Professor David TSE (謝貴枝教授)
PhD (University of California, Berkeley)
MBA (University of California, Berkeley)
BBA (CUHK)

Acting Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research)
Co-Director, Chinese Family Succession Research Centre
Chair Professor
Department of Marketing

電話 : (852) 3963 5186


Professor David K C Tse is a distinguished scholar serving as Acting Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research) and Chair Professor of Marketing at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK). He is also Emeritus Professor of Marketing at The University of Hong Kong.

 

Professor Tse received his MBA and PhD in Marketing from the University of California, Berkeley. He began his academic career at the University of British Columbia, where he earned tenure before returning to Hong Kong. He subsequently held senior academic appointments at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong, and the University of Hong Kong, where he served as Chair Professor of International Marketing, University Endowed Professor, and Founding Head of Marketing. He also founded HKU’s Contemporary Marketing Centre.

 

Widely regarded as one of the leading scholars in marketing and international business, Professor Tse has been recognised among the world’s most highly cited scholars since 2009. His research has attracted more than 24,000 Google Scholar Citations, and he has published extensively in premier journals including the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, and Journal of International Business Studies. His scholarship spans international marketing, multinational enterprise strategies, marketing in China, consumer behaviour, service excellence, and customer satisfaction, with current interests in brand resilience, online brand experience, AI-enabled branding, and organisational adaptation in the AI era.

 

Beyond research, Professor Tse has made significant contributions to academic leadership and professional service. He has served as Academic Trustee of the Marketing Science Institute, Board Member of the Sheth Foundation, Founding Vice-President of the Asia Academy of Management, and Fellow of several internationally renowned research institutes. He has also held honorary professorships at Peking University and Fudan University, and led the China Marketing Scholar Forum for a decade, helping develop a generation of marketing scholars in Chinese Mainland.

 

Professor Tse has extensive experience in public policy, governance, and industry engagement. He served in the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Central Policy Unit (1995-1997) and on committees of organizations including the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the Estate Agents Authority. He has advised government agencies and multinational corporations, including HSBC, BASF, SmarTone, Swire Properties, Time Medical, and other leading organizations, and has served as a non-executive director and strategic advisor to companies in healthcare technology and international business.

