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“No More Uncle” And Gender-Neutral Marketing, Singapore Management University Sep 2022

“No More Uncle” And Gender-Neutral Marketing, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

How Asian men’s beauty care is shaping conception of masculinity and gender-neutral marketing


Artificial Intelligence And Human Employment, Singapore Management University Sep 2022

Artificial Intelligence And Human Employment, Singapore Management University

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AI will replace humans in repetitive tasks. Greater value can be created when it augments and complements the jobs people do


Yung Kee: A Roast Goose Chase, Singapore Management University Aug 2022

Yung Kee: A Roast Goose Chase, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

How a Hong Kong culinary landmark emerged stronger following a bitter family feud over succession disputes


Chinese Clan Culture And Its Influence On Family Business Ownership, Jiameng Cheng, Yanke Dai, Lin Shu, Haichun Ye Aug 2022

Chinese Clan Culture And Its Influence On Family Business Ownership, Jiameng Cheng, Yanke Dai, Lin Shu, Haichun Ye

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Research shows that, in China, business owners who hail from provinces with high clan cultural influence are more likely to share business ownership with family members


Did Twitter Deliberately Mislead Elon Musk In His Acquisition Bid?, Mark Humphery-Jenner Jul 2022

Did Twitter Deliberately Mislead Elon Musk In His Acquisition Bid?, Mark Humphery-Jenner

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Elon Musk has officially ended his bid to acquire Twitter on the grounds that it misled the market in its disclosures, writes UNSW Business School's Mark Humphery-Jenner


China: The Next Big Market For Soft-Branded Hotels?, Elisa Ka-Yan Chan Jul 2022

China: The Next Big Market For Soft-Branded Hotels?, Elisa Ka-Yan Chan

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A wave of deal-making in China’s hotel investment sector is expected to encourage more independent hotels to rebrand as chain affiliates


Measuring Impact To Make A Difference, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Measuring Impact To Make A Difference, Singapore Management University

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Impact-Weighted Accounts (IWAs) quantify impact and aims to help managers make better decisions


Is Guanxi Still Everything When Doing Business In China?, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Is Guanxi Still Everything When Doing Business In China?, Singapore Management University

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Research finds that traditional guanxi-style connection-building is no longer the main key to success when doing business in China, and a new generation of Chinese entrepreneurs form business ties based on reputation and capabilities


Daung Well By Daung Good, Leon Qiu, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Daung Well By Daung Good, Leon Qiu, Singapore Management University

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Leon Qiu started microfinance lending startup Daung Capital to help the unbanked in Myanmar. Can he adequately help the farmers there?


Twitter Demonstrates Why Poison Pills Are Bad For Shareholders, Mark Humphery-Jenner Apr 2022

Twitter Demonstrates Why Poison Pills Are Bad For Shareholders, Mark Humphery-Jenner

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Twitter’s poison pill appears to be an attempt to entrench the board rather than delivering shareholder value, writes UNSW Business School's Mark Humphery-Jenner


Central Bank Digital Currencies: Inevitable?, Harald Uhlig Mar 2022

Central Bank Digital Currencies: Inevitable?, Harald Uhlig

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Central banks are right to worry about CBDCs leading to runs on them. Is that better than letting the private sector influence monetary policy?


How Should Leaders Manage Hybrid Working Relationships?, Karin Sanders, Andrew Dhaenens Mar 2022

How Should Leaders Manage Hybrid Working Relationships?, Karin Sanders, Andrew Dhaenens

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Organisations and their leaders need to adapt to new ways of working and hybrid work relationships, write UNSW Business School’s Karin Sanders, Andrew Dhaenens and Patrick Sharry


Apple And Foxconn: Addressing Power Imbalances In Global Supply Chains, Singapore Management University Feb 2022

Apple And Foxconn: Addressing Power Imbalances In Global Supply Chains, Singapore Management University

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Global suppliers such as Foxconn can form strong business networks to put pressure on dominant clients such as Apple to address power imbalances in global supply chains


Space Tourism By 2024 A Growing Possibility In China, Singapore Management University Jan 2022

Space Tourism By 2024 A Growing Possibility In China, Singapore Management University

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Developments this year have turbocharged the race to be the first to launch paying customers into space


Popular: Still Singapore’S Favourite Bookstore, Singapore Management University Nov 2021

Popular: Still Singapore’S Favourite Bookstore, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Popular is evolving into an omni-channel retailer to improve its customer experience


