Asian and Pacific Rim Resources

Asian and Pacific Rim Resources

With the opening of Ivey's Asian Management Institute (1997) and the establishment of the new Cheng Yu Tung Management Institute (1998) located in Hong Kong, there is a renewed interest in Asia and the Pacific Rim region. The following are resources for commencing research on this topic.

Visit the Ivey Asian Management Institute website.

Websites

• AccessAsia
  The "first clearinghouse to track the expertise and current research of policy-related issues in Asia. In addition to its data-collection efforts, AccessAsia publishes the AccessAsia Review, a "state of the field" journal that reviews recent literature in the field of Asian Affairs."

• AsiaOne
  Provides links to AsiaOne Commerce, News Stand (including access to numerous newspapers and magazines such as Business Times Online, Singapore Business, Business World, Asian Business, Straits Times Interactive and Newsmap: News Reports by Country).

• Asia Foundation
  "A private, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization working to build leadership, improve policies, and strengthen institutions to foster greater openness and share prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region". It provides links to additional useful international information (The Asian Development Bank, The World Bank and The World Trade Organization).

• Business Day
  Thailand's leading English-language daily newsaper providing business and financial news from Southeast Asia.

• China China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
  "Comprises VIPS, enterprises and organizations representing the economic and trade sectors in China. It is the most important and the largest institution for the promotion of foreign trade in China."

• Hieros Gamos'
  A comprehensive legal site which also provides access to journals, newsletters and bulletins. There are links to many business-related publications including Asia Inc - Knight Ridder Financial News, The Economist, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Marketing, SEC News Digest, SEC News Sources, and the Wall Street Journal.

• Hong Kong Stock Exchange

• Investor Relations Asia Pacific
  The Website For Asia's Financial Markets.

Books

For an up-to-date list of books and e-books, search the Western Libraries catalogue for the following SUBJECTs:

• Asia - Commerce
  
• Asia - Economic conditions
  
• Asia - Economic integration
  
• Asia - Foreign economic relations
  
• Economic forecasting - Asia
  
• Management - Asia
  
• International Business Enterprises - Pacific Area
  
• Pacific Area - Commerce
• Pacific Area - Economic conditions
• Pacific Area - Foreign economic relations
  

Western Libraries is also a depository for Asian Development Bank publications.

The following is a selection of books on the topic of Asian and Pacific Rim business. Search the Western Libraries catalogue for more thorough results.

The Asian economy and Asian money (Online)

Asian Post-Crisis Management: Corporate and Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage (HD70.A7A768 2002)

Big in Asia: 25 Strategies for Business Success (HD30.28.B322 2003)

Branding in Asia: The Creation, Development, and Management of Asian Brands for the Global Market (HD69.B7T45 2001)

Business in Asia Pacific: Text and Cases (HD62.4.E418 2001)

The Changing Face of Chinese Management (HD70.C5T344 2003)

China Dawn: The Story of a Technology and Business Revolution (HC427.95.S53 2002)

Chinese Entrepreneurship and Asian Business Networks (HD2901.C45 2002)

Corruption and Governance in Asia (HD2741.C785 2003)

Culture and business in Asia (HD70.A72G85 2009)

International business risk : a handbook for the Asia Pacific Region (HC412.I523185 2003)

Pacific trade issues (HF2570.7.D863 2008)

Services and economic development in the Asia-Pacific (HD9987.A2S475 2007)

Articles and Reports

Relevant material can be obtained by searching the Library's electronic databases:

Select journals available online:

Asia-Pacific Journal of Management
Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research
Asiamoney
ASEAN Economic Bulletin