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by Pang Kin-Man, James. ; Questionnaire in English and Chinese. ; Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 25-26). ; ABSTRACT --- p.ii ; TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv ; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.vi ; LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.viii ; Chapter ; Chapter I. --- BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM --- p.1 ; A History of the KCR --- p.1 ; A New Era for KCR --- p.3 ; The Market Profile --- p.4 ; The Evolution of Open Competition --- p.9 ; Social Changes --- p.9 ; Economic Changes --- p.10 ; Political Changes --- p.10 ; Declining Competitive Advantage --- p.11 ; The Business Problem --- p.12 ; Market Segmentation --- p.12 ; Peak Hour Services --- p.14 ; Non-peak Hour Services --- p.14 ; Aims of the Project --- p.15 ; Chapter II. --- RELATED LITERATURE: CRITIQUE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.17 ; Related Literature --- p.17 ; Fare --- p.17 ; Services and Facilities --- p.19 ; Overall Image --- p.22 ; Bibliography --- p.25 ; Chapter III. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.27 ; Exploratory Research --- p.27 ; Data Collection --- p.28 ; Secondary Data --- p.28 ; Primary Data --- p.29 ; Questionnaire --- p.29 ; Sampling Design --- p.29 ; Information Sought --- p.31 ; Pretest and Revision --- p.32 ; Data Compilation and Analysis --- p.32 ; Chapter IV. --- FINDINGS --- p.33 ; The Secondary Research --- p.33 ; Market Share of the KCR --- p.33 ; The Peak-hour and Non-peak-hour Segments --- p.34 ; Attitudes of Passengers in the Peak-hour Segment --- p.36 ; The Primary Research --- p.37 ; Demographics of Respondents --- p.37 ; Travelling Habits in the Non-peak-hour Segment --- p.38 ; Criteria in the Non-peak-hour Market --- p.43 ; Awareness of Places in the NT --- p.45 ; Consideration of Using KCR in Leisure Time --- p.47 ; Conclusion --- p.49 ; Chapter V. --- SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS --- p.52 ; Summary --- p.52 ; The Competitive Forces --- p.52 ; Alert to Changes --- p.54 ; Recommendation --- p.54 ; A Positioning of the Corporation --- p.54 ; The Objectives --- ...

Yip Kin Fung. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-104). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 2 --- The Distribution of Fluctuations in Financial Data --- p.5 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Empirical Statistics --- p.5 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Data analyzed --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Levy Distribution --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Returns Distribution and Scaling Properties --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Volatility Clustering --- p.19 ; Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion --- p.21 ; Chapter 3 --- Models of Herd behaviour in Financial Markets --- p.22 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Cont and Bouchaud's model --- p.22 ; Chapter 3.2 --- The Model of Egiuluz and Zimmerman --- p.24 ; Chapter 3.3 --- EZ Model with Size-Dependent Dissociation Rates --- p.28 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Democratic and Dictatorship Self-Organized Model --- p.31 ; Chapter 3.5 --- Effect of Size-Dependent Fragmentation and Coagulation Prob- abilities --- p.33 ; Chapter 3.6 --- Extensions of EZ model --- p.35 ; Chapter 3.7 --- Conclusion --- p.39 ; Chapter 4 --- Review on the Minority Game(MG) --- p.42 ; Chapter 4.1 --- The Model and Results --- p.42 ; Chapter 4.2 --- Crowd-anticrowd Theory and Phase Transition --- p.46 ; Chapter 4.3 --- Market Efficiency --- p.48 ; Chapter 5 --- MG with biased strategy pool --- p.52 ; Chapter 5.1 --- The Model --- p.53 ; Chapter 5.2 --- Numerical Results and Discussion --- p.53 ; Chapter 5.3 --- Theory: MG with Biased Strategy Pool --- p.61 ; Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusion --- p.69 ; Chapter 6 --- MG with Randomly Participating Agents --- p.71 ; Chapter 6.1 --- The Model with One RPA --- p.71 ; Chapter 6.2 --- Results for q = 0.5 --- p.72 ; Chapter 6.3 --- Inefficiency and Success Rate --- p.76 ; Chapter 6.4 --- Results for q ≠ 0.5 --- p.82 ; Chapter 6.5 --- Many RPAs --- p.85 ; Chapter 6.6 --- Conclusion --- p.86 ; Chapter 7 --- A Model on Coupled Minority Games --- p.88 ; Chapter 7.1 --- The Model --- p.89 ; Chapter 7.2 --- Results and Discussion。 --- ...

