Publications

In Press

Raksakhwamdee, W., Pruetipibultham, O., & Crocco, O. S. (2025). The shifting landscape of employee experience: Flexibility, digital connectivity, and well-being. Advances in Developing Human Resources. https://doi.org/10.1177/15234223251407564

Crocco, O. S., & Aroonsri, P. (2025). Supporting coastal community resilience through leadership development and training in Thailand. Journal of Tropical Futures. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538931251400235

Werner, J. M., Park, S. P., Cho, Y., Russ-Eft, D., Crocco, O. S., Ballenger, M., & Ghosh, R. (2025). Publishing books and book chapters in HRD: Some initial evidence of impact. Human Resource Development Review.https://doi.org/10.1177/15344843251351504

2025

Crocco, O. S., Aroonsri, P., & Isna, N. (2025). Communicating a vision for human resource development in Southeast Asia: A thematic analysis of the speeches of ASEAN secretaries-general. Human Resource Development International, 28(4), 543–566. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2024.2441089

Cseh, M., Crocco, O. S., Engel, L., & Follman, J. (2025). Preparing a globally competent workforce: A mixed methods study of an innovative co-curricular university program. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 27(1), 5–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/15234223241296186

Crocco, O. S. (2025). Book review: Methods for facilitating adult learning: Strategies for enhancing instruction and instructor effectiveness by Joellen E. Coryell, Lisa M. Baumgartner, and Jeremy W. Bohonos. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 37(1), 65–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/19394225241311768

2024

Al-Asfour, A., Crocco, O. S., & Shield, S. W. (2024). Leading tribal colleges and universities: Perspectives on the skills and experiences needed to lead Indigenous higher education. Higher Education Quarterly, 74(4), e12535. https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12535

Hajjami, O., & Crocco, O. S. (2024). Evolving approaches to employee engagement: Comparing antecedents in remote work and traditional workplaces. European Journal of Training and Development, 48(3/4), 375­–392. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-10-2022-0103

Aroonsri, P., & Crocco, O. S. (2024). Workplace learning and information exchange among gig workers: Crowdsourcing and the social media advantage. Journal of Workplace Learning, 36(1), 77–95. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-03-2023-0049

Crocco, O. S., & Sukanya Chaemchoy. (2024). Higher education in Thailand. In L. P. Symaco (Ed.), Higher education in Southeast Asia (International Perspectives on Education and Society) (pp. 119-137). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-367920240000049009

Cseh, M., Crocco, O. S., Safarli, C., & Hinshaw, J. (2024). Indigenous HRD. In T. S. Rocco, M. L. Morris, & R. F. Poell (Eds.), The Sage handbook of human resource development (pp. 564–573. Sage.

Crocco, O. S., Hajjami, O., & Hager, B. (2024). Indigenous entrepreneurship in Myanmar: The role of community-based enterprises in sustainable human development. In E. L. Eijdenberg, K. Thirumaran, P. Wang, & C. Wong (Eds.), Indigenous entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia: Theoretical and practical implications (pp. 203­–224). Palgrave Macmillan.

Barefield, T., & Crocco, O. S. (2024). Positionality of place: Calling attention to the role location plays in HRD research. Human Resource Development International, 27(4), 577–583. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2023.2293625

Crocco, O. S., & Zarestky, J. (2024). Why scholars and students should write book reviews. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 36(2), 152–155. https://doi.org/10.1177/19394225241247907

Crocco, O. S. (2024). Book review: HRD perspectives on developmental relationships: Connecting and relating at work by Ghosh, R., & Hutchins, H. M. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 36(1), 69–70. https://doi.org/10.1177/19394225231225897

2023

Danquah, J. K., Crocco, O. S., Mahmud, Q. M., Rehan, M., & Rizvi, L. J. (2023). Connecting concepts: Bridging the gap between capacity development and human resource development. Human Resource Development International, 26(3), 246–263. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2022.2108992

Thomas, N. J., Baral, R., Crocco, O. S., Mohanan, S. (2023). A framework for gamification in the metaverse era: How designers envision gameful experience. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 193, Article 122544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122544

Bachman, J., Henry, R., Jackson, C., Mitchell, T., Crocco, O. S. (2023). Must it be lonely at the top? Developing leader well-being in organizations. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 25(2), 73­–94.https://doi.org/10.1177/15234223231153765

