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Food Matters

Food matters. It is a basic human need, yet its availability in adequate, safe, nutritious and regular amounts for humans is by no means assured. This seminal book, Food Matters, by Professor Paul Teng and Manda Foo, provides explanations to the many questions asked about today’s food sources and quality. Written in prose that is easily understandable, it takes the reader through the fascinating story of the origin of our common foods, how they have changed in looks and their methods of production, and discusses many issues on the minds of consumers and governments. Read More

Where Great Work Lives

CORPORATE REAL ESTATE (CRE) is changing fast. In a world where clients need every advantage, CRE—a company’s means of housing its operations—is coming to the fore of corporate strategy. CRE professionals are no longer simply property hunters or facilities managers, but valuable consultants and partners whose input can make or lose millions. In this book, veteran CRE representative Chua Ming Lee distils her decades of experience into clear, simple lessons that anyone can learn and apply. Peppered with invaluable perspectives and lessons from case studies, Where Great Work Lives is your essential guide to building your career as a trusted, successful CRE professional. Read More

Differentiation

The age of disruption has arrived – fast and furious. Technological advances have revolutionised the global economy in ways not envisaged, engendering major established and traditional industries to wobble and slide. In Differentiation, Dr Wilson Chew underlines the imperatives for companies to differentiate – in order to create value and win – through a series of compelling strategies, bold innovation and perceptive branding. Read more

Remote-Entrepreneurship

remote-Entrepreneurship™ marks a seminal contribution in the evolving field of entrepreneurship. Evidence-based and market-tested, the concept, model and strategy of r-entrepreneurship™ is set to help scores of people and aspiring entrepreneurs overcome their fear and dilemma of leaping from a stable corporate life to starting a business. With r-entrepreneurship, one can start a successful business without having to leave his or her job. Read more

Boardroom Matters

Does good corporate governance really benefit a company’s valuation? Why should an honest mistake made by a director be a crime? These and many other questions on the various facets of corporate governance and directorship are addressed in this important book “Boardroom Matters”. Essential reading for directors and corporate leaders. Read more

Boardroom Matters Vol. II

Corporate governance is a highly topical subject. It should concern anyone involved in a company since good corporate governance is important for corporate performance. This second volume takes off from where the first left off [from Volume I]. Each article in this collection stands on its own, and collectively reflect the crucial dual roles of boards: ensuring conformance with the rules of the operating environment, and performance of the company in the longer term. Read more

Boardroom Matters Vol. III

What can directors do to avoid conflicts of interest? What is the value and pitfalls of having an executive committee? How can boards ensure that their companies will survive and even thrive amidst digital disruption? Boardroom Matters Volume III: Towards Effective Boards features 50 articles that range from age-old issues of directorship such as director independence to more contemporaneous topics such as digital disruption.

Boardroom Matters Vol. IV

How do boards and directors stay relevant in the face of the evolving business landscape? What can directors do to ensure that the right systems are in place? How has the regulatory environment and pandemic-related disruptions changed the role of boards? This fourth volume of Boardroom Matters (The Evolving Role and Expectations of Boards) collects 50 articles published from late 2016 through most of 2020. Since the publication of the previous volumes, the world has changed forever. Expectations of the board during the major upheaval caused by the rapid spread of Covid-19 threw a spotlight on board effectiveness, crisis and risk management, board processes and corporate culture. With environmental, social and governance issues entering mainstream discussion, emerging topics of digital transformation, virtual general meetings and corporate conscience have dominated the boardroom agenda. Boards are now, more than ever, under increased pressure to evolve with the changing regulatory landscape.

Speaking Up For Mental Illness

In today’s society, the stigma of mental illness is prevalent and pervasive. This book chronicles the research on mental illness over the past 38 years and the indefatigable effort of mental health professionals in the destigmatization campaign in Singapore. Speaking Up for Mental Illness is a personal narrative of author Professor Kua Ee Heok. It is a testament that change is possible. Read More

Colours of Ageing

This book explores the mind of a generation who survived the Second World War and witnessed the dramatic rise of Singapore from third world to first. A distillate of five epidemiological studies, this book is written from a longitudinal perspective, viewed through the lens of time by a doctor, who conducted the research with his team. The 30 years of research on the mental health of the Singapore elderly is a tapestry of myriad colours of people from different ethnicities, cultures and social hierarchies. Read More

Mental Healthcare of The Elderly

Mental healthcare in many Asian countries mirrors the British model, which in the past was focused on the large mental asylum but now has a community emphasis. Geriatric Psychiatry books in libraries and bookshops are mainly from Britain and North America. In recent years, Asian countries have begun to rethink, reorganise and introduce innovations to improve their mental health services. Mental Healthcare of the Elderly contains some of these new ideas and is a primer for health professionals who are involved in the care of elderly people with mental health problems like depression and dementia. Read More

Ageing Baby Boomers

The baby boomers have come of age – the first cohort born in 1946 is now 65 years old. This book is, in essence, a quantitative and qualitative study of the collective experiences of the lives of 40 young lads in a small Malaysian town who were from the same school in 1964, and another group of baby boomers in Singapore. Written from an Asian perspective by Professor Kua Ee-Heok, its pervasive themes are mental resilience, the ethical mind and life satisfaction. Read More