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Dr Komathi Wasudawan

Lecturer in International Business
PhD (UNIMAS) MBA (FedUni) GCLT (Swinburne)BIB (MSU)

Faculty of Business, Design and Arts

Office No:+60 82 260 739
Fax No:+60 82 260 815
Room No: B330
Email: kwasudawan@swinburne.edu.my
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Biography

Dr Komathi Wasudawan is a Lecturer in the School of Business, Faculty of Business, Design and Arts, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus. She holds a PhD in Tourism Development and Poverty Alleviation from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia. She is a regular reviewer for peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Ecotourism, the Borneo Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the Asia-Pacific Social Science Review. She is also an external examiner for Gomal University and Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Pakistan.

Research Interests
Dr Komathi’s research interests are in pro-poor tourism. She is particularly interested in sustainable tourism that generates household income among the poor to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 1 No Poverty. She is also interested in e-commerce adoption, green HRM practices, work-from-home culture, and gender studies. She is familiar with quantitative and qualitative research methods and qualified to supervise Postgraduate students as Associate Investigator.

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Level: Global Business Across Cultures, Asian Regionalism and Global Business and Global and Digital Marketplaces.
Postgraduate Level: Global Business Cultures: Advanced Theories and Practices.

Postgraduate Supervision

Sachinthana, R.W. ‘Green Human Resource Management practices on Employee Green Behavior,’ PhD (Ongoing). 

Research Grants

2024: “Community-Based Tourism Sustainable Development (CBTSD): Developing a Blueprint for Rural Homestay Community in Sarawak”, Tourism Research Grant, Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry & Performing Arts Sarawak (MTCP), (Associate Investigator), (MYR 150,000.00).
2022: “Sustainable Tourism Development: Community-Based Tourism Value-Added Programs as the Vehicle for Socio-Economic Enhancement”, Tourism Research Grant, Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry & Performing Arts Sarawak (MTCP), (Associate Investigator), (MYR 100,000.00). 

2022: “Fostering community empowerment and capacity building through tourism: perspectives from Dalat, Sarawak”, Swinburne Sarawak Research Micro Fund, (Chief Investigator), (MYR 5,000.00). 

Awards

2023, Best Paper Award, 4th International Symposium on Applied Structural Equation Modeling and Methodological Matters, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

2023, Silver Award (Social Science and Humanities), UNIMAS Innovation and Technology Exposition 2023 (InTEX23), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

2023, Best Paper and Emerald Research Award, the International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH), IPB International Convention Center, Bogor, Indonesia.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Malaysia Association of Research Managers and Administration since 2023

Recent Media
1. Barclay, D. E., Wasudawan, K., & Yin, C. (2024, August 28). Education, Learning Environments, and Empowered Graduates’, weekly column in the Borneo Post newspaper.

2. Wasudawan, K., Ee, Y. S. & Ting, I. S. T. (2023, April 26). ‘Achieve Sustainable Development with Strong ESG Framework’, weekly column in the Borneo Post newspaper

3. Wasudawan, K., & Lim A. S. S. (2022, August 03). ‘Manpower and tourism industry: Challenges and recommendations’, weekly column in the Borneo Post newspaper.


Research Outputs



Industry Seminar and Workshop
  • Sharing by Swinburne University Sarawak on Research Findings Related to Sustainable Community Based Tourism and Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement Through Capacity Building Program, Co-organised with the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts (MTCP), Grand Margherita Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 16 October 2023.
Conference Proceedings and Exposition
  • Paper Presentation: Ting, I.S-H, She, A. L. Lim, B. C-Y., R. T-H, Lim, Weissmann, M., Wasudawan, K. & Lim, T-Y. (2023). Reimagining Travel Experiences: SMART-PLS Empowered Strategies for Enriching Community-Based Tourism Value-Added Programs, 4th International Symposium on Applied Structural Equation Modeling and Methodological Matters, Kuching, Sarawak, 16-18 November 2023.
  • Paper Presentation: Wong, B.K.M, Adi Badiozaman, IF, Wasudawan, K, Voon, ML, Segar, AR, & Moses Jantan, WS (2023). Luxury Cultural Product Development in Dalat, Sarawak: An effort of “A New Dawn of an Exquisite Legacy” Project Intervention. The Mystique of Luxury Brands Conference 2023, 9-10 November 2023, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • Poster Presentation: Wasudawan, K., Lim, R. T. H., Lim, I. T. Y., Lim, B. C. Y., Weissmann, M. A., Ting, I. S. T. & She, L. (2023). Branding the Rural Homestay Destinations to improve the Marketing Visibilities at Telaga Air, Annah Rais, Benuk, and Po Ai Dau Melugu villages in Sarawak. Poster presented at the UNIMAS Innovation and Technology Exposition (InTEX23) Conference and Exposition, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 23 – 24 August 2023.
  • Paper Presentation: Lim, B. C. Y., Lim, R. T. H., Lim, I. T. Y., Ting, I. S. T., Weissmann, M. A., Wasudawan, K., & She, L. (2023). Sustainability Rural Community Based Homestay Opportunities and Challenges in a Malay Community in Sarawak Malaysia. Paper presented at the International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH) at IPB International Convention Center, Bogor, Indonesia on 21 – 25 August 2023.  
Book Chapter
  • Book Chapter: Hattat, M.Z., Panda, S., & Wasudawan, K. (2022). Relooking Performance Appraisal System for Organisation Success – A Case Analysis. In Case Study: Building Leaders to make a Different to Our Society and State (55-62). Leadership Institute of Sarawak Civil Service Sdn. Bhd.

Journal Articles 

  • Journal Article: Wasudawan, K., & Sim, C. H. (2024). Shaping a Digital Future: Examining Technology, Organization and Environment (TOE) Framework. Journal of Technology Management and Business, 11(1), 80-97.
  • Journal Article: Fung, C.Y., Weissmann, M.A., Phang, C. S. C., Heng, K. S., Chang, J. S. G., Sim, C.H., Lim, A. S. S., Wasudawan, K., Ki, Y. P., Su, S.I., Lim, T.Y., Ngui, L. L. H., & Lim, A. L. (2023). A Review and Reflection on Online Learning and Assessments in Higher Education after the Pandemic. International Journal of Advanced Research In Education And Society, 5 (3), 394-405.
  • Journal Article: Wasudawan, K., Abdu Shakur, M. M., & Ab-Rahim, R. (2021). The Impact of The Rural Culture and Cultural Attractions on Poverty Alleviation: The Moderating Effect of Tourism Resources. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(1), 595–610.
  • Journal Article: Karubi, N. P., & Wasudawan, K. (2020). Gender, Political Participation, and Representation: The Nigeria Story. Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 17-28.
  • Journal Article: Wasudawan, K., & Ab-Rahim, R. (2019). The Impact of the Rural Environment and Environmental Conservation on Poverty Alleviation: The Moderating Effect of Tourism Resources. Jurnal Pengurusan (UKM Journal of Management), 56.
  • Journal Article: Wasudawan, K., & Ab-Rahim, R. (2018). Pro-Poor Tourism and Poverty Alleviation in Sarawak. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 8(10), 929-937.
  • Journal Article: Wasudawan, K., & Ab-Rahim, R. (2017). The Impacts of Tourism Development on Poverty Alleviation in Sarawak. International Journal of Business and Society, 18(S3), 754-762.