Never stop wondering, for there lies the seeds of discoveries....
Francis Bacon once said "Wonder is the seed of knowledge"
After 33 years of working in the real estate industry; with the last 20 years in the Mid Valley City development, I have since 2014, transit into a teaching career.
Helping to create the habit of pursuing wonder in my students' lives is tremendously satisfying....
Who Am I:
- My Name:
- Chen Boon Tai, PhD
- Currently:
- Adjunct Professor of Business and Management, IPE Management School Paris, a division of PPA Business School (Pôle Paris Alternance) of France. (For its program in Malaysia)
- Previously:
- Industry Professor of Management, Department of Engineering Management, School of Science and Engineering, Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST)
- Even More Previously:
- Director of Project Development, Mid Valley City Developments Sdn Bhd, a member of IGB Corporation Bhd.
- General Manager of a real estate development and hospitality group of companies
- Divisional Manager of Project Financing, Cooperative Central Bank, Malaysia
- Executive Engineer at Public Works Department of Malaysia
Quick Facts
-Teach Doctorate and Master classes on business administration and construction engineering and management
-Supervise Doctoral and Master students in their dissertation, research and publication
-Ex-Industry Professor of Management at Malaysia University of Science and Technology
-Adjunct Professor of Business and Management at IPE Management School Paris, France (https://www.ipe-paris.fr) [A division of PPA Business School (Pôle Paris Alternance) of France https://www.ppa.fr]
-Business Adviser & Tech Consultant to Warlord Ventures Sdn Bhd
-Guest Lecturer of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman /Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association's Master of Real Estate Development program
-Program Adviser of Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology's MSc in Real Estate Development program
-Member of the Editorial Board of The International Professional and Applied Management Review, U.K. https://ipmajournal.com/editor/Editor-ChenBoonTai.php
-Retired Director of Project Developments at Mid Valley City Developments
-Ex-General Manager of a property development and hospitality group of companies
-Ex-Divisional Manager of Project Financing of Cooperative Central Bank Ltd
-Church Elder
-Seminar speaker
Academic Qualifications
-Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), University of Malaya, Malaysia
-Graduate Diploma in Business & Management, SEGI University, Malaysia
-Master of Business Administration, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
-Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, Tarlac State University, Republic of the Philippines
Other Professional Qualifications and Affiliations
1984 - Present:Member of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
1985 - 2022: Registered as Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia
Research and Teaching Interests
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
New Venture Creation
Strategic Management
Management Information System
Marketing Management
Organization Behavior & Human Resource Issues
Change Management and Leadership
Organization Development
International Business
Project Management
Project Financing
Construction Management
Innovative Project Delivery
Research Philosophy and Methodology
Publication and Dissertation Supervision
Published several joint papers in construction engineering and management
Supervised successfully Doctorate and Master candidates
Supervising PhD and DBA dissertations
Other Interests
Ex-member of the Advisory Panel of GreenRE (a Green Buildings rating agency in Malaysia)
Philosophical and Theological Thoughts
My first website on philosophical and theological thoughts; https://web.archive.org/web/20060516022053/http://whysuffering.org/
My Family
Back Middle: My Wife, Cheong Yoke Kum
Back Right: My Son, Dr Chen Jit Ern
Front Left: My Daughter, Chen Tien Yi
Front Right: My Son in Law, Shawn Ho Jian Hong
This is my next seminar: a 2-hrs talk at The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia on 6th Aug 2022. Click on this link to download a pdf copy of the flyer https://www.myiem.org.my/download/downloadlink.aspx?fn=14057_Talk%20on%20Mid%20Valley%20City.pdf&id=14057https://www.myiem.org.my/download/downloadlink.aspx?fn=14057_Talk%20on%20Mid%20Valley%20City.pdf&id=14057
Looking forward to my next MBA module. Students: Please come prepared for debates on "Freeconomics"; not "Freakonomics" by Levitt and Dubner
Looking forward to the graduation of my Doctor of Business Administration student in Paris in March
For My Students:
1. Resource Materials for next DBA Module - refer to MORE Portal
2. Resource Materials for next MBA Module - refer to MORE Portal
3. Resource Materials for MQA accreditation visits - refer to MORE Portal
Contact emails:
cbt@chenboontai.com
chenboontai@gmail.com