Tag Archives: Asia
Penang Island Beach Property

Penang Property Proposal

A scheme like this would take the current interest in foreign investment in Penang and leverage it into creating the future that the Chief Minister seemed to be aiming for in his speech, creating opportunities for local ownership. The important thing is to change the way of thinking from traditional approaches that don’t work to innovative ways of achieving goals that delight the community.

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The theory of organisations, management and leadership

The theory of organisations, management and leadership

Drucker made it clear that leaders, managers, academics and researchers in the fields of organisations, management, communication and change need to challenge the very foundations and assumptions of their work. Roddick said “we went looking for employees, but people turned up instead.” The starting points for all organisations are people and values.

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The USA and APAC

“As President, I have, therefore, made a deliberate and strategic decision — as a Pacific nation, the United States will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future, by upholding core principles and in close partnership with our allies and friends.”

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Doing Business 2011

Ease of Doing Business In Asia

When we analyse international markets for assessment of suitability for market entry, one of our starting points is the Doing Business rankings put together by the World Bank and its offshoot, the International Finance Corporation. The new rankings for 2011 have been released and highlight the improvement in the ease of doing business in the [...]

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