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Appreciation<br />

Dear Reader,<br />

I have been honored to serve as Dr.Banja Junhasavasdikul’s<br />

advisor during his Ph.D. studies at Rushmore University. Drawing<br />

on my very interesting work <strong>with</strong> him, I am delighted to have<br />

this opportunity to write a brief foreword for this volume that<br />

commemorates the opening of the Innovation Group of<br />

Companies’ new plant in Rayong, Thailand.<br />

Over my four decades of working <strong>with</strong> successful<br />

CEOs, I have often been struck by how little many such<br />

leaders understand about how to lead their organizations<br />

during times of change. Thus, new circumstances often<br />

become stumbling blocks that lead to major problems as<br />

inappropriate strategies and tactics are applied. Such is not<br />

the case for Dr. Junhasavasdikul.<br />

In this volume, Dr. Junhasavasdikul has included<br />

portions of papers written for his doctoral studies that<br />

provide timeless descriptions of the rubber industry,<br />

challenges and opportunities concerning globalization,<br />

how to conduct industrial marketing, developing an<br />

organization’s internal competencies, and applying<br />

nano<strong>technology</strong> to create a new generation of products. Each

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