Ms. Catherine Lai (Kate Lai) completed her PhD under sponsorship from Sunway University and was awarded the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), a prestigious government-funded research grant, reflecting her strong academic and research foundation.

Her research focuses on workplace behaviour, employee engagement, and organizational dynamics, particularly in the areas of cyberloafing, workplace ostracism, and socially responsible human resource management.

Her published academic works include "Understanding the effects of socially responsible human resource management on cyberloafing: A moderation and mediation model" (2025), published in Emerald Publishing's Management Decision, and "Workplace ostracism and cyberloafing: A social cognitive perspective" (2023), published in Management Research Review.

Her background includes involvement in corporate training, communication, and business-related environments, with a particular interest in human behaviour, workplace engagement, leadership communication, and organizational culture.

She brings a research-driven and people-oriented perspective, with strengths in communication, stakeholder understanding, and behavioural insight.

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