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| September 2021 |
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The NBS Research & Insights newsletter is an effort to demonstrate NBS thought leadership. The newsletter also aims to reflect the awards achieved and the latest research, covering a wide range of sectors and disciplines by our faculty. |
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| NBS Business Law faculty receives best paper award |
| Asst Prof Alan K Koh has been awarded the Ralph Bunche Award for Best International Paper at the 96th Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Annual Conference. Founded in 1924, the ALSB is an association of teachers and scholars working in business law outside of professional law schools. Asst Prof Koh is the first NBS member of the ALSB.
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| NBS faculty’s paper wins best article award |
| The Head of Leadership, Management, and Organisation division, Prof Jason D. Shaw’s article titled 'Organisations and societal economic inequality: A review and way forward' has won the best article finalist award. Co-authored by Hari Bapuji and Gokhan Ertug, the Academy of Management Annals article has received 937 clicks in the last 12 months.
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| NBS faculty appointed to be part of the Advisory Panel of the Law Commission of England and Wales |
| Assoc Prof Hannah Lim has been appointed as a legal expert on the Advisory Panel of the Law Commission of England and Wales (Commercial and Common Law) for the Digital Assets project. The Law Commission is an independent statutory body created to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to make recommendations for reform where needed. |
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| The “butterfly effect” in strategic human capital: Mitigating the endogeneity concern about the relationship between turnover and performance |
| Ithai Stern, Xin Deng, Guoli Chen & Huasheng Gao - Strategic Management Journal |
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Using the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan triggering a “butterfly effect” that influenced the departure decisions of individuals, the team investigates if strategic human capital (SHC) departure leads to poor firm performance, or poor firm performance leads to SHC departure for firms near a nuclear plant in the United States.
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| Investor tastes, corporate behavior and stock returns: An analysis of corporate social responsibility |
| Chuan Yang Hwang, Sheridan Titman & Ying Wang - Management Science |
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In this research, the authors’ analysis of stock price responses to the revelation of SRI ownership changes indicates that the revelation of higher SRI ownership is associated with negative stock returns.
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| Social entrepreneurship: An innovative solution to social problems |
| Zhao Meng & Mao Jiye - Springer |
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The book provides an original, theoretically rigorous, and practical framework for defining and categorising social enterprises.
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| Improving accessibility to copyright works for persons with print disabilities in Australia and Singapore |
| Corinne Tan & Perry Bing Xian Peh - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law |
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In addition to copyright reform, this paper proposes other solutions including involving libraries and using verification systems to improve accessibility for persons with print disabilities.
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| Replacing the Holy Grail: Use peer assessment instead of class participation grades! |
| Stewart L. Arnold - The International Journal of Management Education |
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Proposing to replace class participation grading with small group activities and peer assessments of group members, this paper presents several evidence-based recommendations for an alternative to grading class participation.
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| Research and effectiveness of interreligious dialogue and ecumenism interventions: Systematic map and synthesis |
| Carol Vigurs, Preethy D’Souza, Hui-Teng Hoo & David Gough - EPPI Centre, UCL Social Research Institute, University College London |
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This systematic review synthesises research findings on interreligious dialogue and ecumenism interventions and reports on their effectiveness and outcomes.
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| 5 must-haves for SMEs to leverage social media |
| Lim Boon Chong & Boey Yew Tung - ASME Newsroom |
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Addressing the low social media usage by SMEs to actively engage their customers, the authors offer suggestions to help business leaders leverage social media to improve business outcomes.
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| Am I participating enough? (What do your peers say?): Small group peer assessment as an alternative to class participation grades |
| Stewart L. Arnold - Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
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Dr Stewart reflects on three advantages that combining peer learning and assessment have over class participation in a course that he has taught for ten years.
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| Climate-friendly Singapore CEO junks his Porsche and Ferrari |
| The Business Times - 27 Aug 2021 |
| NBS alumnus and chief executive of M-DAQ Richard Koh who is a long-time car aficionado, recently ditched his luxury gas-guzzlers for climate-friendly electric cars. He says the solution to many of the world's pressing problems, including climate change, and the lack of sanitation and nutrition, lies in renewable energy.
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| Auditors see new challenges in ESG requirements, greater investor expectations |
| The Business Times - 26 Aug 2021 |
| Auditors are expecting their role to get more demanding as the investing public seeks greater accountability and transparency. NBS alumnus Henry Tan, chief executive of Nexia TS, says the impairment of assets, debt covenants, and modifications to contracts for leases are among the problems that have seen a spike due to the pandemic.
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| Practical parenting book a lifeline for those swamped by doubt |
| The Straits Times - 23 Aug 2021 |
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Reading Cribsheet (2020), the best-selling book by Professor Emily Oster, Adj Assoc Prof and NBS Advisory Board member Abel Ang recalls his experience caring for his newborn as a first-time parent. Oster, who teaches economics at Brown University, wrote the book offering practical advice for first-time parents from her own parenting experience.
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| Christopher Chye joins XREX as Managing Director of Singapore and Director of products |
| Yahoo Finance - 23 Aug 2021 |
| In this dual role, NBS alumnus Christopher Chye, a former banking executive, will oversee XREX’s businesses and operations in Singapore, as he looks to expand XREX's global footprint.
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| Binance Singapore appoints MAS, SGX veteran Richard Teng as chief executive |
| The Straits Times - 23 Aug 2021 |
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NBS alumnus Richard Teng has been appointed the new chief executive of Binance Singapore, a cryptocurrency trading platform operating under Binance Holdings’ Singapore unit, Binance Asia Services.
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| Nexia TS congratulates the winners and finalists of the 4th Business Case Challenge 2021 |
| Nexia TS - 18 Aug 21 |
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Two teams comprising NBS undergraduates won the top three positions in the 4th Nexia TS Business Case Challenge held on 18 August. The challenge aims to nurture local entrepreneurship by supporting aspiring students in their entrepreneurial journey through mentorship and peer learning. |
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| Food delivery riders are S’pore’s ‘invisible heroes’. We should tip them more often |
| Mothership - 14 Aug 2021 |
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In this commentary, Adj Assoc Prof and NBS Advisory Board member Abel Ang reflects on Singapore's increasing reliance on food delivery riders, and how we can show them our appreciation in tangible ways.
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| Businesses go digital to survive amidst COVID-19 recovery |
| CNA 938FM - 6 Aug 2021 |
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With COVID-19 cases soaring in many countries, especially in Southeast Asia, and set to become endemic, Prof Boh Wai Fong says businesses have to be adaptable. To resume growth, companies should remain flexible to pivot, innovate, and to embrace digitalisation.
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| Keppel in $3.4b deal to take SPH private after media business is hived off |
| CNA 938 - 2 Aug 2021 |
| Keppel Corp is proposing to acquire Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) through a privatisation offer after the hiving off of SPH's media business. In a live interview, Assoc Prof Hannah Yee-Fen Lim discusses the move, considering how SPH’s portfolio, which includes purpose-built student accommodation, senior living facilities, as well as stakes in SPH Reit and Reit management, can complement Keppel’s businesses.
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