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Introducing the SMU City Dialogues Series

On 24 and 25 October 2019, SMU held its inaugural edition of the new SMU City Dialogues series, titled "Inspiring Solutions: Growing Green, Can sustainable urban development nurture continued…

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Adopting sustainable urban development measures for continued economic growth

Associate Professor of Humanities Winston Chow from SMU’s School of Social Sciences has researched on the areas of urban vulnerability to climate change; sustainability in urban climatology;…

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Urban Logistics: Collaborative Urban Delivery Optimisation

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…

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AI In Our Environments

As the rate of urbanisation and technology adoption increases, our urban environments are becoming rapidly inter-connected and embedded with intelligent agents. Such agents can sense their…

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Ageing-in-Place

Hwee-Pink TAN is Associate Professor School of Information Systems (Practice) as well as Academic Director of the TCS-SMU iCity Lab at the Singapore Management University. He is the lead of the…

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Omni-channel Retailing

Professor Yun Fong LIM was enticed by a paradoxical observation that despite a strong growth of online and Omni-channel Retailing in South-East Asia, many companies in this industry do not…

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Implications of Personality Traits in Social Relationship

Professor William Tov The quality of social relationships is one of the most important factors of our well-being. Two personality traits that are associated with higher levels of well-being -…

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Less is More? The Key to Modern Happiness

Professor Norman Li The world's happiest country is Denmark, according to the latest World Happiness Report. Singapore is placed above Britain and below Mexico at number 22 in the report,…

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Social Sensing & Analytics

Professor Shim Kyong Jin In today’s globally connected, online and mobile world, social media platforms are fast becoming the dominant means of communication and it is revolutionising the way…

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25 Years of SINO-Singapore Relations - What China can Learn From Singapore

Professor Henry Gao The year 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of Sino-Singapore diplomatic relations and partnerships. Collaborations between China and Singapore have grown tremendously over the…

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The Science of Trust & The Implications for Practice

Professor Don Ferrin Besides being fundamental to personal and work relationships, trust can also enhance collaboration and partnership, and contribute to organisational success.Scientific research…

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Towards Sustainable, Green Growth

Professor Tan Kar Way The DHL-SMU Green Transformation Lab was launched in May 2013 to create innovative solutions that help companies transform their businesses towards green growth and drive…

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Understanding Ethnicity & Identity

Professor Hoon Chang Yau Indonesian Chinese born after 1966 grew up in a restrictive environment that specifically curtailed Chinese language and culture. This was the result of a series of…

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Transnational Litigation

Professor Mahdev Mohan In 2013, the United States Supreme Court held that it had no jurisdiction to hear a case relating to conduct which occurred outside U.S. territory, and that concerned a suit…

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The Business of Organised Crime

Professor Nafis Hanif Some researchers believe that ethnic homogeneity among gang members, or that criminal groups of different ethnicities, are perpetually at war with one another, leading them to…

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How to Successfully Harness the Power of Partners with the Ecosystem Advantage

Professor Arnoud De Meyer In a recent research published by Professor Arnoud De Meyer, President and Professor at the Singapore Management University and Professor Peter Williamson, who is a…

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