This collection includes all articles from the book, "Research@SMU: Connecting the dots". The full book is available for download at http://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/smu_research/28/.
Through this book, you will gain a more complete understanding of the research dimension of SMU. You will see how we have grown, since our founding in the year 2000, into a university focused on Management, Social Sciences, and Technology, and their intersections.
This book is organised into four sections. The first section, “Management and the Social Sciences”, features the work of researchers from our Lee Kong Chian School of Business, our School of Social Sciences and our School of Information Systems. The second section, “Accounting, Finance and Economics”, features the work of researchers from our School of Accountancy, the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, and the School of Economics. The third section, “Law, Management & Society”, features the work of researchers from our School of Law. The last section, “Information Systems & Smart Cities Transformation”, features the work of researchers from our School of Information Systems and our Lee Kong Chian School of Business.
Each section starts with a foreword that introduces the theme and provides a capsule summary of each article. The articles have been deliberately/expressly crafted to be accessible, easy to understand and fun to read.
These summaries of our research work will help you understand what “Management” means in the SMU context. It is the management of business enterprises as well as the management of public sector and people issues. It is understanding the behaviour of individuals and groups, the behaviour of organisations, as well as the behaviour of industries, legal systems, markets, economies and global networks. It is about creating computing capability and deploying information technology to help understand how people behave, as well as to improve organisational and societal performance. It is about facilitating the entrepreneurial spirit and efforts in putting people, institutions, technology and capital together in new ways to drive change across the private, public or civil sectors.
Submissions from 2017
Performance appraisals: Pitfalls and promises, Singapore Management University
Studying the logic of luxury, Singapore Management University
Helping marketing strategists see the bigger picture, Singapore Management University
Walking firms through IT decisions, Singapore Management University
Harnessing technology to improve the consumer experience, Singapore Management University
Helping businesses embrace transformational technology, Singapore Management University
The board will now vote, Singapore Management University
The serial dean, Singapore Management University
When sharing is not just caring, Singapore Management University
Taking action for social change, Singapore Management University
Enhancing creativity through multiculturalism, Singapore Management University
Dissecting a giant: The commodification of rural China, Singapore Management University
Balancing the sacred and the secular, Singapore Management University
Solving global issues takes teamwork, Singapore Management University
Unveiling informal business networks, Singapore Management University
Who’s watching the auditors?, Singapore Management University
The importance of internal controls, Singapore Management University
Encouraging corporate fair play in family-run businesses, Singapore Management University
The importance of being an ethical company, Singapore Management University
Letting cities develop naturally, Singapore Management University
The Yuan goes global, Singapore Management University
Giving economic data a voice, Singapore Management University
The race against time, Singapore Management University
How hedge funds beat the market, Singapore Management University
Playing fast and furious in the stock market, Singapore Management University
Exploring the world of corporate finance, Singapore Management University
Estimating risks and resolving paradoxes, Singapore Management University
Bringing justice across borders, Singapore Management University
Guiding economic growth through national action plans: Protect, respect and remedy, Singapore Management University
Dollars and drugs, Singapore Management University
China: Rule-taker, rule-shaker or rule-maker?, Singapore Management University
Mergers & acquisitions: The Asian way, Singapore Management University
The blame game, Singapore Management University
Who’s wrong, whose liability, Singapore Management University
Asia’s legal tiger, Singapore Management University
When punches fly in cyberspace, Singapore Management University
Making sense of virtual assets, Singapore Management University
Strengthening cybersecurity through research, Singapore Management University
Keeping data safe from prying eyes, Singapore Management University
Pushing boundaries in software analytics, Singapore Management University
Using smartphones to turn cities into innovation engines, Singapore Management University
Managing cities with urban computing, Singapore Management University
SMU’s Green Transformation Lab transforms the future of logistics, Singapore Management University
Smart homes enhance seniors’ safety, Singapore Management University
Research@SMU: Connecting the dots, Singapore Management University