CURRICULUM VITAE
Name :
Dr. Wong Lai Soon
Designation : Assistant Professor
Department : Department of Marketing
Faculty : Faculty of Business and Finance
E-mail :
lswong@utar.edu.my
Mobile :
+6-017-5156038
Phone :
+6-05-4688888 (Ext: 4323)
Fax :
+6-05-4667407
CAPSULE BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Wong
Lai Soon
is an Assistant Professor for the Faculty of Business & Finance, University
Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia. He received his Bachelor of Business Management (Hons) and Master of Business Administration Degree from
University of Science Malaysia (USM) and PhD in Education (Entrepreneurship)
from National University of Malaysia (UKM).
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Thesis: Modeling relationship between
informal learning influences and passenger car repurchase intention.
Thesis: Understanding Relationships
Between Five Consumption Values and Consumer Brand Choice Behaviour.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
AREAS OF CURRENT RESEARCH AND INTEREST
Consumer behavior
Vehicle Purchasing Behaviour
Green marketing
TAM modeling
Fast Food Consumption Behavior
Banking consumer behavior
International Business
Export and Import of Products and Services from China.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal
International/National Conference
Proceedings
1. Lai Soon, Wong, Kam Wai,
Leong, Wuan Qi, Low, Xiang Yang, Wong, Tuck Sin, Chan
(2015). Online Repurchase Of Apparel –
What Make It Happened? International
Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance, and Economics (BAFE 2015), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, 9th October 2015.
2. Lai Soon,
Wong, Tze
Hong, Chong, Angie, Lee, Soon Chiun, Loh, Lay Sim, Tan (2015). What Makes Consumer Purchase Organic Vegetables? – A
Case Study in Malaysia. International Conference on Business, Accounting,
Finance, and Economics (BAFE 2015), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar,
Perak, Malaysia, 9th October 2015.
3. Lee Weng Onn
and Wong Lai Soon (2015).
Determinants of mobile commerce customer loyalty in Malaysia. 6th
International Research Symposium in Service Management (IRSSM-6), Universiti Teknologi MARA
Sarawak, Kuching, 11th – 15th August, 2015.
4. Ngerng Miang Hong, Theong May Jin and Wong
Lai Soon (2014). Customers’ repurchase intention model for Malaysian
segment-C car market. Global conference on business and social science, Kuala
Lumpur, 15th – 16th December 2014.
5. Wong Lai
Soon, Prof. Dr. Nor Aishah Bt. Buang, Bobby Chai Boon
Hui, Yee Ann Mie, Teo Yit Hua, Poon Wan Yee, Chan Kian Xing (2014). Social influence - the determinant of
repurchase intention of Japanese Automobiles. International Conference on
Business, Accounting, Finance, and Economics (BAFE 2014), Universiti
Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar,
Perak, Malaysia 26th September 2014.
6. Wong Lai
Soon, Bobby Chai Boon Hui, Premkumar a/l Nadarajan, Phan Yi Xiong (2014). Determinants of the Proliferation of
E-learning in Malaysia. International Conference on Business, Accounting,
Finance, and Economics (BAFE 2014), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar,
Perak, Malaysia 26th September 2014.
7. Wong Lai Soon (2014). Brand Heritage –
Marketing Strategy for Automotive Company. 4th International Conference on
Applied Social Science (ICASS 2014), Singapore, 20-21 March, 2014. Advances in Education Research (ISSN: 2160-1070), CPCI-SSH
(ISSHP), indexed by Web of Science.
8. Wong Lai
Soon, Bobby Chai Boon Hui, Loo Siat Ching,
Lim Yoong Hing, Jenny
Marisa Lim (2014). The Moderating Effect
of Convenient Orientation on Customer Satisfaction in two Retail
Environments. 4th International
Conference on Applied Social Science (ICASS 2014), Singapore, 20-21 March, 2014. Advances in Education Research (ISSN: 2160-1070), CPCI-SSH
(ISSHP), indexed by Web of Science.
9.
Wong
Lai Soon, Lim Yoong Hing,
Jenny Marisa Lim, Lee Eng Keong
and Premkumar a/l Nadarajan
(2014). Invariant Analysis on an Automobile Repurchase Intention Model. 4th
International Conference on Applied Social Science (ICASS 2014), Singapore,
20-21 March, 2014. Advances in Education Research (ISSN: 2160-1070), CPCI-SSH (ISSHP),
indexed by Web of Science.
10.
Jenny Marisa Lim
Dao Siang, Wong Lai Soon, Chong Yee
Lee and Bobby Chua (2013). Factors affecting brand loyalty towards luxury shopping
in Malaysia. International Conference on Business, Accounting Finance, and
Economics (BAFE 2013). University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia, 4th October 2013.
