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Testing, Retesting And Selecting The Right Job Applicant, Singapore Management University

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Allowing applicants to retake a test can help increase the likelihood of hiring the best person for the job

Why Expanding Hong Kong Disneyland Is Important, Singapore Management University

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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.

Q&A With Michael Seibel, Y Combinator Ceo, Singapore Management University

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This is the transcript of the questions posed to and answered by Michael Seibel, CEO of Y Combinator during the Q&A session at the sidelines of the recent Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition.

What Does It Take To Become A Partner At An Accountancy Firm?, Qiang Cheng, Yang Hoong Pang, Gary Pan, Poh Sun Seow, Kwong Sin Leong

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Having ‘hard’ skills are important but one cannot do without the soft skills that will advance your career

When Is The Best Time To Release A New Smartphone?, Singapore Management University

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Pent-up consumer demand can drive profits, but there are risks

In the world of technology, advances occur at breakneck speed and history tells us that if companies don’t lead the pack, they pay a high price – oblivion.

From Capitol Hill To Venture Capital, Singapore Management University

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The CEO of Y! Combinator on how a ‘dumb idea’ became the world’s top videogaming community, the core of being an entrepreneur…and pizza

Sports Analytics: Why Your Favourite Team Knows More About You Than You Think, Singapore Management University

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t's not just the players being tracked throughout the season Each time German football team Bayern Munich plays a home game, the event generates nine million separate pieces of data. There’s data about what the players do on field gathered from sensors in their uniforms; data from videos of where the crowd moves to at different times in the event and where the bottlenecks are; data on sales at food and clothing concessions and how the crowds move to them; and data on where the workers and volunteers are at every point in the event.

Nostalgia Makes Us More Patient, Singapore Management University

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Want to make customers more willing to wait? Create a nostalgic experience for them, a new study by CUHK Business School suggests.

What If Bots Collide And Collude In Setting Prices?, Singapore Management University

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Conduct driven by algorithms is a challenge for competition law

35 Years In The Singaporean Life Insurance Industry, Singapore Management University

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How one man kept up with, and excelled in, an ever-changing landscape

The Importance Of Search Engine Optimisation, Singapore Management University

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Good SEO is a business necessity in the Digital Age but not everyone needs in-house SEO expertise; sometimes it makes more sense to hire an agency

When A Satisfactory Price Beats A Maximal Mark-Up, Singapore Management University

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Firms that share their gains enjoy ongoing mutual benefits

Big Data: Evolution, Not Revolution, Singapore Management University

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Analytics is becoming increasingly sophisticated but make sure you know why you’re investing in Big Data technology

The Appeal Of Singapore’S Beauty Industry, Singapore Management University

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How CITISPA has grown in the beauty industry

Banking The Unbanked In The Philippines, Singapore Management University

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The Ayala Group brought together two of its subsidiaries, Globe Telecom and Bank of the Philippines Island, to bring banking services to 80 percent of the country

The Sole Man, Singapore Management University

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Killick Datta worked for Nike when Adidas and Puma were the biggest brands. After over three decades in the shoes business, he still visits malls every weekend because it is crucial to “know your marketplace

Disruption: The New Norm?, Singapore Management University

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Accelerating automisation and increasing lifespans are creating disruptions to existing economic and education models. How can governments and industry address the resulting upheavals?

Chinese Company Shareholders Revolt Against Communist Control, Singapore Management University

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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

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“Free and fair” trade is crucial for world prosperity but more must be done to convince those who have lost out in globalisation

God’S Will, The Matrix, And The Chinese Bamboo Tree, Singapore Management University

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Suresh Shankar took the figurative red pill, went down the entrepreneurial rabbit hole and discovered the need to mesh the right-brain with the left

A Tale Of Two Cities: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2016, Singapore Management University

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In recent years, Hong Kong and Shenzhen have experienced an explosive growth in the start-up support ecosystem.

Adapting And Evolving To Grow In The High-Tech Industry, Singapore Management University

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MatchMove started as a gaming platform; it’s now a flourishing enterprise payment solutions company

When Hippo Used Twitter To Manage Its Supply Chain, Singapore Management University

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The Indian snack brand inspired its customers to be advocates

Isetan: Adapting To The New Global Retail Landscape, Singapore Management University

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Department stores need to rethink their traditional business model and deliver value to shoppers, and it must be done with speed and imagination

Building A Pharmaceutical Company From Scratch, Singapore Management University

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Carl Firth built ASLAN Pharmaceuticals thanks to Big Pharma, investment banking…and beer

The Need For Sustainable Finance, Singapore Management University

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Bringing about sustainable or ‘green’ finance requires a convergence of policy and profitability – and it’s not just the developed countries that are leading the way

Bling And Brand Recognition: What Your Conspicuous Consumption Says About You, Singapore Management University

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Makers of luxury goods can charge even more if they play down their famous labels