Short Bio
Emil is a native of Macau who finished his studies abroad at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he obtained his double degree in Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Commerce (Operations Management). Upon his return from Canada, Emil served as Business Development Manager for Strategic Capital Group of HK under the portfolio of Asian Financial Intelligence platform for online trading in 2000. His responsibilities included stock exchange markets in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. After riding the internet financial wave in Hong Kong, Emil returned to Macau and served for 8 years in the Financial Services Bureau of Macau in the Public Asset Management Department. His career progression from civil service to research and policy development was ignited during his next public administration position at the Macao Government Tourist Office in the Organization Planning and Development Department where research reports and data regarding tourism related policies were collected and analyzed. His data collection and research duties at the MGTO involved collaboration with the UNWTO and production of tourism related reports for local and overseas authorities. In 2009, Emil finished his Masters in Financial Management from SOAS, University of London and was invited to join the University of Saint Joseph to serve in the development of the undergraduate programme and work as a project manager within the Rector's Office. He commenced his teaching at the University of Saint Joseph in the Bachelor of Government Studies and Bachelor of Business Administration programmes. He also initiated the lifelong learning programmes at USJ and established linkages to entrepreneurial networks of the Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau Greater Bay Area. Emil commenced his PHD in Business Administration in 2018 with a focus on the Open Innovation of the Greater Bay Region.
Emil is very active in the local NGO community and holds directorship at various local and regional organizations.
Publications
Lampo, A., Diakite, A. D., & Ip, C. H. E. (2024). Adapting the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT-2) to the Acceptance of Public Policies, in Ahmed, G., Jayachandran, C., Abidi, N. (Eds.), Leading Sustainability Transitions: Risk, Collaboration, and Technology, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Academy of the Global Business Research and Practice, pp. 450-460, ISBN 979-8-9876701-1-8
Ip, C. H., Lobo Marques, J. A., Dos Santos Silva, B. R., Cortez, P. C., & Barbosa, A. (2023). A Review on Open Innovation and Absorptive Capacity in Small and Medium Enterprises during the last decade - Analyzing Bibliometrics to Understand the Development of the Field. Proceedings of the 2023 14th International Conference on E-Business, Management and Economics, 417–422. https://doi.org/10.1145/3616712.3616786
Modules
Year 1 Master
This module provides a theoretical foundation and a set of practical tools for the development of creative environments, management of innovation, and the change associated with it, both in corporate settings and start-up situations. For the purposes of the module innovation is defined as the profitable commercialization of a new idea: product, market, process, or technology.
This course will focus on organization, leadership, decision-making, and management of people. Contemporary developments in management and in the behavioral sciences will be emphasized.
Year 1 Bachelor
This module examines Chinese society and culture in Macau; Macau as a bridge between East and West; linguistic and cultural diversity in Macau; government, family and economy; religion, politics and geography in Macau. It examines Macau’s economic, cultural, social, political and geographical location as a meeting point of Eastern and Western cultures, in particular the meeting place of European and East Asian cultures, and it studies Macau and its neighbours, and the cultural, economic and social influences which impact on Macau as a developing city. The module introduces aspects of governance, economy, culture and the impact of its return to China.
Year 2 Bachelor
Students will have the time and place to observe, practice and test their learning achievements in areas related to human life. The use of real life situations, scenario building, simulation, introspective exercises and project development and management will create an environment where students will be challenged to question and research the wide range of issues that are central to the emergence and dynamics of life.
Year 3 Bachelor
This course explores the start and development of new business. There two main objectives: (1) To investigate the concepts, tools, and practices of entrepreneurship, and (2) To identify and develop entrepreneurial skills as part of their classroom experiences. Case studies will be used, in conjunction with other methodologies, and students are expected to write a new venture.
Students will explore marketing methods in the international environment. They will examine the special problems, issues, goals, and decision-making processes that characterize multinational marketing; standardization of marketing programs across several countries; marketing research on an international scale; and decisions relating to importing, exporting, licensing, and establishing production facilities abroad.
Year 4 Bachelor
This course focuses on the process of writing and presenting business plans for new ventures by student teams. The emphasis of this intensively interactive and uniquely structured course is on applying concepts and techniques studied in various functional areas to the new venture development environment. In preparing the business plan, issues that are addressed include how to screen for effective venture ideas, how to identify and define the fundamental issues relevant to the new venture, how to identify the venture's market niche and define its business strategy and what type of financing should be raised--how, when, by whom and how much. A solid understanding of business basics is required. Actual business plans will be used to address these issues.
The course aims at understanding the development and implementation of broad global strategies by businesses. The course expands students' strategic thinking and combines it with a global perspective. The strategic elements include business systems analysis, competitive strategies, key success factors, and strategic imperatives. Looks at a number of issues relevant to international business such as global opportunity analysis, market(s) selection, selecting generic global strategies, geographic priority setting, resource allocation across geographies and products, global functional strategies, and organizational implications. Emphasis is also given to the successful implementation of global business strategies including the concepts used to deal with cultural, governmental, and logistical barriers to effective and efficient global business management. Students learn to develop global strategies, paying attention to their implementation through organizational innovations such as fostering a global mindset within the organization and using global strategic alliances. Teaching is discussion driven and involves case analysis.
