Joseph KK Ho's work diary

Managing innovation and technology transfer  (pgbm108)– teaching plan, 2020. MBA Full 16 & Top-up (assignment due date in Oct. 2020) Session Topics Readings 1.     July 8 (Wed) 7-10pm Introduction of the subject A briefing on assignment requirements . Videos: * what is innovation . * varieties of innovation . * a movie scene about technological innovation (on car) . * creativity and innovation . * what is the innovation cycle . * stories of inventors: Tesla and Goodyear . Slides: * the concept of innovation and types of innovation . * creative and innovative thinking skills . e-readings * what is innovation? * definition: innovation management . * what exactly is innovation? * what is technology transfer? * Notes on technology transfer . 2. Innovation: nature and its  significance Innovation sources and innovation search Videos: * why innovate? (lecture) . *  disruptive vs incremental inno

Exam revision slides [april 23, 2020] 1.    Cosgrove writes, ‘mapping’s record is not restricted to the archival: it includes the remembered, the imagined, the contemplated’ (1999, p.2). What does he mean and how can it help us understand historic and / or contemporary maps? Answer with reference to specific examples. Slides on cartography . An introduction to cartography . 2. In what ways is detective fiction geographical? Answer with reference to specific examples. 3. Outline what you consider to be a ‘western’ imagination of ‘the East’. How does this imagination influence our understanding on non-western cultures? Slides related to orientalism . An introduction to orientalism . 4. Critically explore how some of the contemporary local films, novels and pop-songs have been used in constructing the city images of Hong Kong. Slides related to liveable cities . Slides related to global cities . Pop songs examples about HK city image :  *  獅子山下 - 羅文

Applied business research class MBA Top-up 44 / MBA Full 16 Dissertation only Synopsis Form                                                  8 Jul 2020   Proposal 26 Aug 2020 Dissertation Jan 2021 Dissertation with 2 modules & MBA Full Synopsis Form                                                  3 Sep 2020 Dissertation Apr 2021 Sessions Topics Readings/ activities 1.         On research proposal and research methodology O April 29 (Wed)a: 19-22pm 1.         Nature and skills required for formulating dissertation proposal 2.         Basic nature on research process 3.         Introduction of local university theses portals to access dissertation reports with local contents ·         Saunders  et al . (2012: section 1.2: The nature of research; 1.3: business and management research; 1.4: the  research process). ·         The HKU Scholars Hub (