Education And Leadership: Indispensable For Nigeria's Economic Development,
2016
Singapore Management University
Education And Leadership: Indispensable For Nigeria's Economic Development, Olusegun Obasanjo, Philip Charles Zerrillo
Asian Management Insights
The former President of Nigeria (1999 to 2007), Olusegun Obasanjo, talks about the nation’s evolving transformation in this interview with Philip Zerrillo.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership And Vietnam,
2016
Singapore Management University
The Trans-Pacific Partnership And Vietnam, Duong Nhu Hung, Tran Quang Dang
Asian Management Insights
Opening up a bold new world for Vietnam’s trade and industry may not be so easy.
The New Face Of Business Model Innovation,
2016
Singapore Management University
The New Face Of Business Model Innovation, George Hylden
Asian Management Insights
Are Chinese Internet companies eclipsing American inventiveness?
Financial Health And Corporate Performance: A Comparison Of Manufacturing Companies In China And India,
2016
Singapore Management University
Financial Health And Corporate Performance: A Comparison Of Manufacturing Companies In China And India, See Liang Foo, Shaakalya Pathak
Research Collection School Of Accountancy
The People’s Republic of China (China) and India are two leading economies in Asia Pacific. This study examines the relationship between the financial health, as measured by the Altman Z-Score, and corporate performance, as measured by the Return on Equity (ROE), of listed manufacturing companies in these two markets. A linear regression was conducted between these variables to determine the magnitude and direction of their relationships. The trends of Z-Scores over a fourteen-year period are also analysed. The analysis covers the period from 2000 to 2013 (inclusive) and yielded a statistically positive correlation between ROE and the Z-Score for both …
Attitudes To Wards Prenatal Genetics Among Southeast And East Asian Women: A Qualitative Pilot Study,
2016
The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston
Attitudes To Wards Prenatal Genetics Among Southeast And East Asian Women: A Qualitative Pilot Study, Ginger J. Tsai
Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)
From 2000-2010, the Asian population in the United States grew five times faster than the overall US population. As Asians become incorporated into the US health care system, it is important to recognize cultural differences that may arise between Asian patients and their health care providers. Prior studies show that cultural values influence genetic perceptions within Asian populations. The reputation of the family unit factors into decisions such as pregnancy termination and disclosure of family medical history, and the non-directive model of American genetic counseling conflicts with the historical Asian model of paternalistic health care. Previous studies also provide conflicting …
Religious Aspirations Among Urban Christians In Contemporary Indonesia,
2016
Singapore Management University
Religious Aspirations Among Urban Christians In Contemporary Indonesia, Chang Yau Hoon
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Recognizing that the Christians in Indonesia are not a homogeneous group, this article examines the various contested spiritual, social, and political aspirations of urban Christians in the contexts of the historical trajectory of Indonesian modernity, forces of globalization and urbanization, the role of capital, and the development of Islam - the indispensable religious 'Other' to this minority religion in contemporary Indonesia. It sheds light on the ways in which this minority exercises agency in using political participation and social activism as a counterbalance to the growing Islamization of Indonesia, and how they strategically utilize their extensive economic, social, and political …
Competition And Gains From Trade: A Quantitative Analysis Of China Between 1995 And 2004,
2016
Singapore Management University
Competition And Gains From Trade: A Quantitative Analysis Of China Between 1995 And 2004, Wen-Tai Hsu, Yi Lu, Guiying Laura Wu
Research Collection School Of Economics
This paper provides a quantitative analysis of gains from trade for China over the period of 1995-2004, which was when China's openness drastically improved. We decompose gains from trade in two ways. First, we disentangle pro-competitive effects from a traditional Ricardian effect. Second, we separate the effect due to tariff reductions from that due to reductions in non-tariff trade costs. Our quantitative analysis shows that the pro-competitive effects account for 25.4% of the total welfare gains from trade, whereas the allocative effciency alone accounts for 22.3%. We also find that tariff reductions account for about 31.6% of reductions of overall …
The Limits Of Liberty: The Crime Of Male Same-Sex Conduct And The Rights To Life And Personal Liberty In Singapore: Lim Meng Suang V Attorney-General [2015] 1 Slr 26,
2016
Singapore Management University
The Limits Of Liberty: The Crime Of Male Same-Sex Conduct And The Rights To Life And Personal Liberty In Singapore: Lim Meng Suang V Attorney-General [2015] 1 Slr 26, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In Lim Meng Suang v Attorney-General (2014), the Singapore Court of Appeal held that s 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalises acts of “gross indecency” between men whether occurring in public or private, does not infringe either the rights to equality and equal protection guaranteed by Art 12(1), or the rights to life and personal liberty guaranteed by Art 9(1) of the Constitution. This article examines the analyses of the latter provision by the Court of Appeal in Lim Meng Suang, and by the High Court in Tan Eng Hong v Attorney-General (2013) which was one of the two …
Voters’ Choice Showed Their Pragmatic Side,
2016
Singapore Management University
Voters’ Choice Showed Their Pragmatic Side, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The electoral victory by the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Murali Pillai in Saturday’s by-election in Bukit Batok did not come as a surprise. Mr Murali won 61.2 per cent of the votes, defeating Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) Chee Soon Juan in a straight fight.