Zahari, A. I., Said, J., Crocco, O. S., & Ahmad, A. (2023). A pest analysis of dynamic leadership during crisis in the ASEAN region. Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal, 18(3), 339–368. https://www.doi.org/10.24191/APMAJ.V18i3-13

Cseh, M., Crocco, O. S., & Hinshaw, J. (2023). Reconceptualizing human capital theory: Working and relating on the global stage. In J. C. Collins & J. L. Callahan (Eds.), The Palgrave handbook of critical human resource development (pp. 187-199). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10453-4_11

Crocco, O. S. (2023). Book review: Generative knowing: Principles, methods, and dispositions of an emerging adult learning theory by Nicolaides, A. Adult Education Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/07417136231199873

2022

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

Costello, G. R., Davis, K. R., & Crocco, O. S. (2022). Learning by doing: Student and faculty reflections on a collaborative model for conducting and publishing mixed methods research in a graduate course. Innovative Higher Education, 47(6), 1067–1084. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-022-09629-2  

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., Stojanović, M., Whitley, M., Davis, K., Climek, M., Costello, G., Henry, R., Braud, V., Tepe, A., Bryant, D., & Molleno, C. (2022). Developing students who lead in their communities: A mixed methods case study of three municipal-based leadership programs in the United States. Journal of Leadership Education, 22(3), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.12806/V21/I3/R4

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., & 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

Kuchinke, K. P., Cho, Y., Crocco, O. S., Cseh, M., Han, H., & McLean, G. N. (2022). Indigenous research in HRD: Perspectives and a call for contributions. Human Resource Development Review, 21(4), 371–373. https://doi.org/10.1177/153448432211258

Crocco, O. S., Grenier, R. S., & Kemp, D. (2022). Apart, but together: Voices of women academics working from home. New Horizons for Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 34(3), 1­–4. https://doi.org/10.1002/nha3.20365

2021

Crocco, O. S., & Cseh, M. (2021). Learning, development, and change in a community-based enterprise in Myanmar. European Journal of Training and Development, 45 (4/5), 436–448. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-12-2019-0198

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., Hoefling, E. R., Cseh, M., & Field, A. (2021). Transformational leadership in schools in Asian-Pacific countries: An integrative review. ASEAN Journal of Education, 7(1), 20–31. https://aje.dusit.ac.th/upload/file/Flie_journal_pdf_24-02-2022_130221.pdf

Crocco, O. S., Nguyen, L. A., & 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. & M. A. Ashwill (Eds.), Human resource development in Vietnam: Research and practice (pp. 97–117). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51533-1_4

2020

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). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975636.00064

2019

Wu, Y., & Crocco, O. S. (2019). Critical reflection in leadership development. Industrial and Commercial Training, 51(7/8), 409–420. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-03-2019-0022

Cseh, M., Crocco, O. S., & Safarli, C. (2019). Teaching for globalization: Implications for knowledge management in organizations. In M. Fedeli & L. Bierema (Eds.), Connecting adult learning and knowledge management (pp. 105–118). Springer Nature. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29872-2_6

Bunwirat, N., & Crocco, O. S. (2019). Teacher education in Thailand. In K. G. Karras & C. C. Wolhuter (Eds.). International handbook of teacher education world-wide: Issues and challenges (2nd ed. Vol. 3, pp. 495–510). Atropos Editions.

Pre-2019

Crocco, O. S. (2018). Thai higher education: Privatization and massification. In G. Fry (Ed.), Education in Thailand: An old elephant in search of a new mahout (pp. 223–255). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7857-6_9

Crocco, O. S., Cseh, M., & Hemmapattawe, D. (2017). Corporate universities and corporation-university partnerships in Thailand: Complementing education in learning, leadership, and change. Journal of International and Comparative Education, 6(1), 17–31. https://doi.org/10.14425/JICE.2017.6.1.1732

Crocco, O. S. (2016). Review of the book A critical study of Thailand’s higher education reforms: The culture of borrowing, by Rattana Lao. Journal of International and Comparative Education, 5(1), 57–58. https://doi.org/10.14425/jice.2016.5.1.57

Crocco, O. S., & Bunwirat, N. (2014). English in ASEAN: Key effects. International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management, 22(2), 22–27.

Crocco, O. S., & Wakeman, E. (2014). Learning and living together in higher education: How co-curricular efforts enhance curricular education and foster thriving communities. In The heart of education: Learning to live together. J. Teng, Y. Fang, B. Muniady, & P. D’Souza (Eds). UNESCO Bangkok.