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Measuring The Tourism Impact Of Covid-19, Singapore Management University Jun 2020

Measuring The Tourism Impact Of Covid-19, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The initial lockdown in Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, the rise of infection cases and subsequent lockdowns in individual markets all contributed to a reduction in travel and booking activities, according to a new study conducted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). However, different regions showed different sensitivity to COVID-19.


Leading In The Time Of Covid-19, Singapore Management University Jun 2020

Leading In The Time Of Covid-19, Singapore Management University

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From planning well into the future to planning four weeks in advance, Ayala Corporation’s Chairman and CEO adjusted aggressively to navigate an unprecedented crisis.


Remaking Retail In The Time Of Covid-19, Singapore Management University Jun 2020

Remaking Retail In The Time Of Covid-19, Singapore Management University

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Short of the successful development of a COVID-19 vaccine, the sight of retail stores re-opening for business is probably the best mood lifter. Not only do lockdown-weary consumers reclaim some vestige of normalcy, businesses reeling from months of decimated income can stem the red ink and perhaps even get back into the black.


The Road Ahead For Global Supply Chains, Singapore Management University, Victor Fung Jun 2020

The Road Ahead For Global Supply Chains, Singapore Management University, Victor Fung

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Technology, geopolitics, and COVID-19 could lead to a total reinvention of how goods move around the world


Subcontracting And Sweatshops During Coronavirus – The Wake-Up Call Businesses Need?, Singapore Management University May 2020

Subcontracting And Sweatshops During Coronavirus – The Wake-Up Call Businesses Need?, Singapore Management University

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Coronavirus continues to impact the already struggling retail sector. Wesfarmers, one of Australia's largest listed companies and the owner of bargain retailers Kmart and Target, recently announced the closure of some 75 Target stores, with another 90 to be converted to the more profitable Kmart outlets. Fears remain for some 1000 Target workers whose jobs are at risk.


Before Covid-19, There Was Sars, Wee Kiat Lim May 2020

Before Covid-19, There Was Sars, Wee Kiat Lim

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COVID-19 was not China’s first catastrophic public health crisis. The last time one struck the country, it transformed the emergency management landscape.


Home-Based Learning Of A Covid-19 Work-From-Home Parent, Singapore Management University Apr 2020

Home-Based Learning Of A Covid-19 Work-From-Home Parent, Singapore Management University

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After three months of managing a seven-year-old’s home-based learning, one parent discovered the secret of making it work: Cut your kid some slack


Covid-19 And Its Lessons For Innovation, Patrick Tan Apr 2020

Covid-19 And Its Lessons For Innovation, Patrick Tan

Perspectives@SMU

As COVID-19 forces organisations to adapt, it also presents opportunities to innovate.


Circuit Breaker: Working From Home, Singapore Management University Apr 2020

Circuit Breaker: Working From Home, Singapore Management University

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How one company's early efforts to accomodate employees' work-life needs primed it for COVID-19-triggered work from home requirements


Measuring The Chinese Economic Impact Of Covid-19, Singapore Management University Apr 2020

Measuring The Chinese Economic Impact Of Covid-19, Singapore Management University

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The COVID-19 outbreak currently sweeping around the globe with deadly results will create hardships for a good proportion of businesses in China while generating new opportunities for others, says Jing Wu, Assistant Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics.


Could Toilet Paper Be The New Consumer Fear Index?, Singapore Management University Mar 2020

Could Toilet Paper Be The New Consumer Fear Index?, Singapore Management University

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Consumers are panic buying toilet paper out of fears associated with the impact of CODVID-19 – however, there are ways to reduce the incidence of such behaviour


How The Wuhan Lockdown Significantly Cut Covid-19 Infections, Singapore Management University Mar 2020

How The Wuhan Lockdown Significantly Cut Covid-19 Infections, Singapore Management University

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CUHK study reveals the mandatory quarantine of the virus epicentre reduced infections by restricting mobility during the early stages of the outbreak and that social distancing policies in other cities were effective in containing the spread of the noval coronavirus