published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / abstract / Modern Languages and Cultures / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Management Studies / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

by Lum Yee Chung, Richard. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 71-73. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / PREFACE --- p.ix / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Why Japanese Department Stores Came in the 1980s --- p.2 / Statement of Problem --- p.3 / Research Questions --- p.3 / Significance of Study --- p.5 / Limitations of Study --- p.5 / Summary --- p.6 / References --- p.7 / Chapter II. --- INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT --- p.8 / Introduction --- p.8 / Opinions by Department Store Practitioners --- p.8 / Store Categories --- p.9 / Market Environment of the Retail and Department Store Industry --- p.11 / Summary --- p.15 / References --- p.16 / Chapter III. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.17 / Introduction --- p.17 / Approach of Study --- p.17 / Questionnaire Design --- p.18 / Sampling and Data Collection --- p.22 / Summary --- p.23 / References --- p.24 / Chapter IV. --- RESEARCH FINDINGS --- p.25 / Introduction --- p.25 / Background Information of Respondents --- p.25 / Criteria for Shoppers to Choose Department Stores --- p.28 / Shoppers' Opinions on Japanese Department Stores --- p.32 / Store Categories that Respondents Shop Most Often --- p.35 / Effectiveness of Advertisement --- p.37 / Idea on Product to Buy and Amount to Spend Before Entering a Store --- p.39 / Importance of Product/Services Other Than Traditional Merchandise in Department Stores --- p.41 / "Importance of Price, Quality, Brand Name and Discount" --- p.42 / Main Strengths and Weaknesses of Japanese Stores --- p.45 / Identifying the Heavy Shoppers and their Characteristics --- p.48 / Summary --- p.52 / References --- p.54 / Chapter V. --- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.55 / Introduction --- p.55 / Conclusions --- p.55 / Recommendations for Japanese Stores --- p.55 / Recommendations for Local Stores --- p.59 / Future Direction --- p.62 / References --- p.63 / APPENDIXES --- p.64 / Chapter Appendix 1 : --- Questionnaire - Studies on Japanese Department Stores --- p.64 / Chapter Appendix 2 : --- Questionnaire - Consumer Survey --- p.68 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.71

by Sin Chui-Yi Abby. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-109). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Objectives --- p.4 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.5 / Secondary Research --- p.5 / Primary Research --- p.5 / Definition --- p.8 / Limitations --- p.8 / Chapter III. --- THE CHINA BANKING SYSTEM --- p.10 / Banking Structure --- p.10 / Banking Reform --- p.14 / Chapter IV. --- FOREIGN BANKS IN CHINA --- p.17 / Representative Office --- p.20 / Branches --- p.23 / Distribution --- p.25 / Customers of the Foreign Banks --- p.32 / Services Provided by the Foreign Banks --- p.33 / Commercial loans --- p.33 / Project financing --- p.38 / Trade financing --- p.41 / Advisory services and consultation --- p.43 / Chapter V. --- JAPANESE BANKING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRC --- p.45 / Growth of Japanese Banks --- p.45 / Historical Development of Japanese Banks in the PRC --- p.46 / Operations of Japanese Banks in the PRC --- p.49 / Japanese Banks in Hong Kong --- p.54 / Chapter VI. --- FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY --- p.55 / Company Profile --- p.55 / Motives for Entry --- p.57 / Time Span --- p.60 / Business Objectives --- p.62 / Banking Services --- p.63 / Major Problems Encountered --- p.66 / Attitudes towards Risks and Overall Investment Climate --- p.70 / Attitudes towards Risks --- p.70 / Attitudes towards Overall Investment Climate --- p.77 / Competitive Advantages of Japanese Banks --- p.80 / Business Results to date Measured up to Expectation --- p.82 / Chapter VII. --- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION --- p.84 / Highlights of the Findings of the Survey --- p.84 / Conclusions --- p.86 / APPENDICES --- p.87 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.106

