Giang Hoang

Dr. Giang Hoang is a management scholar with a primary focus on the impact of leadership on individual, team, and organizational outcomes, particularly within service sectors. His current research encompasses a variety of projects related to leadership behaviors, employee creativity and well-being, team innovation, and sustainable organizational development. He has published 25 articles in A*/A/Q1-ranked journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Service Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Employee Relations, Personnel Review, Leadership, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Journal of Services Marketing, and Journal of Business Venturing Insights, among others. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Leadership & Organization Development Journal (Q1).

Giang is a passionate educator with extensive teaching experience across both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At the undergraduate level, he has designed, coordinated, and delivered several courses such as Leadership, Introduction to Management, Organization, Marketing Research, Business Statistics, and Business Strategy. His postgraduate teaching portfolio includes Leadership and Management, Business Research Projects, and Business Research Design. Renowned as a student favorite, he consistently receives positive feedback evidenced by high CES scores exceeding 90% every single semester, as rated by students at RMIT University and Victoria University. Beyond the classroom, he is actively involved in higher-degree research supervision, having successfully supervised one PhD student to completion and currently supervising three PhD candidates at RMIT.

As an engaged academic, Giang is dedicated to his research projects and collaborates with colleagues to develop practical implications for organizations seeking to enhance workplace environments and for nations striving for sustainable development. Over the past decade, he has successfully secured over A$ 650,000 in competitive grants and research funding. These research initiatives aim to improve knowledge and skills for the labor workforce in developing countries, promote innovation and sustainability, and enhance leadership effectiveness in the global markets.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Giang actively contributes to a range of media outlets, where his insights and commentary have been featured in prominent publications such as Psychology Today, Saigon Times, and Vietnam Business Forums. He also brings significant industry experience to his academic role, having worked in key sectors including airlines, oil and gas, and hospitality.

Giang is the recipient of several prestigious awards and honors.

Awards & Recognition

• 2026: Best Paper Award, Organization Development and Change Division, Academy of Management Meeting, USA
• 2026: College of Business and Law Research Excellence Recognition, RMIT University
• 2025: College of Business and Law Research Excellence Recognition, RMIT University
• 2025: Recognition of Research Excellence for the 25 Outstanding Publications, RMIT Office for Research & Innovation
• 2024: RMIT Award for Research Excellence, RMIT University
• 2024: RMIT Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, RMIT University
• 2019: Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Victoria University
• 2018: Best Paper Award, British Academy of Management Conference, UK
• 2017: PhD Scholar Bursaries, Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), Australia
• 2015-1019: International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Victoria University, Australia
• 2012-2013: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, Switzerland

Research Grants & Funding

• 2025: Empowering Vietnam’s ECE Teachers with STEM: A Scalable Tech-Driven Professional Development Initiative, International Development Research Centre, AUD 120,000.
• 2022: Influence of entrepreneurial leadership on employee innovative behaviors: Evidence from Vietnamese small and medium enterprises, Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), AUD 70,000.
• 2020: Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions of Vietnamese university students, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam, AUD 30,000.
• 2017: Geographical indications and sustainable rural development in Vietnam, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), AUD 15,000.
• 2015: The Impacts of Business Environment on Women Entrepreneurship in Vietnam, World Trade Institute, Switzerland, AUD 20,000.
• 2014: Employment Effects of Various Policy Instruments, The Swiss Government Program for Research on Global Issues, AUD 400,000.
• 2014: Harmonization of Logistics Policies toward ASEAN Economic Community, World Trade Institute, Switzerland, AUD 10,000.