11.
Wong Lai Soon and
Wong Kee Luen (2013).
Repurchase intention model for a Japanese brand automobile. Proceedings of 3rd
International Conference on Education and Information Management (ICEIM-13).
Potential for Business Innovation. Langkawi,
Malaysia, 15 – 16 June 2013. International Foundation
for Research and Development (IFRD). ISSN: 2307-8588 (CD), 2227-1872 (Online).
12.
Wong Lai Soon,
Nor Aishah Buang, Wong Kee Luen and Wong Tai Seng (2013). Constructs validation of a SEM model.
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Education and
Information Management (ICEIM-13). Potential for Business Innovation. Langkawi, Malaysia, 15 – 16 June 2013. International Foundation for Research and Development
(IFRD). ISSN: 2307-8588 (CD), 2227-1872 (Online).
13.
Wong Lai Soon,
Wong Tai Seng, Wong Kee Luen and Jenny Marisa Lim (2013). Hybrid vehicle adoption –
a conceptual study. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on
Computing Engineering and Enterprise Management (ICCEEM-2013). Langkawi, Malaysia, 15 – 16 June 2013. International Foundation for Research and Development
(IFRD). ISSN: 2307-8588 (CD), 2227-1872 (Online).
14.
Wong
Lai Soon, Neerjang Lama, Chua Beng Hui, Wong Kee Luen (2012). Joining the New
Band: Factors Triggering the Intentions of Malaysian College and University
Students to Adopt 4G Broadband. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on
Education and Information Management (ICEIM-2012) Potential for Business
Innovation Penang, Malaysia, Dec 22-23, 2012. Thompson ISI Indexed conference. International Foundation
for Research and Development (IFRD). http://www.ifrnd.org/PastConferences/2ndICEIM.pdf.
15. Wong Lai
Soon, Mohamad
Sahari, and Fong Pao Shean (2012). Perceptual Measurement and Validation on
Luxury Automobile Purchase Decision. Proceedings of 1st International
Conference on Behavioral and Social Science Research (ICBSSR) 2012. 2nd November 2012, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Perak Campus),Kampar,
Malaysia.
16. Wong Lai
Soon, Jenny Marisa Lim Dao Siang and
Wong Joon Hao (2012).
Boutiques Hotels – A Perceptual and Customer Retention Study in Malaysia.
Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Behavioral and Social Science Research (ICBSSR)
2012. 2nd November 2012, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Perak Campus),Kampar, Malaysia.
17. Wong Lai
Soon Nor Aishah Buang and Ernest Cyril de
Run (2012). Modelling Retail Customer Satisfaction with SEM.
International Engineering & Management Conference 2012, Thompson ISI
Indexed, 24 & 25 October, Electronic Conference. Best Paper Award.
18. Wong Lai
Soon, Ernest Cyril de Run, and Ngerng Miang Hong (2012). Customer Retention
Model: A Case Study of a Branded Passenger Car. International
Engineering & Management Conference 2012, Thompson ISI Indexed, 24 & 25
October, Electronic Conference.
19. Wong Lai
Soon. Influences of Social Value and
Logistic Function on The Consumption of Fast Food in Penang Island
International Engineering & Management Conference 2012, Thompson ISI
Indexed, 24 & 25 October, Electronic Conference.
20. Chua Beng-Hui and Wong Lai Soon and Wong Kee Luen (In Press). Choice of
Banks by Malaysian: A Conceptual Study.
International Engineering & Management Conference 2012, Thompson ISI
Indexed, 24 & 25 October, Electronic Conference.
21. Wong Lai
Soon, William Choo
Keng Soon & Seow Ai Na.
Adoption of Internet Banking In Rural Areas: Inducement and Deterrence.
International Engineering & Management Conference 2012, Thompson ISI
Indexed, 24 & 25 October, Electronic Conference.
22. Wong Lai
Soon, Ernest Cyril de Run, Jenny Marisa Lim Dao Siang and Wong Joon Hao. Customer Retention Study On Boutique Hotels.
International Engineering & Management Conference 2012, Thompson ISI
Indexed, 24 & 25 October, Electronic Conference.
23. Wong Lai
Soon, Neerjang
Lama, Seow Ai Na, and Woo Kok
Hoong. Retailer’s therapy and its effect on customer
loyalty. International Engineering & Management Conference 2012, Thompson
ISI Indexed, 24 & 25 October, Electronic Conference.
24. Loo Siat Ching
and Wong Lai Soon and Wong Kee Luen. Celebrity Endorsement: Factors That Affect
Customers’ Purchase Intention in Malaysia. International Engineering & Management Conference 2012,
Thompson ISI Indexed, 24 & 25 October, Electronic Conference.