Entrepreneurship And The Great Chinese Urban Migration, Singapore Management University Nov 2021

Entrepreneurship And The Great Chinese Urban Migration, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A recent research study finds that rural migrants in China are likely to establish bigger companies and universities in big cities can serve as talent importers


Sustainably Feeding The World In The 21st Century, Ren Hua Ho, Husodo Angkosubroto, Oi Hian Lee Nov 2021

Sustainably Feeding The World In The 21st Century, Ren Hua Ho, Husodo Angkosubroto, Oi Hian Lee

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Managing investor expectation, exploiting low-hanging fruit, and farmer education will be key


Investing For The Future, Saker Nusseibeh Oct 2021

Investing For The Future, Saker Nusseibeh

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Even if you don’t believe in climate change, shifting consumer and governmental attitudes make businesses that prioritise sustainability more profitable


Sustainable Investment Across Generations, Darren Teo, Elaine Teo, Jansen Phee, Mitch Reznick, Reshma Lalvani Sujan, Ronil Sujan Oct 2021

Sustainable Investment Across Generations, Darren Teo, Elaine Teo, Jansen Phee, Mitch Reznick, Reshma Lalvani Sujan, Ronil Sujan

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Children that follow in a successful company’s founder's footsteps are paying more attention to sustainability


The Unknown Benefits Of Black Markets, Singapore Management University Oct 2021

The Unknown Benefits Of Black Markets, Singapore Management University

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Research on the license plate market in China’s capital finds that black markets can potentially serve as an auction mechanism to redistribute limited resources to those in need


How ‘Human’ Should Robots Be?, Singapore Management University Sep 2021

How ‘Human’ Should Robots Be?, Singapore Management University

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Hotel guests like interaction with devices that look and sound like them, but they can spark displeasure after service failures, new CUHK study shows


Doubling Down On Asia, Olivier Lim, Arif P. Rachmat, David Su Aug 2021

Doubling Down On Asia, Olivier Lim, Arif P. Rachmat, David Su

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COVID-19 has inflicted major pain on Asian economies but the effects on countries and sectors are not uniform. The tech sector in China could yet present investment opportunities


Innovating In The Digital Economy, Arnoud De Meyer Aug 2021

Innovating In The Digital Economy, Arnoud De Meyer

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It is all about creating and capturing value, building networks, and scaling up quickly


Why The Workplace Chameleon Is A Paradox For Diversity And Inclusion, Singapore Management University Aug 2021

Why The Workplace Chameleon Is A Paradox For Diversity And Inclusion, Singapore Management University

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Do employees need to be like chameleons to survive certain corporate cultures, despite the best efforts of diversity and inclusion initiatives?


The Entrepreneurial Scientist, Kush Agarwal Jul 2021

The Entrepreneurial Scientist, Kush Agarwal

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Kush Agarwal is a trained scientist who calls himself “an entrepreneur by DNA”. His advice to budding startup founders: Manage your expectations with VCs


Certis: Digital Transformation Of A Physical Security Company, Singapore Management University Jul 2021

Certis: Digital Transformation Of A Physical Security Company, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

How a company synonymous with auxiliary police injected sensors and artificial intelligence into its 21st century operations


The Evolving Chinese Luxury Consumer, Rane Xue, Xiaolei Gu Jun 2021

The Evolving Chinese Luxury Consumer, Rane Xue, Xiaolei Gu

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Chinese who travel frequently or have lived abroad will shape the perception and understanding of luxury consumption going forward


How To Spot And Avoid Greenwashing In Supply Chains, Singapore Management University Jun 2021

How To Spot And Avoid Greenwashing In Supply Chains, Singapore Management University

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Research draws attention to practice of firms greenwashing their CSR by disclosing supply chain relationships with “green” but concealing “brown” suppliers


Digital Transformation: What? How? Why?, Chee Hau Tan, Darren Thayre, Ewen Plougastel, Mark Shmulevich May 2021

Digital Transformation: What? How? Why?, Chee Hau Tan, Darren Thayre, Ewen Plougastel, Mark Shmulevich

Perspectives@SMU

Leadership and prep work ahead of transformation are key


What Is The Role Of Large Shareholders In Monitoring Corporate Performance?, Singapore Management University May 2021

What Is The Role Of Large Shareholders In Monitoring Corporate Performance?, Singapore Management University

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Research in China suggests that increased stock liquidity provides large shareholders incentives to enhance monitoring activities and improve corporate governance