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Issues

Volume 04 Issue 2 | Published on 28 Nov 2017

The Sustainability Edge

  • Constant Vigilance and the Fork in the Road [PDF | HTML]
    Once upon a time, liberty was the ‘desired end result’ of constant vigilance. But in our fluid era of disruption, even this noble sentiment has been upended.
  • A new toolkit for Thailand 4.0: An interview with the former Prime Minister of Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva [PDF | HTML]
    Thailand 4.0 will need a new toolkit, if it is to transition out of being a middle-income country.
  • The sustainability edge: Driving top-line growth with triple-bottom-line thinking [PDF | HTML]
    As technology and capital become abundantly available, the use of resources in this region will accelerate, and naturally raise environmental concerns for Asia.
  • Team of rivals: Co-opetition for technology start-ups [PDF | HTML]
    Meaningful value is derived when a company is an active participant in shaping the environment to its own strategic advantage.
  • From rags to riches: Following the East Asian blueprint by governments and firms [PDF | HTML]
    In East Asia, the quintessential roadmap for progressing from third world to first, and its approach towards development, has yet to catapult would-be tigers in other emerging markets to the same levels of prosperity.
  • Exposed and under pressure: Why mid-level leaders aren’t prepared for challenges [PDF | HTML]
    It is not an easy task for middle management to be prepared for today’s challenges.
  • Global garbage cans: Towards better household hazardous waste management in Asia's developing countries [PDF | HTML]
    As mobile phones and other electronic gadgets become more affordable, with its large populations, Asia now generates the most waste.
  • Banko: Reshaping the Philippines rural banking system [PDF | HTML]
    Ayala Group created a bank, BPI Globe BanKo, which went on to disrupt the Philippines’ traditional banking system.
  • Attaining the peak: Three factors that inhibit performance [PDF | HTML]
    To increase performance, individuals and teams need to experience the ‘discomfort of adaptation’—as opposed to the ‘comfort of learning’. 
  • Asia: Is high-end innovation in medical technology a blessing or a curse? [PDF | HTML]
    The reach and quality of regional healthcare remains a considerable challenge.
  • Examining the paradox of part-time employees working overtime [PDF | HTML]
    A discussion on studies that reveal those on part-time work arrangements are voluntarily working either longer hours or more intensively.
  • The flow of funds in ASEAN [PDF | HTML]
    Unique challenges faced by ASEAN countries and their equally unique solutions.
  • The Chicago Plan: How sustainable is debt being funded? [PDF | HTML]
    Observations on the US economy in the 1930s and the Chicago Plan, the then-radical idea of sustainable debt and its modern relevance.
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Volume 04 Issue 1 | Published on 22 May 2017

Navigation Innovation

  • On the Fascination with Uncertainty: Life in Interesting Times [PDF | HTML]
    Probably every generation considers itself as living within a vortex of change, but these last few months must be particularly challenging, even for futurists, let alone CEOs and business practitioners.
  • The Revival of the Philippine Economy [PDF | HTML]
    The greatest opportunity and challenge for the Philippines is in the technology space, with a particular challenge being the maintenance of policy continuity.
  • Navigating Innovation: A Leader’s Guide [PDF | HTML]
    Despite the newfangled business models and market game changers, the old axiom of industry continues to ring true: leadership matters. 
  • Harnessing the Youth Bulge [PDF | HTML]
    How Asia can take advantage of its changing age composition.
  • Country 2.0: Upgrading Cities with Smart Technologies [PDF | HTML]
    Advancements in technology are being used to transform our cities into smart cities, but the process is not without its risks.
  • Building Capacity in Asia [PDF | HTML]
    Policymakers need to be equipped with tools to analyse economic developments and make sound policy decisions.
  • Skills 4.0: How CEOs Shape the Future of Work in Asia [PDF | HTML]
    Companies need to ensure that they are ready to embrace disruptions and fend off potential skills gaps and talent shortages.
  • Skyscanner: Globalising a Business Model [PDF | HTML]
    In order to compete in Asia Pacific’s one-stop travel market, Skyscanner reinvented itself from the inside out.
  • Building Negotiation Capital [PDF | HTML]
    Today, unlike the marketing or supply chain tasks, the negotiation task remains unstructured, sporadic, often improvised, and rarely analysed critically in the post-deal stage.
  • The Sandwich Approach [PDF | HTML]
    ‘Doing good’ requires execution of sound strategies that effectively engage stakeholders.
  • Management Education out of Africa [PDF | HTML]
    Is a distinctive African management education model possible, achievable, or even advisable?
  • Why Every Manager Needs a Sponsor [PDF | HTML]
    What do successful managers have in common? The truth is—apart from being great in their jobs, many successful managers often credit their success to someone, somewhere along the way—who not only gave them a pivotal career break, but also pushed them, inspired them and helped them grow.
  • The Global Impact of Changes in U.S. Trade Policy [PDF | HTML]
    Be prepared for tectonic shifts.
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Volume 03 Issue 2 | Published on 09 Dec 2016

