Dr Christopher Chan teaches and researches in the human resource management area. Chris earned his PhD in Commerce (Management) from Murdoch University in Australia. He has taught organizational behavior, human resource management, international human resource management, international management, strategic management, cross-cultural management, Asian business, business research methods, entrepreneurship, and introduction to management in Australia and Singapore. Before joining York University, Chris was a faculty member at the Australian National University (in Canberra, 2003-2006) and Murdoch University (in Perth, 1999-2002). Chris was an honorary research fellow at the University of Notre Dame Australia in 2003 and at the Faculty of Law and Business, Australian Catholic University from 2011-2020. He regularly visits l'Institut de Gestion de Rennes, Université de Rennes 1 in France. He also set up and ran a marketing and management research consultancy from 1999 to 2003. He has published in the areas of organizational learning, cross-cultural management, health care management, and work-life balance. Chris is well-versed in using SPSS and AMOS for various statistical modeling. His current research focus on: (1) the interfaces between religious ethics and business/HR practices, (2) work-family conflict and work enrichment among social workers in Australia and India, and (3) cross cultural management themes.

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