Anticipated Support From Children And Later-Life Health In The United States And China,
2017
Singapore Management University
Anticipated Support From Children And Later-Life Health In The United States And China, Cheng Cheng
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Past research has shown that anticipated support, the belief that someone will provide support if needed, benefits health. Few studies considered whether the relationship between anticipated support and health depends on the source of such support. This project addresses this gap and examines how anticipated support from children is related to older parents' health and whether such support can be replaced by anticipated support from other relatives and friends. Ordered logit and negative binomial regression models with lagged health outcomes were estimated using nationally representative data from the 2010 and 2012 Health and Retirement Study and the 2011 and 2013 …
Mobile Cities, Modelling Policies: Importing/Exporting The Singapore ‘Model’ Of Development,
2017
Singapore Management University
Mobile Cities, Modelling Policies: Importing/Exporting The Singapore ‘Model’ Of Development, Orlando Woods, Lily Kong
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
A recent focus of research has been the making, mobility and mutations of urban policy. The global circulation of urban models – or exemplars of best practices and values that are deemed to be desirable and achievable – has gained significant traction. Such models are those that are dislocated from their place of origin, and transplanted to an adopted site. This chapter draws on the case of Singapore: one of the most emblematic examples of an importable/exportable urban model – a prototype for growth-oriented urban development with its normative and technical plans for growth and management – to foreground problems …
Family Support For Older Persons In Thailand: Challenges And Opportunities,
2017
Singapore Management University
Family Support For Older Persons In Thailand: Challenges And Opportunities, John Knodel, Bussarawan Puk Teerawichitchainan
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Population aging and the wellbeing of older persons are major emerging challenges for families, communities, and government in Thailand as in much of Asia. Traditionally, support and care for the elderly are met within the family. Adult children are important providers of material support as well as other forms of assistance to their older-age parents. The state and communities typically provide limited care services for the older population. Currently, Thailand is facing demographic and socioeconomic changes that pose significant challenges for the roles that family members, especially adult children, play in providing support for the elderly. This paper empirically examines …
An Empirical Study On The Singapore Court Of Appeal’S Citation Of Academic Works: Reflections On The Relationship Between Singapore’S Judiciary And Academia,
2017
National University of Singapore
An Empirical Study On The Singapore Court Of Appeal’S Citation Of Academic Works: Reflections On The Relationship Between Singapore’S Judiciary And Academia, Wui Ling Cheah, Yihan Goh
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In the light of Singapore’s aspiration to be a centre of legal ideas in the region, it is opportune to examine the Singapore courts’ use of legal scholarship. This article provides a preliminary map of the Singapore Court of Appeal’s citation practices. It provides an overview of the Singapore Court of Appeal’s use or citation of legal scholarship in its decisions over the past 50 years. It identifies and evaluates trends in the Singapore Court of Appeal’s citations of academic material and the types of academic material cited.
Illegality And The Civil Law In Singapore: Lessons From The Uk? Patel V Mirza [2016] 3 Wlr 399; [2016] Uksc 42,
2017
Singapore Management University
Illegality And The Civil Law In Singapore: Lessons From The Uk? Patel V Mirza [2016] 3 Wlr 399; [2016] Uksc 42, Benjamin Joshua Ong
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The law on the illegality defence in Singapore is in a fragmented state. In Patel v Mirza, the UK Supreme Court attempted to overhaul this notoriously confusing area of the law, and presented various ideas which are of potential interest to its development in Singapore.
From An Emerging Market To A Multifaceted Urban Society: Urban China Studies,
2017
University of Hong Kong
From An Emerging Market To A Multifaceted Urban Society: Urban China Studies, Shenjing He, Junxi Qian
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
China is undergoing an urban revolution. In 2011 more than half of the total population resided in cities and towns for the first time in history. Over the last two decades urban China scholars have actively engaged in dialogues with urbanists from different disciplines and different urban contexts. In consequence, urban China studies have embarked on a trail of rapid diversification and proliferation, moving beyond the topics of urbanisation and urban expansion to address a variety of issues echoing the latest developments in the Chinese city. Overall, urban China studies are witnessing a transition from a focus on economic development …
Voices Behind The Veil: Unravelling The Hijab Debate In Singapore Through The Lived Experiences Of Hijab-Wearing Malay-Muslim Women,
2017
Singapore Management University
Voices Behind The Veil: Unravelling The Hijab Debate In Singapore Through The Lived Experiences Of Hijab-Wearing Malay-Muslim Women, George Wong, George Wong
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
This article critically examines the hijab debate in Singapore by drawing upon the lived experiences of Singaporean Malay-Muslim women whose daily lives are fraught with a constant negotiation between their identities as veiled women and the institutionalized constraints that impede their social mobility and voices in the public arena. Drawing upon publicly accessible data and findings from in-depth interviews with Malay-Muslim nurses, the article explores the everyday lived struggles of women working in Singapore’s public healthcare sector organizations. These struggles illustrate a decade-old public debate on the hijab. We show how these women’s narratives reflect their intersectional subjectivities, which unravel …
Lee Kuan Yew’S Singapore Bloomed In The Shadow Of The Cold War,
2017
Singapore Management University
Lee Kuan Yew’S Singapore Bloomed In The Shadow Of The Cold War, Wen-Qing Ngoei
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
This essay considers how Singapore's economic success owes a great debt to Lee Kuan Yew's Cold War diplomacy and decision to align with the US during the Vietnam War.
Pm Lee Hsien Loong's Speech At The Official Opening Of Singapore Management University Law School Building And The Kwa Geok Choo Law Library On 15 March 2017,
2017
Singapore Management University
Pm Lee Hsien Loong's Speech At The Official Opening Of Singapore Management University Law School Building And The Kwa Geok Choo Law Library On 15 March 2017, Hsien Loong Lee
SMU Press Releases and News
Full text of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speech to open the new SMU law school building and the Kwa Geok Choo Law Library. He reminised about his mother Mdm Kwa Geok Choo, and his thoughts about the future of the legal profession and how the government can support them.
Institutional Regime Shift In Intellectual Property Rights And Innovation Strategies Of Firms In China,
2017
National University of Singapore
Institutional Regime Shift In Intellectual Property Rights And Innovation Strategies Of Firms In China, Kenneth G. L. Huang, Xuesong Geng, Heli Wang
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
This study develops a novel conceptual framework to understand the differential impact of formal institutional regime shift in intellectual property rights on the innovation and patenting strategies of Chinese and Western firms operating in China. We argue that to the extent that Chinese firms have been deeply embedded in China’s informal institutions,they are less responsive to formal institutional changes than Western firms operating in China. Using the major China patent law reform of 2001 as an exogenous event, we find results consistent with our key arguments: With the strengthening of the previously weak (utility model) patent protection, Chinese firms are …
A Coming Of Age For Mediation In Singapore? Mediation Act 2016,
2017
Singapore Management University
A Coming Of Age For Mediation In Singapore? Mediation Act 2016, Dorcas Quek Anderson
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The Mediation Act 2016 was recently passed by the Singapore Parliament and is soon to come into operation. This legislative comment compares the Act’s key provisions to the common law principles concerning confidentiality and admissibility, enforcement of mediated settlement agreements and stay of proceedings pending mediation. It argues that the Act has refined the common law in certain areas, but has brought about greater uncertainty in other aspects. It also discusses how the major provisions are likely to be applied by the court in light of similar developments in other jurisdictions.