25. Lee Thean Chye, Bobby Chai Boon Hui, Go You
How & Wong Lai Soon (2012). Does
Managerial Competence Moderate Between Proactiveness
And Firm Performance? The Case of Malaysian SMEs. Proceedings of Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (AIE2012), June 8th- 10th, Macau, China.
26. L. S. Wong, M. H. Ngerng, C. W. Shim, Z. Y. Liew ,
K. J. Khoo and Y. H.
Chin (2011). Model for Customer Retention – A case study on Toyota in Malaysia. Proceedings of Asia Pacific Management and Marketing
Conference (APMC), November 9-11th, Kuching, Sarawak. Best Paper Award.
27. L. S. Wong, B. H. Chua, K. M. Felicia Yeow,
K. P. Goay, H. W. Leong, K. P. Loo and M. C. Ting
(2011). Factors That Influence the
Choice of Banks by Malaysian: A Conceptual Study. Proceedings of Asia
Pacific Management and Marketing Conference (APMC). November 9-11th,
Kuching, Sarawak.
28. L. S. Wong, S. C. Loo, Ragubathi A/L Sivanathan, M. K. Han, C. B. Koh,
K. L. Lau and M. L. Tan (2011). Conceptual Model of Celebrity Endorsement:
Factors That Affect Consumers’ Purchase Intention in Malaysia.
Proceedings of Asia Pacific Management and Marketing Conference (APMC).
November 9-11th, Kuching, Sarawak.
29. L. S. Wong, C. C. Lim, S. W. Lok, P.
C. Peeh, and Y. Y. Tan (2011). Modelling
Retail Customer Satisfaction in Kampar District Using SEM Technique. Proceedings
of Sixth Asia Pacific Retail Conference (APRC 2011, Oxford Institute of Retail
Management) September
14-15th 2011, Kuala Lumpur.
30. L. S. Wong,
M. H. Ngerng,
Nor Aishah Buang and I. Abdul Majid
(2010), “Does Social Value Matters in Consumption of Fast Food”, Proceedings of International Borneo Business
Conference (IBBC), December 13 – 15,
Miri, Sarawak.
31. M. H. Abd Razak, I. Abdul Majid, N. A.
Abdul Wahab,
L. S. Wong (2010), “Exploring The Relationship Between Strategic Reactiveness
and Entrepreneur Management Tendencies” Proceedings of 1st International
Conference on Arts, Social Sciences and Technology
(iCAST), February 24 – 26, Gurney
Hotel, Penang.
32. L. S. Wong and T. C. Lee (2009), “Investigating Two Groups of
Consumption Factors of Fast Food Consumers in Penang Island”, Proceedings of 3rd Asia Pacific
Marketing Conference (APMC), December
9 – 11, Damai Beach Resort, Kuching, Sarawak.
Journal
Reviewer
Reviewer of Asian Journal of
Business Research (AJBR).
Reviewer of
Technics Technologies Education Management, Thompson SCI Indexed, impact factor 0.351.
Conference
Proceedings Reviewer
Reviewer of International Conference
on Business, Accounting, Finance, and Economics (BAFE 2014).
Reviewer of International Engineering & Management
Conference 2012, Thompson ISI Indexed.
Reviewer for the
2010 Global Marketing Conference at
RESEARCH
GRANTS
1. January 2011 – December 2011 (Utar Research Fund 2010/2)
Value:
Thirteen thousand Ringgit
Status: Completed, obtained best
conference paper award and published one paper in Thompson ISI indexed impact
factor journal.
Project Leader: Wong Lai Soon (Lecturer, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Finance)
Co-researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngerng Miang Hong (HOD, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance)
AWARDS,
RECOGNITIONS AND GRANTS
CURRENT APPOINTMENT IN UTAR
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GRADUATE
SUPERVISION
1. Name : Chong Tze Hong, Lee Angie, Loh Soon Chiun and Tan Lay Sim
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Factors that
Influence Customer Purchase Intention towards Organic Vegetable.
Status : Completed September 2015.
Grade : B.
2. Name : Ho Huei Hsin,
Lim Boon Han, Low Wei Nam and Shaun Wong Chen Kit
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Factors the
Influence the Purchase Intention of Health Food Supplement.
Status : Completed May 2015.
Grade : B.
3. Name : Goto Emi, Goh Khai
Koon, Lim Yee Phing, Chia Yee Lien, Chia Zhi Wei
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : A Study of
the Relationship between Brand Preferences and Purchase Intention.
Status : Completed May 2014.
Grade : B.
