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Marketplace Lending: Investors Beware, Singapore Management University Apr 2015

Marketplace Lending: Investors Beware, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Marketplace lending could help finance SMEs that might otherwise be denied loans by banks, and investors could earn high returns by financing these deals. However, risk of default is high


Protecting Minority Shareowners’ Interests, Singapore Management University Apr 2014

Protecting Minority Shareowners’ Interests, Singapore Management University

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Understand what rights you are giving away when approving a general mandate request.


A Matter Of Trust, Singapore Management University Apr 2014

A Matter Of Trust, Singapore Management University

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Business is trusted more than government, but both need the other to become more trustworthy.


Leading With Character, Singapore Management University Mar 2014

Leading With Character, Singapore Management University

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Procter & Gamble’s former CEO speaks about taking responsibility and acting quickly to succeed.


Corporate Myths : Sourcing And Vendor Management In Asia Pacific, Singapore Management University Sep 2013

Corporate Myths : Sourcing And Vendor Management In Asia Pacific, Singapore Management University

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Sourcing and vendor management need the urgent attention of senior management. The current uptick in poor and corrupt sourcing practices and weak governance provide a compelling reason.


The Intangibles Of M&A Deals, Singapore Management University Jun 2013

The Intangibles Of M&A Deals, Singapore Management University

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You have worked hard to buy over a company; you have to work harder now to avoid seeing its value disappear


Corporate Evolution: From Ngos And Social Enterprises To ‘Good Companies’, Singapore Management University Apr 2013

Corporate Evolution: From Ngos And Social Enterprises To ‘Good Companies’, Singapore Management University

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Frequently seen as an alternative to the realities of hardcore corporate life, social entrepreneurship and its emphasis on giving back to society after a life of abundance, may well become a thing of the past, along with Non Government Organisations (NGOs), which often act as watchdogs of corporate and government policy and practice. Both will likely transition into and underpin new ‘good companies’. At least that’s the view of leading Singapore social entrepreneur, Jack Sim, the founder of the World Toilet Organisation (WTO).


Engaging The Corporate Citizen: Social Challenges, Business Solutions, Singapore Management University Nov 2012

Engaging The Corporate Citizen: Social Challenges, Business Solutions, Singapore Management University

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When he came up with the idea of selling toilets in Cambodia, where more than 60 per cent of the population does not have access to basic sanitation, National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre chief executive Laurence Lien was laughed at. His detractors told him: "Nobody is going to purchase toilets from you because this is a community that is dependent on (financial) aid. "But tens of thousands of the toilets were sold within the first few months. Speaking at the Africa Singapore Business Forum, Connex, held at Singapore Management University in August 2012, Lien credits the success of the …