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Augmenting Healthcare, Wai Mun Lim Oct 2019

Augmenting Healthcare, Wai Mun Lim

Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence

Lim Wai Mun of Doctor Anywhere weighs in the importance of customer education and persistence when dealing with a conservative market.


Practising Empathy, Kate Low Oct 2019

Practising Empathy, Kate Low

Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence

Kate Low of Perk by Kate talks about how prioritising customer relationships has kept her at the forefront of Singapore’s lingerie scene.


Scaling For The Masses, Junting Ang Oct 2019

Scaling For The Masses, Junting Ang

Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence

Ang Junting of Hai Sia Seafood traces the journey of updating a traditional business in a demanding trade to attract and retain talent.


Navigating Conversational Flows, Abhilash Murthy Oct 2019

Navigating Conversational Flows, Abhilash Murthy

Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence

Abhilash Murthy of Bus Uncle explains the importance in developing a delightful user experience in the realm of chatbot design.


Unpacking A Sustainable Concept, Florence Tay Oct 2019

Unpacking A Sustainable Concept, Florence Tay

Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence

Florence Tay, Co-Founder of UnPackt, breaks down how community building and education can lead to a more enduring zero-waste journey.


Creating Conversations, Sharon Tan Oct 2019

Creating Conversations, Sharon Tan

Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence

Sharon Tan of The Projector speaks about the privilege of amplifying community voices through diverse programming.


The Influence Of Gender On Female Business Owners In Ho Chi Minh City, Abby Busis Oct 2019

The Influence Of Gender On Female Business Owners In Ho Chi Minh City, Abby Busis

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Ho Chi Minh City is commonly referred to as a developing business hub, largely due to the rapidly increasing number of private enterprises. Since the implementation of the Doi Moi in 1986, Vietnam’s private business sphere has grown tremendously, and women have played a large role in this development. Today, women own just under a quarter of formal enterprises in Vietnam, but this impressive statistic does not consider the many challenges these women have faced.

Through in-depth interviews with female business owners themselves, along with an online survey, this study determines how gender influences these business owners’ professional experiences. Gender …


Corporate Social Responsibility And The Un Sustainable Development Goals: How Business Drives Progress In The Scope Sdgs #2 (Zero Hunger) And #8 (Decent Work And Economic Growth), Olivia Rose Labarge May 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility And The Un Sustainable Development Goals: How Business Drives Progress In The Scope Sdgs #2 (Zero Hunger) And #8 (Decent Work And Economic Growth), Olivia Rose Labarge

Senior Theses

This paper, “Corporate Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Development Goals: How Business Drives Progress in the Scope of SDGs 2 (Zero Hunger) and 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth),” addresses the question of the effectiveness of Corporate Social Responsibility as it pertains to accomplishing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It highlights the importance of partnerships for the goals, and achieving them as a collaborative global movement. This paper sets out to show that corporate actions can contribute to and be extremely effective in supporting the Global Goals. The paper does so through case studies of SDG 2, looking at The …