4. Name : Choo Ping Sein, Oon
Him Mui, Tan Hong Sook,
Wong Jie Sheng and Yap Hui Sze
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Factors
Affecting Customers' Repurchase Intention Towards Nissan Automobile.
Status : Completed May 2013.
Grade : B+
5. Name : Chan Hao Xian, Hoi Kah Yuan, Low Sim Guang, Rajiv Narayanasamy and Yap
Ban Soon
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : The
Importance of Customer Satisfaction in Explaining Repurchase Intention For
Luxury Car Owners.
Status : Completed May 2013.
Grade : C
6. Name : Fanyson Ku Chun Shen, Kong Wai Yan, Lau Soo Peng and Soo Suet Mun
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Modeling Repurchase Intention of Honda
Automobile Using SEM Technique.
Status : Completed August 2012.
Grade : B+
5. Name : Kha Ching Wee, Goh Eng Khee, Goh
Warren, Jaslyn Chin Kim Pei and Shim Poh Ping.
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Modeling Repurchase Intention of
Proton Automobile Using SEM Technique.
Status : Completed April 2012.
Grade : A
6. Name : Chin Yuk Hong, Khoo
Kim Jing, Liew Zhao Yao and Shim Che
We
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Modeling Repurchase Intention of
Toyota Passenger Automobiles Using SEM Technique.
Status : Completed September 2011.
Grade : A
7. Name : Lim Chu Chin, Lok
Sit Wan, Peeh Poh Chuan and Tan Yin Yin.
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Modeling Retail Customer Satisfaction
in Kampar District Using SEM Technique.
Status : Completed September 2011.
Grade : A-
8. Name : Fong Pao Shean, Wong Pui Yee, Foo Chan Wai, Wong Kown Hoe and Wong Wei Seng
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Factors That Influence Purchase
Decision of Luxury Passenger Car in
Status : Completed September 2010.
Grade : A-
9. Name : Chai Hao Yi,
Chen Kim Hoong, Chua Kian
Ming, Low Eng Rent, Pang Yee Wen
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Factors That Influence Choice Decision
of Childcare Centers in
Status : Completed September 2010.
Grade : B
10. Name : Chong Yik Kang,
Lim Fang Heng, Sam Kok
Chung, Sharath Bani A/L Thandabani and Wong Lei Wan
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Factors That Influence Japanese Car
Purchase Decision in Malaysia: An Exploratory Reseacrh.
Status : Completed September 2010.
Grade : A
11. Name : Francis Toh
Yang Loong, Lee Chai Tek,
Ng Zheng Ji and Poa Eng Hock
Degree : Bachelor of Marketing
Title : Six Consumption Factors That Influence
Purchase Decision of Malaysian Manufactured Passenger Car
Status : Completed September 2010.
Grade : A
12. Name : Elain
Chong
Degree : Bachelor of International Business
Administration
Title : Fast Food Brand
Choice Behaviour
Status :
Completed, July, 2000
Institute : CPED,
KDU (
Current Supervision Responsibility
Supervise
one group of undergraduate students on their final year dissertation in UTAR.
CONSULTANCY
PROJECTS
Education
consultancy project with Xin Jian
College, Shanghai, 2001.
Education
consultancy project with Ningbo College of Technology, Ningbo, 2001.
Education
consultancy project with Zhi Jiang College (Zhejiang
University of Technology), 2001.
Education
consultancy project with Northern College, Shenyang, 2002.
Various
Business Consultancy on Importing and Exporting of material from China, India
and Saudi 2003 – 2008.
TRAINING CONDUCTED
Topic
: A Sharing session on PhD Viva Voce.
Date
: 10th September 2015
Day : Thursday
Time : 10.00am-12.00pm
Venue : H213
Topic
: A Mock PhD Viva Voce - Relationship
between informal learning and repurchase intention
Date : 27th May 2015
Day : Wednesday
Time : 10.00am-12.00pm
Venue : H213
Topic
: Automobile Brand Management: Withstanding the Recall
Crisis
Date : 17 March
2014
Day
: Monday
Time
: 11.00AM-12.30PM
Venue : H015 (Block H; UTAR
Kampar)
Topic : A SEM Modeling and Invariant Analysis on Customer
Satisfaction in Two Retail Environments
Date : 4 March 2014
Day : Tuesday
Time : 2.00PM – 3.30PM
Venue : H107
Topic : Presenting a conference paper using SEM technique.
Date : 19 February 2013
Day : Tuesday
Time : 9.30AM – 11.00PM
Venue : H214
Topic : The art of writing a good conference paper
Date : 20 March 2013
Day : Tuesday
Time : 2.00PM – 3.00PM
Venue : H209