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Artificial Intelligence And Human Employment, Singapore Management University Sep 2022

Artificial Intelligence And Human Employment, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

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


When Will Cryptocurrency’S Winter Come To An End?, Singapore Management University Aug 2022

When Will Cryptocurrency’S Winter Come To An End?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

With the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropping dramatically, what is in store for the digital asset market?


Cryptocurrencies: Now What?, Wei Zhou, Fathurraman Jul 2022

Cryptocurrencies: Now What?, Wei Zhou, Fathurraman

Perspectives@SMU

New use cases could lead to wider adoption, but regulation and the transition to Web3 must be handled first


Proglove: Scan For Success, Singapore Management University Jul 2022

Proglove: Scan For Success, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

How an idea to save time on BMW’s assembly line became a global leader for wearable technology


Regulating The Fintech Space, Jing Yang, Patrick Thng, Zhu Juntao, Kell Jay Lim Jul 2022

Regulating The Fintech Space, Jing Yang, Patrick Thng, Zhu Juntao, Kell Jay Lim

Perspectives@SMU

China gets to grips with fintech but still frowns upon cryptocurrencies. Regulation, blockchain technology, and central bank digital currencies will be under the spotlight amidst the crypto crash


Burning The Flame Of Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Burning The Flame Of Entrepreneurship, Singapore Management University

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From starting a business in a foreign land to adapting to the internet economy, Florence Fang is all about enhancing human lives


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


Is The Crypto World Having Its Own 2008 Lehman Brothers Moment?, Eric Lim Jun 2022

Is The Crypto World Having Its Own 2008 Lehman Brothers Moment?, Eric Lim

Perspectives@SMU

Cryptocurrency markets have tumbled in recent times due to the age-old story of greed, arrogance and disregard for responsibility, writes UNSW Business School’s Eric Lim


Meta And The Metaverse, Damian Kim Apr 2022

Meta And The Metaverse, Damian Kim

Perspectives@SMU

Meta are working on proof-of-concept initiatives as mobile internet evolves into Web3.0


Pinduoduo: So Far, So Good. Now What?, Singapore Management University Mar 2022

Pinduoduo: So Far, So Good. Now What?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

China’s e-commerce upstart came to the party late but still caught up with Alibaba and JD.com


Battling Tesla With Battery-As-A-Service, Singapore Management University Feb 2022

Battling Tesla With Battery-As-A-Service, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

NIO is selling its EVs without a battery to gain market share. But can it overcome the big boys in a cutthroat market?


Digital Red Packets And The Power Of Sharing Online, Singapore Management University Feb 2022

Digital Red Packets And The Power Of Sharing Online, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Research study finds that digital red packets are most useful as a tool for companies to gain new and retain existing customers when they are allowed to be shared on social media


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

Perspectives@SMU

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


Can You "Die" In Real Life If The Metaverse Bans You?, Singapore Management University Jan 2022

Can You "Die" In Real Life If The Metaverse Bans You?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Four important elements are required in order for the metaverse to become a decentralised creators’ economy


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


Why Facebook's Meta-Morphosis Won't Fix Ethics Headache, Rob Nicholls Nov 2021

Why Facebook's Meta-Morphosis Won't Fix Ethics Headache, Rob Nicholls

Perspectives@SMU

Facebook is under fire (again) for its questionable business ethics – what exactly did it do wrong and what will happen as a result?


Entrepreneurial Lessons, Singapore Management University Oct 2021

Entrepreneurial Lessons, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Growth keeps a company interesting and helps retain talent. There are many issues to grapple with, from manpower to asking your clients, “How much would you pay for that?”


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

Perspectives@SMU

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


Business Families As Stewards Of Sustainability, John Cheng, Ankesh Shahra, Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, Louise Dudley Sep 2021

Business Families As Stewards Of Sustainability, John Cheng, Ankesh Shahra, Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, Louise Dudley

Perspectives@SMU

The drive to preserve the business for future generations makes family-owned enterprises especially suited to sustainability initiatives. Embracing ESG frameworks will help measure their effectiveness


How Has Covid Changed The Way We Need To Collaborate And Innovate?, Singapore Management University Sep 2021

How Has Covid Changed The Way We Need To Collaborate And Innovate?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Organisations need to adopt a specific approach to hybrid working in order to improve collaboration, communication, productivity and innovation


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

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

Perspectives@SMU

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

Perspectives@SMU

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

Perspectives@SMU

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


Building A Courier Service Company With It, Singapore Management University Aug 2021

Building A Courier Service Company With It, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

XDel Singapore spent on sophisticated technology even while it was small. Its growth post-investment looks like money well-spent


The Entrepreneurial Scientist, Kush Agarwal Jul 2021

The Entrepreneurial Scientist, Kush Agarwal

Perspectives@SMU

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


Winning Startup Competitions, Shao Yen Tan, Kush Agarwal Jul 2021

Winning Startup Competitions, Shao Yen Tan, Kush Agarwal

Perspectives@SMU

Tan Shao Yen and Kush Agarwal were a mentor-mentee pairing in the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition. Their organisations are now collaborating to explore the application of new technology in the built environment


A Cio’S Take On Singapore’S Startup Ecosystem, Singapore Management University Jul 2021

A Cio’S Take On Singapore’S Startup Ecosystem, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

New challenges will drive innovation, says CPG’s Tan Shao Yen


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


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


Digitally Transforming Chicken Rice, Singapore Management University May 2021

Digitally Transforming Chicken Rice, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Lao Hung Jia's dreams of selling Singapore’s national dish all over the world might just happen thanks to cashless payment and a matured food delivery ecosystem. There is just one problem: sorting out the pre-packed chilli sauce