Educational Qualifications

2012                       
PhD in Sociology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

2004                       
MA in Sociology, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

2001                   
BSocSci (Hons) in Sociology, National University of Singapore

Academic and Professional Experience

2025 - Present 
Associate Professor, S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

2021 - 2025
Head, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Analysis and Monitoring Directorate, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia

2017 - 2021
Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore

2011 - 2017
Fellow, Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore

2012 - 2017
Associate Lecturer, SIM University (now Singapore University of Social Sciences), Singapore

2007 - 2011
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Management, Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management (now Kozminski University), Warsaw, Poland

2005 - 2007
Junior Research Fellow, The Cambridge-MIT Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom

2001 - 2004
Research Associate appointments at National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Awards and Honours

2018
Stars for Leaders of the Next Generation
2006
College Senior Scholarship, Fitzwilliam College
2005
PhD Scholarship, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
2002
Tun Dato Sir Cheng-Loke Tan M.A. Scholarship, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
2000
Dean's List, National University of Singapore

Selected Publications

Suryadinata, L., & Loh, B. (Eds.). (2022). Rising China and new Chinese migrants in Southeast Asia. ISEAS Publications.
Suryadinata, L., & Loh, B. (2022). Introduction: Rising China and new Chinese migrants in Southeast Asia. In L. Suryadinata & B. Loh (Eds.), Rising China and new Chinese migrants in Southeast Asia (pp. 1–15). ISEAS Publications.
Loh, B. (2016). The social construction of comparative advantage and the SIJORI Growth Triangle. In F. E. Hutchinson & T. Chong (Eds.), The SIJORI cross-border region: Transnational politics, economics, and culture (pp. 105–124). ISEAS Publications.
Loh, B., Tang, A.-C., Menkhoff, T., Chay, Y. W., & Evers, H.-D. (2010). Applying knowledge management in university research. In Governing and managing knowledge in Asia (2nd ed., pp. 199–226). World Scientific.
Loh, B. (2010). Public infrastructure financing in Southeast Asia. In M. J. Montesano & P. O. Lee (Eds.), Regional outlook: Southeast Asia (pp. 92–96). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
Chay, Y. W., Menkhoff, T., Loh, B., & Evers, H.-D. (2009). Social capital and knowledge sharing in knowledge-based organizations: An empirical study. In M. E. Jennex (Ed.), Knowledge management, organizational memory and transfer behavior: Global approaches and advancements. IGI Global.
Menkhoff, T., Chay, Y. W., & Loh, B. (2006). Managing change and knowledge in Asian business: New trends in Singapore’s SME sector. In R. Wong (Ed.), A new breed of Chinese entrepreneurs? Culture, organizational imperatives, and globalization. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Menkhoff, T., Chay, Y. W., & Loh, B. (2005). Notes from an ‘intelligent island’: Towards strategic knowledge management in Singapore’s small business sector. In Governing and managing knowledge in Asia (pp. 229–243). World Scientific.
Chay, Y. W., Menkhoff, T., Loh, B., & Evers, H.-D. (2005). What makes knowledge sharing in organizations tick? An empirical study. In Governing and managing knowledge in Asia (pp. 279–304). World Scientific.
Menkhoff, T., Chay, Y. W., & Loh, B. (2002). Change leadership in organizations: The case of Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises. In K. Koenig, K. Mueller, & R. Strohmeyer (Eds.), International small business. Institute of Small Business, University of Goettingen.
Menkhoff, T., & Loh, B. (2002). Champions of change or petty dinosaurs? A survey of organizational change management practices of Chinese SMEs in Singapore. In L. Suryadinata (Ed.), Ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia: A dialogue between tradition and modernity (pp. 277–298). Times Academic Press.
Menkhoff, T., Chay, Y. W., Loh, B., & Evers, H.-D. (2010). Exploring the antecedents of new knowledge creation in organizational settings: An empirical study. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 4(1), 65–79.
Menkhoff, T., Chay, Y. W., & Loh, B. (2008). Leadership in knowledge sharing: Creating value through collaboration. Journal of Asian Business, 22(2–3), 265–281.
Chay, Y. W., Menkhoff, T., Loh, B., & Evers, H.-D. (2007). Social capital and knowledge sharing in knowledge-based organisations: An empirical study. International Journal of Knowledge Management, 3(1), 37–56.
Loh, B. (2005). Disaster risk management in Southeast Asia: A developmental approach. ASEAN Economic Bulletin, 22(2), 229–239.
Menkhoff, T., Loh, B., Chiang, R., & Chay, Y. W. (2005). Knowledge management as an enabler of effective career services in institutions of higher learning: The case of the Singapore Management University. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 5(2), 204–217.
Menkhoff, T., Chay, Y. W., & Loh, B. (2004). Notes from an intelligent island: Towards strategic knowledge management in Singapore’s small business sector. International Quarterly of Asian Studies, 35(1–2), 85–99.
Menkhoff, T., Loh, B., & Kay, L. (2003). Issues and challenges of corporate change initiatives in Singapore’s small business sector. Asian Academy of Management Journal, 8(1), 49–64.
Menkhoff, T., Kay, L., & Loh, B. (2002). Worlds apart? Reflections on the relationship between small entrepreneurs and external change advocates in Singapore. Journal of Asian Business, 18(1), 37–65.

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