Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau, Ph.D.

Types:

Elaine Lau
Title(s)
Professor
Department
Education

B.A., Hunan University, China
M.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of North Texas

Contact Information

An important aspect of my teaching philosophy is to focus on creatively combining textbook concepts and real world applications and making the learning environment exciting, challenging, and enjoyable. I believe that education is a two-way road. As we teach students, we also learn from them. I am rewarded by knowing that my students are more knowledgeable in the subject than when they started off, by helping students achieve their academic and career goals, and by gaining confidence as I strive to continuously improve my teaching skills. Nonetheless, teaching effectively is a lifelong learning process…

Courses

MGMT 515- Principled Leadership, Ethics, and Professional Development
MGMT 582-HR Skills for Managers

Representative Refereed Journal Publications

Lau, W.K., Li, Z., & Okpara, J. (2019). An Examination of Three-way Interactions of Paternalistic Leadership in China, Asia Pacific Business Review, 26(1), 32-49.

Lau, W.K., Pham, N.L.T, & Nguyen, L.D. (2019). Remapping the construct of paternalistic leadership. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 40(7), 764-776.

Zhu, W.C., Jin, Y., Lau, W. K., & Welch, S. (2020). How Harmonious Family Encourages Individuals to Enter Entrepreneurship: Based on Conservation Theory of Resource, International Journal of Conflict Management, 31(3), 333-351.