ABCC Case Books:

	Exploring Best Practices in the Hospitality Industry in Asia
	Case Authors: Judy Siguaw, Wee Beng Geok
	Publisher: Asian Business Case Centre, Nanyang Technological University
	ISBN: 9789810809584
	Format: pbk, 144 pages
	Copyright: 2008
	Organisations operating in today's hyper-competitive environment are striving to develop sustainable competitive advantages. One view suggests that companies may create a sustainable advantage via inimitable, non-substitutable, rare, and valuable resources and capabilities. A related view proposes that knowledge development and deployment is the source of a truly sustainable competitive advantage. Yet, no one skill or capability ensures that a competitive advantage is sustained over the long term. Instead, organisations must routinely, and without hesitation, demolish and reconstruct their core competencies to retain leadership positions within their industries. These concepts of singular resources and knowledge development and deployment are inexorably linked to the constant creation and execution of new best practices. The adoption and implementation of best practices offer a number of competitive advantages. Prior research has noted that when best practices are utilised throughout the organisation, these practices are indicative of a common performance mindset. "When performance mindsets are widely shared, they translate established company values into practices by means of commonly understood guidelines on how to recognize and solve problems - which, in turn, guide the organisation in making decisions when faced with many possibilities". However, the unique characteristics of services industries - intangibility, heterogeneity, perishability, and inseparability - generate greater challenges for service firms seeking to implement innovative ideas. These traits and the complexity of the relationships among owners, management companies, brands, and other key associates combine to make the selection and implementation of best practices far more difficult than in most other businesses. Consequently, service industries, especially the hospitality industry, have traditionally been viewed as slow to develop and adopt inventive concepts. Yet, the very traits and convoluted relationships which make the hotel industry so challenging mean that the adoption and adaptation of best practices are even more critical to the long-term performance and viability of these lodging companies. The study at hand was undertaken to surface best practices in the hospitality industry in Asia and celebrate those industry leaders who are willing to share their practices. It is hoped that the study will make a modest contribution in helping the industry reach a higher level of professionalism through the process of benchmarking.

	Hospitality Industry in Asia – Selected Case Studies
	Editor: Wee Beng Geok Case Authors: Wee Beng Geok, Judy Siguaw, Jennie Chua, Russell A. Smith, Leong Choon Chiang, Xia Yang, Priscilla S. Rogers, Gunter Dufey, Nigel Goodwin, Ivy Buche, Elizabeth O'Neil, D. G. Allampalli, Seow Jia Min, Shirley Tan
	Publisher: Asian Business Case Centre, Nanyang Technological University
	ISBN: 9789810589103
	Format: pbk, 158 pages
	Copyright: 2007
	Asia is currently the region in the world with the highest growth potential for tourism. While this is welcome news for its hospitality industry, the growth prospects come with new challenges. Among these is the industry’s collective ability to attract, train, develop and retain the talent for the many fast-growing hospitality firms and operations in the region. The challenge for educators and trainers is not only to facilitate the development of analytical skills and knowledge among new entrants and current managers in the industry. In the dynamic and diverse environments that characterize the Asian hospitality industry today, the challenge is also to develop future talents that would be in the vanguard of new innovative hospitality practices in Asia. The case study as a pedagogical tool that bridges the gap between knowledge and contexts, engages students in a learning journey that helps them think more deeply about creating the next layer of innovations for their organisations. The case studies in this collection are based on actual situations faced by practising managers in the hospitality industry in Asia. While each case focuses on some specific issues in management, the cases are anchored in the contexts in which these problems and challenges arose and as such, reflect the complex and multi-dimensional reality faced by practising managers.

	Government Linked Companies and other Organisations in Singapore
	Editor: Wee Beng Geok Case Authors: D.G. Allampalli, Chung Sang Pok, Joan Henderson, Andrew Inkpen, Shirley Koh, Robert Lian, Low Buen Sin, Elizabeth O'neil, Neo Boon Siong, Hesan A. Quazi, Toh Thian Ser, Wee Beng Geok & Yim-Yeo Tien Hua
	Publisher: Asian Business Case Centre, Nanyang Technological University
	ISBN: 9810514697
	Format: pbk, 123 pages
	Copyright: 2004
	There are 9 cases on management practices in Singapore, focusing on government-linked companies, public organisations and a union-based cooperative.

	亚洲管理案例集：新加坡的政联公司与机构
	主编：黄明玉 翻译：钟尚博、吴倩如、陈天
	出版机构： 新加坡南洋理工大学亚洲商业案例中心
	格式：pbk, 123页
	国际标准书号： 9810514700
	版权： 2004
	这是拟议中《亚洲企业管理案例》系列的第一本。本书提供现代管理学一些发人深省的视野，这包括组织流程、流程再造、品管、商业策略、人事管理等等。 这里所收录的九个案例，讨论的是新加坡企业机构的管理经验。其中五个涉及一种独特的组织形式，即新加坡的政联公司，另有三个是新加坡的民事机构，以工会为基础的合作社则是最后一个探讨的案例。

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	Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Asia	Format: pbk, 345 pages
	ISBN: 9810561083	Copyright: 2006
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	Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall	Format: pbk, 363 pages
	ISBN: 9812449388	Copyright: 2006
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	Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall	Format: pbk, 410 pages
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	Authors: Chan Teng Heng & Fang Yong Qing
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	ISBN: 0071252959	Copyright: 2006
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	Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia)	Format: pbk, 174 pages
	ISBN: 0071256229	Copyright: 2006
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	ISBN: 0071253408	Copyright: 2006
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	Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall	Format: pbk, 183 pages
	ISBN: 9810675577	Copyright: 2005
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	Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia)	Format: pbk, 132 pages
	ISBN: 0071241639	Copyright: 2004
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	Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall	Format: pbk, 206 pages
	ISBN: 0130465445	Copyright: 2003
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	Author: Wee Chow Hou
	Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall	Format: pbk, 438 pages
	ISBN: 013100137X	Copyright: 2003
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	Emerging Issues in Organizational Behaviour: An Asian Perspective
	Authors: Tan Joo Seng & Chi-Ching Rosario Guzman
	Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia)	Format: pbk, 98 pages
	ISBN: 0071226664	Copyright: 2002
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	Strategic Negotiation Across Cultures
	Authors: Tan Joo Seng & Lim Ngah Kiing, Elizabeth
	Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia)	Format: pbk, 125 pages
	ISBN: 0071226672	Copyright: 2002
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