Building Asian Business Schools

  • On Inspiration, Aspiration and Innovation [PDF | HTML]
    Although it is true that learning never stops, the way we learn is changing every day.
  • Vietnam’s Economic Transformation: Embracing Change [PDF | HTML]
    Future generations should constantly adapt and learn as, in 40 years, the world will be a very different place.
  • Building Asian Business Schools: Hindsight, Insight & Foresight [PDF | HTML]
    Schools should cross-pollinate and create Asian case studies that can be taught in both western and Asian schools.
  • CONNECTING INDIA [PDF | HTML]
    Great inventions will not be born in the absence of the will and intent to embrace change and solve wide-ranging societal problems.
  • UEBER-BRANDS [PDF | HTML]
    How to make your brand priceless?
  • ASEAN’s Digital Economy [PDF | HTML]
    Transforming industries, enriching lives and propelling progress.
  • Putting Parent and Subsidiary Relationships Right: Lessons from Japanese Corporate Groups [PDF | HTML]
    How do Japanese corporate groups manage their subsidiaries?
  • Grab Taxi: Navigating New Frontiers [PDF | HTML]
    A drive for growth in the sharing economy.
  • Smarter Banking [PDF | HTML]
    Can blockchain address non-performing loan-related issues in the Indian banking system?
  • Can Asians Be Creative? [PDF | HTML]
    Culture’s impact on creativity and ways to boost it.
  • Is Your Waste a Waste? [PDF | HTML]
    Rethinking the linear economy.
  • A Bankable Future [PDF | HTML]
    Efforts to promote financial inclusion in Cambodia are paying dividends economically, and unlocking opportunity.
  • Media Reinvented [PDF | HTML]
    The brave new world of digital media.
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Volume 03 Issue 1 | Published on 17 Nov 2016

National Branding

  • The Rustling of Leaves [PDF | HTML]
    Earlier this month I watched Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko touch down after nearly a year in space, 340 days to be precise. During their stay they managed to tweet the most spectacular photos of the earth to their followers. Who would have thought it possible to document and share their experience in this way even a few years ago?
  • Education and Leadership: Indispensable for Nigeria’s Economic Development [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with former President of Nigeria (1999 to 2007), Olusegun Obasanjo.
  • Rethinking Intellectual Property for the 21st Century [PDF | HTML]
    New models are undermining the traditional views of intellectual property.
  • Nation Branding [PDF | HTML]
    Emerging nations need national champions, and national champions need strong support from the state. 
  • The New Dragon Dance [PDF | HTML]
    China’s evolving growth model.
  • The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Vietnam [PDF | HTML]
    Opening up a bold new world for Vietnam’s trade and industry may not be so easy.
  • The New Face of Business Model Innovation [PDF | HTML]
    Are Chinese Internet companies eclipsing American inventiveness?
  • From Lights Out to Lights On [PDF | HTML]
    How Sunlabob went from providing affordable, sustainable energy in rural Laos to becoming  an international turnkey operator and co-developer.
  • Achieving Excellence in Strategy Execution through some Uncommon Practices [PDF | HTML]
    When good strategies fail in execution, it’s time to consider some uncommon practices.
  • Inspiring Innovation [PDF | HTML]
    How large organisations can leverage the digital advantage for innovation. 
  • The Frugal Innovator [PDF | HTML]
    Creating change on a shoestring budget the frugal innovator.
  • Singapore’s Vision of a Smart Nation [PDF | HTML]
    Thinking big, starting small and scaling fast.
  • Bringing Silicon Valley to Thailand [PDF | HTML]
    Searching for unicorns.
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Volume 02 Issue 2 | Published on 17 Oct 2016

