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Does the Crowd Support Innovation?

Crowdfunding, a disruptive force in the traditional finance sector, is changing how entrepreneurs finance their creative endeavours and bring products to market. It has allowed thousands of…

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Crop Planning in Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture aims at growing food in an ecologically and ethically responsible manner by using practices that enhance environmental quality and natural resource base, while maintaining the…

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Is your password secure?

Most people are aware of the importance of having a secure password. However, many still tend to pick simple, easy-to-crack passwords, such as their date of birth or home address. These are not…

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Integrating Retail & Logistics for Successful OMNI-Channel Retailing

Professor Lim Yun Fong Digital retail sales in Asia-Pacific are growing faster than any other region. Asia-Pacific also outperforms the rest of the world in terms of the share of its total retail…

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Asian Business Families Succession & Governance

Professor Annie Koh Singapore Management University established the Business Families Institute, or BFI@SMU, in 2012 in response to the growing needs of business families in Asia. Under the…

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Enhancing Business Competitiveness through Operations Management

Professor Michelle Cheong Information and technology are indispensable to modern living and businesses. As the business environment evolves, new and more complex challenges will arise. The SMU…

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The Impact of CEOs' Childhood Experiences & Board Diversity on FIrm's Behaviours

Professor Gennaro Bernile Intelligent risk-taking is important for growing and established firms alike, and more so in today’s complex and dynamic global business environment. It can also…

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Delivering Service Excellence

Professor Marcus Lee The challenge of raising service standards in Singapore is a longstanding one. In 2005, the Singapore Government started the Go the Extra Mile for Service, or GEMS movement, to…

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Thinking Bigger: Pushing Singaporean Entrepreneurship to the Next Level

Professor Arcot Desai Narasimhalu In 2015, among a sample of 130 countries, Singapore ranked as the 10th most entrepreneurial, based on entrepreneurial attitude, ability and aspiration, in the…

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Retailing & Branding in Emerging Markets

Professor Rajendra Srivastava The global economy is changing at an unprecedented pace. The rapid growth of emerging markets has presented huge opportunities for both local and multinational…

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Newly Vulnerable Markets: Understanding the Challenges & Strategies in Technology-Transformed Markets

Professor Rob Kauffman With the extensive changes that have been occurring in technology-transformed markets in the past few years, SMU's Professor Robert Kauffman highlights an increasingly…

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How Mindfulness can make a Positive Impact on Leaders & Organisations

Professor Jochen Reb The subject of Mindfulness, or open awareness of present-moment experiences, has received increased attention and interest in the academic and corporate arenas. The Singapore…

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From Heterogeneous Firms to MNCs Through Export-Learning & FDI

Professor Amanda Jakobsson Internationalisation is a gradual process in which firms, having built up a strong domestic base, learn how to export to serve foreign markets, before investing directly…

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The Role of IT in Accounting

Professor Seow Poh Sun Information technology has impacted accounting processes in many ways.The rapidly evolving relationship between accounting and information technology means accountants now…

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Effective CEO branding

Professor Gregor Halff The media phenomenon of the ‘celebrity CEO’ has been around for about 30 years. In recent decades, however, the coverage of CEOs has significantly increased in…

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Building Sustainable Family Businesses

Professor Annie Koh In 2012, the Singapore Management University (SMU) established Southeast Asia’s first regional institute to specifically serve the needs of business families in this part…

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