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Much of what appears in this monograph
is the result of several years of study in the “School of Hard Knocks”
in seaplant businesses in Canada, SEAsia and elsewhere around the
world. Mostly, however, it has been distilled to its present form as a
result of several years of debate, discussion and research that
resulted from many discussions with Mr. Alfred Gan Kian Tee and his
group of business friends from all over Asia.
These discussions eventually led Gan to
undertaking a study of strategic business alliances in the Asian
seaweed industry. The author learned much by assisting with the
“digging” that went into this research and the discussions that
followed as we tried to make sense of it all.
Gan and his business allies are a good
example of what can happen when the principles discussed in this
monograph are put into action. The author hopes that he has been able
to convey a useful amount of their insights to the readers of this
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