It’s easy to make an economic forecast, but very hard to get it right. Any country’s economy is prone to fluctuations that make the yearly or quarterly growth rates hard to predict, and China is no di… More

Working while sick is academically known as presenteeism. It refers to the productivity loss when employees are not fully functioning in the workplace because of an illness, injury, or other medical c… More

A number of marketers and academics have expressed concern that brands are losing their appeal, and that consumers are becoming less and less loyal to them More

The recent hashtag #MillennialsDisruptingWorkplace has recently been trending online in China, bringing younger professionals into the spotlight. This generation has gained a reputation for refusing t… More

“Cash is king!” That is a phrase that hasn’t aged well. In China, at least, cash is rapidly becoming obsolete. More

Most of us probably retain the hope that we can recognise and call out unjust treatment when we see it happening to other people, regardless of who they are. More

While leadership is a nuanced concept, it is also largely a matter of identification – does the collective (those being led) believe that their leader identifies with them? Does their leader represent… More

While the Obama-era optimism of a fully liberalised and democratic China is over, so too is the all-out trade war initiated the Trump presidency. More

Do you agonise over getting the tone of a work email ‘just right’ before you send it? Have you ever laid awake at night, your mind furiously dissecting every word and nuance of an email you received f… More

The pursuit of profit and redressing social problems, at first glance make uneasy bedfellows. However, for successful social enterprises (SEs) they are two halves of a workable whole that embodies the… More