Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

6-2023

Abstract

The year 2020 marked the 20th anniversary of the Singapore Management University (SMU). SMU exists in an ecosystem for higher education that is quite unlike what one might find in other parts of the world. The supportive and stable environment the Singapore government provided in terms of its funding and policies meant a more predictable environment within which a university can make long-range planning. Singapore's development since its independence in 1965 has been undergirded by the belief that a strong educational system is the backbone of the country's economic development. The Era of Evolution is a story of both implementation of the vision of the founding team and strategic emergence as the university fine-tuned its strategy. Economics and social sciences were seen as essential building blocks for a university that aspired to deliver a broad-based education and become a world-class institute of management.

Keywords

Business school, Higher education, Singapore, Singapore Management University

Discipline

Asian Studies | Business | Higher Education

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

Publication

Perspectives on the impact, mission and purpose of the business school

First Page

67

Last Page

73

ISBN

9781003390633

Identifier

10.4324/9781003390633-13

Publisher

Routledge

City or Country

London

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003390633-13

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