Lai, John Hon-weng（赖汉荣） BA (Washington State University); MSc (PolyU); PhD (University of New South Wales)



Senior Lecturer
Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Studies)
Director, Integrated BBA Dual Degree Programme
Director, Office of Co-operative Education Programme (OCEP)

ContactDepartment of Management

Room 832B, 8/F
Cheng Yu Tung Building
12 Chak Cheung Street
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

+852 3943 7787

johnlai@cuhk.edu.hk


BiographyDr. John Lai received his PhD from School of Management, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. He is currently the the Director, Office of Co-operative Education Programme (OCEP), Director of Integrated BBA Dual Degree Programme, and Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Studies) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School. He previously served as the Director of Master in Management (MiM) Programme and the Director of Global Business Programmes – Global Business Studies (GBS) and International Business & Chinese Enterprise (IBCE) at CUHK. His research interests are innovation in services, networks, and knowledge transfer. He is the recipient of the 2018 University Education Award, twice recipient of the Vice-Chancellor Exemplary Teaching Award in 2014 and 2010, Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award, CUHK Business School (2014, 2011, and 2009), Faculty Teaching Merit Award (2015-2017), CUHK; and Teaching Excellence Award (2004/2005), City University of Hong Kong.
Teaching AreasInternational Business
Management
Issues in Asian Business
Asian Business
Research InterestsKnowledge Transfer
Service Innovation
Publications & Working PapersJohn H. W. Lai, Steven S. Lui, and Eric W. K. Tsang (2015), “Intrafirm Knowledge Transfer and Employee Innovative Behaviour: The Role of Total and Balanced Knowledge Flows,”?Journal of Product Innovation Management.
John H. W. Lai, Steven S. Lui, and Alice Hon (2014), “Does Standardized Service Fit All? Novel Service Encounters in Frontline Employee-Customer Interface,”?International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 26(8), 1341-1363.
Derek C. Man, Steven S. Lui, and John H. W. Lai (2010), “New Product Development for a Food and Beverage Company: A Showcase of Evidence-based Management,” Knowledge and Process Management,?17(2),?1-8.
John Garrick, Andrew Chan, and John H. W. Lai (2004), “University-industry Partnerships: Implications for Industrial Training, Opportunities for New Knowledge,” Journal of European Industrial Training,?28(2/3/4),?329-338.

Awards & HonoursUniversity Education Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018
Faculty Teaching Merit Award, CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014-2015
Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014
Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award, CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013-2014
Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award, CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010-2011
Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010
Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award, CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009
Teaching Excellence Award (TEA), City University of Hong Kong, 2005
BBA First Year Tutorial Instruction Award, Faculty of Business, City University of Hong Kong, 2004