My new FB page (public figure): Joseph Ho
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Tuesday 29 December 2015
Saturday 5 September 2015
Saturday 27 June 2015
Friday 26 June 2015
Thursday 25 June 2015
Monday 15 June 2015
Facebook page on business ethics and corporate social responsibility studies
A Facebook page on literature info on the subjects of business ethics and corporate social responsibility studies.
Link
Link
Sunday 14 June 2015
Research page on health business studies
The following FB page is a platform on literature on health business studies, with special reference to the case of nu skin.
Link
Link
Sunday 31 May 2015
Gaining recognized qualifications via self-study mode
The following professional/exam bodies offer open exam in Hong Kong so that student members can study for their qualification via self-study and open exam (affordable) mode:
Involving personalized coaching with this development path can also be considered.
Involving personalized coaching with this development path can also be considered.
Wednesday 20 May 2015
Academic resources as related to Housing Studies
The following academic journals are related to Housing Studies
Taylor and Francis
Springer
Emerald
Taylor and Francis
Springer
Emerald
These journals are relevant for doing assignments and dissertation projects for Housing Studies students.
Students should also find journals on Urban Studies, Public Policy, Social Policy and Human Geography useful for literature review purpose.
Students should also find journals on Urban Studies, Public Policy, Social Policy and Human Geography useful for literature review purpose.
Friday 15 May 2015
Hong Kong Systems Society - Facebook-based
Until now, there is no interest group based in Hong Kong for intellectuals and professionals who are interested in Systems Thinking. This motivates me to establish a Facebook-based open group as a forum for this purpose. Academics and professionals located in Hong Kong who are interested in Systems Thinking are welcome to share news and works on this group. The link is as follows: Hong Kong Systems Society.
Thursday 16 April 2015
Anthony's Triangle and Information systems classification
My article on the Anthony's Triangle and information systems classification.
A reading for the subject of information systems.
A reading for the subject of information systems.
Monday 30 March 2015
Sunday 29 March 2015
Research objectives and questions - resources
The following study materials are on the topic of Research Objectives and Research Questions:
Facebook link
Just take a look and get some stimulation. Try to also study some academic journal articles as samples for illustration.
Facebook link
Just take a look and get some stimulation. Try to also study some academic journal articles as samples for illustration.
Friday 13 March 2015
A template for creating a dissertation objective
Try the following template to create a dissertation objective:
To: _____________A_____________
[e.g. evaluate; predict; explain; construct]
________________B______________
[e.g. ABC Ltd's]
________________C________________
[e.g. marketing strategy; business performance; marketing tactics; service quality; strategic positioning; corporate culture; competitive landscape]
based on __________D________________
[e.g. Porter's 5-Force Model; Value-Chain model; service quality model of ABC, balanced scorecard methodology, competitive benchmarking, etc.]
- ________________E__________________
[a case study research; a survey research; an exploratory investigation, etc.]
You need to make up your mind on what are A, B, C, D, and E. Item E may be implicit in the actual formulation of a dissertation proposal and only become clear in the discussion of research design.
To: _____________A_____________
[e.g. evaluate; predict; explain; construct]
________________B______________
[e.g. ABC Ltd's]
________________C________________
[e.g. marketing strategy; business performance; marketing tactics; service quality; strategic positioning; corporate culture; competitive landscape]
based on __________D________________
[e.g. Porter's 5-Force Model; Value-Chain model; service quality model of ABC, balanced scorecard methodology, competitive benchmarking, etc.]
- ________________E__________________
[a case study research; a survey research; an exploratory investigation, etc.]
You need to make up your mind on what are A, B, C, D, and E. Item E may be implicit in the actual formulation of a dissertation proposal and only become clear in the discussion of research design.
- While this template does not cover all possibilities on dissertation proposal, it is useful to make the preliminary attempt to formulate a dissertation proposal.
- Also justify your research objective in terms of practical and academic values that meeting the objective can offer.
