Career Summary
Biography
Vien is a lecturer in accounting at Newcastle Business School - University of Newcastle (UoN). Before joining UoN, Vien was a lecturer in accounting at Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Prior to joining academia, Vien worked for eight years as an accountant, an accounting manager, a financial and general manager for international private sector companies (e.g. Decathlon) in Vietnam. Vien completed two research studies: Masters in 2012 and PhD in 2015 at QUT.
Vien is passionate about sustainable poverty alleviation and a participatory approach to poverty alleviation. Her research interests include third sector accountability, sustainable poverty alleviation, reporting and disclosure, social enterprises and micro-enterprise development, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and internal control systems and cloud computing. Vien is also interested in applying a participatory approach to learning through the support of a blended-learning format.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
- Master of philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Keywords
- Micro-enterprise development
- Reporting and disclosure
- Social enterprises
- Sustainable poverty alleviation
- Third-sector accountability
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Lecturer | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
| Lecturer | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2/11/2015 - 28/10/2016 | Lecturer | Queensland University of Technology Australia |
| 21/7/2017 - 15/2/2019 | Lecturer | Charles Sturt University Australia |
Teaching appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 20/2/2017 - 9/6/2017 | Lecturer | Queensland University of Technology Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2015 |
Social Audit Regulation, Springer International Publishing (2015)
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| 2015 | Chu V, Social audit regulation within the NGO sector: Practices of NGOs operating in Bangladesh and Indonesia (2015) |
Journal article (4 outputs)
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| 2020 |
Chu V, Luke B, 'A participatory approach: Shifting accountability in microenterprise development', Financial Accountability and Management, (2020)
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| 2018 | Chu V, Luke B, 'NGO accountability to beneficiaries: Examining participation in microenterprise development programs', Third Sector Review, 24 77-104 (2018) | |||||||
| 2013 |
Luke B, Chu V, 'Social enterprise versus social entrepreneurship: An examination of the 'why' and 'how' in pursuing social change', INTERNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS JOURNAL-RESEARCHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 31 764-784 (2013)
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| 2012 |
Chu V, Luke B, 'MISSION DRIFT OR STRATEGIC SHIFT? GROUP FORMATION STRATEGIES WITHIN MEPs', JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 24 1042-1045 (2012)
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Conference (6 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2019 | Chu V, Luke B, 'Success in micro-enterprise development: Sustainable models versus sustainable outcomes', Success in micro-enterprise development: Sustainable models versus sustainable outcomes, Bangkok, Thailand (2019) | ||
| 2016 | Chu V, 'Participation mechanisms: Shifting accountability in microenterprise development.' (2016) | ||
| 2016 | Chu V, 'Facilitating NGO accountability to powerless stakeholders: Roles of management strategies' (2016) | ||
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 3 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $11,380 |
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20193 grants / $11,380
Faculty New Staff Grant $4,980
Funding body: FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
| Funding body | FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW |
|---|---|
| Scheme | New Staff Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
NBS Research Funds$4,000
Funding body: Newcastle Business School | University of Newcastle | Australia
| Funding body | Newcastle Business School | University of Newcastle | Australia |
|---|---|
| Scheme | NBS Research Funds |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
NBS Teaching Funds$2,400
Funding body: Newcastle Business School
| Funding body | Newcastle Business School |
|---|---|
| Scheme | University of Newcastle |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Dr Vien Chu
Positions
Lecturer
Newcastle Business School
College of Human and Social Futures
Casual Academic
Newcastle Business School
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
| vien.chu@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 4913 8208 |
Office
| Room | NewSpace, Level 6 |
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| Building | NewSpace Building |
| Location | New Castle City , |