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The Global Chinese Consumer, Rane Xue, Xiaolei Gu Nov 2021

The Global Chinese Consumer, Rane Xue, Xiaolei Gu

Asian Management Insights

At the forefront of growth in the luxury goods market.


The Procrustean Bed Revisited: Ways To Scale 'Physical Service' Platforms, Prakash Bagri Nov 2021

The Procrustean Bed Revisited: Ways To Scale 'Physical Service' Platforms, Prakash Bagri

Asian Management Insights

The course of their growth and extension never did run smooth.


Cashing In On Disruptions From Covid-19, Dennis Ng Nov 2021

Cashing In On Disruptions From Covid-19, Dennis Ng

Asian Management Insights

Promoting cashless payments at Singapore’s hawker centres


Asia Embraces Digital Currency And Cryptocurrency, David Kuo Chen Lee Nov 2021

Asia Embraces Digital Currency And Cryptocurrency, David Kuo Chen Lee

Asian Management Insights

A decade ago, everyone was sceptical about cryptocurrency. Today, Asian governments are harnessing its technology to raise payment efficiency and improve financial inclusion. Initially, the technology was advocated and harnessed by ‘cypherpunks’, that is, individuals who advocate the use of cryptography and other strong encryption technologies to promote social and political change. At that time, being a cypherpunk meant standing on the opposite side of the government; today, I see cypherpunks, otherwise more appropriately known as cryptopunks, working closely with governments.


Start Small. Do It Well. Then Expand Your Offerings., Binny Bansal Nov 2021

Start Small. Do It Well. Then Expand Your Offerings., Binny Bansal

Asian Management Insights

An interview with Binny Bansal. Binny Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, and co-founder and executive chairman of xto10x, talks about his entrepreneurial journey in the world of e-commerce.


Getting The Best Of Both Worlds, Steven Burton, Janice Wong Nov 2021

Getting The Best Of Both Worlds, Steven Burton, Janice Wong

Asian Management Insights

Pair a technical expert with a generalist for successful change management.


Mediate, Not Litigate, To Resolve Disputes, Aloysius Goh, Terence Quek Nov 2021

Mediate, Not Litigate, To Resolve Disputes, Aloysius Goh, Terence Quek

Asian Management Insights

A leader’s fi rst resort.


Luxury Back In Vogue, Erwan Rambourg Nov 2021

Luxury Back In Vogue, Erwan Rambourg

Asian Management Insights

Not just a rebound, it is set to flourish in the coming decade.


Balancing Social Impact And Business Outcomes In Turbulent Times, Jaime Augusto Zobel De Ayala, Chin Tiong Tan May 2021

Balancing Social Impact And Business Outcomes In Turbulent Times, Jaime Augusto Zobel De Ayala, Chin Tiong Tan

Asian Management Insights

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Chairman of Ayala Corporation, talks about learning and recovering from Covid-19’s impact with Tan Chin Tiong.


Steward Leadership: A Win-Win-Win Model For The Post-Pandemic Business Landscape, Rajeev Peshawaria, Yancy Toh May 2021

Steward Leadership: A Win-Win-Win Model For The Post-Pandemic Business Landscape, Rajeev Peshawaria, Yancy Toh

Asian Management Insights

Five decades after its publication, Friedman’s doctrine about the purpose of business remains a subject of vigorous debate.


Angling For Effective Innovation Governance In Asia: Lessons Learnt From Singapore’S Qian Hu Fish Farm, Thomas Menkhoff, Geok Chwee Ong May 2021

Angling For Effective Innovation Governance In Asia: Lessons Learnt From Singapore’S Qian Hu Fish Farm, Thomas Menkhoff, Geok Chwee Ong

Asian Management Insights

Would you feed herbal medication to help fishes heal? This proposition may seem like a wild idea, but it was a calculated act of innovation by Qian Hu Corp Ltd, a Singapore-based Chinese family ornamental fish business.


Helping Organisations Excel, One Breath At A Time: A Meditation Toolkit For Business Leaders, Theodore C. Masters-Waage, Eva K. Peters, Jochen Reb May 2021

Helping Organisations Excel, One Breath At A Time: A Meditation Toolkit For Business Leaders, Theodore C. Masters-Waage, Eva K. Peters, Jochen Reb

Asian Management Insights

Interest in meditation has risen dramatically in recent years, as these practices move beyond ancient monasteries to take root in big cities as well.


Brand Singapore, Buck Song Koh May 2021

Brand Singapore, Buck Song Koh

Asian Management Insights

As the world gets a better grip on the Covid-19 pandemic, one outcome is becoming clear: Place branding— in particular, nation branding—is becoming more important than ever before.


Go Ueber: Start With Ideals, Jp Kuehlwein, Wolf Schaefer May 2021

Go Ueber: Start With Ideals, Jp Kuehlwein, Wolf Schaefer

Asian Management Insights

The Great Recession of 2008 was a time of foreclosures, insolvencies, and investment catastrophes across the globe.


Kobe Influencer Marketing: Using Social Media To Promote A Herbal Tea Brand, Patricia Lui, Lipika Bhattacharya May 2021

Kobe Influencer Marketing: Using Social Media To Promote A Herbal Tea Brand, Patricia Lui, Lipika Bhattacharya

Asian Management Insights

In July 2019, Evangeline Leong, co-founder and CEO of Kobe, a Singapore-based start-up providing influencer marketing services, had a challenging task ahead of her.


Lead With Your Heart, Hyper Innovate, And Make A Difference, Steve Johanns, Singapore Management University May 2021

Lead With Your Heart, Hyper Innovate, And Make A Difference, Steve Johanns, Singapore Management University

Asian Management Insights

Steve Johanns, founder and former Chairman of Veriown Global, is now taking smart villages into Sub-Saharan Africa through his company Villedge Solutions. He talks about his entrepreneurial journey in the world of hyper innovation and the secrets found in last mile empowerment.


The Strategic Approach To Internationalisation, Gordon Perchthold May 2021

The Strategic Approach To Internationalisation, Gordon Perchthold

Asian Management Insights

Asia is the global sweet spot for multinationals (MNCs) looking to generate revenue and, over the mid-term, sustained profits.