- A dissertation proposal could have 2-3 core but related objectives, which can be further broken down into a number of sub-objectives. The sub-objectives must be clearly, conceptually and logically derived from its master objective.
- The overall highest-level objective of the dissertation proposal is very much a dissertation report title
Monday 9 March 2015
How to write dissertation objectives: advice for business students
To write dissertation objectives for dissertation projects for business management students:
a. try to provide a few objectives that indicate a focused research theme. E.g. (objective 1) to evaluate the marketing performance of ABC Ltd using the XXX methodology... (this makes up the core objective).
Then, provide some related objectives, to make recommendation on... (objective 2) and to evaluate and enhance the XXX methodology via the case study (objective 3).
Objective 1 and 2 indicate practical value of the study
Objective 3 indicates academic value of the study.
This guideline offers basic ideas of formulating a focused dissertation objectives. In above example, objective 1, by using a specific methodology, may prompt you to consider evaluating a related concept that has been explicitly covered in XXX methodology.
XXX methodology can be 5-Force model or Value chain model, or a marketing planning framework from a specific writer... (you need to do literature review to firm up on the ideas here).
DO not just provide a set of unrelated to-do list for your dissertation proposal.
a. try to provide a few objectives that indicate a focused research theme. E.g. (objective 1) to evaluate the marketing performance of ABC Ltd using the XXX methodology... (this makes up the core objective).
Then, provide some related objectives, to make recommendation on... (objective 2) and to evaluate and enhance the XXX methodology via the case study (objective 3).
Objective 1 and 2 indicate practical value of the study
Objective 3 indicates academic value of the study.
This guideline offers basic ideas of formulating a focused dissertation objectives. In above example, objective 1, by using a specific methodology, may prompt you to consider evaluating a related concept that has been explicitly covered in XXX methodology.
XXX methodology can be 5-Force model or Value chain model, or a marketing planning framework from a specific writer... (you need to do literature review to firm up on the ideas here).
DO not just provide a set of unrelated to-do list for your dissertation proposal.
Thursday 29 January 2015
Writing consulting report - some guidelines for students
The following are some guidelines for writing a consulting report for GW students:
1. An emphasis on practical value [academic value of your work is irrelevant]
2. Reduced usage of academic jargons
3. Show clear understanding of client's concerns and the language that the client(s) use
4. A simplified literature review and research methods chapters
5. Clarify client and consultant's relationship
6. Writing style should be easy for client(s) to comprehend (bear in mind that clients are not academics)
7. Clear indications of recommendations with action implications
8. Do not provide a lengthy reference list with lots of academic journal articles.
9. Your role as a writer of the report is a consultant.
1. An emphasis on practical value [academic value of your work is irrelevant]
2. Reduced usage of academic jargons
3. Show clear understanding of client's concerns and the language that the client(s) use
4. A simplified literature review and research methods chapters
5. Clarify client and consultant's relationship
6. Writing style should be easy for client(s) to comprehend (bear in mind that clients are not academics)
7. Clear indications of recommendations with action implications
8. Do not provide a lengthy reference list with lots of academic journal articles.
9. Your role as a writer of the report is a consultant.
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Videos on housing studies (Facebook-based)
The following videos folders are on housing studies (Facebook-based):
Urban Hong Kong
HK Property Market
Housing for disability
Urban renewal
Affordable housing
Social justice
Urban sprawl
Slums
Social inclusion/ exclusion
Kowloon wall-city
Social relation
Public/ social housing
Social cohesion
Urbanization/ suburbanization
Social class
Homelessness
Space and culture
Gentrification
Housing diversity
Housing Imagination
Urban Hong Kong
HK Property Market
Housing for disability
Urban renewal
Affordable housing
Social justice
Urban sprawl
Slums
Social inclusion/ exclusion
Kowloon wall-city
Social relation
Public/ social housing
Social cohesion
Urbanization/ suburbanization
Social class
Homelessness
Space and culture
Gentrification
Housing diversity
Housing Imagination
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