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Theses from 2024

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Beyond poverty and violence : aspirations, capabilities, opportunity structures, and cross-border migration intention in Africa, Pascal AGBADI

Implications of the absence and barriers to cross-border pension portability (CBPP) : a study of Ghanaian health workers' experiences and return prospects from the United States of America, Victoria ANKRAH

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Stock liquidity and value relevance of earnings : evidence from a natural experiment, Joseph Maxwell ASAMOAH

A qualitative study of gender pay gap phenomenon : the case of Shenzhen maritime industry, Shengwei CAO (曹盛偉)

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Risk and protective factors for traditional bullying and cyberbullying victimization among adolescents : a multilevel cross-national study, Patrick CHANDA

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The impact of social-structural factors on the health of migrating older people in China : testing the buffering effect of social capital and social integration, Anqi CHEN (諶安琪)

Qualification mismatch and labour market outcomes : evidence from empirical study in mainland China, Xin CHEN (陳昕)

Impact of kin and non-kin caregivers on the subjective well-being of children in Hong Kong during their middle childhood, Ching Yi Cherry CHEUNG (張靜宜)

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A qualitative study on transnational caregiving for older parents in China, Silai DONG (董思萊)

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Impacts of social media use on the wellbeing of older adults : evidence from China during the COVID-19 pandemic, Xuying DONG (董旭穎)

The relationship between socioeconomic status and online academic help-seeking behaviour : role of attitude, subjective norm, self-efficacy and intention, Yuying FAN (范毓莹)

A study on the localisation of home-based elderly services in Chinese urban communities, Diwen GUAN (關迪文)

Comparing the responses to the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic by the Chinese and American governments : a historical institutionalist analysis, Hong GU (顧泓)

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The discursive representations of Africanness and blackness in Chinese cyberspace : a critical discourse-historical analysis, Jiapei GU (顧佳佩)

Regulating private education in China : the case of school closure for private non-national curriculum schools since 2021, Ming JIANG (江明)

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Lived experiences, perceptions, and caregiving trajectories of family caregivers of youth with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) in Zambia, Ireen Manase KABEMBO

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Transnational higher education and quality assurance : a study of 2+2 student learning experience from Sino-UK cooperative universities, Guoguo KE (柯果果)

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Group dynamics, gender, and field : an ethnographic study of the yo-yoing sport subculture In Hong Kong, Ho Wang KWONG (鄺浩弘)

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Conservation genomics of endangered turtles : the Big-headed Turtle and the Beale's Eyed Turtle, Wing Him LEE (李穎謙)

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Assessing prevalence of blood parasites and ranaviruses in Hong Kong freshwater turtles, Julia LEUNG (梁可然)

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Two essays on electric vehicle subsidies and auto industries in China, Jing LIANG (梁靖)

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Exploring China’s for-profit private universities from a stakeholder perspective : two cases from Shanghai, Mian LIN (林綿)

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A study of external factors influencing stagnation in five post-Soviet hybrid regimes, Han LIU (劉涵)

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Essays on product mix strategies in influencer livestream commerce and personal pronoun use in crowdfunding, Sheng LIU (劉聖)

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The impacts of the higher education expansion on education quality in China : evidence from Shenzhen University, Yousong LUN (倫祐崧)

Determining the factors affecting the employment quality of Chinese college fresh graduates under the new employment forms in the digitalized economy, Jiayu LYU (呂佳育)

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The impact of perceived self-connection on possession-based placebo analgesia : an investigation using implicit and explicit measures, Sze Ki NG (吳斯祺)

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Two essays on institution, innovation and trade in China, Cong NIE (聶聰)

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Deconstructing ageism and quality of life among older informal workers : a mixed-methods study in Ghana, Samuel Ampadu OTENG

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Sino-Africa counterterrorism cooperation : assessing the cases of Nigeria, Kenya and Sudan, Paa Kwesi Wolseley PRAH

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Does violent crime matter in tax aggressiveness?, Chun QI (漆純)

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Policy network and migrant children education : the case of Xi’an, China, Wanlin QIU (邱万林)

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“Feels a lot like love” : love-in(g) China in the reform era, Chang QU (瞿暢)

