Young people in Hong Kong : an exploratory study of the relationship between volunteer service and youth development

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kin-ching, James Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Volunteer Service ◽  
The Relationship

The impact of experience and perceptions of social mobility on the life satisfaction of young people in Taiwan and Hong Kong

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-336
Author(s):  
Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao ◽  
Kevin Wong ◽  
Po-san Wan ◽  
Victor Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Youth Population ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This article, which is based on a comparative telephone survey conducted in 2016, examines the relationship between social mobility experience and the life satisfaction of people aged 18 to 35 in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Using both objective and subjective measures of social mobility, we found that young people’s perceptions of their own social mobility and that of the entire youth population correlated positively with life satisfaction. However, the objective upward experiences of intragenerational and intergenerational mobility did not have a significant effect on life satisfaction. In addition, the objective upward experiences of individuals were found to be uncorrelated with the perceptions of their own social mobility and that of the entire youth population. These findings suggest that young people will not become more satisfied even if they themselves have actually experienced upward mobility, because their positive perception of social mobility depends on whether they can move upward to their desired status. It is the expected social mobility and the competence to achieve rather than the actual past mobility experience that could affect the life satisfaction of the young generation in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Strategic Choice and the Nature of the Chinese Family Business: An Exploratory Study of the Hong Kong Watch Industry

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1405-1435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Davies ◽  
Catherine Ma
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Strategic Choice ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Watch Industry

This study examines the relationship between the nature of the Chinese Family Business (CFB) and the business strategies adopted, in the setting of the Hong Kong watch industry. The nature of the CFB is conceptualized and measured as a set of sub-dimensions, represented by continuous variables. It is hypothesized that ‘ CFBness’ is positively associated with ‘traditional’ business strategies, but inhibitive of ‘upgrading’. The results show that the hypotheses are partially supported. While the findings support the view that firms’ strategic choices are constrained by material and ideational influences in their environment, only a small proportion of the variation in business strategies is accounted for by ‘CFB-ness’, leaving ample room for human agency. Overall, the results support a ‘middle view’ between the deterministic and voluntaristic perspectives, whereby firms exercise strategic choice within an environment that predisposes, but does not fix, their behaviour.

THE "NIGHT DRIFTING TEENS" — A QUEST FOR SOCIAL WORK

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 19-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCIS LEE
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Young People ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Nuisance ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Law

In Hong Kong, the phenomenon of young people hanging around individually or in groups in public places through the night has become prevalent. This has drawn much attention from the public and the media because the behaviour of these "night drifting teens" (e.g., chasing around, vandalising, harassing people passing by, behaving promiscuously) is becoming a public nuisance. Moreover, they also risk running up against the law. Based on a recent exploratory study of these "night drifting" youths, this paper introduces their social background and situation. The causes of their engagement in these nocturnal activities are also explored. Services for this group of youths are also proposed. Further recommendations on the direction and development of relevant service programmes to meet their needs are suggested. 青少年个别地或联群地在夜间于公众场所溜连聚集有普遍化的现象。他们在这些场所的不检行为 (如追追逐逐、破坏公物、骚扰途人、不羁行为) 引起了大众及传媒的关注。再者，他们亦面临犯罪的危机。基于一项以这些夜间活动的青少年为对象的探讨性研究，本文介绍他们的一些社会背景及夜游情况。在探索了他们夜游的原因及服务需要后，本文介绍了一些现时及在计划中为他们提供的服务，亦建议了几点应为他们发展的服务方向。

Parental influence on the purchase of luxury brands of infant apparel: an exploratory study in Hong Kong

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerard Prendergast ◽  
Claire Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Parental Influence ◽  
Conspicuous Consumption ◽  
Luxury Brands ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Materialistic Values ◽  
The Relationship

With a focus on the purchasing behaviour of parents buying luxury brands of infant apparel, this paper considers the concepts of buying roles, conspicuous consumption/social consumption motivation, and materialism. A survey of 134 mothers who had purchased luxury brands of clothing for their infants found that parents are motivated by the good quality and design associated with the luxury brands. The relationship between the amount of money spent by parents on luxury brands of infant apparel and social consumption motivation was not significant. However, interviewees who spent more on luxury clothing brands for their infants were determined to be more materialistic. It is thus recommended that marketers should emphasise the good quality and design of their luxury brands of infant apparel. In addition, marketers should promote the materialistic values of purchasing luxury brands of infant apparel, showing that buying luxury brands of infant apparel may be a route to happiness, rather than being a route for impressing others.

VOLUNTEERISM AND SELF-ESTEEM OF YOUNG PEOPLE

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 39-64
Author(s):  
FRANCIS WING-LIN LEE ◽  
BOBY MOON-CHEUNG CHIM
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Young People ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Studies on the relationship of volunteerism and self-esteem of young people have been scarcely conducted in Hong Kong. This paper reports such a study. Conceptually, Borba's five building blocks of self-esteem — Security, Selfhood, Affiliation, Competence and Mission — were employed in this study. Based on the concepts of the five building blocks, a measuring inventory was developed. Some 218 young respondents, who had more than a year of volunteer experience, were invited to complete a questionnaire. Their responses were compared to a control group of 129 young respondents who had no volunteer experience. The findings indicate that volunteer experience of young people can promote their self-esteem. Based on the findings, some recommendations on working with young people in order to promote their volunteerism and directions of further studies are suggested.

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