In order to make sense of the diversity of business and management in South East Asia, we consider the notion of ‘divergence’ vis-á-vis ‘convergence’. We then go on to examine the four national exemplifications represented in this collection, namely studies set in Thailand, Malaysia,...

The ‘Middle Kingdom’ has come a long way in the last few decades, its economy has burgeoned and its prosperity has flourished. Chinese management has evolved greatly too but is now at the ‘crossroads’, as the People's Republic of China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer an integrated framework for understanding agility. Agility has become an increasingly important capability in today’s changing business world. In this paper, the authors suggest “3, 4’s” to better define agility. Agility can be defined...