A device which changed the lives of 6 billion people
On the 40th anniversary of the mobile phone’s invention on Monday, SMU Assistant Professor of Corporate Communication (Education) Dr Michael Netzley…
Government should “co-invest” in lowering housing prices: Academics suggest submitting part of the profit only after flat resales are completed
Ideas to lower HDB prices are being explored by the Government. However, SMU Adjunct Professor of Economics Larry Haverkamp pointed out that…
Hire locals first
The issue of controls on skilled foreign labour is "one of balancing the needs of companies against the interests of Singaporeans", as Professor of…
Imagine Singapore 2030
While Singapore joins the ranks of many great cities around the world and is deemed as one of the most liveable cities based on various international…
Regular meetings 'key to settling conflicts'
The Business Families Institute at SMU (BFI@SMU) aims to carry out research on family-run businesses. Speaking at the institute launch in March,…
In business, the more ideas, the merrier
When it comes to generating ideas, too many cooks don't spoil the broth – at least that's the thinking behind Crowdsourcing Week, a world-first event…
Do more to attract PE firms to Singapore
Singapore has the potential to become a private equity hub for less well-known funds active in the United States or Europe, said Yong Kwek Ping, a…
Too many pre-1789 bad memories
SMU Adjunct Professor Joergen Oerstroem Moeller wrote about how the inability to reduce the debt mountain and sort out the economic mess threatens…
Universities, polys and ITE raise tuition fees
Singapore’s four Government-funded universities, five polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) have raised their tuition fees for…
Sons who took over the business, and succeeded
At the launch of the Business Families Institute (BFI@SMU) on Wednesday, panellists were invited to share their family business succession stories to…