Chair in Business in Asia
Active from 2014 to 2020, the Chair in Business in Asia created and shared knowledge promoting effective New Zealand business engagement with Asia.
Sponsored by BNZ bank, the Chair in Business in Asia emerged from a partnership between Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and three New Zealand Government agencies:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
- New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE).
Core activities of the Chair in Business in Asia
The Chair concentrated on four core activities:
- High-quality academic research on Asia with a business and policy focus—The Chair's research sought to build knowledge of Asian markets, business culture, and business practice. This included national and international research collaboration.
- Executive education—The Chair sought to build capability in the corporate and SME business sector, in the public sector, and in the professions—including law firms and business consultancies working with New Zealand clients on their commercial operations in Asia.
- Practitioner-informed undergraduate and graduate teaching programmes—Academic, business, and government contributors collaborated to build knowledge and awareness of Asia among future business leaders.
- Public education programmes—The Chair aimed to reach a broad range of business people and the wider community. The Chair was established to enhance work relating to strategies and policies for New Zealand firms competing in Asia.
About Professor Siah Hwee Ang
Professor Siah Hwee Ang was the inaugural holder of the Chair in Business in Asia. Before joining Victoria University of Wellington, he was Professor in Strategy at the University of Auckland Business School. He also conducted research at Cass Business School, City University in London.
Professor Ang holds a PhD in Management from the National University of Singapore, where he has also been a teaching fellow and research fellow.
He was appointed the lead for the Enabling Our Asia Pacific Trading Nation theme, one of the eight academic distinctiveness themes in the University, in August 2017.
Research interests
Professor Ang’s main research interests have been in the areas of alliances and acquisitions, competition, technology strategy, international business strategy, reputation, and international and strategic human resource management..
He also has special interests in biotechnology, venture capital, and information technology-related industries.
A broad summary of his research interests would be: ‘the impacts of firm strategies and resources (constraints) on firm performance’.
Research publications
Browse research publications by Professor Siah Hwee Ang in the following areas:
- Business Strategy
- International Business
- Reputation
- Strategic and International Human Resource Management.
Supervised thesis topics
Find out about postgraduate thesis topics supervised by the Chair in Business in Asia.
Contact
If you have any enquiries about the research conducted by the Chair in Business in Asia, get in touch with Professor Siah Hwee Ang.
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Professor Siah Hwee Ang
School of Marketing and International Business
siahhwee.ang@vuw.ac.nz RH 1124, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay
