Index
Asia Polyurethane Manufacturing Pte Ltd, 47–8
AskNature.org, 120
Atlas Sound & Vision Pte Ltd, 48–51
AutoCAD, 67
Beretta, 33
Bhagavad Gita, 35–6
biomimicry, 120
bottom line, 39–41
triple bottom line of business sustainability, 39
‘bullwhip effects’, 113
business longevity, 35–7
business sustainability, 131–7
bottom line, 39–41
case studies and examples, 45–81
large local organisations, 63–6
MNCs, 66–80
SMEs and VWOs, 46–63
challenges and future, 83–109
company reactions during the post-2008 economic crisis, 98
effects of retrenchment on employer brand, 99
key challenges faced by organisations, 88–90
key measures taken, 95–100
list of key challenges faced by organisations, 89
list of key measures taken by organisations, 96
list of reasons for unsustainability of business, 91
ranking of risk management strategies, 101
reasons for unsustainability of business, 90–5
risk management strategies, 100–4
staying ahead of the competition, 85
sustaining through people, 93
core values, 86–8
list of keywords (core values), 88
framework, 124–5
future challenges, 104–9
greatest challenges for organisations over the next five years, 106
future uncertainties, 112–14
business longevity, 35–7
factor affecting sustainability, 37–8
focus groups, 16
life expectancies, 32–5
number of organisations by sector, 15
number of organisations by type, 13
research methodology, 13–26
Singapore, 3–12
summary of case organisations, 18–22
HRM-related challenges, measures, risk management strategies and future challenges, 136
innovative sustainability initiative, 115–24
Autodesk Inc, 119–20
Bhutan’s sustainability of cultural heritage, 121–2
Korean Air, 117–18
Mitsubishi, 122–3
SFK Group, 123–4
Tata Group, 118–19
The COFFEE BEAN Project, 115–16
integrated model, 126
Laughlin’s organisational elements, 127
measures of business sustainability, 42–3
raising awareness about sustainability, 126–8
scope, 29–43
sustainability continuum, 41–2
towards a business sustainability future, 111–30
CaseTrust, 145
Centre for Seniors, 51–2
commission, 49
Compulsory Education Act, 145
Continuing Education and Training (CET), 144
corporate value index (CV-Index) model, 87
corporate values, 86
cost management, 100
financial metrics, 42
foreign direct investment, 5
Foreign Worker Levy, 64
From Third World to First: The Singapore Story 1965–2000, 5
Fuji Xerox Singapore Pte Ltd, 69–71
General Electric, 37
Giraudan, 33
Givaudan Singapore Pte Ltd, 71–3
Global Competitiveness Index, 2
Global Sustainability Continuum, 41
business longevity, 35–7
factor affecting sustainability, 37–8
focus groups, 16
life expectancies, 32–5
number of organisations by sector, 15
number of organisations by type, 13
research methodology, 13–26
Singapore, 3–12
summary of case organisations, 18–22
‘glocalised’, 105
greed, 94–5
Group Orientation and Learning (GOAL), 119
‘In Harmony with Education’, 50
innovation, 115
institutional isomorphism, 132
iqDynamics Pte Ltd, 54–5
Law of Least Resistance, 38
life expectancies, 32–5
international examples of long existing companies, 34
mentor-buddy system, 58–9
Mitsubishi Corporation, 122–3
Mitsubishi Corporation Thousand Year Forest, 123
multinational companies, 25–6
Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI), 140
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 140
National University of Singapore (NUS), 140
Ngee Ann College, 140
North American Industry Classification System, 23
Nuvista Technologies Pte Ltd, 60–1
‘random purposeful sampling’, 14
Re-employment: Equipping And Developing Yourself (READY), 52
regular maintenance, 37
Research Network for Business Sustainability, 42
Respect, Integrity, Passion and Excellence (RIPE), 49
risk ignorance, 94
risk management, 100–4
Schumpeterian ‘creative destruction’, 114
Security Workforce Skills Qualifications, 59
Seniors Employability Programme, 51
Singapore, 3–12
continuing education and training, 144
cultural, 11–12
economic, 5–11
investment, 11
real economic growth, 7
share of GDP by industry, 7
trade performances, 6
vs Asian economies in labour market dimensions, 9
education and training system, 137–46
education system genesis, 137–40
policies and practices, 141–3
quality assurance, 144–5
structure, 141
historical and political, 3–5
Singapore Airlines, 102–3
Singapore Management University (SMU), 140
Singapore Polytechnic, 139
Singapore Prestige Brand Award, 50
‘size standards’, 23
‘SKF Care’, 123–4
small and medium sized enterprises, 24–5
Small Business Administration, 23
Straits Settlements, 4
strategic change, 92
strategic metrics, 43
Strategies for Active and Independent Learning (SAIL), 141
‘survivor’s syndrome’, 84
sustainability continuum, 41–2
systems thinking, 93–4
Tata Administrative Service (TAS), 119
Tata Group, 118–19
‘TechnoVation Managers’, 103
‘Temasek’, 3
Teradata Corporation, 76–8
The Biomimicry Project, 119–20
The COFFEE BEAN Project, 115–16
‘Thinking Schools, Learning Nation’ (TSLN), 141
Thomson-Houston Company, 37
TME System Pte Ltd, 61–3
Toyota, 92–3
TR19:2005 BCM standard, 56
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