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Taking Action For Social Change, Singapore Management University
Taking Action For Social Change, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Research at the SMU Lien Centre for Social Innovation is helping to better understand and respond to the needs of vulnerable communities in Singapore.
See the papers:
- Elderly population in Singapore: Understanding social, physical and financial needs
- Single-parent families in Singapore: Understanding the challenges of finances, housing and time poverty
- People with physical disabilities in Singapore: Understanding disabling factors in caregiving, education, employment and finances
- A handbook on inequality, poverty and unmet social needs in Singapore
Dissecting A Giant: The Commodification Of Rural China, Singapore Management University
Dissecting A Giant: The Commodification Of Rural China, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Rapid growth is causing unprecedented transformations in the social fabric and market structure of rural China, Professors Forrest Zhang and John Donaldson, researchers at SMU investigate.
See the papers:
- Class differentiation in rural China: Dynamics of accumulation, commodification and state intervention;
- Political dynamics in land commodification: Commodifying rural land development rights in Chengdu, China
- The rise of agrarian capitalism with Chinese characteristics: Agricultural modernization, agribusiness and collective land rights
- China's agrarian reform and the privatization of land: A contrarian view
Balancing The Sacred And The Secular, Singapore Management University
Balancing The Sacred And The Secular, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Professor Lily Kong, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading social and cultural geographers, studies the complexities that surround a society’s religious spaces and practices.
See her book: Religion and space: Competition, conflict and violence in the contemporary world
and journal article:
Religious processions: Urban politics and poetics
Letting Cities Develop Naturally, Singapore Management University
Letting Cities Develop Naturally, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Professor Hsu Wen-Tai uses mathematical models to study urban landscapes and what makes big and small cities different.
See the paper: Optimal city hierarchy: A dynamic programming approach to Central Place Theory
The Yuan Goes Global, Singapore Management University
The Yuan Goes Global, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Professor Chow Hwee Kwan studies how Asian countries manage their currencies, and the impact of these policies on their economies.
See the paper: Is the Renminbi East Asia’s dominant reference currency? A reconsideration
Enhancing Creativity Through Multiculturalism, Singapore Management University
Enhancing Creativity Through Multiculturalism, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Professor Angela Leung finds that multicultural experience is a useful lens through which to analyse creative performance.
See her papers:
- Multicultural experience, idea receptiveness, and creativity
- Embodied metaphors and creative "acts"
- Being environmentally responsible: Cosmopolitan orientation predicts pro-environmental behaviors
Solving Global Issues Takes Teamwork, Singapore Management University
Solving Global Issues Takes Teamwork, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Professor Ann Florini believes that to solve the world's problems, a new approach based on collaboration among governments, businesses and civil societies is needed.
See the papers:
- Bridging the gaps in global energy governance
- The public roles of the private sector in Asia: The emerging research agenda
Mergers & Acquisitions: The Asian Way, Singapore Management University
Mergers & Acquisitions: The Asian Way, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Professor Wan Wai Yee studies the laws that govern mergers and acquisitions in Asia’s fast-changing landscape.
See the related publications:
- Mergers and Acquisitions in Singapore: Law and Practice
- Independent financial advisers' opinions for public takeovers and related party transactions in Singapore
- Regulating squeeze-out techniques by controlling shareholders: The divergence between Hong Kong and Singapore
Asia’S Legal Tiger, Singapore Management University
Asia’S Legal Tiger, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
The growing globalisation of Singapore’s legal profession presents both opportunities and challenges, says Professor Goh Yihan.
See his books:
Research@Smu: Connecting The Dots, Singapore Management University
Research@Smu: Connecting The Dots, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
The word “Management” in the name of our university was carefully and deliberately chosen to address the needs of institutions and decisionmakers across all segments of society: business enterprises and the private sector, government and the public sector, and civil society and the people sector. Unless you are already familiar with the breadth and depth of research output from Singapore Management University (SMU), you would naturally assume that we were a “management” university that was focusing exclusively on business – in essence, a large business school. The reality is quite different.
Through this book, you will gain a more complete …
Giving Economic Data A Voice, Singapore Management University
Giving Economic Data A Voice, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Professor Su Liangjun is developing new techniques in econometrics to provide a more realistic understanding of the economy.
See the papers:
- Testing homogeneity in panel data models with interactive fixed effects
- Identifying latent structures in panel data
- Shrinkage estimation of dynamic panel data models with interactive fixed effects
The Race Against Time, Singapore Management University
The Race Against Time, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
Professor Tse Yiu Kuen is developing econometric models that can provide us with a clearer picture of global markets.
See the papers:
- Estimation of high-frequency volatility: An autoregressive conditional duration approach
- Intraday periodicity adjustments of transaction duration and their effects on high-frequency volatility estimation;
- Intraday value-at-risk: An asymmetric autoregressive conditional duration approach
The Blame Game, Singapore Management University
The Blame Game, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots
When parties outsource duties to independent contractors who then carry out the work negligently, is the hiring party also responsible? Professor Low Kee Yang believes so.
See the papers:
- Non-delegable duty of care: Woodland v Swimming Teachers Association and beyond
- Non-delegable duty after Tiong Aik