01 Research & Publications

Professional learning in the AI age, and peer-reviewed marketing research.


Current work on professional learning in the age of generative AI, and peer-reviewed research in marketing, consumer behavior, and management theory.

Current work: professional learning in the age of generative AI

2026 The Learner’s Discerning Practice Model: Reflection Answerable to Action for Working Master’s Students in the Age of Generative AI. Preprint, EdArXiv, September 2026. doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/z4jfk_v2. Submitted to a peer-reviewed journal.
2026 Prepare students for post-graduation AI judgement challenges. University World News, 9 October 2026.
2026 The leap AI can’t make is what graduate programmes don’t teach. University World News, 25 August 2026.
2026 Graduate programmes have an AI problem they aren’t naming. University World News, 6 May 2026.
2026 Moving From Skills to Capabilities. AACSB Insights, 20 July 2026.

Doctoral and earlier research

Doctoral Research

2017 Immersing the Lay Self into Medication Reasoning: A Theory of Parental Health Behavior in the Context of Asian Developing Countries. Doctoral dissertation, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Advisor: Prof. Jacqueline Fendt, ESCP Europe & Ecole Polytechnique.

Editorial Service

Reviewer, International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing (2022–Present)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

2013 Mothers' Perceived Vulnerability, Perceived Threat, and Intention to Administer Preventive Medication to Their Children. Contemporary Management Research, 9(4), 399–418.
2012 Vietnamese Consumer Behavior toward Children's Over-the-Counter Medications: A Reasoned Action Approach. Journal of International Business Research, 11(3), 89–104.
2012 The Relationship between Past Use and Medicating Intention within the Theory of Planned Behavior. Review of Integrative Business & Economics Research, 1(1), 385–402.

Selected Conference Papers

2026 What Can Gen-AI Code? Reflective and Formative Indicators in Classic Grounded Theory. Grounded Theory Futures 2026, online, 23 September 2026.
2018 Parental Lay Self Immersion into Expert Communities of Child Health. 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Canada.
2014 Fendt, J., & Nguyen, P. Parents' OTC Medication Behavior with Their Children. British Academy of Management Conference, Belfast.

Thesis Supervision

As Thesis Advisor at CFVG School of Management, Dr. Nguyen has guided MBA candidates through to successful defense across a range of topics in healthcare marketing, consumer behavior, and service quality:

2024Marketing mix criteria for prescribing pharmaceuticals in Vietnam
2024Barriers to telemedicine adoption in Vietnam
2023Medication adherence among chronic heart failure patients
2023Influencer marketing platform effectiveness
2022B2B client satisfaction in international contexts
2021Determinants of pharmacy repurchase intention
2019Service quality in independent pharmacies
2019Inpatient experience measurement (Picker Problem Score)

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