Family Support For Older Persons In Thailand: Challenges And Opportunities,
2017
Singapore Management University
Family Support For Older Persons In Thailand: Challenges And Opportunities, John Knodel, Bussarawan Puk Teerawichitchainan
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Population aging and the wellbeing of older persons are major emerging challenges for families, communities, and government in Thailand as in much of Asia. Traditionally, support and care for the elderly are met within the family. Adult children are important providers of material support as well as other forms of assistance to their older-age parents. The state and communities typically provide limited care services for the older population. Currently, Thailand is facing demographic and socioeconomic changes that pose significant challenges for the roles that family members, especially adult children, play in providing support for the elderly. This paper empirically examines …
A Coming Of Age For Mediation In Singapore? Mediation Act 2016,
2017
Singapore Management University
A Coming Of Age For Mediation In Singapore? Mediation Act 2016, Dorcas Quek Anderson
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The Mediation Act 2016 was recently passed by the Singapore Parliament and is soon to come into operation. This legislative comment compares the Act’s key provisions to the common law principles concerning confidentiality and admissibility, enforcement of mediated settlement agreements and stay of proceedings pending mediation. It argues that the Act has refined the common law in certain areas, but has brought about greater uncertainty in other aspects. It also discusses how the major provisions are likely to be applied by the court in light of similar developments in other jurisdictions.
Ns’ Role In Defining The Vision Of A New Society,
2017
Singapore Management University
Ns’ Role In Defining The Vision Of A New Society, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the introduction of National Service (NS), a cornerstone of our defence strategy and a hallmark of the Singaporean way of life. In a short span of 50 years, NS has come a long way and continues to mould generations of Singaporean men.
Institutional Regime Shift In Intellectual Property Rights And Innovation Strategies Of Firms In China,
2017
Singapore Management University
Institutional Regime Shift In Intellectual Property Rights And Innovation Strategies Of Firms In China, Kenneth Guang-Lih Huang, Xuesong Geng, Heli Wang
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
This study develops a novel conceptual framework to understand the differential impact of formal institutional regime shift in intellectual property rights on the innovation and patenting strategies of Chinese and Western firms operating in China. We argue that to the extent that Chinese firms have been deeply embedded in China’s informal institutions, they are less responsive to formal institutional changes than Western firms operating in China. Using the major China patent law reform of 2001 as an exogenous event, we find results consistent with our key arguments: With the strengthening of the previously weak (utility model) patent protection, Chinese firms …
Determinants Of Urban Land Supply In China: How Do Political Factors Matter?,
2017
Singapore Management University
Determinants Of Urban Land Supply In China: How Do Political Factors Matter?, Wen-Tai Hsu, Xiaolu Li, Yang Tang, Jing Wu
Research Collection School Of Economics
This paper explores two political factors for their potential effects on urban land supply in China: corruption, and competition for promotion. We find that standard urban economic predictions hold in the sense that both population and income increases are strongly significant determinants for the increase in urban land supply. Conditional on these demand-side factors, we find that the usage of two-stage auctions (as a proxy for corruption) is highly correlated with the increase in land supply. The corruption effects are strongest for commercial land, followed by residential land and then industrial land. To shed light on the competition motives among …
Pm Lee Hsien Loong's Speech At The Official Opening Of Singapore Management University Law School Building And The Kwa Geok Choo Law Library On 15 March 2017,
2017
Singapore Management University
Pm Lee Hsien Loong's Speech At The Official Opening Of Singapore Management University Law School Building And The Kwa Geok Choo Law Library On 15 March 2017, Hsien Loong Lee
SMU Press Releases
Full text of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speech to open the new SMU law school building and the Kwa Geok Choo Law Library. He reminised about his mother Mdm Kwa Geok Choo, and his thoughts about the future of the legal profession and how the government can support them.
Lee Kuan Yew’S Singapore Bloomed In The Shadow Of The Cold War,
2017
Singapore Management University
Lee Kuan Yew’S Singapore Bloomed In The Shadow Of The Cold War, Wen-Qing Ngoei
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
This essay considers how Singapore's economic success owes a great debt to Lee Kuan Yew's Cold War diplomacy and decision to align with the US during the Vietnam War.
