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Professor Chris Rowley has affiliations at IHCR, Korea University, Korea and IBAS, Griffith University, Australia as well as IAPS, Nottingham University, UK and Cass Business School, City University, London, UK and has been a Korea Foundation Research Fellow. He is Editor of the journals Asia Pacific Business Review and Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management and also Series Editor of the Working in Asia and Asian Studies book series. He has given a range of talks and lectures to universities and companies internationally, with research and consultancy experience with unions, business and government. He has published widely in the area of Human Resource Management and Asian business, with over 500 articles, books and chapters and practitioner pieces as well as being interviewed and quoted in a range of practitioner reports and magazines, radio and newspapers globally. Jayantee Mukherjee Saha is Director and Principal Consultant of Aei4eiA Pty Ltd. Aei4eiA is a Sydney-based management/policy research and consultancy firm focusing on 'People and Sustainability' matters. She has extensive experience in the fields of business strategies, management/policy research, people management & organisational development. She has held senior positions with professional bodies and academic institutions and works closely with Government/public sector agencies, MNCs/SMEs, global bodies and academic institutions spread across the Asia Pacific and the UK. Jayantee regularly contributes to forums, been invited columnist in leading HR/business magazines in the APAC region and has over 50 publications, including three books, to her credit. She has received many awards and her work has been widely acclaimed by practitioners and scholars alike. Mr. David Ang is the Executive Director at SHRI. He has extensive experience in the field of human resources and business. David was the former Secretary General and Treasurer of the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) - an umbrella group that holds together human resource associations from regions across the world from May 2006 to April 2008. His leadership role as the former Chair of the 11th World HR Congress & Business-Connect Exposition won him worldwide accolades for successful execution of the largest HR event in the Asia Pacific region. David is an editorial member of the international peer refereed journal, Research and Practice in Human Resource Management (RPHRM).

"This book adds to the body of knowledge for organisations, industry / professional associations and government regulators who are interested in preserving business success, and provides a useful catalyst for action to move forward as a more sustainable society." --Australian Instiute of Management

• DedicationList of figures and tablesForewordForewordForewordMap of South East AsiaAbout the authorsChapter 1: Introduction: setting the context of business sustainability and globalisationAbstract:IntroductionSingapore in contextThe research and methodsStructure of the bookConclusionChapter 2: The depths and heights of business sustainabilityAbstract:IntroductionBusiness sustainability and globalisationBottom lines in business sustainabilitySustainability continuumMeasures of business sustainabilityConclusionChapter 3: Business sustainability in practice: case studies and examplesAbstract:IntroductionSMEs and VWOsLarge local organisationsMNCsConclusionChapter 4: The challenges and the future for business sustainabilityAbstract:IntroductionCore values and business sustainabilityKey challenges faced by organisationsReasons for unsustainability of businessesKey measures takenRisk management strategiesFuture challengesConclusionChapter 5: Towards a business sustainability futureAbstract:IntroductionFuture uncertaintiesInnovative sustainability initiativeFramework of business sustainabilityRaising awareness about sustainabilityConclusionChapter 6: Conclusion: business sustainability is beyond just lastingAbstract:Appendix: Singapore education and training system at a glanceReferencesIndex