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Aesthetic cognitivism : acquiring propositional knowledge from fiction, Nanyun SHEN (沈南昀)

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Responding to skepticism : from transcendental arguments to hinge epistemology, Changshuo SUN (孫昌碩)

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A revision of Hong Kong harvestmen : biodiversity, ecological preferences and geographical distribution, Kai Teck Desmond TAN (陳凱德)

Understanding the role of central-local government relations in the development of residential land in China : a new institutionalism perspective, Zhen WANG (王真)

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Experience of loneliness among older people in Hong Kong : ageism perspective, Chi Kuen WONG (黃子權)

Homeownership and subjective well-being among educated young migrants in Shenzhen, Shuya XIAO (肖舒婭)

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The post-COVID-19 pandemic study abroad intentions of Chinese undergraduate students : a case study of Shenzhen, Zhipeng XIAO (肖治鵬)

Implementing inclusive education policy within higher education : an ecological case study on support networks for students with disability in Chinese local college, Zihui XIE (解子慧)

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王士禛對明代山左詩學的接受與建構, Xiaotong XU (徐曉童)

A study on implementation gaps in age-friendly renovation policies : a case study in Guangzhou, Jueyu YANG (羊珏瑜)

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Beyond mindset : investigating neural and psychological mechanisms of strategic mindset, growth mindset and feedback learning, Yaqi YANG (楊婭琦)

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陸粲《春秋》學研究, Ziqian YANG (楊紫茜)

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) survey of introduced freshwater species in reservoirs and streams in Hong Kong, Sze Man YAU (邱思敏)

The role of geopolitics in world-class universities : Japan’s implications for Hong Kong, Long Ho YIM (嚴朗灝)

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Ecology of tetrodotoxin toxicity and ectoparasite burden of Hong Kong newt populations, Wing Yan YIP (葉泳茵)

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Process-oriented explanation of institutional changes : comparative cases of national health and pension system reforms in Indonesia, Tauchid Komara YUDA

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胡適在台灣 : 殖民地、黨國體制、民主化時代的閱讀史, Yi ZENG (曾苡)

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Catching the unlikely gambler : how and why gacha games appeal to conscientious consumers, Jingyi ZHANG (張靜怡)

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Essays on multivariate risk, Lin ZHOU (周麟)

Theses from 2023

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An investigation of Africans and Hongkongers relationship : a social psychological approach, Raymond AGYENIM-BOATENG

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A socio-cultural analysis of elder abuse in a non-western society of Ghana : theoretical approach and (multi-stakeholder) interventions for elder justice, Francis ARTHUR-HOLMES

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Two essays on pollution, trade and industries in China, Jie BAI (白洁)

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Challenging domesticity, mobilizing indigeneity : the Igorot migrant domestic workers of Hong Kong, Jose Kervin Cesar Belmonte CALABIAS

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A qualitative study of approaches to implementing basic education internationalization in Shenzhen, Xue CAO (曹雪)

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Uncover the underground : distribution and population status of blind snakes and Bogadek’s burrowing lizards, Man Ho CHAN (陳文灝)

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Does non-financial information disclosure promote firm's exports? Evidence from China's mandatory CSR reporting regulation, Xin CHEN (陳欣)

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The effects of the Big-headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) on community and ecosystem in Hong Kong hill streams, Wing Lam FOK (霍頴琳)

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Incompatibilist arguments and compatibilist rebuttals, Wai Sing FOOK (霍煒昇)

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Optimism about philosophical progress, a historical case study, Daniele Bruno GARANCINI

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‘More or better?’ : finding the balance between equitable access and quality of higher education in Malaysia, Adam HAMZAH NOR BIN AEDY RAHMAN

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Information economy, employment vulnerability and the development of new urban marginality : the case of Bangladesh, Rasel HUSSAIN

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Using multiobjective optimization to solve multimodal optimization and constrained optimization problems, Jingyu JI (冀镜羽)

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Game-theoretic analysis of financing problems in online operations, Dianyao KANG (康殿堯)

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Examining the university supports and international students' psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic : a case study of a university in mainland China, Zeyu KANG (康澤宇)

