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What Tesla’S $1.5 Billion Bet On Bitcoin Means For Crypto Legitimacy, Singapore Management University
What Tesla’S $1.5 Billion Bet On Bitcoin Means For Crypto Legitimacy, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Some significant issues need to be resolved before Tesla can accept Bitcoin as a legitimate method of payment, says UNSW Business School's Mark Humphery-Jenner
Subcontracting And Sweatshops During Coronavirus – The Wake-Up Call Businesses Need?, Singapore Management University
Subcontracting And Sweatshops During Coronavirus – The Wake-Up Call Businesses Need?, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Coronavirus continues to impact the already struggling retail sector. Wesfarmers, one of Australia's largest listed companies and the owner of bargain retailers Kmart and Target, recently announced the closure of some 75 Target stores, with another 90 to be converted to the more profitable Kmart outlets. Fears remain for some 1000 Target workers whose jobs are at risk.
Venturing Overseas, Keeping Business In The Family, Singapore Management University
Venturing Overseas, Keeping Business In The Family, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Commune’s venture into China breathes new life into parent company Koda
International Trade In The Alibaba And Amazon Age, Singapore Management University
International Trade In The Alibaba And Amazon Age, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Mindset change is needed to capture shifting value in the value chain; implementing straight-through payment is still an obstacle
Didi’S Strategic Move Towards Globalisation, Singapore Management University
Didi’S Strategic Move Towards Globalisation, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
This January, Didi Chuxing, China’s largest car-hailing app, announced that it has acquired the remaining shares of Brazil's 99 car share service, Uber's main rival in Latin America. The news came days after Uber raising from Softbank a new round of capital with the valuation at USD48 billion.
Why Expanding Hong Kong Disneyland Is Important, Singapore Management University
Why Expanding Hong Kong Disneyland Is Important, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
The expansion plan of Hong Kong Disneyland has been a highly controversial topic in Hong Kong. Local lawmakers have criticised the government of taking a weak stance in the “unequal deal” with the US firm.
Chinese Company Shareholders Revolt Against Communist Control, Singapore Management University
Chinese Company Shareholders Revolt Against Communist Control, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Shareholders of low-profile Chinese property developer Tianjin Realty Development recently made news by voting to keep party politics out of the Shanghai-listed company's organisational structure. Such action has never been heard of before at any State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) in the history of China's economic modernisation.
The Eu, Free Trade, And Populism, Singapore Management University
The Eu, Free Trade, And Populism, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
“Free and fair” trade is crucial for world prosperity but more must be done to convince those who have lost out in globalisation
How China's Firms Use Analysts To Communicate Externally, Singapore Management University
How China's Firms Use Analysts To Communicate Externally, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Chinese companies face a dilemma. They need to straddle two worlds - there’s the old China where business is still conducted on a “who you know” basis, and the emerging world of financial markets, regulations and transparency, says Professor T.J. Wong, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Accountancy and Director of Centre for Institutions and Governance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School.
Bringing Down The Temperature, Singapore Management University
Bringing Down The Temperature, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Governments have signed the Paris Agreement to address climate change. Businesses and individuals can play their part to keep the momentum going
The Most Valuable Brands In The World, Singapore Management University
The Most Valuable Brands In The World, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Interbrand’s 2015 list features tech companies that dominate by moving with customers at the “speed of life”
The Next Wave Of Globalisation, Singapore Management University
The Next Wave Of Globalisation, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
As consumption patterns shift away from OECD countries to the developing world, businesses need to leverage on technology to overcome last-mile delivery obstacles
Making Money From Mobile Phone Service At Sea, Singapore Management University
Making Money From Mobile Phone Service At Sea, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
It takes expertise and talent to build a new business; it takes capital and speed to maximise returns.
From The Outside In: China’S Dragons Are Here, Singapore Management University
From The Outside In: China’S Dragons Are Here, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Like a blockbuster movie 20 years in the making, China’s dragons have evolved to push the boundaries of global competition. Accelerated innovation is the new frontier of global competition and it’s a space where China’s go-global companies are excelling.
