Associate Professor David Cheng

David Cheng

RSM

Research School of Management

Position
Associate Professor
Email
david.cheng@anu.edu.au
Phone number
+61 2 612 55013
Office
Room 1046, PAP Moran Bld (26B)
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/david-cheng
Research areas

Business; Business administration; Management.

 

Biography

David is an Associate Professor in leadership and management at the Research School of Management at the Australian National University. Prior to this he worked as an Accountant and Systems Analyst helping companies improve their financial and business processes.

In his current role, David studies how managers and leaders can improve the performance and well-being of their people. David has particular research expertise in emotions at work which has been featured in many media outlets including the ABC, Australian Financial Review, BBC, Business Insider, Forbes, Men's Health and Time. This research has also won a number of research awards at the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. David has led a number of research projects that have been awarded over $1.2 mil in external funding.

David is also a member of the Impact Scholar Community, an international community of impact-driven researchers who aim to take research and the researcher out of academia and into the public.

View ORCID profile

Research grants and awards

External Research Funding

2022-2024 Deliberately Differentiated Package Research Program 2 (Co-Lead)

2021-2022 Deliberately Differentiated Package Research Program (Co-Lead)

2019  HR systems for a Cyber security workforce (Co-Lead) 


Awards

2022 College of Business and Economics Award for Research Engagement and Social Impact

2022 Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award (Personnel Review)

2017 Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Best OB Paper Award

2013 Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Best OB Paper Award

2013 Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Best Student Lead Paper

Teaching

David is currently accepting Honours, MPhil or PhD students.

David is also a passionate management educator teaching who has taught at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive levels. He has also won a number of awards for teaching excellence and course management including the ANU Vice Chancellor's Excellence In Teaching award, CBE Commendation for outstanding teaching, CBE Stellar Team award, UNSW awards for course management and tutoring as well as the ANZAM Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award

Current Teaching:

MGMT2006 - Personal Leadership

MGMT2100 - Communication for Business

MGMT7153 - Building your Leadership Capacity