China’S “Asia Dream”: The Belt Road Initiative And The New Regional Order,
2016
Singapore Management University
China’S “Asia Dream”: The Belt Road Initiative And The New Regional Order, William A. Callahan
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Since Xi Jinping became leader in 2012, he has redirected Chinese foreign policy. This article examines the role of peripheral diplomacy in Xi’s emerging grand strategy. While it is popular to look to theories of the international system – offensive realism and liberal institutionalism – to explore this issue, this article follows constructivism to take seriously the role of ideas and domestic politics in foreign policy-making. Through an analysis of official and unofficial sources, it traces linkages between ideas, institutions, and behavior in Chinese foreign policy. In particular, it argues that Beijing is combining new ideas (China Dream, Asia Dream), …
We All Stand Together: The Role Of The Association Of Asian Constitutional Courts And Equivalent Institutions In Promoting Constitutionalism,
2016
Singapore Management University
We All Stand Together: The Role Of The Association Of Asian Constitutional Courts And Equivalent Institutions In Promoting Constitutionalism, Maartje De Visser
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
This article critically evaluates the interplay among courts with constitutional jurisdiction in Asia. This is done in the specific context of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC). The article finds that the AACC has to date made only a nominal contribution to cultivating inter-court relations in furtherance of common goals and advances the claim that its members ought to rectify this state of affairs. On the one hand, transnational judicial alliances have instrumental value for participating courts in the discharge of their mandate. On the other hand, the AACC can be a useful conduit in nurturing …
Inter-Generational Transitions Of Family Businesses Using Private Equity: Lessons For China And Australia From Chinese Family-Owned Enterprises In Singapore,
2016
Flinders University
Inter-Generational Transitions Of Family Businesses Using Private Equity: Lessons For China And Australia From Chinese Family-Owned Enterprises In Singapore, Pi Shen Seet, Christopher Graves, Wee Liang Tan
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
This chapter aims to address some of these research gaps by looking at family-owned SMEs (SMFEs). In particular, it examines the considerations of Chinese SMFES in Singapore when they engage with the private equity (PE) sector as part of the overall capital-raising and harvest strategy.
The Microstructure Behavior Of Sgx Nikkei 225 Index Futures Resulting From Component Changes Of The Underlying Cash Market Index,
2016
Nanyang Technological University
The Microstructure Behavior Of Sgx Nikkei 225 Index Futures Resulting From Component Changes Of The Underlying Cash Market Index, Charlie Charoenwong, David K. Ding, Vasan Siraprapasiri
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
We study the effect of changes involving component stocks of the Nikkei 225 stock index on the behavior of the Nikkei 225 index futures. Specifically, we examine the effects of component changes of the Nikkei 225 on the volume, returns, volatility, and bid-ask spreads (BAS) on its corresponding futures contract traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). We find that trading volume increases and the bid-ask spread decreases but there is no significant change in the returns of the SGX Nikkei 225 index futures after a component change takes place. This does not support the Price Pressure Hypothesis, which states that …
Investigating How Restaurant Week's Price Promotion Affects Diners' Online Perceptions,
2016
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Investigating How Restaurant Week's Price Promotion Affects Diners' Online Perceptions, Jian Zhao
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Price promotion is being widely employed in the global restaurant industry. This exploratory study uses online user-generated content (UGC) to investigate how price promotion affects diners’ perceptions. The study uses secondary data extracted from a Chinese third-party review website, Dianping.com. The data was separated into Restaurant Week’s price promotion group and non-price promotion group for comparison. Structured content analysis and further chi-square tests were used to analyze qualitative data, and a two-way MANOVA was applied to analyze quantitative data. Empirical evidence shows that food, service, and environment are the top three determinant attributes for full-service restaurants, and they are not …
A Place To Call Home: The Acceptance And Denial Of Burmese Refugees,
2016
The University of San Francisco
A Place To Call Home: The Acceptance And Denial Of Burmese Refugees, Alexandra Craig
Creative Activity and Research Day - CARD
For more than 25 years Burma has been experiencing a refugee crisis due to the military government’s excessive human rights violations. The argument for not accepting refugees often prioritizes the economic troubles that a country can face when taking care of refugees. Meanwhile, those who prioritize humanitarianism often appeal to human morals and argue that refugees should be accepted wherever they need to in order to be safe. This project ultimately focuses on whether Burmese refugees should be accepted into the surrounding countries or if countries should be able to deny refuge within their borders.
Pregnancy And Childbirth Practices Among Immigrant Women From India: “Have A Healthy Baby”,
2016
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
Pregnancy And Childbirth Practices Among Immigrant Women From India: “Have A Healthy Baby”, Rama Cousik, M. Gail Hickey
The Qualitative Report
In India, practices relating to pregnancy, childbirth and child development have been rooted in cultural beliefs and traditions that are based on knowledge contained in ancient Indian texts. Many Indians residing across the globe continue to observe these practices. Some may find it challenging to do so when they are residing abroad, away from familiar surroundings and separated from their extended families. A small body of research exists that shows that migrant Indian women do observe traditional maternal practices based on cultural beliefs, but there is a need to learn more about how this knowledge is acquired, disseminated and preserved. …
United States Asia Strategy: Policy, Power, Pivot,
2016
St. John Fisher University
United States Asia Strategy: Policy, Power, Pivot, Michael S. Montemalo
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
This paper is an assessment of contemporary United States strategy in the Asia-Pacific. It gives a background of United States grand strategy throughout history culminating with the 2012 Pivot to Asia designed and implemented by the Obama Administration, the Department of State, and the National Security Council. The Pivot to Asia will be viewed by assessing the hard and soft powers the United States has at its disposal as a means to further its national interests in the Asia-Pacific. Current cases focusing on Southeast Asia and East Asia will be used to assess the efficacy of the new strategy and …
Daniel Yun: Journey Of A Singaporean Filmmaker,
2016
Singapore Management University
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,
2016
Singapore Management University
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
Sac Outreach Bulletin 2016,
2016
Syracuse University
Sac Outreach Bulletin 2016, South Asia Center
Newsletters from the South Asia Center
No abstract provided.
