Fung passed his dissertation oral defense on 26 Jun 2021 (Saturday).

His dissertation title is "How Corporate Social Responsibility Impact Customer Loyalty? A study on the Banking Customer of Hong Kong"

Congratulations to Dr. Denis Yip, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Denis passed his dissertation oral defense on 9 Jan 2021 (Saturday).

His dissertation title is "Hong Kong Businesses utilizing Governmental Support of Economic Measures for Expansion to Southeast Asia"

Congratulations to Dr. Navis Or, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Navis passed his dissertation oral defense on 9 Jan 2021 (Saturday).

His dissertation title is "How branding strategy affects the customer's buying behavior: "Case Study Of Furniture Industry In HK"

Congratulations to Dr. Leo Ma, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Leo passed his dissertation oral defense on 18 April 2020 (Saturday).

His dissertation title is "A study about decision preferences, personality types, thinking styles and personal traits of middle level managers and professionals of Hong Kong."

Congratulations to Dr. David Xu, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

David passed his dissertation oral defense on 18 April 2020 (Saturday).

His dissertation title is "Bullwhip effect in Supply Chain Inventory Management: A study of bullwhip effect in SIM Card Supply Chain in China"

Congratulations to Dr. John Law, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

John passed his dissertation oral defense on 15 June 2019 (Saturday).

His dissertation title is "His dissertation title is "Efficacy : A better way to learn English for young Chinese ESL learners in Hong Kong."

Congratulations to Dr. Wilson Lam, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Wilson passed his dissertation oral defense on 15 June 2019 (Saturday).

His dissertation title is "An empirical study into the consumer behaviors of University non-local students on leasing Off-campus Housing in Hong Kong property market"

Congratulations to Dr. Andy Chan, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Andy passed his dissertation oral defense on 13 April 2019 (Saturday).

His dissertation title is "Safety Culture and Safety Management System in Hong Kong: An Exploratory Study on the Construction Industry"

Congratulations to Dr. CH Hung, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

CH Hung passed his dissertation oral defense on 19 Feb 2019 (Tuesday).

His dissertation title is "Would the generalists or specialist make a Better leader in the construction industry in Hong Kong"

Congratulations to Dr. Fanny Wong, on her successful Dissertation Defense!

Fanny passed her dissertation oral defense on 13 June 2017 (Tuesday).

Her dissertation title is "An investigation on interesting classroom practice: the specific demographics of ‘teaching staff’ and organization in the context of Hong Kong"

Congratulations to Dr. Julia Lau, on her successful Dissertation Defense!

Julia passed her dissertation oral defense on 13 June 2017 (Tuesday).

Her dissertation title is "A Study of Perceptions of Incumbents and Retirees on Ideal Brick-and-Mortar Workplace"

Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Lau, on her successful Dissertation Defense!

Kelly passed her dissertation oral defense on 13 Apr 2017 (Thursday).

Her dissertation title is "Identity formation and consumer behavior: a comparison between Hong Kong and Mainland China"

Congratulations to Dr. Dacon Dai, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Dacon passed his dissertation oral defense on 14 July 2016 (Thursday).

His dissertation title is "Graduate Marketability - How Internship Changes Undergraduates at a higher education institute in Hong Kong"

Congratulations to Dr. Ares Cheng, on her successful Dissertation Defense!

Ares passed her dissertation oral defense on 7 Jun 2016 (Tuesday).

Her dissertation title is "A Study of lifestyles and buying behavior of Chinese Women in Hong Kong intimate apparel retailing"

Congratulations to Dr. Carey Cheung, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Carey passed his dissertation oral defense on 7 Jun 2016 (Tuesday).

His dissertation title is "An Influence of Entrepreneurial Competencies on Firm's performance of Hong Kong Manufacturing SMEs operating in Hong Kong and Dongguan"

Congratulations to Dr. Eric Kwong, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Eric passed his dissertation oral defense on 1st Oct 2015 (Thursday).

His dissertation title is "A study of millennial employees’ work ethic and
misbehaviors in Hong Kong"

Congratulations to Dr. Allan Lee, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Allan passed his dissertation oral defense on 13th Feb 2015 (Friday).

His dissertation title is "Motivating Factors on Online Consuming Behavior of College Students in Hong Kong"

Congratulations to Dr. Bard Lord Lam, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

BL Lam passed his dissertation oral defense on 3rd Oct 2014 (Thursday).

His dissertation title is "The Bible cover designs: A study of personal preference in the Hong Kong market and its implications"

Congratulations to Dr. Samuel Lee, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Samuel passed his dissertation oral defense on 3rd Oct 2014 (Thursday).

