Lai Tat-chiu. / Summary in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 138-141.

Helen Shih. / Summary in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 114-118.

Abstract also in Chinese. / Thesis (MBA)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: l. 42-44.

by Cho Kwok-kuen, Wan Yee-yin [and] Wong Tin-yue. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Thesis (MBA)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: l. 140-143.

by Young Yee-hoi [and] Hong Man-kui. / Title in Chinese. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 169-171.

by Chan Yee-kwong. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 237-256). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vi / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.viii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.xiii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xiv / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.xvi / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / General Background --- p.1 / Major Characteristics of the Hong Kong Banking Industry --- p.3 / Legal Categorization of Banks in Hong Kong --- p.4 / Market Structure of the Hong Kong Banking Industry --- p.6 / "Distribution of Assets, Deposits, and Liabilities by Country of Beneficial Ownership" --- p.13 / Characteristics of Assets and Liabilities of Licensed Banks --- p.14 / Sources of Funds --- p.14 / Uses of Funds --- p.16 / Summary --- p.18 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW ON BANKING ENVIRONMENT AND BANKING STRATEGY --- p.20 / Review on Banking Environment --- p.20 / Banking Environment in General --- p.20 / The Hong Kong Banking Environment --- p.25 / Overview --- p.25 / Recent Environmental Developments --- p.27 / Review on Banking Strategy --- p.34 / Banking Strategy in General --- p.34 / Banking Strategy in Hong Kong --- p.41 / Overview --- p.41 / Major Strategic Group under Investigation --- p.43 / "´ب Current Strategic Practices of HSBG, CRBG, ABG, JBG, EBG and LCBG" --- p.49 / Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Group (HSBG) --- p.49 / China Related Banking Group (CRBG) --- p.52 / American Banking Group (ABG) --- p.54 / Japanese Banking Group (JBG) --- p.57 / European Banking Group (EBG) --- p.59 / Local Chinese Banking Group (LCBG) --- p.61 / Summary --- p.63 / Chapter III. --- PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING BANKING ENVIRONMENT AND STRATEGY --- p.65 / An Overview of Strategy Formulation --- p.65 / Proposed Framework for Strategy Formulation --- p.66 / Environmental Assessment --- p.68 / Internal Assessment --- p.70 / Strategic Responses --- p.73 / Corporate Mission/Objectives --- p.73 / Major Strategy Alternatives --- p.76 / Generic Strategy --- p.76 / Major Market and Product --- p.80 / Strategic Group Factor and Its Relationship with Other Strategic Elements --- p.80 / Banking Group vs Environmental Perception --- p.81 / Banking Group vs Competitive Advantages --- p.82 / Banking Group vs Strategic Responses --- p.84 / Summary --- p.85 / Chapter IV. --- HYPOTHESES AND METHODOLOGY --- p.86 / Problem Statements .and Research Objectives --- p.86 / Scope of Study and Terms of Reference --- p.87 / Hypothesis Setting --- p.88 / Perception of the Future Banking Environment --- p.88 / Overall Banking Environment --- p.88 / Major Environmental Developments --- p.90 / Most Favourable Environmental Factors --- p.91 / Growing Economic Integration with China --- p.91 / Fast Economic Growth in the Asia Pacific Region --- p.96 / Increasing Internationalization of Hong Kong's Financial Markets --- p.98 / Most Unfavourable Environmental Factors --- p.101 / Internal Political Conditions --- p.101 / Rising Operating Costs --- p.105 / Difference in Environmental Perception --- p.109 / Difference in Competitive Advantages --- p.111 / Superior Skills --- p.111 / Systems or Arrangements --- p.113 / Resources --- p.115 / Cultural Advantages --- p.117 / Difference in Strategic Responses --- p.117 / Corporate Objective and Strategic Focus --- p.118 / Generic Strategy --- p.120 / Major Market and Product --- p.121 / Research Design --- p.124 / Collection of Secondary Data --- p.124 / Collection of Primary Data --- p.125 / In-depth Personal Interview --- p.126 / Mail Survey --- p.127 / Data Analysis --- p.129 / Discussion on Methodology --- p.130 / Chapter V. --- COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY DATA --- p.133 / In-Depth Interviews --- p.133 / Synthesis of the Interviews --- p.135 / Detail of the Mail Survey --- p.135 / Sample Profile --- p.140 / Major Findings of the Survey --- p.142 / Banking Environment --- p.142 / Hypothesis 1 - Deterioration of the Overall Banking Environment --- p.143 / Hypothesis 2 - The Most Favourable Environmental Factors --- p.147 / Hypothesis 3 - The Most Unfavourable Environmental Factors --- p.148 / Inter-group Comparison --- p.150 / Current Environment --- p.151 / Future Environment --- p.152 / Hypotheses 4 and 5 - Difference in Environmental Perception --- p.152 / Sources of Competitive Advantages --- p.154 / Hypotheses 6 to 12 - Difference in Competitive Advantages --- p.154 / Respective Competitiveness of Banking Groups --- p.159 / Strategic Responses --- p.162 / Corporate Objective --- p.163 / Major Corporate Objective --- p.163 / Desired Pace of Growth --- p.164 / Hypotheses 13 to 14 - Strategic Focus --- p.166 / Hypotheses 15 to 17 - Generic Strategy --- p.168 / Major Market and Product --- p.171 / Hypothesis 18 - Target Market --- p.171 / Hypothesis 19 - Major Business --- p.174 / Summary of Results from Primary Data Analysis --- p.179 / Chapter VI. --- STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS --- p.181 / Changing Banking Environment --- p.181 / Comparison between Current and Future Environments --- p.181 / The Most Favourable Environmental Developments --- p.183 / The Most Unfavourable Environmental Developments --- p.185 / Competitive Advantages of the Banks --- p.188 / Strategic Responses of the Banks --- p.191 / Corporate Objective --- p.191 / Strategic Focus and Generic Strategy --- p.192 / Target Market --- p.195 / Major Banking Offerings --- p.196 / Summary --- p.199 / Difference among Banking Groups --- p.200 / Overview --- p.200 / Difference in Competitive Advantages --- p.201 / Relative Competitiveness of Different Banking Groups --- p.202 / Major Strategic Differences among Different Banking Groups --- p.203 / Possible Effect of Business Domain on Strategy --- p.203 / Basic Strategic Mode of the Banking Groups --- p.208 / Epitome --- p.211 / Chapter VII. --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.213 / APPENDICES --- p.220 / REFERENCES --- p.237

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Economics and Finance / Master / Master of Economics

by Choi Shu-sing, Caleb. / Bibliography: leaves 77-81 / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1985

by Cheung Bing-leung, Wong Kai-man. / Thesis (MBA)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1985 / Bibliography: leaves 81-83.