Dr Hoa Do

Hoa Do is an Associate Professor in Management at the Department of Work, Employment, Management and Organisations - School of Business. Prior to joining University of Leicester in 2023, he was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Aston Business School – Aston University, Birmingham where he obtained his PhD in Management in 2017.

His PhD thesis investigated the underlying mechanism between HPWS and the performance of Vietnamese service firms. His research has been published in high-ranking journals such as Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Business Research.

He serves as an Associate Editor - Applied Psychology: An International Review, Guest Editor for the HRMR Special Issue "HRM for the greater good: Mapping the field and envisioning the future" as well as an adhoc reviewer for such journals as Human Resource Management, Human Relations, Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Organizational Behhavior, British Journal of Management. He has been awarded by different funding bodies such as British Academy, VVOB Rwanda (Belgium), KAKEN-HI (Japan), NAFOSTED (Vietnam). He is a Fellowship of Advance HE, UK.

My research interests include:

• HPWS/HRM and Performance/Creativity/Wellbeing
• Hybrid Working/AI/Digital Transformation and Creativity/Wellbeing
• Green HRM/CSR
• Leadership/Crisis Leadership/Leadership in Education

Journal Articles 

1. Shipton, H., Kougiannou, N., Do, H., Pautz, N., Minbashian, A., & King, D. (2023). Organisational voice and employee-focused voice: Two distinct voice forms and their effects on burnout and innovative behaviour. Human Resource Management Journal. (IF-5.5; ABS-4*). 
2. Do, H., Nguyen, B., & Shipton, H. (2023). Innovation and Internationalization in an Emerging Market Context: Moderating Effects of Interpersonal and Organizational Social Networks. Journal of International Management, 29(2), 101014. (IF-6.1; ABS-3). 
3. Lin., C-H., Shipton, H., Teng, W., Kitt, A., Do, H., & Chadwick, C. (2022). Sparking Creativity among Manufacturing Workers using Extrinsic Rewards: A Self-determination Theory Perspective. Human Resource Management, 61,723–735. (IF-6.6; ABS-4; FT-50). 
4. Do, H., Budhwar, P., Shipton, H., Nguyen, H. D., & Nguyen, B. (2022). Building organizational resilience, innovation through resource-based management initiatives, organizational learning and environmental dynamism. Journal of Business Research, 141, 808-821. (IF-11.3; ABS-3). 
5. Nguyen, B., Do, H., & Le, C. (2022). How much state ownership do hybrid firms need for better performance?. Small Business Economics, 845–871. (IF-6.4; ABS-3). 
6. Budhwar, P., Pereira, V., Temori, Y. and Do, H., (2021). International business research and scholarship in the Middle East: developments and future directions. International Studies of Management and Organization, 51(3), 185-200. (ABS-2). 
7. Do, H., Patel. C., Budhwar, P., Katou. A., Arora, B., & Dao, M. (2020). Institutionalism and its effect on HRM in the ASEAN context: Challenges and opportunities for future research. Human Resource Management Review (IF-11.4; ABS-3).
8. Do, H., & Shipton. H. (2019). High-performance work systems and innovation in Vietnamese small firms. International Small Business Journal, 37(3), 732-753 (IF-7.1; ABS-3). 
9. Do, H., Budhwar, P., & Patel, C. (2019). High-performance work system practices in Vietnam: a study of managers’ perceptions. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 6(3), 145-160. (ABS-2). 
10. Do, H., Budhwar, P., & Patel. C. (2018). Relationship Between Innovation-led HR Policy, Strategy and Firm Performance: A Serial Mediation Investigation. Human Resource Management, 57(5), 1271-1284. (IF-6.6; ABS-4; FT-50). 
11. Budhwar, P., Tung, R., Varma, A., & Do, H. (2017). Developments in Human Resource Management in MNCs from BRICS Nations: A Review and Future Research Agenda. Journal of International Management, 23(2), 111-123. (IF-6.1; ABS-3).

Book Chapters

1. Do, Hoa., Budhwar, P., Katou, A., & Sanders, K. (2023). HRM and firm performance. In J. Crawshaw, P. Budhwar, & A. Devis (Eds.), Human resources management, strategic and international perspectives (pp. 30–50). Sage.
2. Kundu, S. C., Mor, A., Khatri, N., & Do, H. (2019). Performance Management and Business Strategy. In Performance Management Systems: An Experiential Approach. SAGE.

I am currently accepting PhD Students within my research areas below:

• HPWS/HRM and Performance/Creativity/Wellbeing
• Hybrid Working/AI/Digital Transformation and Creativity/Wellbeing
• Green HRM/CSR
• Leadership/Crisis Leadership/Leadership in Education

• Globalisation and Skills (MN2124)
• Managing Human Resources Strategically (MN7707)
• Personal Tutoring

• Associate Editor - Applied Psychology: An International Review.
• Guest Editor for the HRMR Special Issue "HRM for the greater good: Mapping the field and envisioning the future". 
• Co-track Chairs with Professor Pawan Budhwar: International Human Resource Management - 50th AIB UK and Ireland Chapter Conference (Aston University, 2024). 

• 2023-2025 P-I "Examining the dual effects of hybrid working on employee performance and wellbeing: A job demands-resources theory", BA, £9,820.00
• 2023-2026 CO-I "The Impact of Continuous Professional Development of School Leaders on Teaching and Learning Outcomes", VVOB Rwanda, £85,000.00
• 2020-2022 CO-I "Rural-Urban Migration", NAFOSTED, £32,000.00
• 2019-2021 P-I "HPWS and Employee Well-Being" KAKENHI, £25,000.00

1. Dao, M., Shipton, H., King, D., & Do, H. (2023). Relationships between HPWS, HR attributions and employee wellbeing and performance. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1). Academy of Management. 
2. Do, H., et al. (2022). Time versus money donation and organisational engagement: How do cultural differences contextualize the CSR effects? British Academy of Management.
3. Do, H., & Nguyen, B. (2021). Fostering organizational innovations through social capital and customer demands. Academy of Management.
4. Do, H., Shipton. H., et al. (2020). Leveraging VCSE resilience and its consequences through crisis leadership, VCSE capacity and social network. British Academy of Management.
5. Do, H., (2019, July). Interplay between HPWS and Innovation: Evidence from Vietnamese Small Businesses. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2019, No. 1, p. 10273). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
6. Do, H., Nguyen, B. (2019, July). Human Resource Management, Environmental Dynamism and Firm Innovation: A Study of Small Businesses. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2019, No. 1, p. 10032). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
7. Do, H., Budhwar, P. S., & Patel, C. (2016, January). Examining the Effectiveness of Trust as a Mechanism between HPWS, Creativity & Performance. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2016, No. 1, p. 12628). Academy of Management.
8. Patel, C., & Do, H. (2016, January). Issue of Presenteeism in Organizations: Implications for Health, Performance and Attitudes. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2016, No. 1, p. 17281). Academy of Management.
9. Do, H., & Patel, C. (2016, January). Relationship Between Innovation led HR Policy, Strategy and Firm Performance. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2016, No. 1, p. 12619). Academy of Management.
10. Do, H., Budhwar, P. S., & Patel, C. (2015, January). High-Performance Work Systems and Organizational Performance. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2015, No. 1, p. 14359). Academy of Management.

• PG Cert, Aston University, UK
• PhD in Management, Aston University, UK
• MA, University of Canberra, Australia