Through the example of the high-profile Eurotunnel project, the case shows how important contracts and agreements are in project management.

The case describes the transformation of the National Library Board in Singapore from a somewhat bureaucratic library into a customer oriented information provider.

This case study introduces a B2B (Business to Business) exchange operator and the evolution of its online trading community. As an ASP, CrimsonLogic facilitates B2B procurement for direct materials in the hi-tech industry in Southeast Asia. The case study describes three distinguishable stages in the community transformation and two types of community formation.

This case describes Banyan Tree Resorts & Hotel’s rapid growth starting from a single resort converted from a disused tin mine in Phuket, Thailand, to become an international resort operator and one of Asia’s top 20 brands.

In June 1998, The Board of Directors of INSEAD, a leading international business school based in Fontainebleau (France) had to decide to proceed with an investment in a second campus in Singapore. Over the past 20 years INSEAD had established an international reputation and had developed some expertise on Asian business.

The Philippines is considered to be the most sophisticated SMS market in the world. As a model for community based innovation, the popularity of a supposedly lower-tech approach in mobile communication has inspired a host of innovative applications that use SMS as a technology tool in business.

After IT, it is biotechnology that aims to power India’s tech growth engine. Entrenched in a network of biotech companies in India’s Bangalore-Hyderabad region, Biocon stands as a leader using innovation as an energizer. Much of the credit goes to entrepreneurial leadership of Ms.

This case describes an audit of an international R
and D department of a large international specialty chemicals company. The productivity of R&D has gone down dramatically and the audit reveals problems in several areas: mission of R&D, product portfolio, communication, integration with other functions and leadership.

This case describes the in-home resort designing and construction management capability of Banyan Tree Resorts and Hotels. It describes the key players involved in the project management of building a resort from scratch and the processes involved.

This series of two cases describes the creation of a dotcom start-up in Singapore and its penetration into the Chinese market. The company, MyWeb Inc.com started as a Web designer, but moved quickly into set-top box, for Internet access using TVs, as well as the design of a portal with localised content for China.