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Leading By Example And Giving Back To Society, N.R. Narayana Murthy, Havovi Joshi
Leading By Example And Giving Back To Society, N.R. Narayana Murthy, Havovi Joshi
Asian Management Insights
N.R. Narayana Murthy, the founder and former Chairman of Infosys, a global provider of next-generation digital services and consulting, speaks with Havovi Joshi about the Indian growth story.
Leading A Business School, Julie Davis, Howard Thomas, Eric Cornuel, Rolf D. Cremer
Leading A Business School, Julie Davis, Howard Thomas, Eric Cornuel, Rolf D. Cremer
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
Business schools are critical players in higher education, educating current and future leaders to make a difference in the world. Yet we know surprisingly little about the leaders of business schools. Leading a Business School demystifies this complex and dynamic role, offering international insights into deans’ dilemmas in different contexts and situations. It highlights the importance of deans creating challenging and supportive learning cultures to enhance business and management education, organizations and society more broadly. The book traces the historical evolution of the business school deanship, the current challenges and future sources of disruption. The leadership characteristics and styles of …
Interview With Arnoud De Meyer: Creating A New Management University, Arnoud De Meyer
Interview With Arnoud De Meyer: Creating A New Management University, Arnoud De Meyer
Oral History Collection
The interview covered:
- Goals as President
- Support from the government
- SMU Academy
- SMU-X Building
- Board of trustees
- Differentiating SMU
Interview With Tan Chin Tiong: Creating A New Management University, Chin Tiong Tan
Interview With Tan Chin Tiong: Creating A New Management University, Chin Tiong Tan
Oral History Collection
The interview covered:
- Involvement with SMU
- Private university
- Collaboration with Wharton School
- Challenges
Interview With Howard Hunter: Creating A New Management University, Howard Hunter
Interview With Howard Hunter: Creating A New Management University, Howard Hunter
Oral History Collection
The interview covered:
- Involvement with SMU
- Law school
- Support from the government
- Curriculum
- Board of trustees
- Private university
Interview With Ho Kwong Ping: Creating A New Management University, Kwon Ping Ho
Interview With Ho Kwong Ping: Creating A New Management University, Kwon Ping Ho
Oral History Collection
The interview covered:
- SMU history
- SMU startups
- Singapore education system
- Autonomous universities
- Strategic decisions
- Differentiating SMU
- Millennials
- Top ranking institutions
- Board of trustees
Interview With Lily Kong: Creating A New Management University, Lily Kong
Interview With Lily Kong: Creating A New Management University, Lily Kong
Oral History Collection
The Interview covered:
- Liberal arts education
- Business schools
- Professional education
- Liberal management education
- Education management
- Ethics courses
Why It’S Not Enough For Leaders To Just Be Clever, David Chan
Why It’S Not Enough For Leaders To Just Be Clever, David Chan
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan explained why adaptive leaders must not just be clever, but more importantly, they must be wise. He suggested several learning points for leaders to be both clever and wise.
Education For A Second Career, Singapore Management University
Education For A Second Career, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Two former soldiers go from the business of waging war to waging war in business
Wang Gungwu [Hong Kong, Vice-Chancellor Hku, Historian], Wang Gungwu
Wang Gungwu [Hong Kong, Vice-Chancellor Hku, Historian], Wang Gungwu
Digital Narratives of Asia
Renown historian Wang Gungwu has helmed several academic institutions, including the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as Vice-Chancellor from 1986-1995. In this DNA interview, he tells of how he worked to help HKU manage the historic transition from colonial British rule to the Chinese "One-country-two-systems" rule, and along the way, grow the university's research side of the house as well.
Alimin Wahab [Brunei, Permanent Secretary In Civil Service], Alimin Wahab
Alimin Wahab [Brunei, Permanent Secretary In Civil Service], Alimin Wahab
Digital Narratives of Asia
Alimin Wahab helmed several government offices in Brunei such as the Ministry of Defence, Petroleum Brunei and Royal Brunei, but he tells DNA that all he ever wanted was to be a teacher. He shares with us how he managed to channel his love for teaching into love for the tasks assigned to him, and the leadership lessons he has learned from his career.
Uniquely Bloomberg, Singapore Management University
Uniquely Bloomberg, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
A study conducted at the global media company unveiled the "And factor", which defines leadership qualities in the organisation.
Using Community Service Projects To Teach Leadership And Team-Building: Theoretical Foundations, Students' Reactions And Practical Considerations, Gilbert Tan
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
This paper discusses the theoretical foundations of utilizing Community Service Project (CSP) or service-learning to teach Leadership and Team-Building. It examines the students’ reactions to this innovative method of instruction. This is done through conducting a content analysis of students’ learning journals, in which students reflect on their CSP learning experiences. Two themes emerged from the data: (a) variety of learning experiences, and (b) impact of CSP experience. The data suggested that students derived a variety of learning experiences from the CSP. In addition, there were attitudinal and learning impacts associated with the CSP experiences. The paper also outlines some …