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廉凤讲座呈献: 在信息时代反思「华人」身分的流动性 Lien Fung's Colloquium: Who is “Chinese" in the Digital Age? Reflections on Identity and the Internet.

虽然亚洲是高科技社交媒体使用最活跃的地区,但是每当谈起科技或人类共同体,都是以欧美为重心。随着Clubhouse等新兴社交软件兴起,我们又开始讨论何为华人、何为华语等问题。谈到这些问题,就必然要跨越语言和政治的边界。我将在这次讲座上分享「时差」in-betweenness播客对于华语世界里共同经验的讨论,面对复杂的权力与身份认同问题,我们应该如何自处?让我们一同寻找答案。 …

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Common ownership of companies can be beneficial

Associate Professor of Accounting Holly Yang from SMU’s School of Accountancy has researched on the role of individual managers in corporate disclosure and determinants of firms’…

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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…

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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…

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Online Sensing of Public Sentiments

The advent of social media has seen large volumes of information generated on social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook every day. Such information presents potentially useful data for…

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Fast-driving fund managers take more risk

Sensation seeking is a personality trait defined by the search for experiences and feelings that are varied, novel, complex and intense; and by the readiness to take physical, social, legal, and…

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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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Using mobile technology and sensors to infer human behaviour

As computing services play an ever bigger role in our lives, the design of compelling applications require deeper insight into people’s thinking, behaviour and motivation. It would be ideal if…

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Can Organisations Leverage Mindfulness Training To Reduce Employee Turnover?

The concept of mindfulness – the purposeful, open-minded, and present-centred attention and awareness – is moving from a largely contemplative practice to a mainstream organisational…

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Cash-Rich Companies : More Than Meets the Eye

Professor Yuanto Kusnadi Cash is something everyone loves to have, especially businesses. There is a lot that companies can do with cash: boost inventories, raise wages, make capital expenditures,…

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What's in the Box? - A Closer Look at the Subscription Box Retail Trend

Professor Hannah Chang Subscription box services is an e-commerce retail trend which first appeared just a few years ago. Pioneered by New York-based Birchbox, the subscription box industry today…

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Revolutionising Online Personalisation with Smarter Data Mining & Analytics

Professor Hady Lauw With the ever-growing amount of data generated through multiple sources of user activities, there is more information to learn about consumers’ personal preferences, but…

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Showrooming & Competing Effects in Shoe Retailing

Professor Lin Mei With the advent of e-commerce, showrooming has become more prevalent. Showrooming refers to the practice of examining merchandise in a traditional brick and mortar retail store or…

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Improving Taxi Fleet Efficiency in Singapore

Professor Cheng Shih-Fen Taxi service and availability is a perennial bugbear with commuters in Singapore. It is not uncommon to hear of people complaining about the difficulty in getting a taxi,…

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Consumer Decision-Making : Feelings Versus Reasons

Professor Hannah Chang Do you follow your heart or rely on logical reasoning when you shop? Marketers often encourage consumers to use either feelings or reasons when making consumption decisions,…

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