The World That Changes The World
By Alan Wong Thanks to modern technology, bad news are delivered with great speed and in huge amounts. We are barraged by “Have you heard?”, “OMG!”, and of course, “Look at this!”, which is often followed by “Spread the word!” or, if you’re on Facebook, “Please ‘Like’ This.” So far, over 200,000 Malaysian Facebook users have... [Read more...]
CSR Strategies Review
By Jean-Michel Piedagnel There are many books written on CSR are written by CSR specialists, but very few are written by CSR “practitioners”, let alone by CEOs. Sri Urip’s book CSR Strategies offers a lot of invaluable first hand practical experience on CSR best practices. This is where this book really stands out. [Read more...] Read More →
What Does (and Does Not) Make Sense in the Nonprofit World
By Jean-Michel Piedagnel Accenture has the reputation of employing the best consultants in the world. The publication of a book about the non-profit sector by Willie Cheng, “Doing Good Well” promised to be an interesting read, for better or worse. He is a former partner at Accenture in Singapore and since his retirement at an early age (and therefore... [Read more...]
The Responsibility Revolution
By Amanda Coffin As Jeffrey Hollander and Bill Breen of Seventh Generation reflect upon the dismal atmosphere following the past two years’ financial upheaval, they see in it the incubator for a revolution. Their newly-released book, The Responsibility Revolution: How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win, offers a review of companies... [Read more...]
Tales of Two Countries
by Amanda Coffin It boggles the mind of many a visitor to this region how Malaysia and Singapore, acrimoniously divorced in 1963, can now – a mere 46 years later – be such different worlds. The two states have much in common, certainly, but if a traveller awoke from a deep sleep whilst in transit, it would take him but a moment to discern which... [Read more...]
A Vast, Diverse and Philanthropic Archipelago
By Amanda Coffin Spanning over 17,000 islands and 5,000 kilometres, the Republic of Indonesia is home to more than 237 million people. Its citizens are ethnically, linguistically and religiously diverse. The country’s motto reflects its pluriformity: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, or Unity in Diversity. Especially amongst its south-east... [Read more...]
¿Qué CSR, Señora?
By Amanda Coffin Perhaps to the disappointment of some readers, the Global Latinas in the title of Lourdes Casanova’s newly-released book (INSEAD Press, 2009) include neither Mexican telenovela starlets nor Shakira, but rather a sampling of South American multinational companies. Dr. Casanova asserts that most research on multinationals has focused... [Read more...]
