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Asian Business Customs & Manners
This is a guide that covers all the dos and don’ts of business etiquette in Asia. Organized country by country, this comprehensive guide contains information on every situation you’ll encounter, including business practices and attitudes, meetings, negotiations, meals, punctuality, language, gestures, tipping, manners, gifts, and everything in between. It contains all the information you need to present yourself well and get the job done … whatever it might be. This book provides guidance about how to successfully negotiate your way through Asian business situations generally, as well as specific information about doing business in: Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, and New Zealand. This book won the Independent Book Publisher’s Association Benjamin Franklin Award for Business in 2008.
Asian Business Customs & Manners
Asian Business Customs & Manners is the comprehensive guide to Asian customs, cultures, and communication. It contains information on every aspect of Asian business culture, including business practices and attitudes, meetings, negotiations, meals, punctuality, language, gestures, and everything in between. The book helps ensure best business practices abroad, resulting in successful business relationships and transactions. It includes information for the following countries: Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam as well as a brief overview of Australia.
Econometric Forecasting And High-Frequency Data Analysis (Lecture Notes Seres, Institute for Mathematical Sciences National Univ of Singapore)
This important book consists of surveys of high-frequency financial data analysis and econometric forecasting, written by pioneers in these areas including Nobel laureate Lawrence Klein. Some of the chapters were presented as tutorials to an audience in the Econometric Forecasting and High-Frequency Data Analysis Workshop at the Institute for Mathematical Science, National University of Singapore in May 2006. They will be of interest to researchers working in macroeconometrics as well as financial econometrics. Moreover, readers will find these chapters useful as a guide to the literature as well as suggestions for future research. Contents: Forecasting Uncertainty, Its Representation and Evaluation (K F Wallis) The University of Pennsylvania Models for High-Frequency Macroeconomic Modeling (L R Klein & S Ozmucur) Forecasting Seasonal Time Series (P H Franses) Car and Affine Processes (C Gourieroux) Multivariate Time Series Analysis and Forecasting (M Deistler)
Financial Performance
'Financial Performance' presents the foundation concepts underlying the Senior Executive Programmes the Authors have taught together and separately over the last 15 years in Europe, Asia and North America. These programmes include The Oxford Advanced Management Programme The Oxford Senior Executive Finance Programme The INSEAD Advanced Management Programme The IMI, Geneva, Advanced Management Programme The Harvard Advanced Management Programme The Oxford International Executive Programme, Singapore The IMI International Finance Programme, Singapore The book is intended as a reference manual as well as a textbook and will be of value to anyone with an interest in financial performance - particularly senior executives. The developments in modern finance over the last two decades have considerable implications for the way senior executives think about the finance discipline. It is no longer enough to have a rudimentary knowledge of basic finance and a heavy reliance on financial specialists. CEOs of course need excellent financial professionals - however they need to go beyond this and provide strategic leadership. This requires a conceptual framework for dealing with financial matters. This book provides a description of the underlying ideas and will be of value to anyone with an interest in financial performance - particularly senior executives. This book revolves around the concept of value and it is organised into two parts. Part I Performance Measurement Consists of three chapters, all of which focus on the real and fairly complex set of financial statements of DaimlerChrysler AG. The first two chapters provide a detailed guided tour of the financial statements which deconstruct the complexity and then reconstruct the financials to provide a clearer base for analysis. These chapters have been arranged to deal with each line item of financial statements which have be
Investment in South East Asia
Investment In South East Asia covers much more than the law and policy relating to foreign investment in South East Asia. It provides a comprehensive, readable and practical guide to all aspects of investment. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are the countries covered. The main areas of coverage for each country are:Investment PolicyBusiness EntitiesRegulatory and Development AgenciesRestrictions on Foreign InvestmentTax StructureLabour RelationsIntellectual PropertyDispute ResolutionaseanInvestment in South East Asia also includes brief notes on the people, history, economy, infrastructure and culture of each country, and will provide an invaluable reference for all investors in South East Asia Only work available that specifically covers ASEAN countriesCombines legal and practical issues
Judiciary-Led Reforms in Singapore
While each country's judiciary is unique in its individual needs, capabilities and contexts, the lessons learned from Singapore's success can help guide judicial reform initiatives regionally as well as globally. No one would suggest that Singapore's strategy is a magic formula that if followed can erase the inefficiencies of all judiciaries. But it would be wise to examine the strategies used and lessons learned from Singapore's experience as a potential guide toward successful and sustainable judicial reform.
Kiss, Bow, or Shakes Hands Asia
Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Asia reveals the subtleties of interaction, negotiation strategies, and professional skills you need to keep poised for success in your business travels. This comprehensive guide to Asia contains up-to-date information to lead you through social situations, business meetings, and understanding local culture. Americans must now consider how economies are continuously shifting all over Asia, and how Asian countries interact with the West and each other. Learn about business practices, cognitive styles, negotiation techniques, and social customs. Give the right gift; make the right gesture. Includes: Cultural IQ tests Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Asia reveals the subtleties of interaction, negotiation strategies, and professional skills you need to keep poised for success in your business travels. This comprehensive guide to Asia contains up-to-date information to lead you through social situations, business meetings, and understanding local culture. Americans must now consider how economies are continuously shifting all over Asia, and how Asian countries interact with the West and each other. Learn about business practices, cognitive styles, negotiation techniques, and social customs. Give the right gift; make the right gesture. Includes: Cultural IQ tests ÒKnow Before You GoÓ tips Alerts on international security issues Countries profiled are China (Hong Kong), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Singapore Media, Internet & Telecommunications Complete Profile
Get all three comprehensive reports bundled into one for a complete media and communications profile of Singapore. An excellent source of practical information, this profile offers an extensive dialing guide with city codes, a listing of ISPs and Internet cafes, profiles of the major media outlets (with contact info!) and more.
The Airport Economist
From Sydney to Singapore, Shanghai, Seoul, St Petersburg, Seattle, Sao Paulo, Santiago and back again, Tim Harcourt plays economic tour guide in this a witty and information rich guide examination of how Australian businesses are exploring and developing new markets for their wares.