Centre for Business and Policy Research (CBPR)
FAFB aims to produce high quality and impactful research papers in accounting, finance, economics and other business related disciplines; provide consultancy services; and establish collaborative partnership with academics, business, non-profit, government and non-government organizations. In addition, the Centre also provides relevant training pertaining to research methodology to our staff and students in order to cultivate strong research culture in the Faculty.
Objectives
To conduct both qualitative and quantitative research relating to business and policy; provide consultancy services to industries/ government agencies/ community.
To build a research culture and expand research community with wide-ranging interests in many specialist areas.
To develop several areas of excellence which will bring distinctiveness to the work of the faculty, the programmes the faculty offers and the wider community.
To collaborate with private sector and various industries in terms of relevant market-driven, and business-related projects and any consultancy thereof.
To form and develop research partnership/authorship with public and private sectors/ institutions/ industries nationally and/or internationally to produce books and high impact journal articles.
To invite prominent speaker and subject experts from academics/ industry practitioners (nationally and internationally) to share their experience; and to facilitate relevant talk/ seminar/ symposium/ workshop/ colloquium primarily on research methodology.
To provide research-led training courses for the faculty’s academicians and students to learn, nurture and hone their research skills as well as competencies.
Members of the Research Team
Chairperson – AP Dr Foo Lee Peng
Secretary –Executive, FAFB
Members – Prof. Dr Chong Shyue Chuan, Prof. Puan Sri Dr Mary Lee Siew Cheng, AP Dr Chin Mui Yin, AP Dr Wong Mei Foong, Dr Chow Poh Ling, AP Dr Chow Yee Peng, AP Dr Lim Chia Yien,, Dr Fiona Jane Francis, Dr Koh Chin Wei, Ms Kong Chai Sin, and any interested relevant academic staff who may be appointed from time to time.
Chairperson
Assoc. Prof. Dr Foo Lee Peng
(International Economics, Free Trade Zone, SMEs)
foolp@tarc.edu.my
Researchers
Prof. Dr. Chong Shyue Chuan
(Age, Gender, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Tourism, SMEs, Primary Opinion Poll)
chongshyuechuan@tarc.edu.my
Prof. Puan Sri Dato' Dr Mary Lee Siew Cheng
(Corporate Governance, Auditing, Buisness Management, Entrepreneurship)
marylee@tarc.edu.my
Assoc. Prof. Dr Chin Mui Yin
(International Economics, Free Trade Zones, SMEs)
chinmy@tarc.edu.my
Assoc. Prof. Dr Chow Yee Peng
(Corporate Finance, Investments, Banking, Entrepreneurial Finance and Sustainable Finance )
chowyp@tarc.edu.my
Assoc. Prof. Dr Phuah Kit Teng
(Agribusiness, Food Marketing, Consumer Behaviour)
phuahkt@tarc.edu.my
Assoc. Prof. Dr Wong Mei Foong
(Financial Economics, Development Economics and Finance )
wongmf@tarc.edu.my
Dr Chow Poh Ling
(Quality Education, Softskills Enhancement, Social Sustainability)
plchow@tarc.edu.my
Dr Fiona Jane Francis
(Environmental Economics, Sustainability and Tourism)
fionajf@tarc.edu.my
Dr Koh Chin Wei
(Corporate Finance, Real Estate Investment Trust, Banking)
kohcw@tarc.edu.my
Assoc. Prof. Dr Lim Chia Yien
(Financial Economics, Monetary Economics)
chiayien@tarc.edu.my
Ms Kong Chai Sin
(Law)
kongcs@tarc.edu.my