Creating a new management university: Tracking the strategy of Singapore Management University (SMU) in Singapore (1997-2019/2020)

Publication Type

Book

Publication Date

7-2022

Abstract

This book provides an in-depth exploration of one of the most significant success stories of the development of an entrepreneurial university in recent times as well as its role within society and the economy. Written by leading business school Dean and scholar, Howard Thomas, and Alex Wilson and Michelle Lee, the book tracks the genesis of the idea of a third local university in Singapore to its fruition as Singapore Management University (SMU). It provides important insight and lessons for senior university and business school leaders, as well as regional and national governments. The increasing emphasis on the importance of innovative, entrepreneurial universities for social and economic growth has prompted this review of the strategy and impact of SMU. The book addresses the strategic evolution of SMU itself, from its origins as a single business school, into a multi-school, social science-focused school of management. It examines whether it has fulfilled its promise as an entrepreneurial university and a change agent in the context of Singapore’s strong economic growth and educational strategy. More broadly, it explores how investment in education, and entrepreneurial universities such as SMU, can facilitate and enhance economic growth.

Keywords

Universities, higher education, business schools, Singapore, strategic management

Discipline

Asian Studies | Business | Higher Education | Strategic Management Policy

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

First Page

1

Last Page

358

ISBN

9781003017844

Identifier

10.4324/9781003017844

Publisher

Routledge

City or Country

London

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003017844

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