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
Citation
THOMAS, Howard; WILSON, Alex; and LEE, Michelle P..
Creating a new management university: Tracking the strategy of Singapore Management University (SMU) in Singapore (1997-2019/2020). (2022). 1-358.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7088
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003017844