Dr Max Weber, PhD Econ., JCU Australia / Singapore

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lecturer International Business

Focus

Collaborative Research Projects: o Start-up Accelerator Switzerland-Asia (AETP: Leading House Asia, ETH Zurich) o Swiss International Business Boot Camp (SIBBC: Swiss SMEs in Southeast Asia) o Supervision of ZHAW Student Business Projects with Swiss & International Organisations o Joint University-Industry Projects in Southeast Asia and China :: Research Interests: o PhD with dissertation in Fiscal Policy Externality Mitigation in SE-Asia: focus on "internalising Inclusive Growth and Climate Change" o Presentation at the International Conference on Business, Economics, Management, and Sustainability (BEMAS) in June 2021 organised through James Cook University, Australia / Singapore. o Joint research projects in field of digital strategy with focus on "Digital Push Inducing Corporate Agility" o Awarded Innosuisse grant for interdisciplinary innovation project towards 2050 Net-Zero carbon neutrality Tokens in collaboration with a Swiss energy company developing a concept for a green crypto-currency for emission neutrality in voluntary carbon offsetting (VCO) markets. :: Private Sector Activities o Pro-bono Coaching of Start-ups and Mentoring of Entrepreneurs and Young Leaders

Teaching

Lecturer International Business School of Management and Law (AACSB faculty qualification: SAQ) Subject Focus: o International Business & Trade o Global Marketing & Branding o Strategy & Innovation Management o Entrepreneurship & Venture Funding

Experience

Board and Consulting Mandates, Mobile Telecommunications (Start-up), Accenture Asia-Pacific (Business Consulting APAC), Consumer Behahiour Research (Asia), Innovation Management, Coaching & Mentoring (Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Start-ups)
Procom AG (Foundation), Medical Research AG - Switzerland, SSA ASIA - Boston USA, Millward Brown LLC - Warrick UK, Accenture APAC, Sydney AU, Logica PLC Melbourne AU
1986 - today

Education and Continuing education

Education

PhD, MBA and MA / PhD E-Commerce & Economics, MBA Global Marketing, MA Corp. Finance, BA in Economics
J.C.U. QLD, AU / W.U. MO/FL, USA / C.U. WA, USA
1993 - 2025

Continuing Education

Post degree: Digital & Social Media Marketing, Professional: Coaching & Mentoring, Board Governance: ESG Compliance, Entrepreneurship, Digital Transformation & Change Management
UTS NSW AU, TAFE and Professional Directors Association NSW AU
2010

Network

Membership of networks

• LinkedIN
• Innovation and internships (ETH Zurich - AETP), Swiss American and Chinese Chamber of Commerce, various professional Networks in Switzerland and Southeast Asia

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7970-2675

Social media

• Google Academic Profile
• LinkedIn Singapore (1500+ connections)

Projects

• AI Assisted Business Process Automation / Project leader / completed
• Tokenized Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Mechanism for Accelerated Adoption / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Weber, M., Chaiechi, T. and Beg, R. (2022) 'Inclusive growth and climate change mitigation programs and policies in the ASEAN : fiscal implications', Bulletin of Applied Economics, 9(2), pp. 189–221. doi: 10.47260/bae/9212.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Weber, M. and Chaiechi, T. (2022) 'Fiscal implications – inclusive growth and climate change resilience : a scoping study of existing policy in selected ASEAN countries', in Chaiechi, T. and Wood, J. (eds) Community Empowerment, Sustainable Cities, and Transformative Economies. Singapore: Springer, pp. 587–604. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5260-8_32.
• Weber, M., Chaiechi, T. and Beg, R. (2022) 'Inclusive growth and climate change mitigation programs and policies in the ASEAN : fiscal implications', in International Conference on Business, Economics, Management, and Sustainability (BEMAS), Townsville, Australia,1-3 July 2022.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Weber, M. (2017) 'Unveiling Indonesia's dynamic generation', in Outlook 2020 : the Future of Asia in the Global Economy, St. Gallen, 25 April 2017.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• 2025 PhD thesis Inclusive growth & climate change – a fiscal challenge for the ASEAN by Max Philipp Weber at James Cook University.Thesis OverviewAuthor: Max Philipp WeberInstitution: James Cook University (JCU)Publication Year: 2025Core Focus: Integrating income inequality and greenhouse gas emission externalities into ASEAN fiscal policy frameworks.Key Contribution: Proposes a policy mitigation mechanism to handle environmental and social externalities without distorting overall economic direction.
• Weber, M., Chaiechi, T., & Beg, R. (2022). Inclusive growth and climate change mitigation programs and policies in the ASEAN: fiscal implications. Bulletin of Applied Economics, 9(2), 189-221.
• Chaiechi, T., & Wood, J. (Eds.). (2022). Community Empowerment, Sustainable Cities, and Transformative Economies. Springer.

Other publications

Dr. Max Weber is an economist and lecturer who completed doctoral and postgraduate research work associated with James Cook University (JCU) Australia/Singapore, alongside his affiliations with the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. His research outputs tied to JCU explore areas like fiscal policy, income inequality, and climate change economics. In his thesis Max Weber examined the government challenge of internalising income inequality and green-house gas emissions externalities into fiscal policy in the ASEAN. He developed a mitigation mechanism that can be integrated into fiscal frameworks to mitigate externalities without distorting policy direction.

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