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A longitudinal study of Covid stressors and wellbeing outcomes : the role of global meaning violation, mindfulness, meaning making, and meaning made, David KANSAKAR

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A socio-ecological barrier to regular migration, regularization and healthcare access for Myanmar irregular migrant workers in Thailand, Tual Sawn KHAI

University stakeholders' perceptions of quality assurance reforms in Pakistan : the role of borrowing policy, Abdul Wali KHAN

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Integrating personality, situational ethical cues and proactive ethical behaviors : implications for work performance and well-being, Yu KOU (寇雨)

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Perceived similarity and relationship satisfaction : the role of attributional confidence, Ting Hin LEE (李庭軒)

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Examining the intentions to seek postgraduate education (professional degree) amongst university students in China : the moderating role of Chinese social network, Ao LIANG (梁傲)

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The impact of parental involvement in school readiness on first-grade students' learning style and cognitive development in Shenzhen, China, Hua LI

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Essays on comparative statics for choice under risk and ambiguity, Tian LI (李甜)

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Dissertation on applied micro-economics, Wei LIU (劉薇)

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Students' attitudes on online and face-to-face learning during COVID-19 : a qualitative study, Yanying LIU

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Issues on selling products via social media influencers, Zhenhao LI (李臻昊)

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The Sugar War : the response of Guangdong brown sugar to the provincial industrial sugar system, 1933-1936, Yiqun MAO (毛逸群)

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Experiences of first-generation students in a large public university in Ghana : a phenomenological study, Jacob Oppong NKANSAH

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Social networks, access to healthcare, and the health-related quality of life of young informal workers in Nigeria’s construction industry, Ayomide Oluwaseyi OLADOSU

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Two essays on the tax consequences of auditor litigation risk : evidence from quasi-natural experiments, Felix OWUSU

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Sandurot festival as mugna : exploring modernity and belonging through the civic festival, Lady Flor Niñal PARTOSA

Stakeholder analysis and value creation process in the innovation ecosystem model : a study of the gerontechnology ecosystem in Hong Kong, Pui Yee Chloe SIU

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Beyond economics and politics : a sociological review of local long-term care service provision in China, Zhen TIAN (田真)

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Exploring happiness : the life course study of older Shanghainese women in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Archibald Malcolm WANG

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Gallery film and contemporary Chinese art : on Yang Fudong’s Beyond GOD and Evil-First Chapter and Endless Peaks, Bingxi WANG (王柄羲)

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One chinoiserie, two series : a comparative study of the French L'histoire de l’empereur de la Chine and the English Indian Manner tapestries, Yue WANG (王玥)

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Examining the roles of family and school social capital on academic achievements of sixth-grade students between migrant private schools and public schools in Bao'an district, Shenzhen city, Sudan WU (吳素丹)

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Can investor communications discipline corporate misconduct? Evidence from a field experiment, Chen XU (徐晨)

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From academic burden reduction to quality education : a case study of students' and parents' perceptions and experiences under the double-reduction policy in China, Tao XU (徐濤)

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Personal life security, nonmonetary benefits and executive compensation : evidence from stand your ground laws, Zixuan ZENG (曾子軒)

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The Covid-19 crisis and intergenerational relations : the case of Hong Kong families with older parents ageing in the Greater Bay Area in Mainland China, Bowen ZHOU (周博聞)

Theses from 2022

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Married working women and work-family interface in Urban Ghana : a holistic approach, Kwaku ABREFA BUSIA

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Socioeconomic status, health, and health behaviours of school-aged adolescents : the psychosocial mechanisms of social capital, Evelyn Aboagye ADDAE

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Exploring the semantics and functionality of Ghanaianisms, James Nsoh ADOGPA

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Essays on the consequences of auditor regulatory oversight : evidence from PCAOB international inspections, Solomon Wise Dodzidenu ADZA

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The effects of online reviews and promotional messages on product performance : review helpfulness and the power of language, Ziru BAO (鮑子如)

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Essays on the effects of mergers on competition, Yiran CAO (曹奕然)

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On probabilistic reasoning of actual causation, Jingzhi FANG (方靜芝)