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[February 2004]
[18 February 2004]
- US
Professor suggests: use "bonus bank"; motivate staff
to be company partners
University of Chicago Professor Joel Stern urged companies
to adopt a new approach "bonus bank" that will help ensure
their staff's commitment to the organisation. He was speaking
at a conference organised by the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business and the Singapore Management
University.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Get
staff performance measures right first
With a national movement now towards performance-linked
variable pay, it's all the more crucial that Singapore
companies get their performance measurement right, says
University of Chicago professor Joel Stern, at a conference
jointly organised by the Chicago Graduate School of Business
and the Singapore Management University.
The Business Times
- One
flexi-pay idea: create 'bonus bank', stagger payout
Singapore's plan to make wages more flexible makes
sense because of the extreme volatility of the local economy,
said American economics guru Mr Joel Stern, at a conference
organised by the University of Chicago Graduate School
of Business and the Singapore Management University.
The Straits Times
- Can
Singapore create a Gollum?
SMU business student Rich Ho, "The self-starter", shares
about creating visual effects.
The Straits Times. Computer Times
[17 February 2004]
- Campus
Tie-up for wireless surfing
Students from five institutions: National University
of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Management University, Singapore Polytechnic and Republic
Polytechnic can now surf wirelessly at one another's campus.
The Straits Times
- Make
some money before trip; make some money after trip
Even though he has never been to Spain prior to this
study mission trip, third-year SMU student Ho Zen Yong,
23, has earlier forged ties with Spain through the Spanish
product - "Laken" (aluminium bottles).
Lianhe Zaobao
[16 February 2004]
- NTU
and NUS are eyeing SMU campus
The present occupant of the Bukit Timah campus, the Singapore
Management University, will vacate the place in the middle
of next year, and Singapore's two other universities are
eyeing the place.
The Straits Times
- For
20 years, they studied and taught at same campus
Former university professor Maurice Baker and his student
and subsequent colleague, SMU Associate Professor Kirpal
Singh, have an attachment to the campus at Bukit Timah,
having each spent more than 20 years of life at the place.
The Straits Times
- Study
for Singapore
SMU students from India comment on their educational experience
in Singapore, a country that is broadening its horizon
beyond tourism and including education for foreign students
as an important element
Times of India, Education Times
[14 February 2004]
- Role
of varsities and 'right' graduates
The role of the accountant has changed, says Mrs Fang Ai
Lian, chairman and managing partner of Ernst and Young
Singapore, who will be speaking to university-bound students
at an accountancy career forum today, as part of SMU's
Career Choice Seminars series.
Today
[12 February 2004]
- Whither
varsities? SMU shows the way
The four-year-old Singapore Management University (SMU)
may be the younger brother of the National University of
Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University, but
it may actually show them the way universities here should
be governed.
The Straits Times
- Universities
to get a freer hand
University admission criteria - and fees - look set to
change. The Government is thinking of giving the National
University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological
University (NTU) more room to do their own thing - much
like the Singapore Management University.
The Straits Times
- Three
local universities to be given more autonomy
University admission criteria - and fees - look set to
change. The Government is thinking of giving the National
University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological
University (NTU) more room to do their own thing - much
like the Singapore Management University.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Varsities
to be given more autonomy
The government plans to restructure Singapore's university
system in order to allow for more autonomy in higher institutions,
with a panel to make its evaluation of NUS, NTU and SMU.
The Business Times
[10 February 2004]
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