Research and Teaching InterestsIntellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)
TopResearch and Teaching Interests
  • Influencer marketing
  • MNE geo-political challenges & resilience strategies
  • Online brand experience and AI branding
TopIntellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)
  • Chan, Terri H., Kineta Hung, & David K. Tse. (2023). Comparing E-Commerce Micro-and Macro Influencers in TikTok Videos: Effects of Strategies on Audience Likes, Audience Shares, and Brand Sales. Journal of Interactive Advertising, 23(4), 307-322.
  • Hung, Kineta, David K. Tse & Terri H. Chan. (2023). Gaining legitimacy and host market acceptance: A CRM analysis for foreign subsidiaries in China. International Marketing Review, 40(1), 80-101.
  • Hung, Kineta, David K. Tse & Terri Chan. (2022). E-Commerce Influencers in China: Dual- Route Model on Likes, Shares, and Sales. Journal of Advertising, 51(4), 486-501.
  • Jianjun Zhu, David K. Tse & Fei Qing. (2017). Effects of online consumer reviews on firm- based and expert-based communications. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing, 12(1), 45-78.
  • Ruth N. Bolton, Anders Gustafsson, Janet R. McColl-Kennedy, Nancy J. Sirianni & David K. Tse. (2014). Small Details that Makes Big Differences: a Radical Approach to Consumption Experience as a Firm’s Differentiating Strategy. Journal of Service Management, 25(2), 253-274.
  • Maggie Chuoyan Dong, Bingxin Li, & David K. Tse. (2013). Do Business and Political Ties Differ in Cultivating Marketing Channels in China? Journal of International Marketing, 21(1), 39-56.
  • Danny T. Wang, Flora F. Gu, David K. Tse & Chi Kin (Bennett) Yim. (2013). When Does FDI Matter? The Roles of Local Institutions and Ethnic Origins of FDI. International Business Review, 22(2), 450-465.
  • Kineta Hung, Stella Li & David K. Tse. (2011). Interpersonal Trust and Platform Credibility in a Chinese Multi-brand Online Community: Effects on Brand Variety-Seeking and Time- Spent. Journal of Advertising, 40(3), 99-112.
  • Maggie Chuoyan Dong, David K. Tse & Kineta Hung. (2010). Effective Distributor Governance in Emerging Markets: The Salience of Distributor Role, Relationship Stages and Market Uncertainty. Journal of International Marketing, 18(3), 1-17.
  • Flora Gu, N.M. Kim, David K. Tse & Danny Wang. (2010). Managing Distributors’ Changing Motivations over the Course of a Joint Program. Journal of Marketing, 74(5), 32-47.
  • Flora Fang Gu, Kineta Hung & David K. Tse. (2008). When Does Guanxi Matter: Issues of Capitalization and its Dark Sides. Journal of Marketing, 72(4), 12-28.
  • Bennett CK Yim, David K. Tse & Kimmy W. Chan. (2008). Strengthening Customer Loyalty through Intimacy and Passion: Roles of Customer–Firm Affection and Customer–Staff Relations in Services. Journal of Marketing Research, 45(6), 741-756.
  • Maggie CY Dong, David K. Tse & S. Tamer Cavusgil. (2008). Efficiency of Governance Mechanisms in China’s Distribution Channels. International Business Review, 17(5), 509-519.
  • Li, Julie J., Kevin Z. Zhou, Simon S.K. Lam, and David K. Tse. (2007). Active Trust Building of Local Senior Managers in International Subsidiaries. Journal of Business Research, 59(1), 73-80.
  • Xueming Luo, Aric Rindfleisch, and David K. Tse. (2007). Working with Rivals: The Impact of Competitor Alliances on Financial Performance. Journal of Marketing Research, 44(1), 73-83.
  • Kevin Z. Zhou, David K. Tse, and Julie Juan Li. (2006). Organizational changes in emerging economies: drivers and consequences. Journal of International Business Studies, 37, 248-263.
  • Seung Ho Park, Shaomin Li and David K. Tse. (2006). Market Liberalization and Firm Performance during China’s Economic Transition. Journal of International Business Studies, 37, 127-147.
  • GY Gao, Yigang Pan, David K. Tse, Chi Kin (Bennett) Yim. (2006). Market Share Performance of Foreign and Domestic Brands in China. Journal of International Marketing, 14(2), 32-51.
  • Kevin Z. Zhou, Chi Kin (Bennett) Yim and David K. Tse. (2005). The Effects of Strategic Orientations in Technology-based and Market-based Breakthrough Innovations. Journal of Marketing, 69(4), 42-60.
  • Kineta Hung, David K. Tse and Flora F. Gu. (2005). Improving Media Decisions in China: A Targetability and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Journal of Advertising, 34 (1), 49-64.
  • Kenneth S. Law, David K. Tse and Nan Zhou. (2003). Does human resource management matter in a transitional economy? China as an example. Journal of International Business Studies, 34(3), 255-265.
  • Rajeev Batra and David K. Tse. (2003). Foreword to the Special Issue on Marketing in Transitional Economies. Journal of International Marketing, 11(2), 3-5.
