The ability to tackle and solve complex issues is one of the fundamental traits necessary for successful managerial leaders. Studying operational management often provides the training and experience needed to grow analytical and leadership abilities. Students may choose to apply their knowledge in a number of various industries or businesses.

Hong Kong is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Macau.

The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.