
Adjunct Professor
Department of Hospitality and Business Management
Prof Marshall JEN
MBA(CUHK), CMC, PGCE
Prof Marshall JEN has extensive industry and teaching experiences, and is a well-versed industry specialist trainer to senior executives, entrepreneurs and insights providers for Universities via the provision of coaching, consultation and professional development services in the following areas:
- Family office and family business advisory
- Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Governance
- Organisational Leadership and Management
- Risk management
- Innovation and design thinking
His research and practice focuses primarily on Succession Planning, NxGen Learning and Development, Family-in-Business Leadership, Family Decision and Governance, and Entrepreneurship. Prof Marshall JEN is currently pursuing an Executive Doctorate of Business Administration at the Management School of The University of Liverpool.
Remaining committed to his educational roots, Prof Marshall JEN serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director for The Canadian International School in Singapore and The Kingsley International School in Malaysia. He is also an active committee member of the Education and Youth Development committee of the HKSAR Home Affairs Department (Kowloon City District), further contributing to his passion for education and youth development.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Executive Doctorate Candidate of Business Administration, The University of Liverpool
- Master of Business Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Bachelor in Education, Simon Fraser University
- Certified of Management Consultant (“CMC”), Institution of Management Consultants in Hong Kong
- Certificate of Registration as a Teacher, Hong Kong Education Bureau
- PGCE, International Teacher’s qualification, The University of Sunderland
PRIMARY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE FOCUSES
- Succession Planning
- NxGen Learning and Development
- Family-in-Business Leadership
- Family Decision and Governance
- Family Entrepreneurship
PUBLIC AND OTHER SERVICES
- Member, Consumer Council
- INED, Canadian International School in Singapore
- INED, Kingsley International School in Malaysia
- Committee member, Civil Education and Youth
- Development committee of Home Affairs Department (Kowloon City District)
- Vice Chair, Economic Development Committee, HKCPPCCYA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Kevin Au, Marshall Jen, Kelly Xing Chen & Amen Lee (2024). Kowloon South Manulife: Success of Insurance Professionals for the Long Run (with teaching note). The Case Centre (Ref no. 324-0319-1)
- Jen, M., Au, K., & Cheng, C.Y.J. (2021). How do I talk to my friends and colleagues about our wealth/business worth? In P. Jaskiewicz & S. Rau (Eds.), Building the future: 35 questions that next generation members in enterprising families ask.
- Jen, M., Au, K., & Cheng, C.Y.J. (2021). DC Bicycle: Financing and redirecting a growth plan in the global pandemic. In C.Y.J. Cheng, L. Diaz-Matajira, N.P. Bang, R. Basco, A. Calabrò, A. James, & G. Samara (Eds.), Family business case studies across the world: Succession and governance in a disruptive era. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
- Cheng, C, Au, K, Widz, M & Jen, M (2021). The Governance Marathon: Dynamic Durability in entrepreneurial families amid disruptions. Family Firm Institute Inc.
- Cheng, C.Y.J., Au, K., & Jen, M. (2021). Nurturing and financing transgenerational entrepreneurship. In H.-M. Chung & K. Au (Eds.), Succession and innovation in Asia’s small-and-medium-sized enterprises (pp.). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9015-3
- Cheng, C.Y.J., Au, K., & Jen, M. (2021). Death smiles at us all: Changing demographics and succession-induced portfolio entrepreneurship. In T.F.-L. Yu & H.-D. Yan (Eds.), The Routledge companion to Asian family business: Governance, succession, and challenges in the age of digital disruption. Routledge.
- Au, K., & Jen, M. (2020). Mission Hills Group Limited: Family entrepreneurship and legacy. In A. Koh & J. Lee (Eds.), Asian family businesses: Succession, governance and innovation (pp.149-165). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/12051
- Au, K., & Jen, M. (2020). LH Group Limited: Strategic renewal of a restaurant business by two second generations. In A. Koh & J. Lee (Eds.), Asian family businesses: Succession, governance and innovation (pp.115-129). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/12051