Highlights in August 2009
An overview of an award article by Assoc Prof Jane Lu: When is Fast Good? – Speed of Foreign Expansion and International Expansion Success; drafted by Ms Xu Weiwei (PhD student, Department of Business Policy).
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Highlights in July 2008
The Global Oil Market, 2007 - 2008
The price of crude oil has increased significantly during the last 12 months, reaching new record highs despite easing global growth and significant financial market turmoil in the advanced economies.
The global oil market remains a focal point in macroeconomic discussions because oil is a strategic input into the production process, particularly in emerging markets.
Moreover, despite declining oil intensity in the industrialised world, crude oil prices are important because they dictate gasoline prices.
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Indonesian Firms' Position In Asia
The UNCTAD recently compiled a list of the hundred largest multinationals from developing economies, and firms from most of the larger Southeast Asian nations were represented, including Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines -- but not Indonesia.
Indonesian companies are lagging behind in the globalisation trend.
One reason is the peculiar public opinion in the domestic market. When firms from the U.S., Europe, or Japan invest abroad, people are proud of "their" multinationals, which are reaping successes globally.
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Highlights in May 2008
Prof. Dr. Kai-Alexander Schlevogt - The US Economy and Asia
NUS Business business policy professor Dr Kai-Alexander Schlevogt speaks to Channel NewsAsia presenter, Melvin Yong, on the possible effects of the US economy on Asia.
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Assoc Prof Nitin Pangarkar - Succeeding in Chindia
Over the last 15 years, observers, analysts and managers alike have been fascinated by the rapid growth of emerging markets, especially China and India. Many believe that the growth potential of these markets offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity for all firms—multinational or local. more
Prof. Ivan Png - Residential Affordability Index
For most people throughout the world, their largest economic asset is their home. Home-ownership looms large in the economic aspirations of Singaporeans. The 5Cs that famously encapsulate the Singapore dream are cash, credit card, car, condo, and club. more