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Business values, management and conflict handling: issues in contemporary Singapore

McKenna, Stephen; Richardson, Julia - In: Journal of Management Development 14 (1995) 4, pp. 56-70

Outlines the conflict‐handling style of a representative sample of 303 Singaporeans. Using the Thomas‐Kilmann conflict mode instrument, investigates some interesting gender, age, role and occupational differences in conflict‐handling style. Suggests that, while Western thought and practice...

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Force‐field analysis on policies affecting working women in Singapore

Luh Lan, Luh; Lee, Jean - In: Journal of Management Development 16 (1997) 1, pp. 43-52

Examines the impact of public policies on the entry of women into the workforce in Singapore, using force … the job market. Suggests that although there has been an increase in Singapore’s female workforce participation rate in …

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Chinese entrepreneurship: a study in Singapore

Lee, Jean; Chan, Javihn - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 2, pp. 131-141

This study develops a profile of the second generation of Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore. It analyzes their …

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Human resource policies for women – a study in Singapore

Lee, Jean S.K.; Pow, Jasmine C.L. - In: Journal of Management Development 18 (1999) 4, pp. 326-341

With the tight labour market in Singapore, greater emphasis needs to be put on increasing the utilisation of the woman … Singapore organisations. A survey was conducted on 100 Singapore‐based organisations to investigate their human resource …

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Management Development Programmes for the Asia Pacific Region Maritime Industry: The Singapore Port Institute

Cameron Williams, E. - In: Journal of Management Development 10 (1991) 7, pp. 66-69

The Singapore Port Institute (SPI), the training and development arm of the Port of Singapore Authority, offers …

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Perceptions of Singapore construction contractors on construction risk identification

Hlaing, N.N.; Singh, D.; Tiong, R.L.K.; Ehrlich, M. - In: Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 13 (2008) 2, pp. 85-95

among construction contractors operating in the Singapore construction industry. The preferences of risk identification …

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Are there efficiency gains for larger Asian REITs?

Ting Sham, Hiu; Foo Sing, Tien; Tsai, I‐Chun - In: Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 14 (2009) 3, pp. 231-247

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to test whether real estate investment trusts (REITs) are able to reap positive economies of scale with an enlarged asset base, which are translated into lower operating expenses, higher revenue, and better accessibility to capital at competitive costs....

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Public construction project delivery process in Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong and Sydney

Ke, Yongjian; Ling, Florence Y.Y.; Ning, Yan - In: Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 18 (2013) 1, pp. 6-25

fully understand project delivery process in their targeted overseas markets. Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong and Sydney were … method was a multi‐city structured questionnaire survey conducted in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Sydney. Data were … design‐bid‐build delivery method is the most frequently used in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. Most of the respondents in …

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The evolution of sovereign wealth funds: Singapore's Temasek Holdings

Ng, Wilson - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 18 (2010) 1, pp. 6-14

Purpose – Where there has been little in‐depth understanding of sovereign wealth funds, the purpose of this paper is to describe the complex nature of one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, Temasek Holdings (“Temasek”), whose “active” investment strategy has been emulated...

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Prepayment risk and holding period for residential mortgages in Singapore ‐ Evidence from condominium transactions data

Eng Ong, Seow - In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance 18 (2000) 6, pp. 586-602

holding period and prepayment, this paper provides the first rigorous analysis of residential mortgage prepayment in Singapore …

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