Governance Matters, The Star, June 27, 2009 By SHIREEN MUHIUDEEN BRIBERY and corruption are clearly incompatible with good governance and harmful to the creation of value. The cost of corruption is enormous and it undermines the markets’ trust in companies and countries. Corruption is a governance issue and a social issue, and of course, a financial… [Continue Reading]
ING has embarked on a three-year plan to transform itself
July 18, 2009 By
The Star Bizweek, Saturday October 4, 2008 By CECILIA KOK DR Nirmala Menon gets asked very often about how it feels to be the “woman on top” since taking the helm as CEO/president of ING Insurance Bhd about a year ago. And she always replies that it’s a good feeling.
Women survive better than men in business during crisis
July 18, 2009 By
The Star, Business section, 9 June 2009 KUALA LUMPUR: In times of crisis, women in business emerge well and survive better than men. The growth of women entrepreneurship in the last few decades has been extraordinary and highly successful women business owners these days pride themselves on being in charge of their own destiny, resilient… [Continue Reading]
Women at the helm
July 18, 2009 By
Lifefocus, The Star, June 25, 2009 By PATSY KAM YOU would think that after coming so far and chalking up so many successes, there are no longer any doubts about what women can do. Yet, some things have not changed. In fields that are traditionally dominated by men, women often still have to prove that they… [Continue Reading]
Read a book and pass it on
July 17, 2009 By
In Sunday People, New Straits Times Reading nourishes the mind. It may even help you to get rich. Lawyer, writer and publisher Christina Chia tells RACHAEL PHILIP about her mission to get more Malaysians to read. IF Napoleon Hill, one of the earliest personal success authors, was still alive he’d surely be proud of Christina… [Continue Reading]