Singapore Management University
ABOUT
A premier university in Asia, the Singapore Management University is internationally recognized for its world-class research and distinguished teaching. Established in 2000, SMU’s mission is to generate leading-edge research with global impact and produce broad-based, creative and entrepreneurial leaders for the knowledge-based economy.
Stories by Singapore Management University
Turning Disputes Into Win-Win Relationships
A stint at a not-for-profit mediation centre inspired SMU Assistant Professor Eunice Chua to study how legal disputes can be resolved more amicably for all parties involved.
Placing Science At The Heart Of Society
Science cannot be done in a vacuum, but must interface with the general public, the media and politics if progress is to be sustained, said a distinguished panel of speakers at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2018.
When AI Meets The Blockchain
Beyond the hype surrounding each technology, artificial intelligence and blockchain could have a synergistic impact when used together.
The Psychology Of Public Trust
Public trust is a complex and dynamic phenomenon, and governments today cannot afford to ignore its social-psychological aspects, said Professor David Chan at a conference organised by SMU’s Behavioural Sciences Institute.
Public Trust In The Post-Truth World
Governments everywhere must rethink their strategies if they want to win the public’s trust, said former top civil servant Mr Peter Ho at a conference organised by SMU’s Behavioural Sciences Institute.
A Head For Hacker-nomics
Unraveling the economics of cyberattacks is just as important as grasping the technologies that hackers use to launch them, says SMU Assistant Professor Wang Qiuhong.
Keeping Top Management In Check
SMU Assistant Professor Sterling Huang examines how corporate governance structure, the threat of litigation and other factors may impact a company’s decision to cook the books.
The High Returns Of Reconciling Theory And Data
Measures of profitability should ideally be both rooted in theory and backed by empirical data, said Professor John Core, keynote speaker at the SMU SOAR Accounting Symposium 2017.
Feeling A City’s Economic Pulse
A city’s inherent interconnectedness means that people, businesses, buildings and transport networks can have far-reaching, sometimes unexpected impacts on one another, said experts at the 2017 SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics.