The Research & Planning Department publishes updated, authoritative guidelines on productivity-related practices. This is achieved through comprehensive studies of emerging concepts and ideas; evolving productivity tools, techniques, and methodologies; and new sources of growth in a dynamic global business environment. From the research findings, recommendations are extrapolated for follow-up by member countries and/or by the APO.
Recently, the APO has redesigned its research activities to strengthen its think tank and advisory roles. In line with this initiative and our other activities, the Secretariat is pleased to launch a series of resource and research papers. These papers have been produced by selected experts and staff with vast experience in areas related to productivity and competitiveness. We hope that the papers will provide useful inputs for policy making and program development at the national and enterprise levels in APO member countries.
Below are recent research/resource papers available for download. All papers are in PDF format. Please click on a title to download. Comments are also welcome via the online form below.
| The opinions expressed in these papers do not necessarily reflect the official view of the APO. The papers may be reproduced with the prior permission of the APO. |
| RESEARCH/RESOURCE PAPER TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
AUTHOR |
| The Importance of the Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation to APO Member Countries in the Current Asian Context and the Future |
How do the effects of globalization in the world of the knowledge economy enforce the emergence of “growth poles” or the disparities among different regions in their economic growth? |
Atsushi Sunami
Director, Science and Technology Policy Program and Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan |
| Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in APO Member Countries |
This document was prepared based on information provided by participants at the APO study meeting on the CDM held in the Republic of China in May 2007. |
Dr. Prasad Modak
Environmental Management Centre
Mumbai, India |
| High-growth, Innovative Asian SMEs for International Trade and Competitiveness: Challenges and Solutions for APO Member Countries |
This paper presents some key recommendations to APO member countries to consider when pursuing appropriate strategies for nurturing high-growth, innovative SMEs for the international stage.
(Edited November 13, 2007) |
Prof. Mark Goh
Director (Industry Research), The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific,
The NUS Business School,
National University of Singapore |
| Corporate Social Responsibility: Issues and Implementation in APO Member Countries |
07-RP-13-GE-STM-A: Summary paper on Study Meeting on Social Dimensions of Productivity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 28–31, 2007.
(Edited November 7, 2007) |
Sandra L. Gill, Ph.D. |
| Productivity Measurement in the National Accounts and its Importance |
Paper presented at the Asian Productivity Organization-Keio University Lecture Program,
October 22, 2007.
(Revised October 25, 2007) |
Professor Walter Erwin Diewert
Department of Economics,
The University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, Canada, V6T 1Z1
email: diewert@econ.ubc.ca |
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