Books in the Asia-pacific Business Series series

Offers important information that you can look forward to, starting with the foundations of Islamic banking, developments and issues. This book includes a chapter has been added on Islamic Succession Planning, which introduces an useful aspect of Muslim life - that of managing one's wealth now and in the afterlife.

Suitable for policy makers and corporate managers, this title deals with important theories of international competitiveness and their strategic implications and practical applications. It incorporates the theoretical advances, including the nine-factor model, the generalized double diamond model and the dual double diamond model.

Juxtaposes the explosion in entrepreneurial growth within China against the struggles to build an entrepreneurial community in Japan, or the enlightened public policy leadership in Singapore against the crisis-driven developments in Korea. This book uncovers the Chinese model of gradual transition, the Royal Cambodian model, and others.

Guanxi or interpersonal relationships is one of the major dynamics of Chinese society. It binds literally millions of Chinese firms into a social and business web. This edition provides an update to the exploration of the various social, economic, cultural, and business issues relating to the complex concept and practice of guanxi.

To understand the interest in the development of Islamic banking in South-East Asia, one must first understand the relationship originating from the Qur'an. Establishing this aspect, this book then talks about the financial products and services offered, and looks at the opportunities that this field can provide for both Muslims and non-Muslims.

In order to sustain their ventures in the Indian market, businesses developed an ecosystem to promote their current and future business. Over time, more and more small business owners emerged and organised their own settings to sustain business activities.Contemporary times challenge emerging economies - like India - to adopt entrepreneurship in order to boost its economy. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the preferred way of addressing these challenges; however, the ecosystem required to promote these MSMEs poses significant challenges and requires change to be sustainable.This book examines original case studies, quantitative studies and qualitative research highlighting the organisation of new business, reflecting a wide range of sectors across India. The book offers new insights to budding entrepreneurs to help organise new and established firms to infuse entrepreneurial intentions among the workforce.

This book serves as a textbook for courses on Asian studies with a focus on ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs and business management in Asia. It gives a comprehensive Asian perspective on the organizational peculiarities and changing business practices of ethnic Chinese businesses and their leaders who continue to form the backbone of Asia's dynamic economies. The book features selected chapters written by reputable scholars on Chinese business, covering diverse and yet closely related topics such as the role of ethnic identity, trust, guanxi, Chineseness, leadership, change management, learning and knowledge management in organizations owned and managed by ethnic Chinese.