Singapore MBA applications start to surge
SMU, which launched its MBA programme in January this year, has seen more interest from applicants recently as the financial crisis has begun to bite.
SMEs not spurred by incentives
Said Associate Professor Annie Koh. dean, executive and professional education at SMU: "This is a very different market from the Asian financial…
Malls keep spirits up but see sales fall
Ms Cheryl Lee [Assistant Director at the SMU School of Economics] said that she has cut back spending on shopping, but partly because of a lack of…
Year-end round up
Associate Professor Annie Koh shares her views on the effects of the US financial crisis on the Singapore economy.
Some 40 firms have committed 2,500 workers for SPUR training
Associate Professor Annie Koh, Dean, Executive and Professional Education at SMU said that with the current financial turmoil, jobs for white…
NWC will revise wage guidelines
Professor Hoon Hian Teck observed that over the past few years, more companies have been encouraged to introduce variable components to their…
Is there a need for another star for service?
Assistant Professor Marcus Lee, the academic director at SMU's Institute of Service Excellence, said: "These schemes are especially beneficial for…
Govt schemes ? it's still early days
SMU associate professor Tan Wee Liang says, ?Assistance can be provide by others involved in the business eco-system. It could take the form of…
SMEs prefer banking products
SMU associate professor Tan Wee Liang said that SME Development Survey 2008 findings may not accurately reflect the interest level and there may be…
ERP helps cut congestion, drivers agree
Assistant Professor Terence Fan commented that it is encouraging to see that the ?peaks' of travel times are slowly starting to flatten out and there…