Invited Speakers

Assoc. Prof. Jenny Oliveros Lao Phillips

University of Saint Joseph (USJ), China

Jenny Oliveros Lao Phillips is the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ). Prior to her current position, Prof. Phillips was appointed Registrar from 2016 to 2018, and Head of Public Relations Office from 2015 to 2018. She started working as a full-time academic at USJ in 2008. Before joining USJ, Prof. Phillips taught Business English at the Macao Polytechnic Institute and worked as a Cantonese/English interpreter and translator. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration awarded with the highest honor of summa cum laude from USJ in 2015. Prof. Phillips was born and educated in Macao. She holds a bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Management from the Institute for Tourism Studies, where she also received a higher diploma in Hotel Management and undertook specialized management training in public relations. She finished her MBA at USJ (IIUM) in 2003 with a thesis on customer satisfaction. Then, diverging from her management studies, she devoted her time in studying Literature and completed an MA dissertation on "The Ritual and the Sacred in Peter Shaffer's Theatre". In 2008, she was awarded a Master of Arts in English Studies (Literature Specialisation) with the highest grade of "Excellent" from the University of Macau. Prof. Phillips has over 20 years of teaching experience and has taught a wide range of courses, including Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Global Strategy, Service Operations, Managing Social Services, Creative Writing, and Literature. Her publications and research interests are in the areas of family business, social entrepreneurship, organizational behaviour and innovation, e-government, tourism and hospitality, empathy, and catharsis in tragedy and modern theatre. She has been a researcher at the Faculty of Human Science at the Catholic University of Portugal, working on a research project bridging cognitive science in empathy and literature studies in catharsis focusing on tragic theatre. She is also a writer and a poet featured at the Macau Literary Festival in 2018 and 2020. Her first children's novel, The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac, was published in 2006. Her poems, poetry translations, and articles have appeared in Poesia Sino-Occidental, Poetry.com, The Drunken Boat, Poetry Sky, and other publications and local press. She wrote a bi-weekly column about local culture and tradition, "Made in Macao", in the English newspaper Macau Daily Times from 2015 to 2019. Prof. Phillips' latest research and academic projects focus on the development of sustainable business. She believes that business enterprises are social entities and should be viewed and developed sustainably as innovative solutions to societal issues and people's daily lives.

 

Assoc. Prof. Karoly Miklos Kiss

University of Pannonia, Hungary

Károly Miklós Kiss is an Associate Professor of economics at University of Pannonia (UoP) and a senior research fellow at HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies. He has been the Head of Department of Economics at UoP, Head of Applied Economics Research Unit at UoP and Head of Economics of Networks Research Unit at the Institute of Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Kiss is a Panel Member of the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (Economics Panel), Member of Hungarian Economic Association, Member of Hungarian Society of Economists, Member of International Atlantic Economic Society. Prof. Kiss held a PhD in Economics from University of Pannonia in 2009 and was awarded the highest honour of Summa cum Laude. He holds a BSc and MSc in Economics from the Corvinus University Budapest. Prof. Kiss has been teaching a wide range of undergraduate, graduate and PhD courses at several universities related to Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Theories of markets and competition, Economics of Networks, Economics of Regulation, Competition Policy, Economics of Information. His research is focused on Industrial Organization, Economics of regulation (mostly in network industries and public utilities), Economics of networks, Economics of Information (asymmetrical information). Prof. Kiss has participated, led and coordinated several international and national research projects, including for the Hungarian Communications Authority, the Hungarian Competition Authority and ministries.

Assoc. Prof. Shu Yu

Dalian Polytechnic University, China

Shu Yu is an Associate Professor at Dalian Polytechnic University,China. She got the doctoral degree from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, major in Knowledge Science. She has been a visiting scholar at Edith Cowan University in Australia. Dr. Yu have hosted and participated in more than 30 national, Ministry of Education, and provincial-level and municipal level vertical projects, and published more than 20 papers on SSCI/SCI, CSSCI, and other topics. She focused on exploring the knowledge flow between university and industry, tried to find the method to improve the efficiency and effective creative performance of U-I collaborations. She consulted previously worked in labor relations, performance management, and corporate consulting and training for companies such as Canon in Japan.

 Title: What’s the Impact of Artificial Intelligence Shock Awareness on Employee Job Anxiety

 Abstract: The purpose of this research was to explore the impact of AI shock awareness on employee job anxiety and examine the mediating role of job insecurity as well as the moderating role of visionary leadership. Based on conservation of resources theory and the job demands-resources model, the research collected data from 223 employees via a survey and established a moderated mediation model. The results indicate that AI shock awareness significantly increases employees’ job insecurity, which in turn leads to elevated levels of workplace anxiety. Job insecurity fully mediates this relationship. Moreover, visionary leadership—through clearly communicating the organization’s vision and engaging in supportive communication—significantly mitigates the negative effects of AI shock awareness on both job insecurity and workplace anxiety. The study further reveals that visionary leadership can enhance employees’ confidence and sense of belonging toward the future, thereby helping them adopt a more positive mindset in the face of technological change. This research provides theoretical support and practical recommendations for organizations aiming to alleviate employee anxiety amid digital transformation, emphasizing that enhancing visionary leadership and providing skill support can effectively reduce the psychological burden brought on by technological change. Additionally, the study suggests that future research may consider the moderating effects of individual differences and cultural backgrounds on the impact of technological shocks. The conclusions offer important insights for business managers in formulating change strategies that prioritize employee mental health.