Mo Yajun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-130). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Part I: --- "Remapping Shanghai, Remapping Hongkou" --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter I. --- Reconfiguration of the urban space in modern Shanghai --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1 --- “Tri-cities´ة´ة in Shanghai: urban space in transformation --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2 --- "A divided city, a hybrid society" --- p.8 / Chapter Chapter II. --- How special was Hongkou district in Shanghai? --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- "Where was ""Hongkou""?" --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- "American Settlement: “the Cinderella among the settlements""" --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- From waterways to waterfronts --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Bridges and roads --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- New frontiers for new comers --- p.19 / Chapter Part II: --- Structuring of the Japanese Community in Hongkou District --- p.21 / Chapter Chapter III. --- The latecomers to Shanghai --- p.21 / Chapter 3.1 --- Why not an exclusive Japanese Concession? --- p.21 / Chapter 3.2 --- Population growth after 1895 --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3 --- "Choose Shanghai, choose Hongkou" --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- """Why go to Shanghai?""" --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- """Why choose Hongkou?""" --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter IV. --- The administration structure and the power system --- p.37 / Chapter 4.1 --- Japanese Consulate in Shanghai --- p.37 / Chapter 4.2 --- JRA': a 'self-governing' body run by the elites --- p.42 / Chapter 4.3 --- Public services and communal duties --- p.50 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- The JRA-run schools and their school system in Shanghai --- p.51 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Japanese company in SVC --- p.55 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Public health service --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Other services --- p.57 / Chapter Chapter V. --- "´بLittle Japan', a self-contained community" --- p.59 / Chapter 5.1 --- ´بKaishaha´ةvs. ´بDochakuha´ة --- p.59 / Chapter 5.2 --- A society formed by small traders --- p.64 / Chapter 5.3 --- Make Hongkou a Japan town --- p.68 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Japanese streets' & ´بLittle Tokyo' --- p.68 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Japanese lives in Hongkou --- p.71 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- ´بNagasaki ken-Shanghai shi´ة --- p.74 / Chapter Part III: --- Compromises and Conflicts --- p.76 / Chapter Chapter VI. --- Conflicts with compromises --- p.76 / Chapter 6.1 --- Japanese community and the Shanghai Municipal Council --- p.76 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Representatives in Council --- p.77 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Japanese participation in the SMP and other services in the SMC --- p.78 / Chapter 6.1.3 --- Japanese wanted more voice in the SMC --- p.81 / Chapter 6.2 --- The anti-Japanese boycotts and Japanese community --- p.82 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- The boycott as an economic tool --- p.83 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- The hostilities and the Japanese reaction --- p.86 / Chapter 6.3 --- Conflicts with compromises --- p.89 / Chapter Chapter VII. --- Shanghai 1932: An era ended --- p.92 / Conclusion --- p.99 / Notes --- p.102 / Appendices / Chapter Appendices A --- Glossaries --- p.148 / Chapter Appendices B --- Bibliography --- p.151 / List of Tables / Table / Chapter 1. --- “Hongkou´ح in different Gazetteers of Shanghai County --- p.11 / Chapter 2. --- "The Japanese Population in Shanghai, 1889-1909" --- p.27 / Chapter 3. --- "The Development of Japanese Population in Shanghai, 1912-1931" --- p.28 / Chapter 4. --- "Japanese Firms in Shanghai, in First Decade of Meiji Era" --- p.32 / Chapter 5. --- "The Geographical Origins of the Japanese Merchants in Shanghai, 1894" --- p.34 / Chapter 6. --- The Proportion of Japanese in Shanghai (1889-1892) --- p.38 / Chapter 7. --- The Members of JRA Administrative Committee in 1915 and 1922 --- p.48 / Chapter 8. --- The Enrollment of Japanese Primary Schools in Shanghai (1911-1932) --- p.52 / Chapter 9. --- The Japanese Schools run by the JRA --- p.55 / Chapter 10. --- The Proportions of Japanese Population in Different Professions in the Early 1910s --- p.60 / Chapter 11. --- The Different Status of “Kaishaha´ح and “Dochakuha´ح --- p.62 / Chapter 12. --- The Election Result of the Residents' Council of the JRA (1925，1929) --- p.63 / Chapter 13. --- The New Registered Japanese Commercial Firms in Shanghai (1918-1932) --- p.65 / Chapter 14. --- The Japanese population resided in Outer Hongkou Area --- p.70 / Chapter 15. --- "Japanese Small Businesses Opened inside the ""Japanese Streets Area"" (1924)" --- p.72 / List of Figures / Figure / Chapter 1. --- Shanghai Japanese Clubs (1903-1908) --- p.44 / Chapter 2. --- The Structure of Japanese Residents' Association --- p.47