Aon Hewitt, a global talent solutions business recently announced its list of the Best Employers in Malaysia,  in partnership with TalentCorp Malaysia. We find out what it takes to be on the list and discover how a happy workforce can impact a company's bottom line. 

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IBM has a long history of commitment to diversity and has practised gender equality, promoting employees based on performance and qualification. Their president and CEO, Ginni Rometty is testament to that. We find out how they've stayed consistent, with case studies of how they've supported women in practising work-life integration.

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From ideation to scaling up and going regional, Jeffrey Paine recently spoke at Cradle Buzz, a programme to highlight, analyse and discuss entrepreneurship concerns in the region. We discover the finer points of taking a startup from ideation to product development, growth hacking, raising capital and going global.

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In recent years, there’s been a surge in brand presence with various international TV channels making their entry into Malaysia and South East Asia, with the region becoming a more important market. How has Discovery remained relevant through the years?

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Malaysia is targeting to increase women participation in the workforce to 55% by 2015 in addition to influencing the composition of the Boards to include women leaders. But, are we anywhere close to that target?

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Animonsta, is an animation content developer and the company behind the successful Boboiboy series, which has been distributed in 44 countries, with 50% of their revenue stemming from character intellectual property. What's their secret?

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Imagine taking a trip to Bandar Utama, and then being teleported to different cities around the world. Or what if you could for one day in your life experience walking on water? These are but 2 experiences created by KIX, a film experience company in Kuala Lumpur. We explore the marketing impact of the multi-dimensional film experience. 

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'Business Ethics' has been defined as the study of proper business policies and practices regarding potentially controversial issues, such as corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility and fiduciary responsibilities. However, shared values is a theme that's relevant in how companies negotiate ethics within the company. How can shared values bring about a more ethical company, and how can this contribute to financial success?

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Ernst and Young have selected 14 women entrepreneurs  to take part in its inaugural EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ Asia-Pacific program. The EWW Asia-Pacific Class of 2015 includes women from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and of course Malaysia.  According to EY there are nearly six million formal, women-owned small businesses in East Asia alone, and women entrepreneurs are already playing an essential role in creating sustainable economic growth in the region. We speak to Dato' Hazimah Zainuddin, a woman in the male-dominated automotive oil industry and EY's choice for Malaysia.

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In Malaysia, successful family-run businesses are considered young, having endured only 2-3 generations as compared to those in Europe or North America which have lasted 5 generations or more. The inaugural PWC Malaysia Family Business Survey has shown that challenges faced by family businesses are not much different from counterparts around the world but a unifying theme has surfaced - the need to professionalise both the business and family.

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