As The World Turns: The Wealth Of Nations In The 21st Century, Singapore Management University
As The World Turns: The Wealth Of Nations In The 21st Century, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
As the Asian Century gets under way, the question is not how giants like India and China will achieve prosperity for their peoples, but how the smaller, less economically powerful countries will be able to experience the ‘warmth’ of the wealth of nations. "Sustainable growth and shared prosperity’ is one way to close the gap," says Suvit Maesincee, director of the Sasin Institute for Global Affairs (SIGA) at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
India Starts To Open Up, Singapore Management University
India Starts To Open Up, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Investors have often shied away from India, citing the difficulties inherent in its notoriously difficult businesss landscape. Yet there is a lot of money to be made in India, Dr S Narayan, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, told Perspectives@SMU. Many companies seem reluctant to carry out sufficient market entry analysis, he says, despite the policy changes now taking place in the world's tenth largest economy.
Konformity Kills, Singapore Management University
Konformity Kills, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Unconventional Thinking. More crucial now than ever before. According to Dr. Eric J. Romero, the fall of the great brands of the last millennium - Nokia, Kodak, Hewlett Packard and General Motors - are examples of how conventional thinking impedes innovation. Nowadays, it is unconventional leadership and thinking that spur competitive advantage. The importance of creativity has been emphasised in nearly all literature and journal articles published this decade, adds the author of “Compete Outside the Box: The Unconventional Way to Beat the Competition”. "The fact is, the lack of it has brought the corporate behemoths …
The Future Of International Trade: Sustainability Is Key, Singapore Management University
The Future Of International Trade: Sustainability Is Key, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
What can multinational companies do to ensure that international trade flourishes in years to come? Gerry Craggs, the Far East managing director of steel trading company Stemcor, says that companies like his need to focus on developing sustainable trading policies rather than immediate gain. "Sustainable trading is not driven by short term profit but by providing optimal medium and long-term supply chain solutions that benefit all participants," he told Perspectives@SMU on the sidelines of the 5th anniversary celebration of the university’s International Trade Institute (ITI). Craggs is also Chair of the International Trading Concentration Sub-Committee at the institute that consists …
The Road Well-Travelled: Internationalism And Globalisation, Singapore Management University
The Road Well-Travelled: Internationalism And Globalisation, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Internationalism and globalisation involve more than the number of companies and the variety of jurisdictions in which they operate. For Stephen Wyatt, the transition to internationalism is a journey in which we are able to trace the evolution of firms making incrementally logical decisions and the natural consequence of where they are right now, whether they are incremental decisions seeking to maximise profitability or returns, or long term stability. And as those decisions continue incrementally, there is a continuum, or journey, along which they travel, that provides an opportunity
Bridging The Business Cultures Of The East And West, Singapore Management University
Bridging The Business Cultures Of The East And West, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
As companies in the West look to the East for business opportunities and those in the East looking westwards to expand themselves, it is no longer enough for business executives to be bilingual. Those who want to be in hot demand will have to be "bi-cultural" and understand the differences between Western and Eastern business cultures.
Venturing Into India: Singapore-India Business Ties, Singapore Management University
Venturing Into India: Singapore-India Business Ties, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
The business strategy of transplanting business models in India is one way which companies can penetrate the economic potential of the country. It is about taking proven business models and finding strategies to bring them into India where there are opportunities to scale up dramatically and where there is an opportunity to tap into local capital and management and create value for shareholders.Yet, SMEs in Singapore are "under-invested" in India ...
Business Strategies For Emerging Markets: Agility, Size And Taste, Singapore Management University
Business Strategies For Emerging Markets: Agility, Size And Taste, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
The term 'BRIC' was invented by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 to shorthand the four key emerging economies to watch. BRIC, of course stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China – countries that have, over the past decade, produced a third of global GDP, and represent a quarter of world's population. In 2010, the BRIC middle classes - with incomes between 6,000 and 30,000 USD - overtook that of the G7, and it has been estimated that this middle class population will double by 2020, profoundly changing demand trends in favour of value-added products such as cars, office equipment …
Supporting Global Metals Markets: The Role Of The London Metals Exchange, Singapore Management University
Supporting Global Metals Markets: The Role Of The London Metals Exchange, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
The London Metals Exchange (LME) has seen its trading volumes continually expand of late, with 120.3 million lots traded in 2010, an increase of 7.4 per cent from 2009. This expansion is on the back of an increased interest in commodity trading and an expanded range of products, the latest being LME Cobalt and Molybdenum.