by Xueyi Chen. ; Thesis submitted in: December 1997. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-106). ; Abstract also in Chinese. ; Table of Contents ; Abbreviations ; Timeline ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction ; Chapter 1.1 --- Purpose and Significance ; Chapter 1.2 --- Thesis Structure ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Historical Background ; Chapter 2.1 --- Development of China's Stock Markets ; Chapter 2.2 --- Paradox in China's Stock Markets ; Chapter 2.3 --- Stock News Reporting in China ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Literature Review ; Chapter 3.1 --- The Perspective of Political Economy: An Overview ; Chapter 3.2 --- The Political Economy of China's Party Press: Change and Continuity ; Chapter 3.2.1 --- "In the Mao Era: The Chinese Press as Propagandist, Agitator and Organizer" ; Chapter 3.2.2 --- In the Era of Economic Reform: A Paradigm Shift ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Assumptions ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- Methodology ; Chapter 5.1 --- Four Periods: Operational Definitions for the Interplay of State Controls and Market Forces ; Chapter 5.2 --- Contexts of the Field Study ; Chapter 5.3 --- Research Procedures ; Chapter 5.2.1 --- Content Analysis ; Chapter 5.2.2 --- In-depth Interview ; Chapter 5.2.3 --- Documentary Analysis ; Chapter 5.2.4 --- Participant Observation ; Chapter Chapter 6 --- Stock News Reporting under State-Market Dynamics ; Chapter 6.1 --- The Period of Initial Reforms: From the Early 1980s to the Mid-1980s ; Chapter 6.1.1 --- Continuing State Controls ; Chapter 6.1.2 --- Absence of Market and Competition ; Chapter 6.1.3 --- Content Pattern: Ideological Orthodoxy ; Chapter 6.1.4 --- Reporting Mode: Orthodox Reporting ; Chapter 6.2 --- The Period of Continuing Reforms: From the Mid-1980s to the Late1980s ; Chapter 6.2.1 --- Relaxed State Controls ; Chapter 6.2.2 --- Emerging Competition ; Chapter 6.2.3 --- Content Changes: Minor Departures from Ideological Orthodoxy ; Chapter 6.2.4 --- Reporting Mode: Orthodox Reporting with Increased ...

by Xu Kai. ; Thesis submitted in: December 1999. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-135). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; ABSTRACT (English) --- p.iii ; ABSTRACT (Chinese) --- p.v ; ACKNOWLEDEMENT --- p.vi ; LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii ; LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii ; Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1. --- Prelude --- p.1 ; Chapter 2. --- The Questions of Intra- and Inter-Organizational Dynamics --- p.5 ; Chapter 3. --- Hybridization: A Historical Trajectory of Chinese Advertising Industry --- p.8 ; Chapter 4. --- Competition and Professionalization: Two Challenges Facing State-Owned Ad Agencies --- p.14 ; Chapter 5. --- The Basic Conceptual Framework and A Chapter Outline --- p.19 ; Chapter Chapter II --- "Space, Spatial Partition and Situated Practices of A State-owned Ad Agency" --- p.22 ; Chapter 1. --- "Strategic Practices, Locale, and Institutional Changes" --- p.22 ; Chapter 2. --- Key Concepts and Their Linkages --- p.27 ; Chapter Chapter III --- Methodology --- p.40 ; Chapter 1. --- Case Study and Case Selection --- p.40 ; Chapter 2. --- PrQcedure of Fieldwork --- p.42 ; Chapter 3. --- Data and My Identities in Data Collection --- p.46 ; Chapter 4. --- Validity of My Interpretation --- p.50 ; Chapter Chapter IV --- Spatial Partitioning and Routine Practices at PAC --- p.53 ; Chapter 1. --- Seaside Province and Phoenix City --- p.53 ; Chapter 2. --- Physical Settings of PAC --- p.57 ; Chapter 3. --- Professionalization of PAC in the Front Region --- p.68 ; Chapter 4. --- The Transformation of Organizational Structure --- p.71 ; Chapter 5. --- Routine and Non-routine Practices in the Back Region --- p.77 ; Chapter 6. --- The Mixture of Two Systems in PAC --- p.93 ; Chapter Chapter V --- Patrolling the Spatial Partition in Competition --- p.97 ; Chapter 1. --- Bidding as A Critical Moment --- p.98 ; Chapter 2. --- PAC's Preparation for Submitting A Bid --- p.99 ; Chapter 3. --- PAC's Excellent Performances in ...