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Dr Minh Nguyen PhD,

Lecturer

Doctoral Co-Supervisor
School of Psychology

Devoted to sustainable development, Minh Hieu actively collaborates with the Vietnamese social enterprise community to address poverty, promote decent work, and foster sustainable livelihoods. She extends her expertise through training and consulting services, engaging with organisations such as Ford Vietnam, Vietnam Association of Craft Villages, Vietnam Directorate of Vocational Training, British Council, Centre for Social Innovation Entrepreneurship (CSIE), Swiss Sustainable Tourism Program, and UNDP.  Minh Hieu is a committed member of various initiatives, including Project SLiC (Sustainable Livelihoods Collaboration),  Project G.L.O.W. (Global Living Organizational Wage), and the End Poverty and Inequality Cluster (EPIC). She is also in charge of international affairs for the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Association of Psychology (2024 - 2028), and the representative of Vietnam in the Asian Association of Social Psychology. 

Minh Hieu Nguyen completed her Bachelor of Human resource management from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan), her MBA from La Trobe (Australia), her Master of Research at Lille 2 University (France), and her Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from Massey University (New Zealand). Her professional journey includes roles at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where she gained valuable experience before becoming the Head of the Management Department at Hanoi University (Vietnam), then later a lecturer at Vietnam National University and Massey University (New Zealand).

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Professional

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2022)

Fellowships and Memberships

  • Member, Higher Education Academy (Fellow) (2023)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Co-Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

I/O Psychology: Human Resource Management, Organisational Commitment, Leadership, Organisational Culture.

Entrepreneurship, Social entrepreneurship, Ecosystem.

Sustainable development, Decent Work. 

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Business and Management (150300): Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000): Entrepreneurship (150304):
Industrial and Organisational Psychology (170107):
Organisational Behaviour (150311):
Psychology (170100): Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (170000):
Small Business Management (150314)

Research Outputs

Journal

Nguyen, MHT., Hodgetts, D., & Carr, S. (2024). Supporting Social Entrepreneurship among Vietnamese Youth A Policy Brief. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation. 13(1), 50-53
[Journal article]Authored by: Carr, S., Hodgetts, D., Nguyen, T.
Nguyen, MH., Nguyen, MHT., Jin, R., Nguyen, QL., La, VP., Le, TT., . . . Vuong, QH. (2023). Preventing the Separation of Urban Humans from Nature: The Impact of Pet and Plant Diversity on Biodiversity Loss Belief. Urban Science. 7(2)
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T.
Nguyen, MH., Jin, R., Hoang, G., Nguyen, MHT., Nguyen, PL., Le, TT., . . . Vuong, QH. (2023). Examining contributors to Vietnamese high school students’ digital creativity under the serendipity-mindsponge-3D knowledge management framework. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 49
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T.
Vuong, QH., Nguyen, QL., Jin, R., Nguyen, MHT., Nguyen, TP., La, VP., . . . Nguyen, MH. (2023). Increasing Supply for Woody-Biomass-Based Energy through Wasted Resources: Insights from US Private Landowners. Sustainability (Switzerland). 15(11)
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T.
Nguyen, MHT., Hodgetts, DJ., & Carr, SC. (2021). Fitting social enterprise for sustainable development in Vietnam. Sustainability (Switzerland). 13(19)
[Journal article]Authored by: Carr, S., Hodgetts, D., Nguyen, T.
Nguyen, MHT., Carr, SC., Hodgetts, D., & Fauchart, E. (2021). Why do some social enterprises flourish in Vietnam? A comparison of human and ecosystem partnerships. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 12(6), 1312-1347
[Journal article]Authored by: Carr, S., Hodgetts, D., Nguyen, T.

Book

Carr, SC., Hodgetts, D., Hopner, V., King, P., Liu, JH., Maleka, M., . . . Tchagnéno, CL. (2023). From Precarious Jobs to Sustainable Livelihoods. In Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Organizations. (pp. 57 - 73).
[Chapter]Authored by: Carr, S., Hodgetts, D., King, P., Liu, J., Nguyen, T.