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| Finance and Firm Volatility: Evidence from Small Business Lending in China |
| Tao Chen, Yi Huang, Chen Lin & Zixia Sheng - Management Science |
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Alibaba provides FinTech credit for millions of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Applying regression discontinuity design to this data, this paper shows that credit access reduces firm sales volatility significantly. |
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| How Resource Scarcity Influences the Preference for Counterhedonic Consumption |
| Haiyang Yang & Kuangjie Zhang - Journal of Consumer Research |
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This study shows how resource scarcity can degrade consumers’ sense of control, which in turn decreases their preference for counterhedonic consumption.
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| Does Board Demographic Diversity Enhance Cognitive Diversity and Monitoring? |
| Jun-koo Kang, Seil Kim & Seungjoon Oh - The Accounting Review |
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This paper explores how directors and boards with diverse qualifications have a range of problem-solving styles and unique perspectives, which increases firm value and effectiveness.
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| Investigating electronic word‐of‐mouth on social media: An eye‐tracking approach |
| Kang Yang Trevor Yu, Kim Huat Goh & Shota Kawasaki - Human Resource Management |
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This research investigates how individuals process electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) information about jobs and employers on social media, providing insights into the cognitive processing of employers’ online profiles, and its implications for job search, recruitment, and employer branding.
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| Shareholder Withdrawal in Close Corporations: An Anglo-German Comparative Analysis |
| Alan K Koh - Journal of Corporate Law Studies |
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This article analyses German and UK ‘withdrawal’ law and suggests reforms to the UK regime based on German and Singapore law.
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| Habit and Automaticity in Medical Alert Override: Cohort Study |
| Le Wang, Kim Huat Goh, Adrian Yeow, Hermione Poh, Ke Li, Joannas Jie Lin Yeow, Gamaliel Tan & Christina Soh - Journal of Medical Internet Research |
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Prior literature suggests that alert dismissal in physicians could be linked to habits and automaticity. The evidence for this perspective has been mainly observational data. This study uses log data from an electronic medical records system to empirically validate this perspective and to quantify the association between habit and alert dismissal.
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| Evidence-Based Teaching for the 21st Century Classroom and Beyond – Innovation-Driven Learning Strategies |
| Kumaran Rajaram - Innovation-Driven Learning Strategies |
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This book equips readers with a deep understanding of the evolving and dynamic issues that need to be addressed in higher education and recommends the pedagogical frameworks and strategies to effectively engage future learners.
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| Know your risk profile and options available |
| The Straits Times - 6 March 2022 |
| In an op-ed for a new column in The Sunday Times, Assoc Prof Angie Low answers questions from readers regarding financial literacy. She recommends that investors understand their risk profiles before exploring the optimal mix of assets that are available.
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| Minor Issues: Ask your kids before posting their pictures online |
| The Straits Times - 6 March 2022 |
| In an op-ed, Adj Assoc Prof and NBS Advisory Board member Abel Ang addresses the motivations behind parents who post pictures of their children’s milestones on social media. “How much we share about our children could have a huge bearing on their digital futures, long after we have forgotten what we have posted online,” he says.
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| Higher prices for petrol, electricity and food: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine might affect people in Singapore |
| CNA Online - 3 March 2022 |
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Families and businesses in Singapore might see prices of some goods rise amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Assoc Prof Chen Tao says that the increase in petrol and electricity prices can be attributed partly to the “soaring price” of raw materials, including crude oil and natural gas. Additionally, demand for petrol and electricity continues to rise as the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| 3 in 4 young Singaporeans feel under-compensated |
| CNA 938 - 1 March 2022 |
| According to a survey by HR solutions agency Randstad, three in four Singaporeans aged between 18 and 24 feel they are not fairly or sufficiently rewarded for the skill sets that they have, causing them to seek other jobs. Assoc Prof Trevor Yu discusses this phenomenon.
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| Implicit Intelligence and Learning New Cultures |
| Psychology Today - 28 February 2022 |
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Assoc Prof Krishna Savani studies how implicit intelligence – the ability to pick up complex patterns in the environment without trying to do so – helps people learn new cultures. One of the most surprising insights is that when it comes to learning cultures, a high IQ may sometimes hinder performance. “Culture is too complex, too nuanced to learn explicitly through guidebooks and lists of dos-and-don’ts,” he says.
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| Tax Impact |
| Money Mind, CNA - 26 February 2022 |
| In a segment of this pre-recorded interview on taxes impacting the real estate market, Prof Boh Wai Fong explains why investors are pouring millions into virtual real estate in the metaverse.
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| Commentary: Cryptocurrencies have huge appeal despite holes |
| CNA Online - 26 February 2022 |
| Assoc Prof Cindy Deng Xin gives her take on what lies ahead for cryptocurrency under the intense scrutiny of regulators everywhere. “Strictly speaking, cryptocurrencies, including the most popular two with the largest market capitalisation – Bitcoin and Ethereum – are not money because they lack the function of a store of value, which requires the value of money to remain stable over time,” she explains.
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| The risks of investing in cryptocurrencies |
| Money Mind, CNA - 25 February 2022 |
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Assoc Prof Hannah Yee-Fen Lim discusses what we should take note of before dipping our toes into the cryptocurrency pool. She also gives her views on bitcoin halving events, and whether they are an indicator of how its price will rise or fall in the future.
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| Sunseap to shelve IPO plans after S$1.1b buyout; Temasek sold all 12% of its stake |
| The Business Times - 24 February 2022 |
| CEO of Singapore renewable energy company Sunseap Frank Phuan, confirmed that EDP Renewables’ acquisition means that its early investors have relinquished their entire stake in the company. Phuan and his fellow co-founder NBS alumnus Lawrence Wu now hold a 7 per cent stake – about half of what they owned before the acquisition.
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| Singapore’s “toothless” protectors: Are they effective in dealing with issues?? |
| TheHomeGround Asia - 16 February 2022 |
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In Singapore, non-governmental organisations that protect the welfare of employees, consumer interests, and animals lack enforcement or legislative powers. Assoc Prof Steven Ang, Assoc Prof Dennis Ong, and Asst Prof Charlene Chen discuss why it would not be fair to describe these organisations as toothless as legitimacy is not based solely on possessing enforcement powers.
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| Race to reduce Singapore F1’s carbon footprint a good start, but experts are mixed on its impact
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| CNA Online - 10 February 2022 |
| The Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix is embarking on a drive to be more sustainable. However, as the major sporting event takes place all over the world, it is not possible to eliminate emissions generated by logistics and transport completely, says Prof S Viswanathan, Director of the Centre for Business Sustainability. He adds that organisers could consider and evaluate a modal shift for transport to reduce emissions.
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| Cool Change: Benjamin Choy |
| The CEO magazine - 9 February 2022 |
| After over a decade in corporate finance and investment banking, NBS alumnus Benjamin Choy was looking for a change when he joined Natural Cool as COO in March 2020 to steer the air conditioning company in a new direction. Today, he has become an empathetic, multifaceted, people-first leader driving the company’s digital transformation.
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| African SMEs need credit: FinTech to the rescue? |
| Business Day - 8 February 2022 |
| In an edited version of this article first published by NBS NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies, Singapore, the author details the various challenges related to infrastructure and regulation for FinTech adoption in African SMEs, as well as some possible solutions.
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