Speaker: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (20 Sept 2018)

Leadership in the 21st Century: Winds of Change 20 September 2018Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim started by addressing the student population, and shared that the purpose and aim of education is the assimilation of knowledge for the dissemination of truth. He also regaled the audience with his journey as a politician in Malaysia, and how he overcame the many tribulations that were in his path.Following that was a vigorous Question and Answer session moderated by SMU Chairman Mr Ho Kwon Ping. The…

Urban Logistics: Collaborative Urban Delivery Optimization

Last-mile deliveries in urban areas often raise environmental and social issues in Singapore and urban cities worldwide. As the e-commerce market and urban logistics spending continues to grow globally (and locally), the social aspect of this trend i.e. congestion and environmental pollution needs to be addressed. In this video, Professor Lau Hoong Chuin shares about his research in Urban Logistics, and how its strategic goal is to deliver an ecosystem that addresses the various aspects of…

Successful Ageing: Perception and Attitudes

In this video, Professor Paulin Tay Straughan shares insights from her research as the Principal Investigator on a project that investigated the social construct of Successful Ageing in Singapore. Find out why she believes it would be a pity to simply dismiss those aged as social/economic liabilities, and why it is important for society to frame the discourse in a more positive light. Prof Straughan also shares about her evidence-based approach to the study, and how the findings helped reveal…

Well-being

Professor William Tov is currently Associate Professor in School of Social Sciences in SMU, he is a psychologist who studies emotional and cognitive Well-being - from the micro-level process of everyday happiness to the macro-level implications of societal life satisfaction. Faculty profile: https://socsc.smu.edu.sg/faculty/prof... In this video, Professor Tov shares the importance of measuring Well-being from a day-to-day process. In his research, he uses diary studies to tease apart the…

The Impact of Language on Corporate Future Orientation

Decades of research on organisational behaviour have shown that it is strongly influenced by the socio-economic environments in which firms operate. Little is known, however, about how organisations consider ‘time’.Taking a completely fresh approach, Assistant Professor of Finance LIANG Hao from the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business looked into how the language spoken in an organisation affects its corporate future orientation, i.e. how it perceives the future and prioritises…

Speaking truth to power: the effect of candid feedback

Leaders and those in positions of power call the shots as to how resources are allocated. Past research have shown that leaders tend to behave selfishly, keeping more resources for themselves rather than sharing perks with their followers.A study by Associate Professor Michael Bashshur from the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business suggests that honesty may be the best policy for ensuring that leaders look out for everyone, not just themselves.In this podcast, he discusses this research which…

Zombie Board: Board Tenure & Firm Performance

Assistant Professor and Lee Kong Chian Fellow Sterling Huang from SMU’s School of Accountancy holds a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Management from INSEAD Business School. Prior to his doctoral studies, he was an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers Sydney and a lecturer at Macquarie University Australia. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder and a member of Institute of Chartered Accountant Australia.In 2018, he did a research study on board tenure and firm performance…

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