Dr Ip-Soo-Ching lectured in Marketing, Management, Information Systems, and Tourism at Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology, La Trobe University, Melbourne Institute of Technology, Cambridge International College, Kent Institute, and Asia Pacific International College between 2006 and 2022.

From 2008 to 2011, Dr Ip-Soo-Ching also taught extensively at partner universities of Swinburne University of Technology and La Trobe University in China and Vietnam. As Head of Discipline at Cambridge International College, he developed curricula in Marketing and Management and implemented innovative teaching practices.

From 2018 to 2021, he served as Associate Dean at Kent Institute and Academies Australasia, where he was responsible for teaching and learning strategies, the implementation of student experience programs, student retention, and articulation arrangements with a range of higher education providers in Melbourne and Sydney.

Dr Ip-Soo-Ching completed his PhD in Knowledge Management at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, in October 2014. His doctoral thesis, titled The Salience of External Knowledge, Leadership and Action in the Knowledge Management Life Cycle of Nature-Based Tourism Operators, explored knowledge management within nature-based tourism organisations.

His research interests include knowledge management, environmental sustainability, marketing, and pedagogy. His industry engagement with leading sustainability organisations includes the Soneva Foundation, Sailaway Port Douglas, Club Med, and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Publications

• Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M., Massingham, P., & Pomering, A. (2022). “Managing diverse knowledge systems of tourism operators in vulnerable marine ecosystems: Addressing sustainability challenges through nature-based solutions.” Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 27(4), 333–356. DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2022.2061364. ABDC Ranking: A.
• Ahmed, T., & Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M. (2021). “Unpacking Connected Identity, Diaspora and Music Consumption: An Interpretive Approach.” American Marketing Association Winter Conference 2021, University of Illinois Chicago, USA.
• Jacob-John, J., & Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M. (2019). “The Role of Augmented Reality Games in Promoting to Millennials.” In A. Stacey (Ed.), Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa, 20–21 June 2019, pp. 155–159.
• Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M., Zyngier, S., & Nayeem, T. (2018). “Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability Knowledge: An Open Knowledge Sharing Approach among Stakeholders.” Australian Journal of Environmental Education. DOI: 10.1017/aee.2018.45. ABDC Ranking: B.
• Nayeem, T., & Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M. (2016). “A Re-examination of the Factor Structure of the CSI within Low- and High-Involvement Contexts.” In D. Fortin & L. Ozanne (Eds.), Marketing in a Post-Disciplinary Era, ANZMAC 2016, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5–7 December 2016, pp. 136–144.
• Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M., & Nayeem, T. (2016). “The Salience of Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Sharing among Nature-Based Tourism Operators.” In D. Fortin & L. Ozanne (Eds.), Marketing in a Post-Disciplinary Era, ANZMAC 2016, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5–7 December 2016, pp. 22–28.
• Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M., & Veerapa, N. (2015). “Permaculture: An Insight into Kitchen Gardens Operated by an Environmental and Eco-Tourism Operator in the Maldives and Thailand.” Acta Horticulturae, 1088, 633–636.
• Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M., & Zyngier, S. (2014). “The Rise of Environmental Sustainability Knowledge in Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship: An IT-Enabled Knowledge-Based View of Tourism Operators.” In P. Ordonez de Pablos (Ed.), International Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Perspective. IGI Global, PA, USA.
• Ip-Soo-Ching, J-M. (2013). “A Knowledge Management Approach to Environmental Sustainability in Tourism.” Australia Future Unlimited Seminars, Australian Government, Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, December 2012 to January 2013.

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