Giang Hoang

Dr. Giang Hoang is a management scholar whose research focuses primarily on the impact of leadership on individual, team, and organizational outcomes. His current research encompasses a range of topics related to leadership behaviors, employee well-being, team innovation, and sustainable organizational development. His work has been published in A*/A/Q1-ranked journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Service Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management,Employee Relations, Personnel Review, Leadership, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, and Journal of Business Venturing Insights, among others. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Leadership & Organization Development Journal (Q1).

Giang has teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and has designed, coordinated, and delivered courses across these levels. He has received positive teaching evaluations from students at RMIT University and Victoria University. He is also involved in higher-degree research supervision, having supervised one PhD student to completion and currently supervising four PhD candidates at RMIT University.

Over the past decade, Giang has collaborated with his colleagues to secure over A$ 650,000 in competitive grants and research funding. These projects have addressed issues related to workforce knowledge and skills in developing countries, innovation and sustainability, and leadership effectiveness in global markets.

In addition to his academic work, Giang contributes to media outlets, where his research and commentary have been featured in publications including Psychology Today, Saigon Times, and Vietnam Business Forums. He also brings prior industry experience to his academic work, having worked across sectors including airlines, oil and gas, and hospitality.

Giang has received several awards and recognitions for his research and teaching.

Awards & Recognition

• 2026: Best Doctoral Paper Award, Organization Development and Change Division, Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, USA
• 2026: Runner-up Paper Award in the Organisational Behaviour track,  Asia Academy of Management Conference, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
• 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, Bristol, UK
• 2017: PhD Scholar Bursaries, Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education, 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.