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Singapore in the Global Value Chains

Singapore is a small and open economy, with its economic growth highly dependent on international trade. With the momentum of global trade growth being buffeted by increased economic uncertainties…

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Financial knowledge & portfolio complexity in Singapore

Financial literacy in Singapore has not been analysed in much detail, despite the fact that this is one of the world’s most rapidly aging nations. In this podcast, Professor of Finance…

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Diversity, inclusion & belonging are key to successful teams & organisations

Building on research conducted in 2018 on the clear and positive link between high levels of psychological safety and a strong teamwork culture, Richard Smith, Professor of Strategic Management and…

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Biomass commercialisation - economic & environmental implications

Global warming and climate change have created an unprecedented global interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, especially in energy production. Biomass, or organic matter, which is a renewable…

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Mobile Systems and Cloud Security

The National Satellite of Excellence in Mobile Systems Security and Cloud Security (NSoE MSS-CS), is a five-year research initiative, sponsored by the National Research Foundation’s National…

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Insights into trust across cultures

Trust is an important building block for organisational success, whether it is trust between managers and their subordinates or a brand and its customers.Tan Hwee Hoon is an Associate Professor of…

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Communicating about end-of-life matters

Death is a part of life. However, people often feel awkward and ill at ease when faced with the opportunity for communication at the end of life. While talking about death and dying may not be…

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CSR behaviour of firms & its ripple effect

Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR in short, is an evolving business practice that incorporates sustainable development or ‘doing good’ into a company's business model. In…

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Enhancing consumer & investor protection from ICO scams

The rise of new technologies is changing the way companies raise funds. Along with increased popularity of crowdfunding in recent years, a new form of funding has emerged – that is, the use of…

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Scrutinising financial information on Twitter & detecting misreporting

Assistant Professor Richard Crowley from SMU’s School of Accountancy examines financial accounting using both archival and analytical methods for his research. Much of his archival work deals…

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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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Volatility spillovers and linkages in Asian stock markets

Cross-border linkages among national stock markets have been strengthening over time, aided by free capital flows and the advancement in information technology. The use of electronic trading, which…

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Directors' Duties - Laws versus Perception

he law on Directors’ duties is an important part of corporate governance. It is therefore unsurprising that a large part of existing research focuses on understanding what the law requires and…

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Persuading the crowd to back your innovation

Crowdfunding is changing how entrepreneurs finance their innovation. As the number of crowdfunding platforms continues to rise, competition for investor attention also intensifies. What can…

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Pervasive Computing

In the last few decades, computing has moved beyond the domain of bulky desktops and can now be found embedded all around us, in the form of sensors, wearables, mobile devices. In this video,…

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