Joseph KK Ho's work diary

Lecture 2 details of International business strategy, 2017                                                                                            [ back to teaching plan ] 1. A mind map on internationalisation ; compared with that on globalization . 2. Lecture materials 2.1: On videos : uppsala model ; born global - introduction ; definition of born global ; factors behind born global ; internationalization - related to strategy ; Chinese MNCs go global . 2.2: On slides : drivers of internatonalization ; relationship and knowledge considerations ; internationalization and localization ; internationalization strategies relationship . 2.3 News: de-internationalization: foreign companies exiting from China . 3. Basic ideas on multinational corporations: video 1 ; video 2: transformational power of MNCs ; video 3: transnational corporation ; video 4: need for powerful MNCs ; video 5: MNCs and Africa ; video 6: MNCs and developing countries . 4. e-resources Facebook p

Housing Imaginations lecture 1 topics, 2017: details:  [ back to teaching plan ] 1. Introduction to the subject (re: Ho's article on what is housing imagination ) and the blog article on HI basic ideas . The subject draws on ideas from geographical imagination and sociological imaginations ( video ). 2. Briefing on assignments 1 (refer to assingment 1 ppt) and 2. Specifically,  for assignment 1, perform the following tasks: Task 1: 10 min. presentation with submission  of the powerpoint file. Task 1: Select an artifact, e.g. a photo, a newspaper article or a book, etc., and bring out the ‘housing imaginaries’; or ‘housing imaginations (hi’s)’ from the artifact, as related to a housing studies topic, e.g. homelessness, homeownership, social housing, etc.. Task 2: Discuss the various Housing Studies-related gi’s (i.e. hi’s) as associated to this artifact, based on the GI lens Task 3: Examine these Housing Studies-related gi’s3 (hi’s) in terms of place, space, and t

Topics to cover from me on the second Independent study lecture (local): (Hull U.) 1. Checking whether the IS topic is appropriate. 2. Using  Hull U e-library for literature search 2.1: with Emerald 2.2 with Springer 2.3 with Taylor & Francis 2.4 with ScienceDirect 2.5 with Wiley 2.6 with Sage 3. Collecting academic articles as the outcome of literature search 4. The steps involved for proposal preparation ; also refer to the blog article on high-road vs low-road research strategy . 5. Examples on "Introduction" section 6. Examples on "Abstract" ; also visit the website of Emerald which has a standardized format  on abstract ( an example ). 7. Examples on "Research objectives" ; a similar topic is "research problem statement and purpose statement" (video) 8. Examples on "Research aims" ; a related topic is research question ( a video ); a video on research question and hypothesis ; a video

International business strategy lecture 1 : specific teaching materials to review                         [ back to teaching plan ] 1. On the subject of international business strategy 1.1. Download the textbook 1.2: slide 1 (strategizing) ; slide 2 ( being international ); slide 3 ( business trends ); slide 4: economic outlook by region 2017 ; slide 5: global population (rural vs urban) 1.3: video 1 ( recent business trends ); video 2 ( global business trends ); video 3 ( outlook end of 2016 ); video 4a ( business trends for 2017 ); 4b ( global economy 2017 ); video 5: global economy review - 2017 ; video 6a ( the new silk road ); video  6b ( new silk road ); 6c: one belt one road ( an article ); video 7: On Brexit ; video 8: business stories to monitor in 2017 ; video 9: Asia 2017 ; video 10: CEO  survey highlights 2017 1.4: Overall global business outlook ( an article ) + slide ; global consumption of middle-class ( slide ); GDP growth by countries ( slide ); Trade statistics

Some e-resources for the Independent study classes 2017 : A. Facebook pages Literature on research methods Literature on dissertation project and writing Literature on literature review Literature on correlation analysis Literature on survey research Literature on content analysis Literature on research quality Literature on research ethics and practical considerations Literature on interview research Literature on focus group Literature on qualitative research Literature on quantitative research Literature on observation research Literature on experiment research Literature on case study research B. Other resources e-learning resources  (FB-based) Research Method group  (FB-based) Textbook  (pdf) C: Major deliverable specifications On proposal On oral presentation On final report