
Assistant Professor of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management
Programme Coordinator for the IIRM (Postgraduate) Programme
- Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR
- B.Sc. in Probability and Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
- FBA outstanding research award 2021/2022 (research track)
- Merit Prize (research paper category) in the 6th Macau Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, Macao Foundation
- FBA outstanding research award 2020/2021 (research track)
- Third Prize (research paper category) in the 5th Macau Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, Macao Foundation
Undergraduate Courses
- Human Resource Management in Integrated Resort (IRTM 3006)
- Convention and Exhibition Management (IRTM 3002)
Graduate Courses
- Managing Human Resources and Personnel Psychology in Integrated Resorts (IRTM 7012)
- Retail Management in Integrated Resorts (IRTM 7038)
- 2023-2025 Co-PI, The key technology research of the metaverse and its application for smart tourism and smart home, funded by University of Macau (MYRG-CRG2022-00013-IOTSC), MOP 1,106,000
- 2023-2024 PI, Employees’ impression management on social media platforms, funded by University of Macau (MYRG2022-00065-FBA), MOP 250,000
- 2020-2022 PI, Determinants of Chinese outbound tourism flow: A political economy perspective, funded by Macao Government Higher Education Fund (TET-UMAC-2020-01), MOP 312,500
- 2019-2022 PI, Cross-boundary interpersonal relationships in the hotel industry, funded by University of Macau (SRG2019-00170-FBA), MOP 150,000
- Personnel psychology
- Experience management in tourism and hospitality
- Destination branding
- Yang F.X., Li X., Cai B., Xiong X., Wong I.P.A. (2023), Kindness for kindness: A dual appraisal of international support in response to COVID-19, Journal of Travel Research, Forthcoming (ABS4)
- Yang F.X., Yang G., Li Y., Liu Y. (2023), Friends with money? A political–economic analysis of Chinese foreign aid-induced tourism demand, Tourism Analysis, Forthcoming (ABS2)
- Yang F.X., Wang Y. (2023), Rethinking metaverse tourism: A taxonomy and an agenda for future research, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Forthcoming (ABS2)
- Yang F.X., Li L.S.Z., Yang G., Yuan J. (2023), Political ideological distance and tourism demand: The cultural–political interplay, Annals of Tourism Research, V98, 103525 (ABS4)
- Yang F.X., Li Y., Li X., Yuan J. (2022), The beauty premium of tour guides in the customer decision-making process: An AI-based big data analysis, Tourism Management, V93, 104575 (ABS4)
- Li X., Boley B.B., Yang F.X. (2022), Empowerment and its divergent influence over mass and alternative tourism, International Journal of Tourism Research, V24, 786-799 (ABS2)
- Li X., Boley B.B., Yang F.X. (2022), Resident empowerment and support for gaming tourism: Comparisons of resident attitudes pre- and amid-COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Forthcoming (ABS2)
- Yang F.X., Li X., Choe Y. (2022), What constitutes a favorable destination brand portfolio? Through the lens of coherence, Tourism Management, V90, 104480 (ABS4)
- Xiong X., Wong I.P.A., Yang F.X. (2021), Are we behaviorally immune to COVID-19 through robots?, Annals of Tourism Research, V91, 103312 (ABS4)
- Lau V.M.-C., Ren L., Yang F.X. (2021), CSR and casino hotel branding: The joint moderation of CSR misfit and corporate awareness, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, V49, 375-384 (ABS1)
- Yang F.X., Xu Y. H., Wong I.P.A. (2021), Too close to work together? Identity conflicts induced by coworker friendships in cyberspace, International Journal of Hospitality Management, V99, 103060 (ABS3)
- Chen J.J., Ko S.I.M., Li L.S.Z, Yang F.X. (2021), Are better-connected CEOs more socially responsible? Evidence from the U.S. restaurant industry, Tourism Management, V85, 104304 (ABS4)
- Yang F.X., Li X., Lau V.M.-C., Zhu V. (2021), To survive or to thrive? China’s luxury hotel restaurants entering O2O food delivery platforms amid the COVID-19 crisis, International Journal of Hospitality Management, V94, 102855 (ABS3)
- Li X., Kong, W.H., Yang F.X. (2021), Authentic food experiences bring us back to the past: An investigation of a local food night market, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing , V38, 233-246 (ABS2)
- Yang F.X., Wong, I.P.A. (2021), The social crisis aftermath: Tourist well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, V29, 859-878 (ABS3)
- Li X., Yang F.X., Lau V.M.-C. (2021), Antecedents and consequences of souvenir authenticity, Tourism Analysis, V26, 363-376 (ABS2)
- Wong I.P.A., Yang F.X. (2020), A quarantined lodging stay: The buffering effect of service quality, International Journal of Hospitality Management, V91, 102655 (ABS3)
- Yang F.X., Wong, I.P.A., Xiuchang Tan, Chi Wai Wu (2020), The role of food festivals in branding culinary destinations, Tourism Management Perspectives, V34, 100671 (ABS2)
- Yang F.X., Ren L., Lau V.M.-C. (2020), An original sin of casino hotels? Consequences of CSR misfit and remedies, International Journal of Hospitality Management, V87, 102500 (ABS3)
- Yang F.X., Wong, I.P.A. (2020), How do cyberspace friendships transition to favorable workplace outcomes? The self-team joint influence, International Journal of Hospitality Management, V85, 102363 (ABS3)
- Yang F.X. (2020), Subordinate–supervisor friendship in cyberspace: A typological and comparative analysis of hotel employees., Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, V61, 271-286 (ABS2)
- Yang F.X. (2020), Social media friending in building coworker guanxi: A study in the hotel industry, International Journal of Hospitality Management. , V84, 102183 (ABS3)
- Yang F.X., Lau V.M.-C. (2019), Evil customers, an angel boss and coopetitive coworkers: Burnout of frontline employees, International Journal of Hospitality Management, V83, 1-10 (ABS3)
- Yang F.X., Lau V.M.-C. (2019), Experiential learning for children at World Heritage Sites: The joint moderating effect of brand awareness and generation of Chinese family travelers, Tourism Management, V72, 1-11 (ABS4)
- Li L.S.Z., Yang F.X., Cui C. (2019), High-speed rail and tourism in China: An urban agglomeration perspective, International Journal of Tourism Research, V21, 45-60 (ABS2)
- Ngan H.F.B., Yang F.X. (2019), Transit advertising in corporate branding: a multilevel study, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, V31, 1452-1468 (ABS3)
- Yang F.X. (2017), Effects of restaurant satisfaction and knowledge sharing motivation on eWOM intentions: the moderating role of technology acceptance factors, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, V41, 93-127 (ABS2)
- Yang F.X., Tan S.X. (2017), Event innovation induced corporate branding, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, V29, 862-882 (ABS3)
- Yang F.X., Zhang R.Q., Zhu K. (2017), Should purchasing activities be outsourced along with production?, European Journal of Operational Research, V257, 468-482 (ABS4)
- Yang F.X. (2016), Tourist co-created destination image, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, V33, 425-439 (ABS2)
- Yang F.X., Lau V.M.-C. (2015), “LuXurY” hotel loyalty–a comparison of Chinese Gen X and Y tourists to Macau, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, V27, 1685-1706 (ABS3)
- Yang F.X., Lau V.M.-C. (2015), Does workplace guanxi matter to hotel career success?, International Journal of Hospitality Management, V47, 43-53 (ABS3)
- Editorial board member, Journal of Travel Research (March 2022-present)
- Editorial board member, Tourism Analysis (March 2022-present)