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Robert Kuok: A Memoir
Robert Kuok is one of the most highly respected businessmen in Asia. But this legendary Overseas Chinese entrepreneur, commodities trader who made his first milion on the London sugar market, hotelier of the Shangri-la chain, and property mogul has maintained a low profile and seldom shed light in public on his business empire or personal life. That is, until now. In these memoirs, the 94-year-old Kuok tells the remarkable story of how, starting in British Colonial Malaya, he built a multi-industry, multinational business group. In reflecting back on 75 years of conducting business, he offers management insights, discusses strategies and lessons learned, and relates his principles, philosoph...
Robert Kuok Biography
In the shadowy corridors of Asian business, one name whispers power: Robert Kuok. From the bustling ports of British Malaya to the gleaming towers of Hong Kong, his story remained largely untold-until now. This groundbreaking biography reveals how a young man's promise to his dying father transformed into an empire that would reshape the continent. Kuok orchestrated business maneuvers that would define the economic destiny of nations. His Shangri-La Hotels rose like dreams from Singapore to Shanghai, while his influence opened doors in Beijing that remained firmly closed to others. Witness the secret meetings that forged modern China's economic miracle and the profound family values that sha...
Robert Kuok The Visionary Billionaire
What does it take to rise from humble beginnings to become one of the most respected billionaires in the world? Robert Kuok's journey is a masterclass in resilience, vision, and unwavering principles. Born to immigrant parents in British Malaya, Kuok transformed challenges into opportunities, building an empire that spans sugar, hospitality, media, and beyond. His story is not just about amassing wealth-it's about creating lasting change, bridging cultures, and redefining the art of leadership. This book unveils the incredible journey of a man whose vision reshaped Southeast Asia's economic landscape. From founding the iconic Shangri-La Hotel chain to becoming a trusted advisor in fostering ...
Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship and Capitalist Development in Southeast Asia
The study aims at finding an explanation to the economic development of Southeast Asia. To achieve this end, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines have been chosen as the foci of the study. To explain the region's recent success, the study is guided by the hypothesis that overseas Chinese entrepreneurship, exercised by a group belonging to a discriminated ethnic minority, is an indispensable component of the capitalist development of Southeast Asia. Overseas Chinese businesses dominate nearly all branches of the economy of their respective countries of residence. On a regional scale, they are acknowledged to control two-thirds of the region's retail trade. The hypothesis of the s...
The Rhythm of Strategy
An insightful analysis of the strategy of one of Southeast Asia's largest family business groups.
Southeast Asian Capitalists
This collection of essays explores the origins and roles of Southeast Asian business groups, especially as they developed during the 1970s and 1980s. An important contribution to studies of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia. Includes a comprehensive introduction by the editor.
Leadership in the Asia Pacific
This book examines the vital nature of the subject of leadership in Asia and looks, in particular, at the processes and practices within the Asia Pacific region. It describes how leadership processes differ across various regions and teaches managers how to better employ these processes in order to improve the success of their organisations. The work moves beyond looking only at Western ideas and explores further leadership perspectives based on differing cultural foundations. It considers the influences of Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism and Legalism and also reflects the character of different leadership styles, such as paternalistic, benevolent transactional and transformational styles, as well as authentic and entrepreneurial approaches. Throughout the text, a wide range of international contributors adopt an array of leadership and other theories, cases, sectors and methods to discuss leadership in Asia. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Asia Pacific Business Review.
Southeast Asia's Chinese Businesses in an Era of Globalization
Addresses the rise of China and its impacts on Southeast Asia's economies and businesses, especially on those of ethnic Chinese. Also discusses Southeast Asian government policies, particularly their economic and business policies, towards local Chinese, and Southeast Asian Chinese businesses, both conglomerates and SMEs, in an era of globalization.
Biographical Dictionary of New Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
The book is an outstanding compilation. It is easy to use, the information is clear and well-presented, and the volume is smart and robustly crafted. . . The book is an important reference source for practitioners in international business, entrepreneurs and Asian studies. Bob Duckett, Reference Reviews The current compilation fills the need for a Who s Who in the Chinese business world. . . This is a useful reference for scholars and students in China studies and for business practitioners. Recommended. K.T. Wei, Choice As direct foreign investment, both inward and outward, continues to gather momentum, the need to understand the leaders of Chinese corporations is increasingly important. Th...
The Riddle of Malaysian Capitalism
Is capitalism in Southeast Asia 'real' or a 'chimera', that is, some Southeast Asian derivative of capitalism that ultimately will not be sustainable? Malaysia, where an intimate relationship has been forged between the state and business in an effort to create Malay capitalists, presents an interesting and illuminating case in the debate. In this work Peter Searle identifies the complex interaction between the state, the dominant political party (UMNO) and business as the source of dynamism or defeat in the development of Malay capitalists. He also challenges a common view that Chinese business groups are completely different from Malay business groups. Overall this study argues against drawing sharp contrasts between dependency and self-reliance, between state and capital, and between rent-seekers and true 'productive' capitalists. For it is from that amalgam of categories and groups the study concludes that a form of capitalism is emerging in Malaysia which is nonetheless remarkably dynamic and resilient, despite its unorthodox origins.
