...Stéphane Le Queux; Adrian T.H. Kuah Purpose This paper provides insights as to how a Confucian-inspired Junzi style of leadership translates into initiatives toward human capital development in Singapore. After reviewing tripartite governance in Singapore, we discuss the character of Confucian...

... of Singapore Management University. Design/methodology/approach This is a discursive discussion piece drawing on philosophical texts, contemporary debates on management education, historical perspectives on the University, and the authors’ combined experience in management education and business school...

... inquiry through storytelling was employed as a research tool to gather rich qualitative data from two PBL trainers and 18 senior management personnel in a Singapore engineering firm. In‐depth interviewing was conducted four months after a structured three‐day leadership training using PBL. Findings...

... on Singaporeans’ willingness to accept an expat assignment. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from a random sample of 191 managers and engineers across a number of organizations in Singapore. Findings The results indicated that the perception of a negative influence on family members has...

... of failing, are identified. They are assessed as stemming from two key trends: chiefly, a safe, orderly and affluent society and Singapore Government's father‐leadership style. Several recommendations are then made. Research limitations/implications Limitation: time and costs constraints – otherwise more...

... attitude, known as Kiasu (Ho et al., 1998) in Singapore. The term Kiasu originated in Singapore and reflected an obsessive concern with getting the most out of every transaction and a desire to be ahead of others. Kiasu means “afraid to lose” in the Chinese Hokkien...

... managers from the three industrializing nations of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. The results reveal some consensuses as well as differences in managerial work goals. The three dominant work goals included opportunity to learn, interesting work and good match with abilities and experience. Implications...

... of the lead airlines that are leading the charge in shaping as well as responding to these changes, which will present new opportunities, threats and challenges to airlines with global aspirations operating on the world stage. Singapore Airlines was analysed with British Airways and United Airlines...

...Daniel Chan Maps the strategic 50‐year journey of Singapore Airlines (SIA) to identify the underlying factors that account for its extraordinary success and world‐class stature. Both longitudinal and comparative research methodologies were employed. For the former, the approach taken...

...Jean S.K. Lee; Jasmine C.L. Pow With the tight labour market in Singapore, greater emphasis needs to be put on increasing the utilisation of the woman work force. Although the concerted efforts by the Government are necessary in increasing the female labour force participation rate, employers...

...Jean Lee; Javihn Chan This study develops a profile of the second generation of Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore. It analyzes their personal characteristics and examines their motivations to start a business. In‐depth interviews and content analysis were conducted. The motivation factors and key...

...Luh Luh Lan; Jean Lee Examines the impact of public policies on the entry of women into the workforce in Singapore, using force‐field analysis to study the counteracting forces created by the mixed policies which can either drive or restrain women from entering the job market. Suggests...

... Limited 1995 Attitudes Conflict Individual behaviour Singapore This article reports the results of work being undertaken in Singapore with some 300 managers and future managers in the public and private sector. As well as conflict handling the research has investigated the concepts...

...Janice T.S. Ho Examines the Singapore executive in the service sector –insurance, financial and banking – in terms of the level of stress experienced, coping styles, and personality (Type‐A/Type‐B). Tests the relationship between personality type, perceptions of stress and psychological wellbeing...

...E. Cameron Williams The Singapore Port Institute (SPI), the training and development arm of the Port of Singapore Authority, offers management development programmes tailored to needs of regional maritime‐industry entities,public and private. This article describes the genesis of the Institute...

...Tai K. Oh The article presents an analytical discussion of the role of traditional religious and social philosophies in the conduct of business and management relationships in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Recommendations are made as to how Westerners can use this knowledge...

...Stephen Santhanaraj Philips has a sophisticated approach to both organisation and management development, and the processes chosen by Philips Singapore to achieve success in both areas are described. The basis of all activities in the development of managers in the company is helping them to learn...