Joseph KK Ho's work diary

The upcoming lecture on Strategic Management Accounting (SMA) covers teaching plan ( session 2 ). I will focus on Chapter 21 of the textbook (on JIT ) and will also explain a bit more on the topic of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) [re: Chapter 22]. The following links are relevant: On JIT: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/10/reviewing-just-in-time-accounting-from.html On Balanced Scorecard: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/10/balanced-scorecard-brief-note.html May have time to touch on the topic of Activity Based  Costing : http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/10/activity-based-costing-brief-note.html * Chapter # refers to the chapters in the subject textbook of SMA References Related fb resource on Balanced Scorecard: https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.469842677089.267658.713727089&type=3 Related fb resource on JIT: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.457730697089.249325.713727089&type=3

The following diagram indicates the major considerations in evaluating existing Management Accounting (MA) practices and proposed MA practices an in organization in terms of its usefulness to management: The above diagram mainly suggests some of the key factors involved in examining usefulnes of Management Accounting, notably Strategic Management Accounting. It is not a marking scheme for any specific assignments in the subject of Strategic Management Accounting. Students studying the subject of Strategic Management Accounting (SMA) need to do further readings and develop their own understanding of this topic of usefulness of Management Accounting. Some additional ideas as related to SMA assignment 1 What are the key requirements for an Management function to be useful to a specific company? (in 500 words): Question 1: What are the key concerns of the managment. Question 2: What management accounting function support and management accounting info do they

Some study notes on Corporate Governance on corporate social responsibility and internal control: Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 Note 5 Note 6 Note 7 Note 8

The following lecture notes are for the Building Services Engineering dissertation drafts review class: Note 1: Note 2

The following is updated version of Strategic Mgt Accounting assignment for UOH classes ***** Individual Assignment                                                                                                           Assignment title:   Case Studies of Strategic Management Accounting Refer to the set text book Management and Cost Accounting Bhimani, Horngren at al 5 th Edition 2012. Respond to the following short case studies:   Case 103 Electronic Boards.   As the consultant recruited to advise on the development of a management accounting system prepare a set of briefing notes/slides which can be used as the blueprint requested. Be sure to deal with the technical, strategic and organisational aspects of the system and ensure your reasoning and brief discussion is clear in your notes/slides.   Case 201 Permaclean Products.   Discuss the pricing problem facing Permaclean and develop your recommendations for dealing with the pricing problem. This s

Some study notes on (i) Corporate Governance approaches & (ii) Relationship with shareholders and Disclosure in Corporate Governance made as follows: Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 Note 5 Note 6  Note 7 Note 8 Note 9 Note 10 Note 11 Note 12

The following study notes are related to session 1 of Strategic Management Accounting course: The three study topics of Strategic Management Accounting Context of SMA development: notion of relevance lost and regained Study Notes Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 Note 5 Note 6 Note 7 Note 8 Note 9   Updated assignment: http://josephkkhoworkdiary.blogspot.hk/2012/09/updated-assignment-info-on-strategic.html Reference A blog article on relevance lost:  http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/09/the-theme-of-relevance-lost-in.html

Some specific topics to cover on GW eCommerce lecture on Sept 16: eCommerce Security: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/09/ecommerce-security-some-notes.html The notion of Trust in eCommerce: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/09/the-notion-of-trust-in-ecommerce-some.html Legal and ethical aspects of eCommerce: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/08/legal-and-ethical-issues-in-electronic.html ; also refer to http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/09/business-law-issues-as-related-to.html  (related to the situation in HK); also on the topic of Digital Divide: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/09/digital-divide-some-notes-and-resources.html On e-payment: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/09/on-e-payment-systems-brief-note.html

The following notes are for the MISM Research Workshop , September 2012     Session 1: University Policy and an introduction to Research Methods   ¢ Some online resources: — http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/01/list-of-articles-on-e-library-usage.html — http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/01/planning-research-project.html   Discussion items Getting started and choosing a Project Apply for a Supervisor The Project Proposal The Initial Report (1,000-1500 words) The Interim Report (Minimum of 2500 words) The Final Report (10,000 – 15,000 words) Demonstrating the Product/Dissertation     Other details Altogether, there are 10-11 meetings with your project supervisor. Project starting time is in November this year. E-Library id and password will also be available in November this year Dissertation report submission is in February next year. Last dissertation report submission is in June next year

