Research Interests
- Human resource development in Southeast Asia
- Adult development
- Learning and organizational development and change (ODC) in community-based organizations
- Workforce development
- Enhancing cultural competence in university and work contexts
Selected Publications
Nguyen, L. A., Crocco, O. S., Tkachenko, O., & Jonathan, V. (2022). Crisis leadership
during COVID-19: The response of ASEAN and EU regional leaders. Human Resource Development
International, 25(3), 381–389.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2022.2071096
Crocco, O. S., & Somwung Pitiyanuwat. (2022). Higher education in Thailand. In L.
P. Symaco & M. Hayden (Eds.), International Handbook on Education in South East Asia.
Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8136-3_23-1
Tkachenko, O., Crocco, O. S., Nguyen, L. A., & Jonathan, V. (2022). Regional human
resource development in ASEAN: An institutional theory perspective. Human Resource
Development Review, 21(2), 225–248.
https://doi.org/10.1177/15344843221083190
Thomas, N., Baral, R., & Crocco, O. S. (2022). Gamification for HRD: Systematic review
and future research directions. Human Resource Development Review, 21(2), 198–224.
https://doi.org/10.1177/15344843221074859
Crocco, O. S., & Tkachenko, O. (2022). Regional human resource development: The case
of Southeast Asia and ASEAN. Human Resource Development International, 25(1), 40–58.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2020.1858261
Crocco, O. S. (2021). Developing human resources in Southeast Asia: A holistic framework
for the ASEAN Community. Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79697-6
Crocco, O. S., & Grenier, R. S. (2021). Not all those who wander are lost: Critically
reflective research for a new HRD landscape. Advances in Developing Human Resources,
23(1), 55-65.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422320973425
Crocco, O. S., Nguyen, L., & Tkachenko, O. (2021). Vietnam and regional human resource
development in ASEAN. In H. T. Tran, T. T. Phuong, H. T. M. Van, & G. N. McLean (Eds.),
Human resource development in Vietnam: Research and practice. Switzerland: Springer
Nature.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51533-1_4
Crocco, O. S., & Tkachenko, O. (2020). Regional human resource development: The case
of Southeast Asia and ASEAN. [Published online ahead of print.] Human Resource Development
International.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2020.1858261
Cseh, M., & Crocco, O. S. (2020). Globalizing HRD academic practice: Developing a
global mindset for teaching and research. Advances in Developing Human Resources,
22(1), 51- 71.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422319886288
Crocco, O. S. (2020). Getting the first academic job. In K. Townsend, M. N. K. Saunders,
R. Loudoun, & E. Morrison (Eds.), How to keep your doctorate on track (pp. 410-419).
Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975636.00064
Selected Conference Papers
Crocco, O. S., & Alanzy, A. (2022, June 8–10). The Gulf Cooperation Council and regional
human resource development: An institutional theory perspective. The 21st International
Conference on Human Resource Development and Practice across Europe, Sheffield, England
[presented virtually].
Crocco, O. S., & Hajjami, O. (2022, April 19–22). The role of training in regional
integration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Academy of Human Resource
Development 29th International Research Conference in the Americas, Online.
Hajjami, O., & Crocco, O. S. (2022, April 19–22). Employee engagement in times of
COVID-19: Factors and strategies. Academy of Human Resource Development 29th International
Research Conference in the Americas, Online.
Crocco, O. S. (2021, November 16–18). The role of culture in ASEAN: Implications for
regional human resource development. The Joint Virtual Conference of the Academy of
Human Resource Development in Asia and the Conference of the Asian Regional Association
for Career Development, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jonathan, V., Tkachenko, O., & Crocco, O. S. (2021, November 16–18). Regional human
resource development within ASEAN and Malaysia. The Joint Virtual Conference of the
Academy of Human Resource Development in Asia and the Conference of the Asian Regional
Association for Career Development, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [presented virtually].
Nguyen, L. A., Crocco, O. S., Tkachenko, O., & Jonathan, V. (2021, November 2–6).
Crisis leadership during COVID-19: The response of ASEAN and EU regional leaders.
2021 Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, New Orleans, LA, United
States.
Crocco, O. S. (2021, October 5–8). Setting the tone about human resource development
in Southeast Asia: A discourse analysis of the speeches of ASEAN secretaries-general
(2008–2021). The 70th American Association for Adult and Continuing Education Annual
Conference, Miramar Beach, FL, United States.
Tkachenko, O., Crocco, O. S., Nguyen, L. A., & Jonathan, V. (2021, February 17–19).
Regional human resource development: A critical realist case study. Academy of Human
Resource Development 28th International Research Conference in the Americas, Online.
McLean, G. N., Nguyen, L. A., Crocco, O. S., & Van, H. (2021, February 17–19). Human
resource development in Vietnam: A panel discussion on contextualization. Academy
of Human Resource Development 28th International Research Conference in the Americas,
Online.
Crocco, O. S. (2020, February 25–29). Educating the Southeast Asian workforce: Higher
education in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Academy of Human Resource
Development 27th International Research Conference in the Americas, Atlanta, GA, United
States.
Crocco, O. S., & Bachman, J. (2020, February 25–29). Mixed methods research in human
resource development: Applications, advantages, and potential. Academy of Human Resource
Development 27th International Research Conference in the Americas, Atlanta, GA, United
States.
Crocco, O. S., & Field, A. (2020, February 25–29). Adult development and human resource
development: Applications of the subject-object interview. Academy of Human Resource
Development 27th International Research Conference in the Americas, Atlanta, GA, United
States.