OSRC *ORIENTAL STRATEGY RESEARCH CENTER*
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OSRC *ORIENTAL STRATEGY RESEARCH CENTER*
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MEMBERS: All members have practising interest and respect for the age-old time-proven traditions of the East. It is felt that the world of modern management can greatly benefit from the wisdom of the East, which have several profound ancient texts on strategic management and leadership. OSRC is the forum where the ideas of the Eastern traditions could be presented to complement and supplement modern management, both in an indepth research and frontline practical application forms. The aim is not what is right or wrong, but what could bring success, benefits and happiness. |
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1494 Jalan 37 Kepong Garden,Kepong 52100 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Telephone: 010-3326962, 03-6349886 Fax:03-4233143
Ph.D. Business Administration, Southern Cross University,
Aust., 1999.
(The Business System of Chinese Corporations in Malaysia
and its Future)
Doctor of Education, Kensington University, USA, 1993.
(The Chinese Schools of Malaysia towards the Year 2000)
Ph.D. Business Administration, Kensington University, USA,
1991.
(The Road Transport Service Industry in Malaysia and its
Future Development)
Master of Business Administration, University of East Asia,
Macau, 1989.
B.A. University of London, 1987.
Diploma, Modern Management, National University of
Singapore, 1982.
Dr Yap is the Executive Director of group of companies in logging, transport, estate, etc. (YK Transport Sdn. Bhd. , Xin Yuen Trading) from 1978 to present . He is also the Principal Consultant, Yap Management & Consultancy giving training in Strategic Management Leadership and Motivation. Have delivered more than 50 seminars on business management and Sun Tzu Art of War and Confucian management.
Dr Yap has a long association with institutions in the educational field:
Books authored:
36 A Jalan SS 15/4 B, Subang Jaya, 47500 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Telephone: 603-7346361, 7348915, Fax: 603-7347782
B.A. Hons. 1968 University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
M.A. Social Anthropology. 1973 Monash University,
Australia
Ph.D. Social Anthropology. 1978 Kentucky University.
United States of America
Dr. Abdullah Taib was a lecturer and Associate Professor of Sociology in the National University Malaysia before becoming a co-founder of the firm SD MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS SDN BHD, established in 1984 as a management consultancy firm on regional development planning and environmental assessment. His roles include being the sociologist, population surveyor in several of the regional development planning and environmental assessment studies.
He is a specialist on Malay culture and management leadership principles, having undertaken several years of intensive research into Malay culture. He is a valuable speaker on Malay culture and management leadership in public and in-house seminars.
He is a writer of a number of books, which include:
850A Batu 4 1/2, Jalan Ipoh, 51200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel. No. 603-6271130, 6271180 Fax No. : 603-6270500
E-Mail: christopherheng@email
1981 - 1984 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants,
Portland Place London WIN 4AB U.K.
Associateship:October
1986, Fellowship:December1993
1983 - 1986 Eckerd College - Full University Accreditation,
St. Petersburg Florida 33733 U.S.A.
Bachelor of Arts (Fin. Mgt.)
1987 - 1988 The Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Degree: Accountant - Registered/Public
1994 The Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Degree: Tax Consultant/Adviser
1994 - 1997 University of Wales - Swansea Institute H.E.
Registry, King Adward VII Avenue Cathays Parks, Cardiff CF1
3NS Wales U.K.
Degree: Master of Business Administration
1997 - 1998 Kensington University
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Active part in the St. John's Ambulance activities with a rank of Sergeant and Public Duty Officer. Participated in organising various Youth Movement activities including business discussion group and was a committee member of a Youth Movement at district and state levels. Participated in the various international activities such as the Taiwan-Malaysia Youth Exchange and the GBBM funds raising activities organised in Seremban.
Active participation in the activities of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Malaysia Branch and Division from 1987 [Age 25] to 1991 and was a Chairman of the Students Affairs Committee. Participated in the various activities such as talks, forum, exhibition and organising committee for the Conversion exercise from Branch status to Division status.
86 Jalan SS 2/41, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia
Telephone: 03-7766897 (Hse) 03-2012377 (Off), Fax:
603-7766897
FCCA (Fellow of Chartered Associates of Certified
Accountants), U.K. 1983.
PA(M) Public Accountant, Malaysian Institute of
AccountantsMIA No. PA 2921. 1983.
ACCA, Chartered Associates of Certified Accountants, London
1979-1980
Presented many seminar lectures on Financial Management and Business Management.
15, Jalan Pria Dua, Taman Maluri, Cheras, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
B.Sc. (Chemistry) at the Nanyang University of Singapore.
M.Sc. (Electrochemistry) at the University of Manchester
Institute of Science and Technology, U.K.
Ph.D (Chemistry) at the University of Singapore.
Associate of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry
Member of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry
Chartered Chemist, Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
(U.K.)
He was a chemistry lecturer in the Chemistry Department at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor (1974 - 1981) and the Chemical Process and Biotechnology Department at the Singapore Polytechnic (May 1981 - Jul 1998). Through 1986-1998 he worked on consultancy projects such as setting-up gold-plating line to conform to Ministry of Environmental Standards for Polyplate Industrial Co (Pte) Ltd and a coordinator for the Short Courses of (i) Electroplating and (ii) PCB Manufacture for the Electronics Industry which provided a planned training programme for personnel in the metal finishing industry.
He has various publications in the applied chemistry field.
2, USJ 5/3B, UEP Subang Jaya 47610, Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.
Telephone/Fax No: 603-7335424 E-mail Address:
[email protected]
MBA (U.K.), 1997 MBA (Master of Business Administration) of
Heriot-Watt University, U.K.