An example of a dissertation proposal for reference Project (Dissertation) Title An evaluation of ABC Project in XYZ Company based on Unbounded Systems Thinking: a case study [Note: ABC project is an organizational change initiative, e.g. an IT-enabled change and an introduction of a new logistics system, etc] Synopsis (250 – 300 words) The project is a case study to evaluate an organizational change initiative, e.g. an IT-enabled change or an introduction of a new logistics system, etc, to be introduced in a specific organization. In this case, the research method used is the case study research method; it is mainly a qualitative research. It explicitly applies Unbound Systems Thinking to conduct the evaluation of the change initiative. The main aims of the projects are: a.      To evaluate the desirability as well as the impacts of introducing the change initiative in a specific organization b.     To evaluate the usefulness of Unbound Systems Thinking a

Some study notes on Directors' remuneration in Corporate Governance: Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 Note 5 Note 6 Note 7

The following are online resources on the subject of Strategic Management Accounting , which starts in September 2012: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/09/strategic-management-accounting.html facebook folder: https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.468035247089.257946.713727089&type=3 Some key variables noted from Case study 1 of the SMA assignment: a. Economic recession       b. Highly competitive marketplace c. Lack of Mgt Accounting info.      d. Do not know how to make strategic decisions e. Customers develop own production facilities on electronic boards f. Lack of product costing info.       g. Complex production process h. Loss of market share     i. No senior management to represent the voice of finance j. High scrap cost      k. high material cost    l. weak financial health m. "unplanned equipment financing decisions      n. "uninformed product pricing decisions o.  Lack of budgeting system         p. high cost of quality For assignmen

The following is another example of a dissertation proposal for illustration: Project (Dissertation) Title An assessment of project complexity of Information Technology projects in the hospitality sector in Macao using case study research method Synopsis (250 – 300 words) The hospitality sector in Macao makes up a major business sector in the Macao economy. In the process of building up quality hospitality operational performance, Information Technology (IT) applications have been introduced. In view of the unique culture exposed to challenges as well as opportunities in IT project works they involve, learning more about these unique IT project challenges and opportunities have good practical and academic value. This student will evaluate 4 case studies on IT project management in the hospitality sector in Macao that he is involved in as IT project managers using the notion of system complexity in the systems thinking literature. The aims are to learn more about the n

I provide the following brief profile of myself as a dissertation supervisor : My research interest is in applying contemporary systems thinking, notably critical systems thinking, to evaluate theories and approaches in various management disciplines, such as information systems management, management accounting, and supply chain management. My favoured research method is case study research, though I am also interested in mixed research methods that combine qualitative and quantatitive research methods. My current research topics are (a) e-coaching in management, synthesizing theories from coaching/ mentoring, management education and contemporary systems thinking, and (b) e-learning support to part-time business students in the social media ecosystem based on systems thinking. The following 2 dissertation proposal samples are illustrative of my research interests: Doc 1: http://josephkkhoworkdiary.blogspot.hk/2012/09/an-example-of-dissertation-proposal-in.html Doc 2: h

The following is an example of a dissertation proposal in Management Project (Dissertation) Title An evaluation of ABC Project in XYZ Company based on the socio-technical systems approach: a case study [Note: ABC project is an organizational change initiative, e.g. an IT-enabled change and an introduction of a new logistics system, etc] Synopsis (250 – 300 words) The project is a case study to evaluate an organizational change initiative, e.g. an IT-enabled change or an introduction of a new logistics system, etc, to be introduced in a specific organization. In this case, the research method used is the case study research method; it is mainly a qualitative research. It explicitly applies the socio-technical systems approach to conduct the evaluation of the change initiative. The main aims of the projects are: a.      To evaluate the desirability as well as the impacts of introducing the change initiative in a specific organization b.     To evaluate the us