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About Us

Chinese Businesses Case Research Centre is a research centre affiliated with School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University. Set up in December 2008, the Centre is aiming to promote case research, advance the knowledge of case approach pedagogy, and produce high-quality cases through research with main focus on Chinese businesses in Hong Kong and the mainland, and other locations with Chinese businesses.

Prof. Cheng Siwei, former Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress of People's Republic of China, officiated at the inauguration ceremony of the Centre.

(From left: Prof. Shi Yi-zheng, Prof. Simon Ho, Mr. Wilfred Wong, Prof. Cheng Siwei, President Ng Ching Fai and Prof. Allan Chan)

Mission and objectives

The mission of the Centre is to address the growing demand for quality case research and case teaching materials on company practices and strategies of Chinese businesses. Specific objectives include:

To promote case teaching method;
To develop quality case teaching materials of Chinese companies, and their business practices and strategies;
To promote and enhance quality case research and publications.

Background

Case method has been the most popular and effective teaching method used in Business Schools around the world. As there is an increasing demand for business courses that are more relevant and related to daily needs of business operation, case method of teaching which creates a stimulated environment for students to learn framing problem and exercising judgment, has gained widespread acceptance. The increasing importance of the China market in the world has made China the major target for business development of many enterprises around the world. The need for business education in China has been growing dramatically in the recent years. However, there is a dearth of business cases and research that are specifically generated for China and its closely related markets like Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. The School of Business has therefore initiated to set up a Chinese Businesses Case Research Centre to advance knowledge and practice of Chinese business venturing and entrepreneurial practice through stimulating business case studies and high-quality research with main focus on China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Southeast Asian and other locations with Chinese businesses.