Prof. Dr Choong Chee Keong
Funding in UTAR
  • foreign direct investment in malaysia: an economic analysis, UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH (UMS) FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT (A-002-16-ER/U047), April 2003 - March 2004.
  • a study on the hidden patterns and relationship of the cellular phone users in malaysia, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UITM) SHORT-TERM GRANT, January 2004 - December 2004.
  • an emergence of a single currency area and its implications on asean economies' trade linkages, MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA RESEARCH GRANT: B-8-04, January 2004 - December 2005.
  • the global economic crisis: causes, consequences and remedies, UTARRF, November 2009 - October 2010.
  • foreign direct investment, economic growth and institutional innovations: the cross-national evidence, MOHE FRGS, May 2010 - April 2011.
  • the economic impact of climate change on food security of malaysia, MOHE FRGS, May 2010 - October 2011.
  • board size and board structure on company efficiency: a study of public listed companies in malaysia, UTARRF, January 2011 - December 2011.
  • tqm adoption and organizational performance among family owned firms in malaysia, UTARRF, January 2011 - December 2011.
  • the structural linkages between people-related tqm practices, job satisfaction and turnover intentions in malaysia?s electrical and electronics industry, UTARRF, January 2011 - December 2011.
  • carbon dioxide emission, exports and economic performance in malaysia: the role of institutional innovations, MOHE FRGS, May 2011 - October 2012.
  • the role of china?s foreign direct investment in malaysia: a comparative analysis, MOHE FRGS, September 2011 - March 2013.
  • does the world energy prices and financial factors have impact on the energy incentive agricultural commodities in malaysia?, UTARRF, February 2014 - January 2015.
  • skills shortage: a study of penang industrial zone, UTARRF, February 2014 - January 2015.
  • the competitive advantage of malaysia as the destination of equity and non-equity modes activities, UTARRF, February 2014 - January 2015.
  • the role of tourism in the linkage between pollution, energy consumption, and economic growth: evidence from the asian countries, UTARRF, July 2014 - June 2015.
  • competitiveness of islamic banking in the malaysian financial system, MOHE FRGS, December 2013 - November 2015.
  • investigation of the environmental kuznets curve for carbon emissions in malaysia: do foreign direct investment and trade matter?, UTARRF, December 2014 - November 2015.
  • carbon dioxide emission, institutional quality, and economic growth: empirical evidence in malaysia, UTARRF, December 2014 - November 2015.
  • relationship between the bio-ethanol production and agricultural commodity prices: the case of thailand, UTARRF, January 2015 - December 2015.
  • managers? intention to hire older workers in malaysia: an application of theory of planned behavior, UTARRF, July 2015 - June 2016.
  • a study among utar students intention to involve in the entrepreneurial activities, UTARRF, August 2015 - July 2016.
  • determination of internal and external financing resources on malaysian smes, UTARRF, July 2016 - June 2017.
  • the influence of threat and coping appraisals on the intention of health tourism in malaysia, UTARRF, October 2016 - September 2017.
  • development of model procedure to detect housing bubble : a study of malaysian property market, MOHE FRGS, August 2016 - July 2018.
  • a half century of tourism development in new villages: contemporary issues, challenges, strategies and sustainability, UTARRF, December 2017 - December 2018.
  • household debt and income inequality in malaysia: a nonlinear ardl analysis, UTARRF, December 2017 - December 2018.
  • a fundamental research on environmentally responsible ecotourist behavior in malaysia: the role of facilitating conditions, MOHE FRGS, August 2017 - August 2019.
  • solar photovoltaic as a means to sustainable energy consumption in malaysia: the role of knowledge transmission and price value, MOHE FRGS, January 2019 - December 2020.
  • the role of facilitating conditions for e-health technology usage and satisfaction on healthcare services: a study on medical tourism destination loyalty in malaysia, MOHE FRGS, September 2019 - August 2021.
  • the belt and road initiative: its impacts on the manufacturing industry in northern corridor economic region (ncer), malaysia, CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN PENANG, CHINA, January 2021 - December 2021.
  • the changing patterns of online learning behaviour among malaysian university students due to covid-19 pandemic: the mediating role of desire, UTARRF, December 2020 - December 2021.
  • the effectiveness of belt and road initiative (bri)?s five key areas of cooperation in malaysia: an exploratory study, CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN PENANG, CHINA, January 2022 - December 2022.
  • workshops and public lecture on the japanese model of environmental education, TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANT (FISCAL YEAR 2022), April 2022 - March 2023.
  • antecedents and acceptance of hybrid learning behaviour, UTARRF, July 2022 - June 2023.
  • reviving the business resilience of tourism small and medium-sized enterprises through digital transformation and value creation, MOHE FRGS, September 2022 - August 2024.
  • sustainable traditional villages, sustainable tourism: a comparative analysis of issues, challenges and prospects in malaysia and china, UTARRF, November 2023 - October 2024.
  • unravelling the renewable energy development in malaysia: a multidimensional assessment, UTARRF, June 2024 - May 2025.
  • smart, optimized, high-quality, and on-demand tourism innovative education for sustainable and green development, EUROPEAN COMMISSION - ERASMUS LUMP SUM GRANT [ERASMUS-AG-LS], December 2023 - November 2026.
Funding not in UTAR
  • private capital flows, financial development and economic growth in developing countries, MOHE FRGS, April 2007 - March 2008.
  • the effect of board size and board structure on bank efficiency: a comparative study between commercial banks in malaysia and thailand, MONASH UNIVERSITY SUNWAY CAMPUS, July 2010 - June 2011.
  • the economic values of agricultural multifunctionality in malaysia, MOHE FRGS, May 2013 - October 2014.
  • remittances, institutional innovations and economic development: a comparative analysis, MOSTI SCIENCE FUND, June 2013 - December 2015.
  • understanding japanese ways of enhancing residential solar pv adoption: lessons for malaysia, THE SUMITOMO FOUNDATION, JAPAN, April 2021 - March 2024.