Corporate
Sustainability : A Community Dialogue
The School of Business, the first
business school in Hong Kong to have joined the United
Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education
(PRME), has launched a Strategic Development Fund Project:
“Corporate Sustainability: A Community Dialogue” to
explore and develop at the theoretical and practical
levels business approaches that focus on sustainability.
Through seminars, workshops, contests, exhibitions and
research projects, this Project will encourage dialogue
and interaction between students, academic community,
and Hong Kong community at large. The two international
academic conferences initiated and hosted by the School
on a biennial basis, namely the Asia-Pacific
Corporate Governance Conference (supported
by Pacific Basin Finance Journal) and the
World Business Ethics Forum (supported by
the Journal of Business Ethics), also serve as platforms
for scholars and the business community to explore new
approaches to and ideas of the relevant areas of Corporate
Sustainability.
Research Priorities
In addition to our satisfactory scores
above the sector-wide median in the Business Studies
area in 1999 and 2006 Research Assessment Exercises
(RAE) among local universities, our faculty members
have consistently gained recognition and achievement
in the research scene, having involved invariably and
actively in academic as well as applied research with
a corporate advisory or policy impact. Strategic research
areas are highly relevant in the business community
and have made significant contribution in the advancement
of knowledge in areas such as Finance and Economics,
Human Resources Management, Business Ethics, Corporate
Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, Socially
Responsible Marketing, as well as China Business.
We strive to excel in selected research
areas by sustaining high application and success rates
for research funding and recognition of high quality
research and publications. Over the years, our faculty
members have achieved remarkable track record in the
Research Grants Council (RGC) General
Research Fund (GRF) projects. The funding
of GRF projects is deemed as the gold standard for research
achievement, involving rigorous peer review by the RGC’s
international network of expert referees.
The School’s Institute
for Enterprise Development is actively collaborating
with HKSAR Government, private and public sectors in
Hong Kong and the Mainland by providing policy research,
consultancy service, executive development programme
and contract research. These projects undertaken by
our faculty members have helped develop public policies
and shape business practices in various industries.
To encourage synergy among the faculty's
research efforts, the School established three specialised
research centres:
Research Grants Council (RGC)
General Research Fund (GRF)
Supported Projects
2008-2009
Dr. Hu Bingbing, Assistant Professor, Department
of Accountancy and Law
Cost of Debt, Corporate Transparency, and Corporate
Governance around the World
Dr. Kot Hung-wan, Assistant Professor, Department
of Finance and Decision Sciences
Short-sale Constraints and A-H Share Premiums
Prof. Lam Kin, Chair Professor, Department
of Finance and Decision Sciences
Pseudo-Bayesian Updating and Market Anomalies
Dr. Flora Chiang, Associate Professor, Department
of Management
The Effects of Lean Production Work Practices on Occupational
Stress: A Case of Hong Kong Owned Manufacturers in the
Pearl River Delta
2009-2010
Dr. Hu Bingbing, Assistant Professor, Department
of Accountancy and Law
Product Market Power and Analyst Forecasting Activity
Dr. Alex Lau, Associate Professor, Department
of Accountancy and Law
Rethinking Directors’ Duties in China from a Socio-Legal
Perspective: Does Culture Matter?
Prof. Wong Wing-keung, Professor, Department
of Economics
New Theories on Stochastic Dominance, their Test Statistics
with Applications in Economics and Finance
Dr. Christy Cheung, Assistant Professor, Department
of Finance and Decision Sciences
Why Members Continue to Share Knowledge in Virtual Knowledge
Communities: A Longitudinal Study
Dr. Emily Huang, Assistant Professor, Department
of Management
A Process Model of Job Insecurity: The Mediating Role
of Affective Job Insecurity
Dr. Wei Liqun, Associate Professor, Department
of Management
Top Management Team Diversity, Team Mechanisms, and
Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of CEO Empowering
Leadership
2010-2011
Dr. Li Gang, Assistant Professor, Department
of Finance and Decision Sciences
The Hedging Cost, Market Making and Liquidity of Derivative
Securities
Prof. Li Ji, Assistant Professor, Department
of Management
Symbiotic Ownership and Firm Performance, The Moderating
Effects of Specialism and Trust
Prof. Edward Snape, Professor, Department of Management
Union Commitment and Participation in Foreign-Invested
Enterprises in China's Pearl River Delta Region
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