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Introduction on Guanxi in Chinese Culture and its Consequences

Mode of Delivery

eLearning Platform

Medium of Instruction

English

When and Where

Anytime, anywhere on your own laptop, tablet, mobile phone, etc.

Duration

3 weeks to complete the course from the day you receive the invitation email.

Fees

HK$250 Apply Now

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Awards

Letter of Completion will be sent by email upon request.

Our Instructor

Professor Howard DAVIES

Professor Howard DAVIES

Visiting Lecturer

Institute of Advanced Executive Education,

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • British, live in Hong Kong since 1990
  • Head of Department, Dean, Associate Dean in Faculty of Business, retired 2013
  • Economist by training – textbook in Managerial Economics
  • Researched and published on China for 28 years, most recent book “Understanding a Changing China”, Routledge 2018
  • Cited about 1,200 times, according to ResearchGate, around 2,000 times according to Google Scholar
  • Consultant to family business in Jilin and Changchun, NE China

 

Professor Davies was born in the UK in 1948. He has a BA (Hons) and an MSc (Distinction) in Economics from the University of Lancaster in the UK and a PhD in business strategy, also from Lancaster.

Professor Davies worked at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 1990 until 2015, as a Professor, Head of Department, Dean, Associate Dean, Acting Dean and Advisor to the Dean. Since 2018 he has been a Visiting Professor and Advisor to the School of Economics and Management at Beijing Jiaotong University. He also advises a family business in North East China.

He has published a textbook on Managerial Economics and edited a book on China Business, and published more than 50 research papers in books and journals, including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies and Design Studies. His latest book is Understanding a Changing China, published in September 2017.

Professor Davies is interested in business strategy and technology development in Hong Kong and in transition economies, especially in China. He is involved in curriculum development, including the ‘outcome-based approach to education’, and the introduction of Design Thinking to the business curriculum.

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