His dissertation title is "A Study on the criteria and choices of graduates Selecting a Full Time Master’s in Business program in Singapore"

Congratulations to Dr. Steven Lau, Oral Defense passed!

Steven passed his dissertation oral defense on 15th May 2014 (Thursday).

His dissertation title is "Challenge of New Working Class: A Study of Employees Working Across Border From Hong Kong to China"

Congratulations to Dr. Clive Tsang, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Clive passed his dissertation oral defense on 15th May 2014 (Thursday).

His dissertation title is "Perceived equity in buyer-supplier relationship in collaborative supply chain"

Congratulations to Dr. CK Hung, Oral Defense passed!

CK Hung passed his dissertation oral defense on 16th January 2014 (Thursday).

His dissertation title is "Leadership in a changing profession: a study of construction industry in Hong Kong"

Congratulations to Dr. John Yu, Oral Defense passed!

John passed his dissertation oral defense on 14th November 2013 (Thursday) and completed his DBA at UMT.

His dissertation title is "Project Management Practices: A study of project manager demographics and organizations in the context of Hong Kong

Congratulations to Dr. Billy Chu, on his successful Dissertation Defense!

Billy passed his dissertation oral defense on 19th July 2013 (Friday) and completed his DBA at UMT.

His dissertation title is: Study on the Relationships between Corporate Events and Employees Motivation: using financial firms in Hong Kong as example

For more oral defense news, please go to:
Dr. Kenneth Tsin's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_40.php
Dr. Aries Chan's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_39.php
Dr. Jimmy Tsang's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_38.php
Dr. Danny Chung's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_37.php
Dr. Sze Man Leung's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_36.php
Dr. Junhua Wei's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_35.php
Dr. Lois Lu's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_34.php
Dr. Roy Yeung's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_33.php
Dr. Steven Leung's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_32.php
Dr. Harris Lam's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_31.php
Dr. Gary Au's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_30.php
Dr. Christine She's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_29.php
Dr. Alex Ho's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_28.php
Dr. Veronica Hoi's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_27.php
Dr. Daryl Chan's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_26.php
Dr. Alvin Leung's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_25.php
Dr. Fung Ho's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_24.php
Dr. Denis Yip's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_23.php
Dr. Navis Or's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_22.php
Dr. Leo Ma's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_21.php
Dr. David Xu's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_20.php
Dr. John Law's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_19.php
Dr. Wilson Lam's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_18.php
Dr. Andy Chan's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_17.php
Dr. CH Hung's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_16.php
Dr. Fanny Wong's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_15.php
Dr. Julia Lau's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_14.php
Dr. Kelly Lau's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_13.php
Dr. Dacon Dai's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_12.php
Dr. Ares Cheng's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_11.php
Dr. Carey Cheung's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_10.php
Dr. Eric Kwong's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_09.php
Dr. Samuel Lee's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_08.php
Dr. Allan Lee's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_07.php
Dr. Bard Lord Lam's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_06.php
Dr. Clive Tsang's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_05.php
Dr. CK Hung's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_04.php
Dr. John Yu's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_03.php
Dr. Billy Chu's oral defense: http://www.umt.edu.hk/chi/dba05_01.php

UMT Dissertation Defense Committee:
Dr. Yanping Chen (Chair of Defense Committee)
Prof. Raymond Ngan (Oral Defense Panel Chairman)
Dr. Mark Li (DBA Advisor)
Dr. Carey Cheung (Oral Defense Panel, Industry Expert and External Advisor)
Dr. Raymond Szeto (External Advisor)

The oral defense includes the presentation of doctoral research, literature review, identifying variables and their relationship to each other, and summarizing the finding and analyiss in scholarly research.

A word of guidance for future DBA candidates: You will be given 20 minutes to deliver a presentation on your research effort. These days, students typically make Power Point presentations, although this is not a requirement. If you use Power Point, be careful not to include too many pages. Certainly, do not include a lot of textual commentary that you expect the audience to read. The best slides are those that contain a few bulleted items and slides that have data, charts, or other graphical material that are important to supplement your presentation. In structuring your presentation, follow a basic outline, such as:

1. Cover page of dissertation document, showing title and names of committee members
2. Table of contents of dissertation, showing different chapter headings
3. Key hypotheses and/or research questions addressed in the dissertation
4. Methodology employed in addressing hypotheses/research questions (keep it simple). Be sure to highlight areas that need to be strengthened (e.g., “In my study, the sample of managers I used was not drawn randomly, so the external validity of my findings may be limited.”)
5. Key results of research and research limitations
6. Conclusions
7. Areas for future research”

J. Davidson Frame,
PhD, PMP, PMI Fellow
Academic Dean, UMT
Director, Doctoral Program

Dissertation Committee
When students pass their comprehensive examination, they are assigned a Dissertation Committee. Similar to the Advisory Committee, this committee will comprise at least three faculty members with appropriate terminal degrees. Students may request substitutions or additions to this committee, which must be approved by the Academic Dean. Students work closely with their dissertation committee members through the remainder of their doctoral program.

