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This volume presents the refereed papers given at the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century, held in Singapore in July 2013. The proceedings of this conference include original papers contributed by researchers from many countries on different continents. The papers cover multi-disciplinary areas such as management, the social sciences, development economics, banking & finance, engineering management, and education, all in connection with the development of countries in Asia. Further, the papers are based on the 9 tracks at the conference:
- Transnational Education
- Antecedents of Asia's Competitiveness
- Emerging Trends in Banking, Finance and Accounting
- Business and Revenue Models in the Gaming Industry
- Psychological Issues in Asia
- Emerging Retail and Service Industries
- Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation
- Systems Thinking and Systems Practices
- Tourism Initiatives, Relationships and Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region
List of contents
Part 1: Global Education.- Part 2: Antecedents of Asia's Competitiveness.- Part 3: Emerging Trends in Banking, Finance and Accounting.- Part 4: Psychological Issues in Asia.- Part 5: Emerging Retail and Service Industries.- Part 6: Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation.- Part 7: Systems Thinking and Systems Practices.- Part 8: Tourism initiatives, relationships and issues in Asia-pacific.- Part 9: General Topics.
About the author
Prof Purnendu Mandal is a senior academic with teaching, research and consulting experiences over 30 years in four continents (Europe, Australia, Asia and North America). He taught in UK, India, Australia and USA. Professor Mandal held several senior executive offices and corporate positions in education sector. Professor Mandal maintains a strong research and publication portfolio in inter-disciplinary areas including business technologies (IT/IS, SAP, computer simulations), supply chain management (modelling and simulation), system dynamics modelling, manufacturing/operations management, and business logistics. He published more than 150 journals and conference papers (refereed). Professor Mandal is consulted widely in private and public sectors and has received several research grants. He has served in many professional organizations in various capacities, organized international conferences, delivered keynote addresses and participated in panel discussions in numerous occasions
Summary
This volume presents the refereed papers given at the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century, held in Singapore in July 2013. The proceedings of this conference include original papers contributed by researchers from many countries on different continents. The papers cover multi-disciplinary areas such as management, the social sciences, development economics, banking & finance, engineering management, and education, all in connection with the development of countries in Asia. Further, the papers are based on the 9 tracks at the conference:
- Transnational Education
- Antecedents of Asia’s Competitiveness
- Emerging Trends in Banking, Finance and Accounting
- Business and Revenue Models in the Gaming Industry
- Psychological Issues in Asia
- Emerging Retail and Service Industries
- Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation
- Systems Thinking and Systems Practices
- Tourism Initiatives, Relationships and Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region
