Knowledge Transformation and Innovation in Global Society Perspective in a Changing Asia

Tran Thi Van Hoa (Ph.D. in Economics, National Economics University Vietnam) is one of the most prestigious professors in economics of Vietnam. She successively filled the position as Dean of NEU Business School and has been Vice-President of National Economics University since 2015. She was acknowledged for her significant contributions in the field of economic research and was appointed the academic title of Professor in Economics by the Vietnam State Council For Professorship in 2020. She is now also Councilor of the Central Council of Theoretical Studies (Communist Party of Vietnam) and the Council for Professorship of Economics (The State Council for Professorship). Her main research areas are development economics, focusing on sustainable growth of the emerging markets like Vietnam. Besides, she is also a professional in the field of entrepreneur development with the concentration on business culture and leadership. Her most recent textbook “Organisational Leadership in Business” has been published and widely used by many faculties in Vietnam at undergraduate and graduate.

Hiromi Shioji (Co-editor) is Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University. Currently, he is President of the International Federation of East Asian Management Association (IFEAMA). He was President of the Society for Industrial Studies, Japan, and President of Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management. His major is the comparison study of automobile industry of each country, and he has researched seventy-nine countries. He published the book titled “The Structure of Automobile Distribution: An International Comparison” (in Japanese, Yuhikaku, Tokyo, 2002) and won the award from Japan Society of Marketing and Distribution. He is also Editor of Management for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in a Transforming Asia(Singapore, Springer, 2021).

Le Thi Lan Huong (Ph.D. in Business, National Economics University) is Associate Professor acknowledged by theState Council for Professorship since 2014. She is now working as Dean of Business School, National Economics University. Previously, she was also Director of Center for Vietnam Entrepreneur Development with a huge experience of business consultation in the last 15 years. Her research of interest covers all areas of business and management. She is also Active Researcher by joining and completing many ministerial research projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Takabumi Hayashi (Corresponding editor) (Ph.D. in Economics, Rikkyo University) is Professor Emeritus of Rikkyo University, Tokyo. He successively filled the position of Senior Lecturer at Fukuoka University, Associate Professor and Professor of International Business at Rikkyo University, and Professor at Kokushikan University, Tokyo. His recent research arears are innovation systems and R&D management, focusing on knowledge creation and diversity management. His works have been widely published in books and journals. His book Multinational Enterprises and Intellectual Property Rights (in Japanese; Moriyama Shoten, Tokyo, 1989.)” is widely cited, and Characteristics of Markets in Emerging Countries and New BOP Strategies (in Japanese; Bunshindo, Tokyo, 2016) received the award from Japan Scholarly Association of Asian Management (JSAAM) in 2018. Paradigm Shift in Technologies (co-edited with J.Cantwell, Singapore,Springer, 2019) is also widely cited. He has been sitting on the editorial board of several academic journals.