Joseph KK Ho's work diary

The GW BABS, BABM and Marketing dissertation requirements are as follows: GREENWICH code ABRS code Course name BUSI1319 A6698 BABS(BA Business Studies) BUSI0011 A6688 BABM(BA Management) MARK1117 A6679 BAMK(BA Marketing) BABS dissertation requirements (6000 words for dissertation report; 1500 words for consulting report) Assessment Title Weight towards final grade Length Proposal 20% 1,000 words Report 65% 7,500 words Presentation 15% 15 Minutes BABM dissertation requirements Assessment Title Weight towards final grade Length Research Ethics 0% n/a Draft Literature Review 10% 3,000 words Reflective Report 5% 1,000 words Dissertation 85% 10,000 words *** also note the ethics form Marketing dissertation requirements Prelim. literature review: 0%; 2500-3000 words Prelim methodology: 0%; 1500 words – 2000 words Completed dissertation: 100%; 10,000 words +/- 10%

This Research Methods class exercise involves reviewing the following article: Kemper et al. (2013) "Competition-motivated corporate social responsibility" Journal of Business Research 66: 1954-1963. Try to identify the following elements from the article: 1. Research context and research concerns 2. Research objectives and research questions [academic and practical values of the research] 3. Main literature review 4. Research Design/ Research Methods 5. Findings and Analysis 6. Conclusions and practical implications This exercise is to learn how to write an academic dissertation proposal.

For the GW Research Methods class, do the following task to formulate a dissertation proposal : 1. Study the management case of "Case 12: Asian Paints" (Singh et al. , 2004) 2. Summarize the facts, policies, and main concerns from the case in the form of a cognitive map . ( an example ) 3. Consider yourself to be a management consultant with a need also to produce an academic report, draft a dissertation proposal with the following items: a. Title b. Introduction: with problem context,key concerns, research objectives, and research aims c. Preliminary literature review d. Preliminary research design e. Project plan and resources required f. Preliminary references Also note the following concerns from the reported case: a. How to achieve synergy in an MNC? b. How to compete in a market of consolidation? c. How to manage the post-acquisition process? d. Strategic change or strategic repositioning. e. International Human Resource Management or Talent manageme

The following are published articles written by me in 2014 a. On IS/IT Project Appraisals b. On Plagiarism-dissolving c. On Double-hybrid Management Accountants d. On scholar-practitioner