SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTRE
| Researcher : Bacon-Shone JH |
| Project Title: | Personnel surveys |
| Investigator(s): | Bacon-Shone JH |
| Department: | Social Sciences Research Centre |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 03/1991 |
| Abstract: |
| To study both general and specific problems relating to personnel management in public and private organisations with a view of increasing management effectiveness and efficiency. Research designs will be adopted on individual project basis. |
| Project Title: | An exploratory assessment of willingness to pay for health care in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Bacon-Shone JH, McGhee SM |
| Department: | Social Sciences Research Centre |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 11/1996 |
| Abstract: |
| To explore factors affecting WTP in Hong Kong health care using qualitative research; to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of using contingent valuation (CV) and conjoint analysis (CA) as tools for assessing WTP for Hong Kong health care; to use CA and CV to obtain initial estimates of WTP in Hong Kong health care. |
| Project Title: | Compositional data analysis with zeros and endmembers - an application to the Hong Kong household expenditure survey |
| Investigator(s): | Bacon-Shone JH |
| Department: | Social Sciences Research Centre |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG) |
| Start Date: | 10/2003 |
| Abstract: |
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| Project Title: | Analysing Asian Englishes: the historical development of English in Asian newspapers |
| Investigator(s): | Bacon-Shone JH |
| Department: | Social Sciences Research Centre |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Incentive Award for RGC CERG Fundable But Not Funded Projects |
| Start Date: | 07/2004 |
| Abstract: |
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| Project Title: | The UN business crime victim survey: a comparative study of the prevalence of crime against business in Chinese cities |
| Investigator(s): | Bacon-Shone JH |
| Department: | Social Sciences Research Centre |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Merit Award for RGC CERG Funded Projects |
| Start Date: | 01/2005 |
| Abstract: |
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| Project Title: | The UN business crime victim survey: a comparative study of the prevalence of crime against business in Chinese cities |
| Investigator(s): | Bacon-Shone JH |
| Department: | Social Sciences Research Centre |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG) |
| Start Date: | 01/2005 |
| Abstract: |
| To estimate the prevalence and severity of crimes against business in Chinese cities of varying economic development, legal infrastructure and risks of conventional crime; to estimate the willingness of business to report crime and the reasons for reporting or not to police; to provide capacity to undertake policy relevant longitudinal research on changes in business crime by feasible and routine periodic surveillance of crimes against business in HK and selected Chinese cities; to estimate the risk of organized criminal activities against business and assess the effectiveness of countermeasures and the potential of innovations in crime prevention. |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Leung G.M., Ho L.M., Chan K.K., Ho D.S.Y., Bacon-Shone J.H., Choy R.Y.L., Hedley A.J., Lam T.H. and Fielding R., Longitudinal assessment of community psychobehavioral responses during the after the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005, 40: 1713-1720. |