{"id":10215,"date":"2021-07-21T16:12:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T08:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/research\/institute-of-international-business-and-governance-iibg\/business-communities\/"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T04:05:27","slug":"about-iibg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/research\/iibg\/about-iibg\/","title":{"rendered":"About IIBG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10215\" class=\"elementor elementor-10215 elementor-10213\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e7d4c23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e7d4c23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e7d0c5e\" data-id=\"6e7d0c5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33816ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33816ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><div id=\"ItemDtlDiv\"><div><div><div><p>Funded by the Research Grants Council's Institutional Development Scheme, the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration (B&amp;A), Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), established the Institute of International Business and Governance (IIBG) in January 2016.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3377ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3377ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb8afc wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efb8afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8469aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8469aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9619609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9619609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To amplify institutional research strengths in the fields of international business, governance and ethics;<\/li><li>To broaden academics' knowledge and international connections to stimulate new research ideas and possibilities;<\/li><li>To promote research culture;<\/li><li>To encourage collaborative research and development of clusters for cascading research knowledge and networks, thereby forming a research backbone for capacity building;<\/li><li>To enhance research output which makes scholarly contribution to the academic communities with a view to advising and influencing the development of local and international professional bodies, government organizations and business communities; and<\/li><li>To provide platforms for academics to gain insights and up-to-date information about the latest developments in the relevant business fields to benefit teaching.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a1b22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3a1b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcddc53 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcddc53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f82ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09f82ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3373807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3373807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To provide new research outputs, business analytic tools and data for studying the areas of innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurship and the future of work and living that can be transferred as inputs and foundation in further multidisciplinary research projects;<\/li><li>To investigate and understand how multinational corporations capitalize on big data in international business;<\/li><li>To examine the impact of China's outward foreign direct investment on the dynamics of international business and its theoretical and practical implications;<\/li><li>To address the issues of governance in organisations under the influence of globalisation; and<\/li><li>To explore how spiritual orientation, cultural values, and ethical development affect the governance and management of organisations.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8553552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8553552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebbd75 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bebbd75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Can IIBG Contribute to Business Communities?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bd08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69bd08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a17d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0a17d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nowadays both profit-making and non-profit making organisations are faced with ever-growing challenges from the trend of globalization. The call for stringent governance from various stakeholders, such as shareholders, regulators and consumers, demands organisations to embrace forward-looking perspective in corporate governance in order to minimise risks and grasp opportunities arising from globalisation. IIBG focuses on research of the latest trends and business implications in the areas of international business and governance, and shares important findings with various members of business communities. By doing so, IIBG aims to facilitate organisations to develop appropriate business strategies so as to tap into the growing opportunities in international business, and to observe the increasing demand in business governance.<\/p><p>Through participation in international conferences, seminars, workshops and public lectures organised by IIBG, the members of business communities can:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-368733a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"368733a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b9f10b\" data-id=\"1b9f10b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acc45a animated-slow elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9acc45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-americas\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span >International Business<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ec4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5ec4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Gain the latest knowledge and insights for international business development and global business strategies;<\/li><li>Understand and appreciate recent issues in foreign direct investment and their implications for business expansion in international markets;<\/li><li>Keep abreast of the theories and applications of big data in the context of global business opportunities and market development; and<\/li><li>Stay competitive in the ever-changing global economy.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a23d9f9\" data-id=\"a23d9f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d18d6 animated-slow elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f3d18d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-landmark\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span >Governance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edad56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1edad56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Be aware of the importance of governance to an organisation for sustainable growth in the 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0century, particularly in the context of responsible investment;<\/li><li>Learn the latest knowledge and insights to address issues related to human resources management, organisational spirituality, and business ethics for both immediate and long-term solutions to meet and satisfy social concerns;<\/li><li>Understand how to lead an organisation to responsible business, thereby satisfying the growing demand for corporate social responsibilities; and<\/li><li>Develop the capability to identify defective organisational governance and thus create possible solutions to the identified problems.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f97f10 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f97f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director and Associate Director of IIBG<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da6f179 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da6f179\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb1fbde\" data-id=\"fb1fbde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3ad38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e3ad38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/01\/Dean.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dean\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/01\/Dean.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/01\/Dean-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6910668\" data-id=\"6910668\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c756b1a wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c756b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Institute<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba2984 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aba2984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Professor Alan Au<\/b><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d5b8b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a3d5b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"mailto:kmau@hkmu.edu.hk\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183aa3b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"183aa3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/people\/keystaff\/staff-profile\/?email=kmau&#038;unit=B&#038;A&#038;po=N\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb2e20a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb2e20a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2f2c16\" data-id=\"a2f2c16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159ff69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"159ff69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/01\/IIBG_Associate_Director.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Associate Director of IIBG\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/01\/IIBG_Associate_Director.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/01\/IIBG_Associate_Director-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60df45a\" data-id=\"60df45a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d450a wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21d450a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate Director of Institute<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f662db wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f662db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Dr Matthew Yeung<\/b><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf65fc0 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"bf65fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"mailto:myeung@hkmu.edu.hk\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eee1c1 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2eee1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/people\/keystaff\/staff-profile\/?email=myeung&#038;unit=B&#038;A&#038;po=N\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbc2d0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbc2d0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f11b41b\" data-id=\"f11b41b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b718bcd wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b718bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inauguration Ceremony of the IIBG cum Public Lecture<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82653fc gallery-spacing-custom elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"82653fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10215 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"82653fc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20161216_01\" href='https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_01.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_01-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"IIBG Inauguration Ceremony\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15053'>\n\t\t\t\t(From left) Prof. Yuk-Shan Wong, Prof. Frederick Ma Si-hang, Mr Silas Yang Siu-shun and Prof. Alan Au Kai-ming officiate at the Inauguration Ceremony of IIBG.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"82653fc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20161216_02\" href='https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_02.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_02-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"IIBG Inauguration Ceremony\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15056'>\n\t\t\t\tProf. Yuk-Shan Wong said that IIBG will be keen to foster meaningful networks with academics and experts all over the world, to drive and develop more research projects related to international business and governance.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"82653fc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"20161216_03\" href='https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_03.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_03-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"IIBG Inauguration Ceremony\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/20161216_03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15060'>\n\t\t\t\t In his lecture, Prof. Frederick Ma shared with participants his views on embedding sustainable thinking in corporate strategies of government-owned public companies.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579a8eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"579a8eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The inauguration ceremony of IIBG was held on 12 December 2016, officiated by the Non-executive Chairman of MTR Corporation Limited <strong>Prof. Frederick Ma Si-hang,<\/strong>\u00a0Deputy Chairman of HKMU Council\u00a0<strong>Mr Silas Yang Siu-shun,<\/strong>\u00a0HKMU President\u00a0<strong>Prof. Yuk-Shan Wong,<\/strong>\u00a0and Dean of HKMU Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration\u00a0<strong>Prof. Alan Au Kai-ming<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Following the ceremony was a public lecture entitled &#8220;How to Embed Sustainable Thinking in Corporate Strategies of Government-owned Public Companies in Hong Kong&#8221; given by Prof. Ma at which he shared with participants his years of experience in corporate management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a94af elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d0a94af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=dpm-qndQSFE&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funded by the Research Grants Council's Institutional Development Scheme, the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration (B&amp;A), Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), established the Institute of International Business and Governance (IIBG) in January 2016. Mission To amplify institutional research strengths in the fields of international business, governance and ethics;To broaden academics' knowledge and...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12507,"parent":496,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"content_default_2.php","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10215"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36487,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10215\/revisions\/36487"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/ba\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}