Going against the Grain: China’s Two-Tier Land Tenure System

China's two-tier land tenure system is one of the key factors behind China’s recent rise as an Asian powerhouse, say Associate Professors John…

Challenges of an Ageing Asia

Associate Professor Rhema Vaithianathan of the SMU School of Economics is studying how Asia's ‘silver tsunami’ is changing the way we care for the…

Drawing the readers in

Two temporary pavilions set up at SMU were the main venues for the Singapore Writers Festival this year. Unlike the for-profit book fairs we never…

First-of-its-kind research on succession in Asian family businesses

Nearly 90% of the business families said that Business Family Management Succession is important to them and 81% of them believe that their Next…

The Business School of the Future

He has been a business school dean on three continents, and has written over 30 books and 200 articles on strategic management to become one of the…

Budget or bust

SMU Assistant Professor of Strategic Management (Education) Terence Fan commented on the soaring popularity of budget airlines even with limited…

Utopia, dystopia and ‘Disneyfication’ at the 2013 Singapore Writers Festival

The SMU Campus Green – the main venue of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) – embodied Utopia, while the writer's whine and portent represented…

SMU Innovation: How to innovate during turbulent times

SMU and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) partnered to organise the Inclusive Innovation Summit 2013, a platform that brought together…

Ding Yi Music Company to organise inaugural Indoor Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival

SMU Chamber Orchestra will be one of the performers at the inaugural Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival organised by the Ding Yi Music Company.…

SIA facing strong headwinds

SMU Assistant Professor of Strategic Management (Education) Terence Fan commented on SIA's cancellation of non-stop flights to New York. He noted how…