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Sasa In Singapore: What Went Wrong?, Singapore Management University Jun 2020

Sasa In Singapore: What Went Wrong?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Twenty-two became a somewhat unlucky number for Hong Kong-based cosmetics retail chain, Sasa, for its Singapore operations in 2019. That was the year – 22 years after it entered the market – that it decided to close all of its 22 stores on the island.


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

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

Perspectives@SMU

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.


Covid-19 And The Future Of Chinese Manufacturing, Singapore Management University May 2020

Covid-19 And The Future Of Chinese Manufacturing, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

China is expected to maintain a prominent role in global supply chains despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has renewed discussions about whether countries around the world have become too reliant on Chinese manufacturing, according to one of The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) leading researchers on global economic networks


A Path To Digitalisation Featuring The Dbs Story, Robin Speculand May 2020

A Path To Digitalisation Featuring The Dbs Story, Robin Speculand

Perspectives@SMU

Digitalisation of businesses has been rapidly increasing over the last few years and now it has become a necessity, rather than an option, for many. The article provides a path and model for leaders to transform their business. It starts by recognising that businesses need a digital vision driven by customers’ requirements and explains how to build centricity and be ready for the future.


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

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

Perspectives@SMU

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


Getting On The E-Commerce Carousell, Singapore Management University May 2020

Getting On The E-Commerce Carousell, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Carousell has achieved impressive user numbers. Can the online marketplace now convert that into profitability?


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

Circuit Breaker: Working From Home, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

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

Perspectives@SMU

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.


3 Lessons From The Gfc In How To Lead Through The Coronavirus Crisis, Singapore Management University Apr 2020

3 Lessons From The Gfc In How To Lead Through The Coronavirus Crisis, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

There are three lessons to be learned from the GFC that will help leaders in managing through the coronavirus crisis, according to a UNSW Business School expert


Can Influencer Marketing Make Herbal Tea Cool?, Singapore Management University Mar 2020

Can Influencer Marketing Make Herbal Tea Cool?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A Singapore-based influencer marketing platform is tasked with the equivalent of trying to “sell bell-bottoms to Millennials”


Building On Smart Cities For Sustainable Growth, Singapore Management University Mar 2020

Building On Smart Cities For Sustainable Growth, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

As global populations become increasingly urbanised, companies that keep track of resources consumed and waste production will help the earth while pad their bottom lines


Music Securities: Crowdfunding For Positive Impact, Singapore Management University Mar 2020

Music Securities: Crowdfunding For Positive Impact, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

If an investment crowdfunding platform is created to help disaster-struck companies, should a typhoon-hit electric company that pollutes the environment receive help to raise funds?


Singapore’S National Ai Strategy, Singapore Management University Feb 2020

Singapore’S National Ai Strategy, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The island state is banking on industry-wide projects and building an AI ecosystem to transform its economy


The Rising Importance Of Chinese Monetary Policy, Singapore Management University Feb 2020

The Rising Importance Of Chinese Monetary Policy, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Expert expects the influence of Chinese monetary policy to rise as the country’s share of the global economy increases


The Value Of Transgender Women In The Philippine Call Centre Industry, Singapore Management University Feb 2020

The Value Of Transgender Women In The Philippine Call Centre Industry, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

While call centres provide an otherwise unavailable path to corporate work for trans individuals, they also extract value while conferring social status


The Audit Cost Of Being On China’S Hurun Rich List, Singapore Management University Jan 2020

The Audit Cost Of Being On China’S Hurun Rich List, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Research finds auditors tend to charge higher fees or use stronger language in audit opinions against clients listed on China’s rich list