Urbanisation, Technology and the Growth of Smart Cities

  • FROM SMART DRONES TO SMART LEADERSHIP: LESSONS IN INNOVATION [PDF | HTML]
    The evolution of the word ‘innovation’ is an interesting one. It has gone from a description of any number of unique selling propositions for dishwashers and door locks to the whole change in mindset necessary for business (and life) in the 21st century.
  • HUMILITY AND COMPASSION [PDF | HTML]
    The pre-requisites of moral leadership.
  • TRANSFORMING THE TRADITIONAL INDIAN RETAILER [PDF | HTML]
    Connecting the unconnected ‘kirana’ stores through social supply chain innovation can help small Indian businesses draw more benefits from the increasing purchasing power of consumers.
  • CHINA’S DIGITAL LANDSCAPE: BREAKING BARRIERS TO INNOVATION [PDF | HTML]
    Will we see western clones of Chinese originals?
  • REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS IN ASIA: MORE THAN A PLACE TO CALL HOME [PDF | HTML]
    Real estate investment in Asia is currently trending. But what does the future hold?
  • REMITTANCES WITHOUT BORDERS [PDF | HTML]
    A Pan-Asian Mobile Remittance Platform might just be the next big disruption in global remittances.
  • BORDERLESS MARKETS: A BOON OR BANE FOR MARKETERS? [PDF | HTML]
    Economic integration and free trade is not always a panacea for businesses.
  • UNILEVER PLATINUM STORES: BUILDING A BRAND FOR THE COMMUNITY [PDF | HTML]
    A new branded store concept by the community, for the community.
  • URBANISATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE GROWTH OF SMART CITIES [PDF | HTML]
    The dual trend of rapid urbanisation and sophistication of technology will eventually give rise to smart cities around the world. As new challenges emerge, what are Asian cities doing to ensure their success in the future?
  • PROTEAN CAREER STRATEGIES [PDF | HTML]
    The barbell approach treats careers like an investment portfolio; a little diversification does you good.
  • USING DIGITAL GENOMICS TO CREATE AN INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE [PDF | HTML]
    Today we have the capability to take big leaps in digital intelligence-driven business innovation.
  • INNOVATION GOVERNANCE: HOW PROACTIVE IS YOUR BOARD? [PDF | HTML]
    Ten good board practices on innovation.
  • ON THE EDGE OF DISRUPTION [PDF | HTML]
    Massive investment in FinTech innovation is signalling the end of traditional banking.
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Volume 02 Issue 1 | Published on 14 Sep 2016

Vietnam's Economy

  • ON THE AEC, ECONOMIC MIRACLES AND LEADERSHIP [PDF | HTML]
    On the AEC, economic miracles and leadership I was reading the tributes to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew the other day, and came across this comment from Henry Kissinger, an astute strategist and a man of letters who at 91 is continuing to contribute to society through his writing.
  • GOING BEYOND THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ IN INDONESIA [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with the Republic of Indonesia’s former Minister of Trade and former Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Professor Mari Pangestu.
  • THE PHILIPPINES GROWTH STORY: GROUND REALITIES OF ASEAN INTEGRATION [PDF | HTML]
    Open policies, an attractive workforce and new market potential in the Philippines–all suggest a ‘take-off’ is underway.
  • ASEAN: GROWTH IN THE FAST LANE [PDF | HTML]
    ASEAN’s political, economic and demographic factors suggest a giant is awakening.
  • THE PAST AND THE HOPEFUL FUTURE OF VIETNAM’S ECONOMY [PDF | HTML]
    Reform and integration are key for tapping Vietnam’s economic potential.
  • THINKING BIGGER: PUSHING SINGAPOREAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL [PDF | HTML]
    The environment in Singapore has become more conducive for entrepreneurship. What lies ahead and what lessons can other Asian countries learn?
  • DEVELOPING LEADERS [PDF | HTML]
    Investing in human resources and leadership potential to develop sustained competitive advantage.
  • RINSE BUT NO NEED TO REPEAT [PDF | HTML]
    Unilever promotes water sustainability through product innovation.
  • HOSPITAL TO HOME: INTEROPERABILITY IN THE HEALTH ECOSYSTEM [PDF | HTML]
    Mobile health solutions have created a revolution in the global healthcare ecosystem.
  • MUDDLING THROUGH OR KNEE DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDY? [PDF | HTML]
    A widening gulf between the practice of management and academic organisations characterises the state of affairs in business schools today.
  • FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE FINDING VIETNAM INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE [PDF | HTML]
    A new wave of mergers and acquisitions and foreign direct investments is coming into Vietnam thanks to macro stability, an emerging middle class and changes in Asia’s manufacturing landscape.
  • THE FUTURE OF PETROLEUM SECURITY IN ASEAN [PDF | HTML]
    Structural changes in Asia’s demand for petroleum threaten to disrupt supply stability, especially for Southeast Asia.
  • ASEAN’S ROLE IN ASIA PACIFIC: IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT OR JUST A BACK-SEAT DRIVER? [PDF | HTML]
    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has often been described as the fulcrum around which the security, political and economic architecture of Asia-Pacific will be built. But can ASEAN play that role?
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Volume 01 Issue 2 | Published on 31 Aug 2016