Institutional Regime Shift In Intellectual Property Rights And Innovation Strategies Of Firms In China,
2017
Singapore Management University
Institutional Regime Shift In Intellectual Property Rights And Innovation Strategies Of Firms In China, Kenneth Guang-Lih Huang, Xuesong Geng, Heli Wang
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
This study develops a novel conceptual framework to understand the differential impact of formal institutional regime shift in intellectual property rights on the innovation and patenting strategies of Chinese and Western firms operating in China. We argue that to the extent that Chinese firms have been deeply embedded in China’s informal institutions, they are less responsive to formal institutional changes than Western firms operating in China. Using the major China patent law reform of 2001 as an exogenous event, we find results consistent with our key arguments: With the strengthening of the previously weak (utility model) patent protection, Chinese firms …
The East China Sea In Dod China Military Power Reports,
2017
Purdue University
The East China Sea In Dod China Military Power Reports, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2000 saw Congress require the Department of Defense (DOD) to prepare an annual report on Chinese military power. This report contains classified and unclassified editions. Documenting Chinese military developments, strategy, and trends are critical parts of these reports. Beijing’s military activities in the East China Sea (ECS) are important report components. This work explains the importance of these and other DOD reports for those studying ECS developments, examines how DOD has documented Beijing’s military activities within these publicly accessible reports, and describes how members of Congress have reacted to ECS developments during the Obama …
Vu Khoan [Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister],
2017
Singapore Management University
Vu Khoan [Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister], Vu Khoan
Digital Narratives of Asia
Vu Khoan, former Deputy Prime Minister for Vietnam, shares with DNA how he joined the foreign services, and then took charge of economic reform, where every assignment was a challenge that caused him to grow. He led Vietnam from political isolation to normalizing her international relations, especially with ASEAN countries. Interview and transcript in English and Vietnamese.
Isetan: Adapting To The New Global Retail Landscape,
2017
Singapore Management University
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,
2017
Singapore Management University
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
Leveraging On Data Visualisation And Analytics For Assessment And Innovation,
2017
Singapore Management University
Leveraging On Data Visualisation And Analytics For Assessment And Innovation, Salihin Mohammed Ali
Research Collection Library
No abstract provided.
Multinational Firms And Cash Holdings: Evidence From China,
2017
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
Multinational Firms And Cash Holdings: Evidence From China, Weijun Wu, Yang Yang, Sili Zhou
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
To adapt to globalization, Chinese multinational firms have more exploitation of cash. This paper shows that Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs) do not hold significantly more cash relative to domestic firms unless these multinationals heavily relay on the foreign sales. In addition, the multinationals of non-State-Owned Enterprises (Non-SOEs) exhibit the insignificant difference in cash holdings for non-multinationals. We also find that Chinese MNCs invest more but are less profitable, especially in non-SOE subsample. Overall, we conclude that the need of cash liquidity of multinational corporations in China is different from those in U.S.
Jobs For Justice(S): Corruption In The Supreme Court Of India,
2017
Singapore Management University
Jobs For Justice(S): Corruption In The Supreme Court Of India, Madhav S. Aney, Shubhankar Dam, Giovanni Ko
Research Collection School Of Economics
We investigate whether judicial decisions are affected by career concerns of judges byanalysing two questions: Do judges respond to pandering incentives by ruling in favourof the government in the hope of receiving jobs after retiring from the Court? Does thegovernment actually reward judges who ruled in its favour with prestigious jobs? To answerthese questions we construct a dataset of all Supreme Court of India cases involving thegovernment from 1999 till 2014, with an indicator for whether the decision was in its favouror not. We find that pandering incentives have a causal effect on judicial decision-making.The exposure of a judge to …
Drones, Ai And Getting Undergrads Ready For Great Disruption,
2017
Singapore Management University
Drones, Ai And Getting Undergrads Ready For Great Disruption, Tan K. B. Eugene, Thomas Menkhoff, Siew Ning Kan
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In a joint commentary, SMU Academic Director (MSc in Innovation) and Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources (Education) Thomas Menkhoff; SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan; and SMU LKCSB Adjunct Faculty Kan Siew Ning, highlighted that the University recently launched an inter-disciplinary course on emerging technology, focusing on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV or drones), robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI). One key learning outcome is to enable students to appreciate, in a multi-disciplinary setting, the huge business potential of emerging technology in diverse areas - such as logistics, supply chain management, transportation, search and rescue, military, and scientific studies. …
