With a view to continue the current growth momentum, excel in all phases of business, and create future leadership in Asia and across the globe, there is a felt need to develop a deep understanding of the Asian business environment, and how to create effective marketing strategies that will help...

Of interest to both academics and practitioners who assist in making Shariah-centric strategies, this work is particularly important as Asia holds a major percentage of Islamic assets in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, with new opportunities opening in Central Asia.

Intro -- List of Plates -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Maps -- Introduction: The Ancient World Economy -- 1. Steel and Silk -- 2. Silk in Roman Society -- 3. The Chinese Empire and the Xiongnu -- 4. The Discovery of the West -- 5. Securing the Silk Routes -- 6. The Kushan...

Business Review: Advanced Applications, edited by Dr Anton Ravindran and Dr Farid Shirazi, provides insights and information on several essential business topics, such as cloud computing technology, and their impact on enterprises; the implementation of rolling planning instruments; the price...

This book examines the drivers of, and barriers to, participation of women in the Asian labour market for its socio-economic development and structural transformation. Based on original comparative research and extensive fieldwork, it highlights challenges that women across Asia face in gaining...

This study adopts a comparative perspective and provides a detailed analysis of the core issues in relation to India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, three major labour-sending counties. The conceptual framework of the study presumes that migration management in countries of origin consists of...

The Modern Silk Route is offering a potential land-bridge between China and Europe through Central Asia and Russia that offers a complement to existing shipping routes, and is attracting growing interest by a selected number of multinational companies. However, the main role of the Silk Route is...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Urbanization -- Chapter 2: Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System -- Chapter 3: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation -- Chapter 4: Pune Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System -- Chapter 5: Conclusion: Urban Transportation -- About the...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Box -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain, and Applications -- 2.1 About Distributed Ledger Technology -- 2.2 Blockchain Technology...

The prevalent global heritage discourse has been primarily Euro-centric in its origin, premise, and praxis. Diverse cultural, historical, and geographical contexts, such as that of Asia, call for more context-specific approaches to heritage management. This book explores this complexity of...