Leveraging Market-Based Assets

  • FROM THE EDITOR [PDF | HTML]
    Uncertainty. Volatility. Risk. The mere mention of these words can unnerve the most stoic of corporate leaders to assume a defensive posture and ready themselves for the inevitable storm ahead.
  • SINGAPORE’S GROWTH STORY [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with the sixth president of the Republic of Singapore, S.R. Nathan.
  • MIND THE LIQUIDITY GAP [PDF | HTML]
    Six years on, what has been the impact of the safeguards that were put in place since the Lehman crisis of 2008?
  • RETHINKING CROSS-BORDER TALENT MANAGEMENT [PDF | HTML]
    A closer look at the relatively little understood issue of how and why emerging market MNCs manage their senior talent for international growth leads us to question the conventional wisdom on talent management practices.
  • TRANSFORMING WEALTH MANAGEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY [PDF | HTML]
    Wealth managers can see the potential benefits of rapidly evolving mobile technology and are taking steps to significantly enhance interaction with their clients and transform the way information is presented and shared.
  • LEVERAGING MARKET-BASED ASSETS TO DE-RISK THE FIRM’S OPERATIONS [PDF | HTML]
    In times of uncertainty and volatility, the active management of marketbased assets, such as brands and channel relationships, take on a new significance in managing risk.
  • CLOSING THE TALENT GAP IN INDIA’S IT SECTOR [PDF | HTML]
    How Infosys reduces partnership risk through ecosystem management.
  • SINGAPORE EXCHANGE [PDF | HTML]
    Growing Asian stock exchanges, such as the Singapore Exchange, create economic value for businesses and investors, while helping to reduce volatility by offering a diversified basket of investment choices and equity derivative products.
  • UNLEASHING ASEAN’S POTENTIAL THROUGH AEC [PDF | HTML]
    Rising affluence and an expanding middle class, accompanied by a demographic dividend and an abundance of resources, will see ASEAN become one of the world’s largest integrated economic communities.
  • DYNAMIC ADVANTAGE [PDF | HTML]
    Building sustainable competitive advantage for global firms.
  • DO ASIAN CONGLOMERATES OFFER ATTRACTIVE RISK-ADJUSTED RETURNS? [PDF | HTML]
    Research on a sample of seven Asian conglomerates shows that stocks of some of these companies not only outperformed the S&P 500, but also exhibited lower volatility.
  • START-UP REPUTATIONS IN ASIAN MARKETS [PDF | HTML]
    Do strategies for building reputation differ between Western and Asian start-ups?
  • PROTECTING AN ASIAN TREASURE IN AMERICA [PDF | HTML]
    The impact of Japanese cars on the American auto industry is well known. Not so well known are the regulatory and intellectual property issues faced by beef producers in the introduction of Japan’s esteemed Wagyu beef herd to U.S. pastures and tables.
  • IT’S NOT WILL YOU SUCCEED? BUT CAN YOU AFFORD TO FAIL? [PDF | HTML]
    The re-visioning of the Silk Road in the 21st Century.
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Volume 01 Issue 1 | Published on 29 Jul 2016

Unleashing Creativity

  • MANAGEMENT EDUCATION [PDF | HTML]
    The path behind and the road ahead.
  • MANAGING INNOVATION RISK [PDF | HTML]
    Generating return on innovation without betting the bank.
  • DIGITAL CANARIES IN AN URBAN DATA MINE [PDF | HTML]
    Technology-based sensors and data analytics have created unprecedented levels of informedness for consumers, corporations, the public and government agencies.
  • WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN SINGAPORE [PDF | HTML]
    Vibrant, growing, challenging.
  • THE SOURCING HUB [PDF | HTML]
    Managing the suppliers of your suppliers may be a lot of work, but there is plenty of value in unlocking the supply chain.
  • FROM THE EDITOR [PDF | HTML]
    Much has been written about the megatrends in all aspects of management that have taken place over the last decade or so, but rarely, if ever, do they include Asian examples, and certainly not Asia-based solutions.
  • MANAGER'S TOOLBOX [PDF | HTML]
    Ratan Tata zeroes in on ethics and values as part of the science of management, and India’s current economic journey, in this interview with Philip Zerrillo.
  • COMMODITY SUPER CYCLES [PDF | HTML]
    A reality check.
  • UNLEASHING CREATIVITY ACROSS CULTURAL BORDERS [PDF | HTML]
    As the global economy integrates and companies pursue opportunities outside their traditional borders, it is increasingly important to innovate across cultural borders. This article explains how individuals can improve cross-cultural creativity.
  • THE CUSTOMER INSIGHT JOURNEY OF AMAZING GRACE [PDF | HTML]
    How do you put consumercentric marketing into action? Make it personal!
  • WHAT KEEPS TALENT MANAGERS AWAKE AT NIGHT? [PDF | HTML]
    As the talent acquisition landscape undergoes dramatic change and the lines between the disciplines of recruiting and marketing continue to blur, how can talent leaders stay ahead of their game?
  • SURVIVING BEYOND A THIRD GENERATION [PDF | HTML]
    Family-owned businesses’ continued survival is unsure. Research indicates the most likely cause is their pursuit of professionalisation.
  • AN OREO WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS [PDF | HTML]
    Shawn Warren reflects on Kraft’s glocalisation transformation.
  • THE NEW CAPITALISM [PDF | HTML]
    Asia and the future of business, government and society.
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