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郭鹤年
这位在亚洲广受敬重的商人,传奇华侨企业家、顶尖商品交易手、酒店与地产大亨,他的商业活动及私人生活一直保持低调,远离镁光灯之下。在这本回忆录中,现年(95岁)的郭鹤年首次亲口讲述了他的辉煌故事,怎样从英国殖民地马来亚发迹,最终建立了一个多样化的跨国工业与贸易王国。通过回顾他75年来的营商生涯,他向读者传授其管理创见、协商技巧及一些失败教训;还有背后所秉持的信念、哲学与道德规律。
郭鹤年经历过迷人与动盪的大时代:从英国殖民地到日军侵略,后殖民时代的东南亚,以及亚洲经济的起飞;当然包括改革开放后的中国。由郭鹤年这位一直近距离参与同时又保持敏锐的多元文化观察者,向我们见证近一个世纪的东亚历史。喜欢商业、企业管理、历史、政治文化与社会学的读者,都会喜爱郭鹤年此一独一无二的传奇故事。
ROBERT KUOK is one of the most highly respected businessmen in Asia. But this legendary Overseas Chinese entrepreneur, commodities trader, hotelier and property mogul has maintained a low profile and seldom shed light in public on his business empire or personal life. That is, until now. In these memoirs, the 94-year-old Kuok tells the remarkable story of how, starting in British Colonial Malaya, he built a multi-industry, multinational business group. In reflecting back on 75 years of conducting business, he offers management insights, discusses strategies and lessons learned, and relates his principles, philosophy, and moral code.
Kuok has lived through fascinating and often tumultuous times in Asia – from British colonialism to Japanese military occupation to post-colonial Southeast Asia and the dramatic rise of Asian economies, including, more recently, China. From his front-row seat and as an active participant, this keen, multi-cultural observer tells nearly a century of Asian history through his life and times. Readers interested in business, management, history, politics, culture and sociology will all enjoy Robert Kuok’s unique and remarkable story.