Business Administration

Subject Tools for Business Administration

Textbooks

Reference Tools

Textbooks

Accounting

Core Textbook :

Wallace, W., Nelsen, D., Christensen, T., Hobson, L., & Matthews, J. (2024). Financial Accounting for Undergraduates (5th ed.). Cambridge Business Publishers.

Business Law

Core Textbooks :

Srivastava, D. K., & Arora, S. (2020). Business Law in Hong Kong (6th ed.). Sweet & Maxwell / Thomson.
Stott, V. (2019). An introduction to Hong Kong business law (5th ed.). Pearson.

Entrepreneurship

Core Textbook :

Matthews, C. H., & Brueggemann, R. F. (2025). An introduction to innovation & entrepreneurship: A competency framework (2nd ed.). Routledge.

International Business

Core Textbook :

Cavusgil, S. T., Knight, G., & Riesenberger, J. R. (2020). International business: The new realities (5th ed.). Pearson.

Management

Core Textbook :

Robbins, S. P. & Coulter, M. (2021). Management (15th ed., Global ed.). Pearson.

Management Information Systems

Core Textbook :

Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2022). Management information systems: Managing the digital firm (17th global ed.). Pearson.

Marketing

Core Textbook :

Kotler, P., Armstrong, G., & Balasubramanian, S. (2023). Principles of Marketing (19th ed., Global ed.). Pearson Education.

Microeconomics & Macroeconomics

Core Textbook :

Mankiw, N. G. (2023). Economics: Principles of Economics (7th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Statistics for Business

Core Textbook :

Levine, D. M., Szabat, K. A., & Stephan, D. F. (2021). Business statistics: a first course (8th ed.). Pearson.

Supply Chain Management

Core Textbook :

Chopra, S. (2026). Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation (8th ed.). Pearson.

reference tools

Alexander, M. (2022). Microsoft Excel 2022 data analysis and business modeling. Microsoft Press.
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (2025). HKFRS standards. HKICPA. https://www.hkicpa.org.hk
KPMG China. (2026). Hong Kong Budget Summary 2026-2027.
House, R. J., Hanges, P. J., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P. W., & Gupta, V. (Eds.). (2004). Culture, leadership, and organizations: The GLOBE study of 62 societies. Sage Publications.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority. (2026). Monthly Statistical Bulletin. HKMA.

Recommended References

Accounting

Garrison, R. H., Noreen, E. W., Brewer, P. C., Cheng, N. S., & Yuen, K. C. (2021). Managerial accounting (Asian Global ed., 2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Weygandt, J. J., Kimmel, P. D., & Kieso, D. E. (2021). Financial accounting with IFRS (5th ed.). Wiley.
Ng, P. P. H. (Ed.). (2025). Hong Kong GAAP: A master guide to financial reporting standards 2025 (18th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Hong Kong.

Business Law

Fisher, M. J., & Greenwood, D. G. (2024). Contract law in Hong Kong (4th ed.). Hong Kong University Press.
Glofcheski, R. (2023). Tort law in Hong Kong (5th ed.). Sweet & Maxwell.
Yeung, P. (2025). Hong Kong employment law handbook (9th ed.). Butterworths.

Entrepreneurship

Bessant, J. R., & Tidd, J. (2024). Innovation and entrepreneurship (4th ed.). Wiley.
Rawal, A. (2026). Managing startups and early-stage ventures. Routledge.

International Business

Hill, C. W. L., & Hult, G. T. M. (2025). International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace (15th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Peng, M. W. (2022). Global business (5th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Management

Drucker, P. F. (2007). The Practice of Management. Routledge.
Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2021). Essentials of Contemporary Management (9th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

Management Information Systems

Kroenke, D. M., & Boyle, R. J. (2020). Using MIS (11th ed.). Pearson.
Rainer, R. K., & Prince, B. (2022). Introduction to information systems (9th ed.). Wiley.

Marketing

Chernev, A. (2021). Strategic marketing management (6th ed.). Cerebellum Press.
Fahy, J., & Jobber, D. (2022). Foundations of Marketing (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.

Microeconomics & Macroeconomics

Mankiw, N. G., Quah, E., & Wilson, P. (2023). Principles of Economics: An Asian Edition (4th ed.). Cengage.
Abel, A. B., Bernanke, B. S., & Croushore, D. (2021). Macroeconomics (10th ed.). Pearson.
Besanko, D., & Braeutigam, R. R. (2020). Microeconomics (6th ed.). Wiley.

Statistics for Business

Anderson, D., et al. (2024). Statistics for business and economics (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Newbold, P., Carlson, W. L., & Thorne, B. (2022). Statistics for business and economics (10th ed.). Pearson.

Supply Chain Management

Christopher, M. (2022). Logistics and Supply Chain Management (6th ed.). Pearson.
Lun, Y. H. V., Lai, K., Cheng, T. C. E., & Yang, D. (2023). Shipping and Logistics Management (2nd ed.). Springer.

Database

Software

Database

General Business & Management Databases

eBooks Academic Subscription Collection (EBSCO) — Over 251,700 full-text e-books
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) — Comprehensive business research database

Case Study Resources

Harvard Business Publishing — Education (https://hbsp.harvard.edu/) — Modern case profiles highlighting contemporary Asian business and GBA strategies
Ivey Publishing (www.iveypublishing.ca) — Global case study database featuring Asia-Pacific business contexts
The Case Centre (https://www.thecasecentre.org/) — Independent platform for business case distribution

Open Access Resources

Journal of International Business Studies — International business research (open access articles available)
International Journal of Production Research — Supply chain and operations research

Software

Microsoft Excel — Advanced functions, pivot tables, What-If Analysis, charts, data visualisation
Microsoft Access — Database design, ERD, SQL queries
SPSS — Statistical analysis
Xero / QuickBooks / Wave — Accounting software
MYOB — Accounting package
ExtendSim Pro — Supply chain simulation and modelling
Miro / Mural — Collaborative workspaces for Business Model Canvas mapping
Canva — Pitch deck and presentation design
Mendeley — Cloud-based referencing tool

online resources

General Business Resources

American Marketing Association: www.ama.org
Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org
The Economist: https://www.economist.com
Financial Times: https://www.ft.com
South China Morning Post (Business Section): https://www.scmp.com/business

Hong Kong Business & Economic Resources

Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR Government: https://www.censtatd.gov.hk
Companies Registry: https://www.cr.gov.hk
Competition Commission, Hong Kong SAR: https://www.compcomm.hk
Hong Kong e-Legislation: https://www.elegislation.gov.hk
Hong Kong Judiciary: https://www.judiciary.hk
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA): https://www.hkma.gov.hk
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC): https://www.hktdc.com
InvestHK: https://www.investhk.gov.hk
Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data: https://www.pcpd.org.hk
Trade and Industry Department: https://www.tid.gov.hk

International Organisations

ASEAN: https://www.asean.org
International Monetary Fund (IMF): https://www.imf.org
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): rcepsec.org
World Trade Organization (WTO): https://www.wto.org

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Resources

Cyberport Hong Kong: https://www.cyberport.hk
HKSTP: https://www.hkstp.org
InvestHK Startup Support: https://www.investhk.gov.hk

Statistical & Data Analysis Tools

Laerd Statistics: https://statistics.laerd.com
IBM SPSS Statistics: https://www.ibm.com/products/spss-statistics
RStudio: https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop
Python: https://www.python.org/downloads

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