From An Emerging Market To A Multifaceted Urban Society: Urban China Studies,
2017
University of Hong Kong
From An Emerging Market To A Multifaceted Urban Society: Urban China Studies, Shenjing He, Junxi Qian
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
China is undergoing an urban revolution. In 2011 more than half of the total population resided in cities and towns for the first time in history. Over the last two decades urban China scholars have actively engaged in dialogues with urbanists from different disciplines and different urban contexts. In consequence, urban China studies have embarked on a trail of rapid diversification and proliferation, moving beyond the topics of urbanisation and urban expansion to address a variety of issues echoing the latest developments in the Chinese city. Overall, urban China studies are witnessing a transition from a focus on economic development …
Governance As An Emergent Compromise: Modernization And Flexibility In The Pakistani Electrical Power Sector,
2017
Singapore Management University
Governance As An Emergent Compromise: Modernization And Flexibility In The Pakistani Electrical Power Sector, Ijlal Naqvi
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Developing countries are often characterized by a mix of bad governance and development initiatives seeking to accelerate modernization. When inevitable cracks in the modernization process appear, they create opportunities for informalities to seep in where the influence of power relations and culture can lead to new forms of predation or allow governance compromises to emerge. The article explores this at the national and local levels of the Pakistani electrical power sector, with each level conceptualized as a field of strategic action. The aim is to recognize the importance of emergent compromises for producing workable accommodations of competing interests, improving access …
Anticipated Support From Children And Later-Life Health In The United States And China,
2017
Singapore Management University
Anticipated Support From Children And Later-Life Health In The United States And China, Cheng Cheng
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Past research has shown that anticipated support, the belief that someone will provide support if needed, benefits health. Few studies considered whether the relationship between anticipated support and health depends on the source of such support. This project addresses this gap and examines how anticipated support from children is related to older parents' health and whether such support can be replaced by anticipated support from other relatives and friends. Ordered logit and negative binomial regression models with lagged health outcomes were estimated using nationally representative data from the 2010 and 2012 Health and Retirement Study and the 2011 and 2013 …
Child's Gender, Parental Monetary Investments And Care Of Elderly Parents In China,
2017
Singapore Management University
Child's Gender, Parental Monetary Investments And Care Of Elderly Parents In China, Christine Ho
Research Collection School Of Economics
Son biased investments are common in many Asian countries where sons are customarily responsible for providing old age support to parents. Using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, I find that parents invested nearly twice more in sons than in daughters in terms of college education spending and marriage gifts value. Conversely, parents received relatively higher marginal returns to investment from daughters than from sons in terms of living proximity, monetary and in-kind transfers, and help with instrumental activities of daily living. Family fixed effects models as well as an instrumental variable strategy are employed to control …
The East China Sea In Dod China Military Power Reports,
2017
Purdue University
The East China Sea In Dod China Military Power Reports, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2000 saw Congress require the Department of Defense (DOD) to prepare an annual report on Chinese military power. This report contains classified and unclassified editions. Documenting Chinese military developments, strategy, and trends are critical parts of these reports. Beijing’s military activities in the East China Sea (ECS) are important report components. This work explains the importance of these and other DOD reports for those studying ECS developments, examines how DOD has documented Beijing’s military activities within these publicly accessible reports, and describes how members of Congress have reacted to ECS developments during the Obama …
Vu Khoan [Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister],
2017
Singapore Management University
Vu Khoan [Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister], Vu Khoan
Digital Narratives of Asia
Vu Khoan, former Deputy Prime Minister for Vietnam, shares with DNA how he joined the foreign services, and then took charge of economic reform, where every assignment was a challenge that caused him to grow. He led Vietnam from political isolation to normalizing her international relations, especially with ASEAN countries. Interview and transcript in English and Vietnamese.
Isetan: Adapting To The New Global Retail Landscape,
2017
Singapore Management University
Isetan: Adapting To The New Global Retail Landscape, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Department stores need to rethink their traditional business model and deliver value to shoppers, and it must be done with speed and imagination
Decoding Chinese Foreign Policy,
2017
Singapore Management University
Decoding Chinese Foreign Policy, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
States need to understand Beijing’s practice of ‘false dilemmas’ and its revanchist narrative, and stand firm without provoking China unnecessarily
Leveraging On Data Visualisation And Analytics For Assessment And Innovation,
2017
Singapore Management University
Leveraging On Data Visualisation And Analytics For Assessment And Innovation, Salihin Mohammed Ali
Research Collection Library
No abstract provided.
Drones, Ai And Getting Undergrads Ready For Great Disruption,
2017
Singapore Management University
Drones, Ai And Getting Undergrads Ready For Great Disruption, Tan K. B. Eugene, Thomas Menkhoff, Siew Ning Kan
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In a joint commentary, SMU Academic Director (MSc in Innovation) and Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources (Education) Thomas Menkhoff; SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan; and SMU LKCSB Adjunct Faculty Kan Siew Ning, highlighted that the University recently launched an inter-disciplinary course on emerging technology, focusing on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV or drones), robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI). One key learning outcome is to enable students to appreciate, in a multi-disciplinary setting, the huge business potential of emerging technology in diverse areas - such as logistics, supply chain management, transportation, search and rescue, military, and scientific studies. …
Industry-University Partnership Through Experiential Project-Based Learning: A Singapore Case Study,
2017
Singapore Management University
Industry-University Partnership Through Experiential Project-Based Learning: A Singapore Case Study, Gary Pan, Gan Hup Tan, Yvonne Tan
Research Collection School Of Accountancy
A radical approach to preparing university students with future work skills, by combining academic with experiential learning through real projects faced by client partners. Learn how a university can create opportunities for collaborative learning and a tripartite learning relationship for academia, students and industry. Outcomes and impact of the case Post-module feedback surveys conducted over AY2015/16 showed that over 80% of the students who took an SMU-X module reported enhanced problem-solving, analytical, reasoning and communication skills, all of which were skills highly valued by employers. These results also dovetailed with SMU-X’s learning outcomes. More than 85% felt that the SMU-X …
More Public Education Needed On Changes To Ep System,
2017
Singapore Management University
More Public Education Needed On Changes To Ep System, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The office of Singapore’s Elected President is often misunderstood. Although it has been part of our system of institutional checks and balances since 1991, a popular misconception is that the President is a centre of political power unto itself.
Multinational Firms And Cash Holdings: Evidence From China,
2017
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
Multinational Firms And Cash Holdings: Evidence From China, Weijun Wu, Yang Yang, Sili Zhou
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
To adapt to globalization, Chinese multinational firms have more exploitation of cash. This paper shows that Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs) do not hold significantly more cash relative to domestic firms unless these multinationals heavily relay on the foreign sales. In addition, the multinationals of non-State-Owned Enterprises (Non-SOEs) exhibit the insignificant difference in cash holdings for non-multinationals. We also find that Chinese MNCs invest more but are less profitable, especially in non-SOE subsample. Overall, we conclude that the need of cash liquidity of multinational corporations in China is different from those in U.S.