Each student must nominate one member of the dissertation committee who resides in a location convenient for regular interaction in person. This individual must meet the requirements for becoming adjunct faculty at UMT and must possess a terminal degree in a relevant discipline from an appropriately accredited institution. Selection of a nominee is solely at the discretion of the UMT administration. UMT will provide compensation to the local faculty member directly: the student will not bear any additional financial burden for his/her services.

Special Topics in Research
The next major step toward the doctoral degree is for students to develop expertise in their chosen area of concentration. Students build a general reading list covering the major topics relevant to the concentration and an in-depth, specialized reading list relevant to their specific research interests.
The minimum requirement is six (6) credits for Mgt 420. Additional research may be undertaken with Mgt 498, which may be repeated. These hours count toward the total hours for dissertation research.

Dissertation Proposal
The critical work product of the Special Topics in Research component is a formal written proposal for dissertation research. This proposal must include a clear statement of the problem to be researched and a survey of the relevant literature. The proposal must specify the research methods, data collection, and data analysis techniques in detail. The methods to be employed must be appropriate, reliable, and appropriate for the measures taken.

Proposal Defense
The proposal for the dissertation research must be approved by the student’s Dissertation Committee before the student may commence work on the dissertation. The defense is an oral examination, limited to no more than three (3) hours. The student may be directed to rework portions of the proposal and repeat this examination. When approved by the committee, the student is promoted to the status of doctoral candidate and may proceed.

Dissertation Research
Students begin the final phase of their studies immediately after the successful oral defense of the proposal. Working closely with their committee, students conduct their research project and develop their dissertation, achieving the highest levels of scholarship. The dissertation must include original research that is focused either on expanding the methodological scope of the content area, developing new theories, or confirming theoretic models. Research methods that may be employed include field experiments, surveys, and case studies. The minimum requirement is nine (9) credits for Mgt 499. This course may be taken in 3 or 6 credit-hours increments and may be repeated, as necessary.

Dissertation
The dissertation is the final scholarly product of the program. This document must complete the proposed research study, presenting detailed results and analyses. The dissertation must present a careful synthesis and evaluation of the work done and the findings obtained. All claims must be warranted and limitations admitted. Suggestions for future research in the field that build on the instant research are required to demonstrate the fruitfulness of this research.

Dissertation Defense
An oral examination of the doctoral candidate will be conducted by the dissertation committee. This defense is limited to three (3) hours. The final document must be delivered to the committee at least 30 days prior to the scheduled defense. It is expected to be ready for publication in camera-ready or desktop publishing format. The candidate may be directed to rework portions of the dissertation and repeat this examination until it is approved by a majority of the dissertation committee.

Publication
After the dissertation is approved by the Dissertation Committee, the student must arrange two bound copies to be provided to the UMT library. UMT will work closely with students to gain publication of the main work in a scholarly or other journal or publication of a book, as appropriate. Students also may arrange publication at cost by UMT Press.

Assessment of Learning
Students in the doctoral program must demonstrate their ability to conduct appropriate research in the field and to interpret and apply the results of this research. Students must demonstrate their ability to evaluate, synthesize, and incorporate emerging relevant technologies and trends in theory and practice. Students must demonstrate the skills necessary to advance the body of knowledge and practice in the field.

Course-level assessments of learning are conducted by instructors following UMT’s standard guidelines. UMT expects 300-level courses to include at least one objective examination as a measure of learning of facts, terminology, and so forth. Assessments also are to include at least one, substantial written assessment. Written assessments are to present the original research of the student and to be prepared with professional care and attention to details, methods, and findings. Students must demonstrate higher cognitive abilities including, but not limited to, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. For courses with quantitative skill requirements, exercise sets are required, however, these may be integrated with objective assessments. Additional short written assignments may be used.

Additional assessments include the qualifying and comprehensive examinations, which must be passed to continue in the program and to advance to the dissertation research phase of the degree program, respectively. The final assessments are the oral defense of the written proposal and the final dissertation. The majority of the advisory/dissertation committee must approve the proposal and the dissertation for the student to be awarded the degree.