Welcome! :)

I hope you are having a good day. My name is Minh Cao. My birthday is April 19. My pronouns are she/they.

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I received my Ph.D. degree in Organization and Management from the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine. Prior to the Ph.D. program, I earned a bachelor’s degree in International Business from the State University of New York and worked part-time as a research assistant in the field of Anthropology. I also earned an MPhil degree in International Development from the University of Cambridge with a scholarship from the Cambridge Trust. 

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From November 2022 to October 2025, I worked as a Researcher and Lecturer in Organization and Management at RMIT Vietnam (Saigon South campus).

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My research interests revolve around how different forms of embeddedness impact the work of organizations and the resilience of workers. ​I am passionate about using ethnographic methods in my research. Ethnography suits my type of intellectual curiosity and the type of questions that I tend to ask about people and organizations. I am planning on starting a new ethnographic project in the near future, and I am actively searching for institutions and universities that can support me with this ethnographic project.

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In my free time, I read about culture, science, politics, and philosophy. For a change of scenery, I visit pretty little coffee shops and try out various types of cakes while observing people. I also enjoy all genres of movies and drama series. My love for drama can be seen in all of my research projects; please click the "Research Projects" tab for more details.