Many years ago, I sent a staff to China to present a paper on incubation park in a Malaysian university. We were proud that we have established a 20-acre incubation park, where start-ups and university spin-offs could operate. When he came back, he reported what the Chinese had established an incubation park in a university […]
Next week, a new MBA Semester will begin at Azman Hashim International Business School , UTM, Malaysia. I will be teaching a new subject, Negotiation for Decision-Making, and the old subject, Strategic Transformation of Organizations. The topic of negotiation is a critical skill for organizations and firms. It is also applicable for our dilly activities, […]
I am a regular fan of beef peperoni pizza, made by a well-known franchisor. As everyone knows, pizza contains one critical ingredient, namely cheese. As pizza is a world favourite food, It is noted that the global worth of the cheese industry is world’s US$150 billion a year. In every pan of pizza, there are about […]
As a chemical engineer, I am closely following the developments and advances in battery technologies, especially for use in EVs. Many research groups are using different materials in the periodic table as an alternative to lithium. Several electric vehicle battery chemistries are emerging as electric cars .Scientists, battery companies and automakers are trying to develop […]
Many years ago, I came across an inventor who had developed a helmet contraption that can treat baldness. I asked him to explain the workings of the helmet, but he refused. He said that he did not want to reveal this. I did not think the helmet contraction worked as I saw only a tiny […]
Leaders are critical in the performance of organizations at any stage of their life cycles. The slides attached describe some examples of leadership styles that can be adopted by innovators in guiding the growth of their firms.
Since last semester, I have asked my MBA students to write essays on a certain management topic using the ChatGPT. Several essays were excellent while most others were not interesting readings. Many students were able to submit excellent essays, despite their lack of proficiency in English. ChatGPT was obviously helping students to write business reports […]