Phan Thi Thuc Anh, Assoc. Prof.
VinUniversity
Associate Vice Provost
VinUniversity’s Smart Green Transformation Center (Green X)
Executive Director
College of Business and Management
Associate Professor
Biography
Assoc. Prof. Phan Thi Thuc Anh serves as the Associate Vice Provost, Executive Director of Smart Green Transformation Center (GREEN-X), a senior faculty member, and an expert in strategic management, innovation, green transformation, and green growth at VinUniversity. With over 30 years of experience, she has provided consultancy services to a wide range of government agencies, international organizations, and prominent corporations in Vietnam, including the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), the British Department for International Development (DFID), KPMG, Unilever, BP, Nestlé, Viettel, SHB, MSB, and Petrolimex, among others. Most recently, she led a green transformation consultancy project for Khanh Hoa Province and Nha Trang City, Gia Lai province (formerly Binh Dinh), and is currently leading a green transformation consultancy project for Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc – An Giang.
Assoc. Prof. Phan Thi Thuc Anh has pioneered and managed numerous research projects funded by USAID, DANIDA, and NAFOSTED. She is the author or co-author of 12 books and over 60 research papers published in leading international journals and conferences. Prior to joining VinUniversity, she held several key management roles at the National Economics University (NEU), including Vice Dean of the NEU Business School and Vice Dean of the International School of Management and Economics. She holds a PhD from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), a Master’s degree from Macquarie University (Australia), an MBA from Boise State University (USA), and a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Economics from the National Economics University (Vietnam). She was also a visiting scholar at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia) in 1997 and at the New York University (USA) in 2007.
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Knowledge Management and Learning
• Organizational Behavior
• Organizational Behavior
• Developing Management Skills
• Innovation Management
• Research Methodology
• Management Information Systems.
1. Nguyen Lan Ngoc, Phan Thi Thuc Anh, Bui Thanh Nga (2021), ‘Motivations to share knowledge in Professional service teams’, Team Performance Management, 28 (3/4), p. 160-175.
2. Phan Thi Thuc Anh and Nguyen Van Ha (2020), Product and Process Innovation in Hotels in Vietnam, Hanoi: National Economics University Publisher. ISBN: 978-604-946-863-6.
3. Phan Thi Thuc Anh (2019), ‘Does Organizational Innovation Always Lead to Better Performance? A Study of Firms in Vietnam’, Journal of Economics and Development, 21 (1), p.71-82.
4. Phan Thi Thuc Anh (2017), ‘Toward A Comprehensive Model of International Joint Venture Learning’, Journal of Economics & Development, 19(1), p. 51-64.
5. Phan Thi Thuc Anh (Ed) (2017), Innovation in businesses: cases of Textile-Garment and IT firms in Vietnam, Hanoi: National Economics University Publisher. ISBN: 978-604-946-23-0.
6. Phan Thi Thuc Anh (2014) Characteristics of Innovation in Vietnamese Firms: An Exploratory Research, Journal of Economics & Development Review, 16 (3), p. 82-85.
7. Baughn, C., Neupet, K., Phan Thi Thuc Anh, & Ngo Minh Hang (2011) Social Capital and the Control of Human Resources in International Joint Ventures, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(5), p. 1017–1035.
8. Phan Thi Thuc Anh and Baughn, C. (2011), ‘Antecedents and Consequence of Learning in International Joint Ventures – the Case of Vietnam’, Journal of Economics & Development Review, 16(30), p. 58-71.
9. Phan Thi Thuc Anh, & Hang, N. T. M. (2009), ‘Culture and Performance of International Joint Ventures in Vietnam’ in The New Asian Dragon -Internationalization of firms in Vietnam, Schaumburg-Muller & P. H. Chuong (Ed.). Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press.
10. Phan Thi Thuc Anh, Baughn, C., Hang, N. T. M., & Neupet, K. (2006), ‘Knowledge acquisition from foreign parents in International Joint Ventures: An empirical study in Vietnam’, International Business Review, 15(5), p. 463–487.
- PhD in Business Administration, University of Fribourg
- MA degree in Management Research Methods, Macquarie University
- MBA degree, Boise State University
- BA degree, National Economics University, Hanoi
- Outstanding research supervisor, National Economics University, Hanoi, 2021
- Outstanding researcher, National Economics University, Hanoi, 2014
- Best paper award, International Human Resource Management conference, Estonia, 2007
- PhD scholarship and PhD thesis with summa cum laude (highest honor), University of Fribourg, 2007
- Research Fellow Scholarship, Polytechnic University (now New York University), 2007
- University Commendation for Excellent Academic Performance (4.0 GPA),
- Macquarie University, 2002
- University Commendation for Excellent Academic Performance (4.0 GPA), Boise State University, 1995