  • Chung Ming Lau, David K. Tse and Nan Zhou. (2002). Institutional Forces and Organizational Culture in China: Effects on Change Schemas, Firm Commitment and Job Satisfaction. Journal of International Business Studies, 33(3), 533-550.
  • Dongsheng Zhou, Shaomin Li and David K. Tse. (2002). The Impact of FDI on the Productivity of Domestic Firms: The Case of China. International Business Review, 11(4), 465-484.
  • Gerald Albaum and David K. Tse. (2001). Adaptation of International Marketing Strategy: Components, Competitive Advantage and Firm Performance: A Study of Hong Kong Exporters. Journal of International Marketing, 9(4), 59-81.
  • John Child and David K. Tse. (2001). China’s Transition and the Impacts on International Business. Journal of International Business Studies, 32(1), 8-21.
  • Yigang Pan and David K. Tse. (2000). The Hierarchical Model of Market Entry Modes. Journal of International Business Studies, 31(4), 535-554.
  • Yigang Pan, Shaomin Li and David K. Tse. (1999). Performance of Foreign Enterprises in China: The Impact of Order and Mode of Market Entry. Journal of International Business Studies, 30 (1), 81-104.
  • David K. Tse, Yigang Pan and Kevin Y. Au. (1997). How MNCs Choose Entry Modes and Form Alliances: The China Experience. Journal of International Business Studies, 28(3), 779- 805.
  • Yigang Pan and David K. Tse. (1996). Co-operative Strategies of Foreign Firms in an Overseas Country. Journal of International Business Studies, 27(5), 929-946.
  • Michael Hui and David K. Tse. (1996). What to Tell Consumers in Waits of Different Lengths: An Integrative Model of Service Evaluation. Journal of Marketing, 60(2), 81-90.
  • David K. Tse, June Francis and Jan Walls. (1994). Cultural Differences in Conducting Intra- and Inter-cultural Negotiations: A Sino-Canadian Comparison. Journal of International Business Studies, 25(3), 537-555.
  • Wei-na Lee and David K. Tse. (1994). Becoming Canadian: Understanding How Hong Kong Immigrants Change Their Consumption. Pacific Affairs, 67(1), 70-95.
  • Wei-na Lee and David K. Tse. (1994). Changing Media Consumption in a New Home: Acculturation Patterns Among Hong Kong Immigrants in Canada. Journal of Advertising, 23(1), 57-70.
  • David K. Tse and Wei-na Lee. (1993). Removing Negative Country Images: Effects of Decomposing Country-of-Origin, Branding and Product Experience. Journal of International Marketing, 1(4), 25-48.
  • David K. Tse and Gerald J. Gorn. (1993). An Experiment on the Salience of Country-of- Origin in the Era of Global Brands. Journal of International Marketing, 1(1), 57-76.
  • Shibata, David K. Tse, Ilan Vertinsky and Donald Wehrung. (1991). Do Norms of Decision- Making Styles, Organizational Design and Management Affect Performance of Japanese Firms? An Exploratory Study of Medium and Large Firms. Managerial and Decision Economics, 12, 135-146.
  • Gerald J. Gorn, David K. Tse and Charles B. Weinberg. (1990). The Impact of Free and Exaggerated Prices on Perceived Quality of Services. Marketing Letters, 2(2), 99-110.
  • Richard Pollay, David K. Tse and Zheng-Yuan Wang. (1990). Advertising, Propaganda and Value Change in Economic Development: The New Cultural Revolution in China and Attitudes Toward Advertising. Journal of Business Research, 20(2), 83-96.
  • David K. Tse, Franco M. Nicosia and Peter C. Wilton. (1990). Satisfaction As A Process: Its Rediscovery and Conceptualization. Psychology and Marketing, 7(3), 177-193.
  • Ilan Vertinsky, Kam-hon Lee, David K. Tse and Donald A. Wehrung. (1990). Organizational Design and Management Norms: A Comparative Study of Managers’ Perceptions in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Canada. Journal of Management, 16(4), 99-110.
  • David K. Tse, Russell W. Belk and Nan Zhou. (1989). Becoming a Consumer Society: A Longitudinal and Cross-Cultural Content Analysis of Print Ads from Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, and Taiwan. Journal of Consumer Research, 15(1), 457-472.
  • Donald A. Wehrung, Kam-hon Lee, David K. Tse and Ilan Vertinsky. (1989). Adjusting Risky Situations: A theoretical framework and empirical test. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, (2), 189-212.
  • David K. Tse and Peter C. Wilton. (1988). Models of Consumer Satisfaction Formation: An Extension. Journal of Marketing Research, 25(2), 204-212.
  • David K. Tse, Kam-hon Lee, Ilan Vertinsky and Donald A. Wehrung. (1988). Does Culture Matter? A Cross-Cultural Study of Executive’s Choice, Decisiveness, and Risk Adjustment in International Marketing. Journal of Marketing, 52(4), 81-95.