HR issues effecting the research industry, e.g. recruitment, talent management, training, staff surveys, etc.
By: Piers Lee LinkedIn, Managing Director of BVA BDRC Asia BVA BDRC has long been a proud employer of university students and recent graduates, with a culture of bringing-on bright young talent. Each year we eagerly await the next intake of placement students and, where possible, relish the opportunity to offer permanent positions to top …
Companies are struggling to bring together various data sources, information, insights, and stakeholders to make holistic and agile decisions. Business wargaming is a process that integrates both data and people to achieve holistic and agile decisions. In this insights activation workshop, the corporate team ‘stress-tests’ various approaches to solving a specific business issue by playing …
Business Wargaming – A New Approach to Agile Decision Making Read More »
A challenging and strange year has come to a close, and I am curious. Did you use this time to slow down, reflect, and start developing plans and resolutions for the new year? During a meetup with a former colleague, she shared that the craziness of 2020 had forced her into a constant cycle of …
COVID-19 has brought about an unprecedented change across the world. As the world went into lockdown across continents, offices were forced to pull down their shutters and employees had to stay at home. Employers had to improvise quickly or risk losing their businesses. What was their next course of action? Remote working. Now, let’s be …
\’Customer-centricity’ has become the (new) alpha and omega of business transformations. However, despite their claimed determination, corporate initiatives often struggle to bring about real cultural changes. Though companies are constantly testing new solutions to get closer to their customers (design thinking, agile methods…), they often forget to address the force that pulls them apart in …
To be more Customer-Centric, Fight Against the Pull of ‘Company Gravity’ Read More »
The start of the year saw the team at Resources Group catch up with key market research agency employers across the APAC region to hear their views on the recruitment marketplace and the skills that are in greatest demand. THE THEMES We heard that 2017 was a challenging year for most companies when it came …
The newly published 2017 Gender Diversity Report from recruitment expert Hays has revealed that flexible working is highly sought after by employees in Asia. The report, which is based on a survey of workers from 30 industry sectors in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia, has revealed the importance of flexible working to both …
The annual staff satisfaction survey reported in the Q1 edition of Asia Research highlighted the broader needs of market research staff in relation to what they look for in their line manager, and the extent to which their manager is delivering on these needs. We dug a bit deeper to see how the required management …
What Employees in Market Research Seek from Their Line Managers Read More »
Asia Research recently concluded its 8th annual cross-industry staff satisfaction survey. Conducted online among 286 market research professionals across Asia, including 64 from client organisations, this survey has tapped the sentiment of a range of research professionals to assess their levels of satisfaction with their current employer, their loyalty, and their salary increment expectations. We …
Gender diversity is a topic of much debate in almost every industry, not only within market research. What can be done to attract more women and promote them to leadership roles? According to the 7th annual cross-industry staff satisfaction survey conducted by Asia Research in December 2015, women tend to be less represented in the …
