-Director of Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA), one of the International Congress and Convention Association Ambassadors, and the CAUTHE Executive Secretary. He has guest-edited 5 special issues and published more than 70 papers, several housed in Emerald journals. Aaron won an Emerald Publishing Commendation for Research Excellence Award in 2023. In other roles, Aaron is on the Committee for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Taskforce, and in December 2023 was elected as President of the Travel and Tourism Research Association Asia Pacific (TTRA APac) Chapter.

Dr. Kazuhito Isomura is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at the School of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan. He is also a Research Fellow at Motivation Engineering Institute, Link and Motivation, Inc. He earned a BA, an MA, and a Ph.D. in economics at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. His research areas include leadership development, corporate strategy, knowledge management, and management history.

He is a leading researcher on Chester Barnard’s management thought. He has published two introductory books and one research book on Barnard’s organization and management theory. In 2024, he won a book award from The Society for History of Management Theories.

Dr. Isomura aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice. He considers that leadership education plays an important role in integrating action and thinking. Therefore, he engages in developing practical education methods and case materials. As for developing case materials, he focuses on corporate strategies and business models of Japanese apparel retail business and has published case papers on UNIQLO and MUJI among others.