AIMM (AUST), MIMgt (U.K.), MNZIM (N.Z.), MAMA (U.S.), MMIM
(M'SIA.), MASHRAE (U.S.A.), MNFPA (U.S.A.), MASME (U.S.A.), MSE
(U.K.), MInstBE (U.K.), MMIPM (M'SIA.), MSIM (S'PORE), MIVM
(U.K), FinstSMM (U.K.), RPM-MAMSA (U.K.), MCIPS (U.K.), MIMF
(U.K.)
1) Member of Institution of British Engineers. U.K. (MInstBE)
2) Member of Society of Engineers, U.K. (MSE)
3) Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
U.S.A. (MASME)
4) Member of American Society of Heating, Refregerating and
Air-conditioning Engineers, U.S.A. (MASHRAE)
5) Member of National Fire Protection Association, U.S.A.
(MNFPA)
6) Member of Institute of Management, U.K. (MIMgt.)
7) Member of American Management Association, U.S.A. (MAMA)
8) Member of Australian Institute of Management, Australia
(AIMM)
9) Member of New Zealand Institute of Management (MNZIM)
10) Member of Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore
(MSIM)
11) Member of Malaysian Institute of Management, Malaysia
(MMIM)
12) Member of Malaysian Institute of Personnel Management
(MMIPM)
13) Member of Institute of Value Management, U.K. (MIVM)
14) Member of Institute of Sales and Marketing Management,
U.K. (FInstSMM)
15) Member of Charteted Institute of Purchasing and Supply,
U.K. (MCIPS)
16) Registered Professional Member of Managing and Marketing
Sales Association, U.K. (RPM-MAMSA)
17) Member of Institute of Metal Finishing, U.K. (MIMF)
Mr Chin is the managing director of the firm Synergy Marketing & Trading Sdn. Bhd., a firm dealing in M&E contracting work.
Mr. Chin is currently a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) researcher with Southern Cross University, Australia and the researcher being supervised by an internationally renowed Australian strategic management expert (Professor Dr. J. Barry Ritchie, B.MechE, Ph.D., FIEAust., FAIMME, FTSE, FICD).
21 Jalan SS15/6A, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.
Telephone:Fax No. : 03-7347732 E-mail
Address: [email protected]
1967 - 1971 National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). Major: Agricultural Sciences
1972 - 1973 McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Major: Agricultural Sciences
1974 - 1977 University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Jun - August 1985.
University of Hawaii, United States of America
Advanced Management Program (AMP)
Dr Chong has been involved as a demonstrator and tutor in McGill University, Montreal, Canada and Univesity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He was advisor in Aug 1996 - Feb 1997 to the Hainan Qiongshah New Town Development Co. Ltd. Hainan Province, China and was Visiting Professor to Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. and Hainan University, Haiku, China. Assisted in the preparation of listing the company on Second board of the Malaysian Stock Exchange in March 1997 - Jul 1997 for Superwood Industries Sdn Bhd, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
He has been involved in the senior and top management positions in farms and plantations (1978 - 1978: Ringlet Farm, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia; 1979 - 1980 Manchoon Estates Sdn Bhd of Sandakan Teck Guan Group of Companies, Malaysia; 1981 - 1982 Pinsah Plantations Sdn Bhd, Sabah, Malaysia; 1982 - 1991 Lion Group of Companies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 1992 - 1994 KFC Holdings Berhad, Selangor, Malaysia; 1995 - Jul 1996 Metroplex Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
He was also the advisor to the agro-business monthly publications of Agro World (in Mandarin) and To-day Agriculture (in Mandarin). He is Agribusiness Bureau Member (1998 - 2000) for the Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
Established CKY Consultants to provide consultancy services in Project Development , Business, and Management. He is currently directopr in Oriental Strategy Research Center. He was a feature writer for Nanyang Siang Pau Malaysia (Malaysian Chinese Daily 1990 - 1991). Through 992 - 1996 he was a part time lecturer in Organizational Behavior.
In 1999 he wrote his first book "The Philosophy of Qi" (English).
36 A Jalan SS 15/4 B, Subang Jaya, 47500 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Telephone: 603-7346361, 7348915, Fax: 603-7347782 E-mail
Address: [email protected]
B.Sc. 1968 University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University Book Prize, Senior Scholar
B.Sc. Hons. 1969 (Botany) University of Malaya, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Ph.D. 1973. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University
of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Founder director since 1984 of a consultancy firm, SD MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS SDN. BHD., on regional development planning and environmental assessment. His roles include being the project manager, study director or co-ordinator in over 40 regional development planning and environmental assessment studies. He has written more than 50 research papers and over 200 papers.
Established GUI MANAGEMENT CENTRE in 1991, mainly to dessiminate Oriental strategic management leadership philosophies and success principles. He is a specialist on Chinese culture and Chinese management leadership principles. His interests include the Chinese martial arts and Chinese brush painting. He has served as the external examiner for Ph.D. theses on Chinese management:
He is a valuable speaker on Chinese culture and management leadership in over 50 public, TV and in-house seminars. He was the chief organiser of the first regional conference on Sun Tzu's Strategic Management Leadership Conference 1996 held in the Pacific Ballroom, Pan Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, July 10-11 1996. He is the well known column writer of the national newspaper STAR's weekly series on SUN TZU'S MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP (January 1994 to present), which focus on the applications of principles of Asian management philosophies. He is a prolific writer of several best-selling books (those on strategic management in asteriks), which include:
in press:
ARTICLES on Oriental Philosophy:
OSRC maintains an electronic journal where interested parties are invited to read or present articles on Oriental management science and philosophy: