Stanley Teck Lee Yap

• PhD. in Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics of China
• MSc. in Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics of China
• BSc. in Agribusiness, Putra University of Malaysia

• Economics
• Finance

• Sustainability 
• Information technology adoption and human behaviour  
• Climate change and human behaviour 
• Agricultural supply chain management 
• Financial markets and economic development 

Peer-reviewed journal publications: 

• Nguyen, K., Akbari, M., Quang, H.T., McDonald, S., Hoang, T.H., Yap, T.L., & George, M. (2023). Navigating Environmental Challenges through Supply Chain Quality Management 4.0 in Circular Economy: A Comprehensive Review. Sustainability 15, no. 24: 16720. (SJR Q1) https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416720  
• Duong, A.T.B., Yap, T.L., Ngo, V.M. & Quang, H.T. (2023). Critical success factors of food safety management for achieving climate neutrality: a multilevel moderated approach with industry revolution 4.0. International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. (SJR Q1, ABDC-A) https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-03-2023-0112  
• Yap, T.L., Nayak, R., Nhung. V.T.H., Duy Tung, B., Pham, T., & Allen, D. (2023). Adopting blockchain-based traceability in the fruit supply chain in a developing economy: Facilitators and barriers. Information Technology and People, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print (SJR Q1, ABDC-A) https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-02-2023-0168  
• Yap, T.L., Vu, N. T., & Yeow, P. H. (2023). Application of the sustainable system-of-systems approach and econometric analysis to address China's decarbonization problem. Ergonomics, 1-20. (SJR Q1) https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2216413  
• Zhang, Z.X., Yap T.L. & Park J.Y. (2021). Voluntary CSR Disclosure, CSR Performance, and Earnings Management: Opportunistic or Ethical? Evidence from China. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance (SJR Q2, ABDC-B). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41310-021-00104-6  

Book chapters: 

• Yap, T.L. & An Duong Thi Binh (Forthcoming in 2024). Air Freight Technologies in Vietnam. In: McDonald, S. (eds) Transforming Logistics in Developing Nations: Vietnam’s Technology Imperative, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. 
• Yap, T.L., Quang, H. T. & Pham, H. C. (Forthcoming in 2024). Enhancing Agriculture Resilience of Smallholder Farming to Climate Change Through Blockchain Technology Adoption (pp. 876-884). In: Abraham, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies (2nd edition), Volume 3, Elsevier.  
• Yap, T.L. (2023). Fintech Market Development in China. In: Clarke, S.J. (eds) Contemporary Strategic Chinese American Business Negotiations and Market Entry. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6986-7  
• Yap, T.L., Yang, J. J., & Zhang, Y. H. (2022). Toward Integration of Green Finance and Belt and Road Initiative in ASEAN. In China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Going Global and Transformation in the Global Arena (pp.99-119), World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811221873_0005  

• Climate Change Risk Perceptions, Adaption and Mitigation Plans. Funded by RMIT University Vietnam 2023 Thematic Research Grant (2024 to 2025; Principal Investigator).  
• AI-Blockchain Integration for Resilient Real-time Cyber Security. Funded by RMIT University Vietnam 2023 Thematic Research Grant (2024 to 2025; Associate Investigator).  
• Application of a Smart Agriculture Monitoring and Analytics System in the Mekong Delta Region. Funded by RMIT University Vietnam 2023 Strategic Investment Challenge Fund (2024 to 2025; Associate Investigator). 
• Enabling The Energy Transition and Adoption of Green Demonstrations. Funded by RMIT University Vietnam 2023 Strategic Investment Challenge Fund (2024 to 2025; Associate Investigator). 
• Stakeholders' Perceptions to Adopt Blockchain-based Traceability Technology in the Fruit Supply Chain in Vietnam. Funded by RMIT University Vietnam 2023 Thematic Research Grant (2021 to 2023; Principal Investigator).  
• Development of Belt and Road Projects in Asia. Funded by China Construction Bank (HK) Research Grant (2019; Associate Investigator). 
• Malaysia & China Economic & Financial Development: Review & Prospect. Funded by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Guangxi University of China (2020; Principal Investigator). 

• Associate Research Fellow, Institute of ASEAN Studies, Guangxi University of Nationalities, China (2019 to present). 
• Associate Research Fellow, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya (2016 to present).  

Before joining the academic world, he has more than ten years of corporate working experiences in business and financial management where he hold senior managerial roles in several industries such as telecommunication, mineral exploration and mining, palm oil plantation and processing, and B2B2C e-commerce sectors across Asia-Pacific markets. 

• 2017 - 2020: Senior Lecturer, Xiamen University Malaysia
• 2016 - 2017: Part-time Lecturer, Chartered Institute of Technology Singapore
• 2016 - 2017: Analytical Finance Manager, Averis
• 2013 - 2016: General Manager/Head of Commercial, Vista Mining
• 2010 - 2013: Senior Project Finance Manager, Huawei Technologies South Pacific
• 2009 - 2010: Assistant Business Development Manager, Webse 
• 2002 - 2004: Sales Executive, JustPC