Joseph KK Ho's work diary

For the class on Research in IT (Seminars 1 and 2), pls pay attention to the following notes: Seminar 1 tasks: I make use of Saunders et al (edition 5) and provide the following questions for review: Question 4.3: "Why are the radical paradigms relevant in business  and management research given that most managers would say that the purpose of organisational investigation is to develop recommendations  for action to solve problems without radical change?" Question 4.4: "You have chosen to undertake your research project following the deductive approach. What factors may cause you to work inductively, although working deductively is your preferred choice?" Related note: Also note the blog on academic publishers : http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2011/12/major-websites-of-academic-publishers.html   Seminar 2 tasks:  On the topic of Information Systems as a subject and as a discipline, pls refer to: Checkland an...

Quite a number of my final year project supervision for the Building Services Engineering students is related to energy saving approaches as applied in Buildings. Such approaches should be reviewed in the Chapter of Literature Review in Dissertation Reports. Subsequently, these energy saving approaches should drive the Research Design of the dissertation projects. As to the Research Designs of the projects, they should be explained and justified in the Chapter "Research Methods". Here I want to provide some information on Energy Saving Approaches in Built Environment as references: Systems approaches (pdf): http://www.aceee.org/files/proceedings/2010/data/papers/2011.pdf PMV index approach: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132396000273 Energy saving measures: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132396000273 A middle out approach (pdf): http://www.climateaccess.org/sites/default/files/Janda_A%20middle%20out%20approach.pdf Energy...

My Strategic Financial Management students need to study Apple Computers in their case study. I have the impression that some of them are not familiar with the thinking and leadership style of Steve Jobs. I provide some youtube links about Steve Jobs as follows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc  (Steve Jobs at Stanford U) Steve Jobs ans Bill Gates on stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLraZy0eRhs&feature=related  (1983) Steve Jobs's joke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv1pvRDFFqs&feature=related Steve Jobs on a secret: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QztwBzcVaw&feature=related Rules for success: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRoHtUjIkmY&feature=related Steve Jobs on Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrS7JQv-zgY Managing people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f60dheI4ARg&feature=related

For the coming lecture (lecture 2) of Research in IT , I will cover the following readings: Methods of social research (Bailey): Chapter 3: Constructing social explanations Research Concepts for Management Studies (Thomas): Chapter 3: Theory and Management Studies Also refer to https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150215071217090.357691.713727089&type=3  for examples of theoretical frameworks Research Methods for Business Students (Saunders et al):  Chapter 3: Critically reviewing the literature Information Systems Action Research (Kock[editor]): Chapter 1: Action Research by Checkland and Holwell. The hypothesis-testing research process of natural science The cycle of action research in human situations The process of action research: a. enter the problem situation; b. establish roles; c. declare Methodology and Framework; d. take part in change prcess; e. exit; f. reflect on experience and record learning Case study Research Method (Yin, 1989: c...

For my last Strategic Financial Management lecture, I will mainly covers the followings: Innovation and entrepreneurship: http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/03/innovation-and-entrepreneurship.html Hypercompetition Enterprise Risk Management Assignment tasks - discussion. References On hypercompetition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercompetition Related facebook forum on innovation and entrepreneurship: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/275915824054/ D'Aveni, R.A. (1995) "Coping with hypercompetition: Utilizing the new 7S's framework" Academy of Management Executive , Vol. 9(3), pp. 45-60

I have been recently appointed as the course leader of a BA (Hons) (Housing) for a UK University and I am now recruiting part-time teaching staff on this new programme (to be launched in early 2013). Anyone in the Housing profession (e.g. CIH) who is interested in part-time teaching, pls send cv to me (josephho33@yahoo.com.hk) for consideration.

The second set of Corporate Governance topics includes: http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/04/ceo-selection-and-succession-planning.html http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/04/compliance-and-risk-management-in.html http://josephho33.blogspot.com/2012/04/board-of-directors-involvement-in.html Students need to study the respective chapters before attending the class.