Conflicts undermine forest-based livelihoods for the rural poor. Conflict management is key to preventing such conflicts. This article analyzes actor perceptions of forestand tree-related conflicts and conflict management in Ghana’s high forest zone. It also assesses a phased methodology that promotes shared problem definition and ownership of recommendations on conflict resolution strategies…
Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the expectations and predicaments of Cameroonian civil servants two years after the country reached its completion point of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on both the sales effects of free wine tastings and the effects on attitudes towards future purchases four weeks after the tastings. Design/methodology/approach – Store scanner data for the four weeks before and after each of ten wine tastings are used to measure the effect tastings had on sales. A total of 170 consumers, who attende…
Warehouses may be as old as trading outposts in the olden days, but warehousing has since evolved into a highly sophisticated operation that features prominently in the supply chain strategy. Here at last is a timely and comprehensive guide for practitioners to the best practices in warehousing. It provides insights for beginners in warehousing and is a good quick read for someone who wants to …
Despite unprecedented levels of global interconnectedness, little academic attention has been paid to how governments actively deal with the challenges globalization poses for national identity. This book investigates the Singapore Government’s approach to the construction of national identity and the shifting ways in which Singapore has been imagined in official discourses. The hallmarks o…
This paper aims to present an exploration of the contributions of the military organization to knowledge-based development within and beyond the boundaries of its home country.
Singapore, although a city-state of only 2.7 million people, is the world's busiest seaport by every measure: number of vessel arrivals and departures, total tonnage of vessel traffic, and volume of cargo handled. It should not be surprising,then, that the Port of Singapore Authority has taken the lead in maritime-industry human resources development in the Asia Pacific region. The Port of Sing…
The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) was formed in October 2016 as part of the restructuring of the Infocomm Development Authority. It works with public agencies to develop and deliver digital services and applied technology to individuals and businesses. It also builds platforms and solutions required for Singapore's Smart Nation strategy.
Reports the findings of a cross-cultural survey on the skill requirements of senior-level logistics executives as perceived by the logistics practitioners themselves from two developing South-east Asian nations, namely, Singapore and Malaysia. The study reveals that in the sampled nations, logistics has emerged as a discipline by itself and that the logisticians in these countries are aware t…
Logistics companies have benefited from the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in their business processes. Although ICT is being promoted in the Singapore logistics industry, details on status and perception towards ICT are not well-known. Therefore, in order to understand ICT penetration, a study is necessary.
Transshipment points in container transport are a vital part of the functioning and competitiveness of global logistics systems. However, competition between different geographical locations is ongoing and therefore competitive landscape and leading actors are continuously changing. The purpose of this paper is to understand one of world’s leading transshipment points, Singapore, and its comp…
The increased efficiencies to be gained in improving logistics has pushed managers to explore a number of new ideas, technologies, and methods of information management and computerization. However, many companies in Asia are indicating that responsiveness and flexibility are the keys to responding to markets which are rapidly changing and where customers are requiring a range of services. Stud…
This paper reports on research into continuous improvement and learning in logistics. It is generally acknowledged that in today’s dynamic and turbulent environment, firms have to develop capabilities that allow them to be very flexible and agile, and at the same time, be able to incorporate new (product and process) technologies that enable them to develop and exploit better practices in sup…
In 1989, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) published the milestone volume Management of Success: The Moulding of Modern Singapore, edited by Kernial Singh Sandhu and Paul Wheatley, which delved into a wide variety of issues that were integral to the growth of modern Singapore. The world that Singapore faced in 1989 has changed irrevocably. Meanwhile, within Singapore, the city-st…