Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken almost everything and caused disruptions to all aspects of our lives. Studies revealed that Asia has emerged stronger, and economic growth and opportunities are opening. Life beyond the pandemic in Asia is an important topic for businesses and leaders. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast in July 2021, Asia is expected to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2021 and 6.4 per cent in 2022, compared with 6.0 per cent and 4.9 per cent for the world. In a series of interviews with Asian executives by McKinsey, it was reported that economic disruption associated with the pandemic appears to have accelerated the shift toward Asia-for-Asia supply chains. How did Asia achieve this? What can you learn from the shift toward Asia-for-Asia business practices and trends? Why did Asia emerge stronger?
This module entitled ‘Emerging windows of opportunity for Asian Business Trends’ aims to provide course participants with a glimpse of the windows of opportunity from Asian perspectives.
Course content
This course aims to expose students to emerging windows of opportunity in Asia. The lessons are taught by faculty members from Nanyang Business School (NBS), our partner university in Singapore. The visit to NBS and Singapore allows the students to have a glimpse of the Lion City (Singapore) with various significant achievements internationally from being the leading financial center in the Asia-Pacific, the World’s most awarded airline (Singapore airline), a leading country of choice for business internationally, to be the business hub that opens up many windows of business opportunities in Asia.
To achieve the learning outcomes, the proposed lessons (but are not limited to) and field visits are customized with insights from an Asia perspective and value-add to the comprehensive EMBA program.
- Corporate Sustainability – Lessons learned from Singapore and APAC
- Innovation and Growing New Ventures in Asia
- Corporate Entrepreneurship in Asia
- Industry Visits: The Lion city with many windows
- Leadership in Asia: From Heroic to Collective to Crisis Leadership