The economic integration of Southeast Asia or ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) offers enormous opportunities for its members to develop and collectively collaborate with other economies. Combining the culture of the region with global business in an expanding digital atmosphere, however, has caused numerous challenges on an international scale. Due to the importance of this economic player in Asia, research on key topics including Islamic economics, Islamic finance, technology, and cultural issues in doing business are essential to understand the ASEAN competitive landscape and its relations with other countries. Economics, Business, and Islamic Finance in ASEAN Economics Community is a pivotal reference source that explores key issues and enhances understanding of business and economics in the ASEAN community and explores the collaboration between this community and Islamic finance and technology. While highlighting topics such as global business, smart manufacturing, and human resource management, this publication explores sustainable development practices as well as the methods of cultural appreciation in economics. This book is ideally designed for deans, heads of department, directors, politicians, policymakers, economists, corporate heads, senior general managers, managing directors, information technology directors and managers, libraries, academicians, researchers, and students.
Abduh, Muhamad: - Abduh was born in Jakarta, May 1981. He completed his Bachelor of Science (Statistics) from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) in September 2004 and his first master degree, Magister Hukum Islam (Fiqh Al-Mu'amalat), from Ibn Khaldun University in September 2006. He completed his second master degree, Master of Economics from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in June 2009. Under the supervision of Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohd Azmi Omar, former IRTI-IDB Director, Abduh completed his PhD in Business Administration with specialization in Islamic Banking and Finance in December 2011. Abduh has written more than 60 journal articles, book chapters and text-books in the area of Islamic finance. Currently, Abduh is a Senior Assistant Professor and Programme Leader for Accounting and Finance at UBD School of Business and Economics (UBD-SBE).
Almunawar, Mohammad Nabil: - Dr. Hj Mohammad Nabil Almunawar is currently a senior assistant professor at School of Business and Economics, Universiti of Brunei Darussalam (UBDSBE), Brunei Darussalam. He received his Bachelor's degree in 1983 from Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia, Master degree (MSc) from the Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada in 1991 and Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales in 1998. Dr Almunawar has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals, books, book chapters, and international conference proceedings. He has more than 30 years of teaching experience in area information systems. His overall research interests include applications of IT in management, e-business/commerce, digital marketplace/platform, digital business ecosystem, health informatics, information security, and cloud computing. Currently, he focuses his research on digital platforms and digital business ecosystems.
Ordoñez de Pablos, Patricia: - Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos is a professor in the Department of Business Administration and Accountability in the Faculty of Economics and Business at The University of Oviedo (Spain). She holds a degree in Business Administration and a PhD (University of Oviedo, Spain). She completed her education in The London School of Economics (UK). Her teaching and research interests focus on the areas of strategic management, knowledge management, human resource management and Asia. She has wide experience as expert, reviewer and panel member for several international organizations, research agencies and ministries in areas related to the Science and Technology: European Commission (Horizon 2020), the Irish Research Council Government of Ireland (GOI), the Australian Research Council, the Slovak Research and Development Agency, the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA), the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs, and the National Agency for Project Evaluation (ANEP, Spain), among others. She is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital (IJLIC) and the International Journal of Strategic Change Management (IJSCM) . She is also Editor-in-Chief of IGI Global's International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), as well as editor for a number of IGI Global book publications and a full book series.
