by Cheng Chi Kin, Wong Siu Yuen, Michael. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-63). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT --- p.5 / Establishing an appropriate Credit Risk Environment --- p.7 / Operating under a Sound Credit Granting Process --- p.9 / "Maintaining an Appropriate Credit Adminstration, Measurement and Monitoring Process " --- p.13 / Ensuring Adequate Controls over Credit Risk --- p.17 / Chapter III. --- CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT IN CHINA BANKING INDUSTRY --- p.19 / Development of Chinese Banking Industry --- p.19 / Business Lending in China --- p.22 / Special Issues --- p.24 / Chapter IV. --- CREDIT GRANTING IN HONG KONG BANKS --- p.33 / The Lending Process --- p.35 / Internal Rating System --- p.38 / Internal Control --- p.40 / Illustrative Scenarios --- p.41 / Credit Control Principles --- p.43 / Chapter V. --- COMPARISON BETWEEN PRACTICES IN HONG KONG AND CHINESE BANKS --- p.45 / Structures and Responsibility --- p.45 / Internal Rating System --- p.47 / Division of Labour and Performance Appraisal --- p.51 / Monitoring Process --- p.52 / Overdraft --- p.52 / Non-performing Loan --- p.53 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION --- p.54 / APPENDIX --- p.58 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.61

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By conducting a field survey to collect and investigate the attributes and behaviour patterns of participants in the case event, the proposed model and simulation system were implemented. Three scenarios of different populations of involved agents were simulated on the finished system according to the sample data. Simulation results were analyzed and compared to the observed data. The simulation system was found to be capable of reproducing compatible dynamics of pedestrian flows. / Finally the conclusions of this thesis study were presented. / In order to implement the model, the layered behavioural simulation model was proposed for putting the decisions made from the behaviour model into action. By identifying the three layers sustaining the routing procedure at their respective levels, the evacuation route was finally converted to selecting stepping cells from adjacent neighbours. In this way a quick way-finding process can be achieved toward the ultimate destination, so that the global objectives are coordinated with local action decisions on the cell scale. With this simulation model, the framework of the geo-referenced agent-based system was proposed with technical details presented. This system was built directly on a GIS base and thus was able to conduct simulation in a real space environment and perform advanced GIS analysis inside the simulation. / In reviewing the existing evacuation models and simulation systems, it was found that although there have been remarkable advances in reproducing and analyzing many phenomena and the dynamics of pedestrian flow in evacuations, social psychological factors were not well considered. Theories and research in the social psychological field have indicated that these factors are essential in evacuation behaviour. Therefore the author examined the socio-economic factors relating to psychological responses through a literature review and explored the potential for integrating such factors into the agent based modelling approach. / Inspired by such concerns, the author proposed the individual cognitive behaviour model consisting of the Personalized Spatial Cognitive Road Network, which represents the diverse individual spatial knowledge of recognizable roads, and the Multiple Routing Strategies which incorporated individual preferences in selecting routing strategy. The proposed model follows the principle that pedestrians are considered to be composed of heterogeneous individuals, thus each pedestrian could have his or her own knowledge base and rules of behaviour. Two steps in constructing each component were presented respectively, with an integrated framework presented in the context of agent based modelling. / Public safety has become more and more important nowadays as tragic incidents, such as the 9/11 World Trading Centre attack, have caused a large number of causalities. It is critical to improve the capability of the security department for safely managing the crowd in response to an emergency. Conventional techniques investigating evacuation dynamics, such as the sand-box game utilized by Hong Kong police department preparing evacuation plans for the case event, are generally inadequate for providing sufficient support to crowd management. Enhancing the management practice by computer based simulation techniques has been attracting an increasing amount of research interests recently, as it can offer timely decision making assistance in changing situations compared to the conventional approaches. / Wu, Lei. / Advisers: Hui Lin; Bo Huang; Yee Leung. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 73-06, Section: A, page: . / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 249-273). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

by Fung Cheung Tim. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-84). / Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1-3 / Chapter Chapter II --- Rationale for the Study --- p.4-8 / Chapter Chapter III --- Literature Review / Communication and its Process in Organizations --- p.9-17 / The Concept of Organizational Communication --- p.20-24 / Upward Communication --- p.24-30 / Timeliness of Information --- p.30-31 / Organizational Communication Relationship --- p.31-34 / Job Satisfaction --- p.34-37 / The Relationship between Upward Communication and Job Satisfaction --- p.37-39 / Chapter Chapter IV --- Conceptual Framework --- p.40-44 / Chapter Chapter V --- Research Methodology / Sampling Design --- p.45-47 / Measuring Instruments --- p.47-53 / Method of Data Analysis --- p.53-55 / Chapter Chapter VI --- Findings / Characteristics of the Respondents --- p.56-57 / Job Satisfaction among Outreaching Social Workers in Hong Kong --- p.57-59 / "Upward Communication, Organizational Communication and Timeliness of Information Perceived by Outreaching Social Workers" --- p.59-61 / The Influence of Upward Communication on Job Satisfaction --- p.61-66 / The Association between Organizational Communication and Job Satisfaction: A Multiple Regression Analysis --- p.65-73 / Chapter Chapter VII --- Summary and Conclusion / Summary of Major Findings --- p.74-75 / Conclusion --- p.76-79 / Limitations of the Study --- p.80 / Bibliography --- p.8184 / Appendix A --- p.85 / Appendix B --- p.86-93