At the Institute of Policy Studies’ annual conference themed, “Singapore Perspectives 2102 – Singapore Inclusive: Bridging Divides” held on 16 January 2012, SMU chairman Ho Kwon Ping sees the need to complete the wage revolution that was started in the 1980s in order to close the widening income gap.
He discerns that Singapore has a dual-income economy: an internationally competitive and well-paid economy, and a low cost, low-skilled domestic economy. To bring about a more equal and self-reliant society, he urges that wages in the domestic service industries should be raised.
We produce the report and an excerpt of his speech. more
Mr Ho Kwon Ping
SMU Executive Chairman
Innovation - the way Ho Kwon Ping sees it
Mr Ho shares that it is critical even for companies in non- high-tech industries to embark on innovation with a recognition that it is strategic to their own future. more
Aiming for 'brand bonuses' in times of budget cuts
Professor Rajendra Srivastava , Deputy President and Provost (Academic Affairs) found that companies that invest to build up their brand equity enjoy a more persistent and resilient brand performance, even in the face of economic turbulence. more
The Dean's many roles
With short tenures and ambitious goals, deans face critical challenges as they lead today's business school through turbulent times. Prof Howard Thomas, dean of Lee Kong Chian School of Business, and Fernando Fragueiro, Professor IAE Business School of Universidad Austral, Argentina, discuss the topic. more
Professor
Arnoud De Meyer
SMU President
Reflections on the globalization of management education
Globalisation of management education seems to have become the natural way to go for management and business schools. Almost every week one can find in the specialized press another announcement about an overseas campus, a new international partnership or a major research tie up. But announcing an international venture is easy, implementing is the challenge. SMU President Around De Meyer offers fresh insights on this topic. more
Asian innovators face challenges
While Asia increasingly plays a bigger role in driving innovation, economies in the region still present challenges for innovators in four key areas which are crucial for good innovation management, says SMU President Arnoud De Meyer. more
Professor
Howard Thomas
Dean, LKCSB
Current teaching
model is simply too luxurious
Much of the debate about higher education,
certainly in the UK, has focused on income – how much should
be charged in tuition? Little attention has been given to the other
side of the equation – what the money is being spent on.
Howard Thomas, dean of Lee Kong Chian School of Business, and Kai
Peters, chief executive of Ashridge Business School, discuss the
topic. more
Service innovation has a part to play
Prof Rajendra Srivastava, provost of Singapore Management University and a marketing professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Business talks about service innovation and how it ought to be a fundamental strategy of all businesses wanting to create sustainable growth. more
Prof Rajendra Srivastava
Deputy President and Provost (Academic Affairs)
Process too politically charged?
Mr Ho Kwon Ping, chairman of the board of trustees of SMU, writes that the future of Singapore politics is of vital concern to every Singaporean, but the battle for the minds of the electorate properly belongs in the realm of parliamentary elections. more
Mr Ho Kwon Ping
SMU Executive Chairman
Banyan Tree's Ho Kwon Ping: High Flyers
Mr Ho Kwon Ping, SMU Chairman, founder and executive chairman of luxury resort operator Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd., talks about his life, career and business philosophy on Bloomberg Television's "High Flyers." more
