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Accepting Differences For An Inclusive Society, Singapore Management University May 2017

Accepting Differences For An Inclusive Society, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Everyone has a role in upholding values and having tough conversations to build inclusion


East Asia Pacific Economies: Looking Good, Singapore Management University Apr 2017

East Asia Pacific Economies: Looking Good, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The World Bank expects recovering global trade and commodity prices to buoy regional prospects


Chinese Company Shareholders Revolt Against Communist Control, Singapore Management University Apr 2017

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.


Isetan: Adapting To The New Global Retail Landscape, Singapore Management University Feb 2017

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

Perspectives@SMU

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


Decoding Chinese Foreign Policy, Singapore Management University Feb 2017

Decoding Chinese Foreign Policy, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

States need to understand Beijing’s practice of ‘false dilemmas’ and its revanchist narrative, and stand firm without provoking China unnecessarily


Singapore: Managing Diplomacy In A Chinese Lake, Singapore Management University Jan 2017

Singapore: Managing Diplomacy In A Chinese Lake, Singapore Management University

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As China muscles in on the South China Sea, Singapore adjusts to relations with Malaysia and Indonesia


India's Building Project: Recipes For Success, Singapore Management University Nov 2016

India's Building Project: Recipes For Success, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

India’s dream of creating sustainable and smart cities requires partners and governance with inspiration from the Singapore story


Rebalancing China, Singapore Management University Oct 2016

Rebalancing China, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

China’s shift towards a consumption-led economy presents threats and opportunities for Asian economies


Leader Of The Pack: What Makes The Alibaba Group So Successful, Singapore Management University Oct 2016

Leader Of The Pack: What Makes The Alibaba Group So Successful, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The 'people's platform' sells more than eBay and Amazon combined


How China's Firms Use Analysts To Communicate Externally, Singapore Management University Jul 2016

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.


Manila Water: Delivering Water And Sustainable Growth, Singapore Management University Jul 2016

Manila Water: Delivering Water And Sustainable Growth, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The privatisation of Metro Manila’s water and sanitation services is a case for the importance of Tri-Sector collaboration


Embracing "The Silver Tsunami" - Future Of Mature Working Adults, Singapore Management University Jun 2016

Embracing "The Silver Tsunami" - Future Of Mature Working Adults, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The government, employers and employees must work together to maximise the skills and experience that older workers can offer beyond retirement age


Grandparents: The Silent Engine Behind China’S Economic Growth, Singapore Management University Jun 2016

Grandparents: The Silent Engine Behind China’S Economic Growth, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Migrant workers leave behind children to be taken care of by the elderly in villages – it is a win-win arrangement for all involved


Census-Taking In Malaysia: Bumiputera, Non-Bumiputera And The Nep, Singapore Management University Jun 2016

Census-Taking In Malaysia: Bumiputera, Non-Bumiputera And The Nep, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Ethnic categorisation in Malaysia was once more detailed than indigenous versus non-indigenous, and free from economic policy-making pressure


China: Growth Slowing But In Good Shape, Singapore Management University May 2016

China: Growth Slowing But In Good Shape, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

It is still a developing economy with room to grow out of trouble


Tiger Balm: Roaring Back To Success, Singapore Management University May 2016

Tiger Balm: Roaring Back To Success, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Mismanagement of the brand led to a lost generation of customers but modernisation efforts have set the leaping tiger on the path to growth and profits


Sby: Looking Back On 10 Years In Charge, Singapore Management University May 2016

Sby: Looking Back On 10 Years In Charge, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Indonesia’s first directly elected president is proud of successes despite falling short on some promises


Daniel Yun: Journey Of A Singaporean Filmmaker, Singapore Management University Apr 2016

Daniel Yun: Journey Of A Singaporean Filmmaker, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A single-minded focus of being the best drove and defined the former boss of MediaCorp Raintree Pictures


Moolahsense: Growth Of A Peer-To-Peer Lending Platform, Singapore Management University Apr 2016

Moolahsense: Growth Of A Peer-To-Peer Lending Platform, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Lawrence Yong started out trying to meet the needs of underserved SMEs, and now even listed companies are using MoolahSense


Social Impact Of Alcoholism In The Singaporean Environment, Singapore Management University Mar 2016

Social Impact Of Alcoholism In The Singaporean Environment, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Alcohol addiction is treatable; strong community and familial support is key


Breadtalk: Managing An Expanding Brand Portfolio, Singapore Management University Mar 2016

Breadtalk: Managing An Expanding Brand Portfolio, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The Singapore-based company has expanded into foodcourts and restaurants in 17 countries. How can it manage its burgeoning portfolio of brands?


The Global Rise Of Megacities, Singapore Management University Mar 2016

The Global Rise Of Megacities, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

By 2050, two out of three people on Earth will live in cities, many in megacities with over 10 million residents. Planning must be done today to manage inevitable infrastructural and social tensions


Aec: Mind The Skilled Labour Gap, Singapore Management University Mar 2016

Aec: Mind The Skilled Labour Gap, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Mobility of qualified professionals between ASEAN countries was meant to lift the region. Despite the signing of MRAs, things are not moving as fast as they could be


Engineering Entrepreneurship In Singapore, Singapore Management University Feb 2016

Engineering Entrepreneurship In Singapore, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Inderjit Singh became a millionaire entrepreneur in risk-averse Singapore. All it takes to follow in his footsteps, he says, is a mindset change


Shinta Kamdani: Opportunity And Empowering Women, Singapore Management University Feb 2016

Shinta Kamdani: Opportunity And Empowering Women, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

A third-generation entrepreneur, Shinta Kamdani is CEO of her family's Sintesa Group, an Indonesian conglomerate with 6000 employees across 17 companies. Sintesa is a national leader in consumer goods distribution, with other interests in prefab concrete, energy production, steel manufacturing and real estate. Kamdani spoke to Julian Lorkin in Jakarta for BusinessThink.


Re-Inventing Singapore's Medical Tourism Industry, Jonathan Tan, Singapore Management University Feb 2016

Re-Inventing Singapore's Medical Tourism Industry, Jonathan Tan, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The island states needs to focus on improving medical outcomes for international patients while keeping its public hospitals affordable for locals


Thailand’S Political Impasse, Singapore Management University Feb 2016

Thailand’S Political Impasse, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Thai farmers’ productivity – or the lack thereof – has left the country and its political future in limbo


Can The Aec Address Asean’S Skilled Labour Shortage?, Singapore Management University Nov 2015

Can The Aec Address Asean’S Skilled Labour Shortage?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The answer is “yes” if training and immigration issues are tackled head on


Tall Order: Are Ceos Born With Leadership Traits?, Singapore Management University Nov 2015

Tall Order: Are Ceos Born With Leadership Traits?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

New research reveals which men are likely to become the boss


Sino-U.S. Relations After The State Visit, Singapore Management University Oct 2015

Sino-U.S. Relations After The State Visit, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

China wants to be seen as a global superpower. Dealing with it will require acknowledgement that it is one