878 research outputs found
Dialogical Skirmishes
No full textTan was guest editor for 'And Now China?', a special print edition of the Ctrl+P journal, which critically responded to the celebratory rhetoric’s of ‘China Now’ and other celebratory markers of China's global ascent in 2008. As well as the introductory article 'Dialogical Skirmishes', Tan also interviewed Hans Ulrich Obrist
Entrepreneurship in Singapore : nature or nurture ?
No full text199 p.In the last two decades, successful State entrepreneurship, in collaboration with
MNCs, has resulted in considerable economic gains for the country. However, in presentday
Singapore, a continuation of this pattern is no longer sufficient. The strong presence
of the Government-linked Companies (GLCs) and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in
the past has caused Singapore to have a relatively weak local industry. Singapore can no
longer afford to neglect the local enterprises. It is now the right time to encourage private
local entrepreneurship through a focused, coordinated policy.BUSINES
The correlation between CEO remuneration and company performance : a Singapore-Hong Kong comparison.
No full textThis paper recognizes the quintessential role that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) remuneration historically plays in aligning the interests of the CEOs with those of the stockholders by virtue of motivating them to improve company performance. On the other hand, such pay-for-performance schemes have been increasingly facing criticism for its seemingly growing ineffectiveness. This paper strives to gain a greater understanding of how the application of these remuneration schemes has been affected, if at all, in face of such controversy. Based on a sample of 143 Singapore and Hong Kong companies in the financial year ended 2012, we examined and compared the correlation between CEO remuneration and company performance for the two countries/regions.
Our findings indicate that Hong Kong companies generally demonstrate a moderately strong pay-performance correlation while Singapore companies demonstrate a weak, at best, pay-performance correlation. In addition, the average Hong Kong CEO is more likely to be paid higher than his or her Singaporean counterpart of a company with similar levels of corporate performance. As a whole, our results suggest that pay-for-performance schemes are still relevant in Hong Kong but not for Singapore. Given that Hong Kong companies are found to be generally more profitable than Singapore companies, our findings may compel Singapore companies to reevaluate their current remuneration frameworks.BUSINES
The evolution of citizenship education in nation-building in Singapore and Hong Kong
No full textCitizenship Education is a highly political agenda for politicians and governments, especially those of the emerging nations studied in transitology. Political circumstances that surround the birth of ล nation are inextricably tied up with the unique economic, social and even globalisation contexts that shape the formation of that particular nation. Citizenship education mirrors the political climate of such circumstances. A ruling government's policies and ideologies are often transmitted to the masses through education in the form of citizenship education in its evolving forms that take after the political orientations of the nation. A historical-comparative study of Singapore and Hong Kong is the focus of the thesis and a combined case in point. This historical-comparative approach presents a chronological and qualitative analysis of Singapore and Hong Kong that links the past to the present, and points to future direction on how citizenship education has transformed in its focus, dimensions, content, message and values. Theories of nationalism, nation-state and national identity provide a basis for the understanding of the political, economic and social factors that impact nation- building and the subsequent evolvement of Civic and Moral Education in Singapore and Hong Kong after independence. In an analysis of the content-domain of citizenship education, Singapore’s curriculum is shown to reflect the ruling party's ideologies infused through National Education, where the Singapore story is sacrosanct and has to be mastered by all students so that the continual survival instinct is preserved at ill times. Hong Kong covers more breadth with a curriculum that includes the history of China that can be taught critically and a Chinese cultural heritage element that is infused into all the Key Learning subjects. The Life Event Approach is also more practical and relevant to the students' appreciation of the more individual-growth values learnt. Singapore is identified as an Objective/Globalised nation-state with a parallel Objective/Globalised National Identity that has a predominantly strong political leadership and economic priority in its nation-building foundation. It recognizes the need to rise up to the global challenges ahead. Hong Kong has a combination of Objective/Subjective/Globalised region-state with a parallel Objective/Subjective/Globalised National Identity with China due to its cultural heritage component inherited from China and also the need to meet global challenges. The thesis demonstrates how education can be used as a channel to serve the ideologies of the politicians who have a direct stake in shaping the focus of the political content in citizenship education in building national identity. It also illustrates how the respective political circumstances, economic reasons, social contexts and globalisation challenges drive the evolvement of the citizenship education in both Singapore and Hong Kong
CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection
No full textTan, Zheng.Thesis Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2016.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-138).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on 27, October, 2016)
DO LAW AND POLITICS MATTER IN THE SEPARATION OF OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL IN SINGAPORE'S LARGEST COMPANIES? A CASE STUDY OF PATH DEPENDENCE
No full textPh.DDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPH
Corporate social responsibility : a public's perception.
No full textCorporate social responsibility (CSR)is a recent business concept in Singapore. The growing trend to be more socially involved is the recognition of the benefits from CSR. This project seeks to uncover the public’s perception of CSR and to obtain an insight into its level of awareness in Singapore
Stock Market Integration Between the Hong Kong SAR and the People's Republic of China - the Use of a Revised 'H' Share Model and Enhanced Institutional Support
No full textPhDBilateral, multilateral and regional linkages between stock exchanges generate
increased sources of funds, investor return and product choice. Such
associations can also lower transaction costs in both initial listing and
subsequent trading, increase liquidity more generally in the secondary market
and enhance investor protection and confidence in the stability and reputation
of the market and the status of companies listed on the market. This thesis
argues that the integration of the stock markets between The Special
Administrative Region of Hong Kong ("Hong Kong") and the People's
Republic of China (CTRC) is therefore a desirable objective and investigates
how a more successful and substantial degree of integration could be achieved
in this area.
Integration, in particular, requires harmonization of laws and regulations. In
1993,H shares issued by PRC companies were first allowed to cross-list on the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This listing was made possible by the
introduction of a new set of legal and operational rules promulgated in both the
PRC and Hong Kong.
This thesis expounds four models of integration, the H Share Model, the
System Harmonization Model, the Mixed Harmonization and Mutual
Recognition Model, and the Full Harmonization Model and argues that H share
regulations are an effective way to further integration despite problems
inherited from the PRC's 'pre-open door' policy.
In considering other potential models, the European Union and the United
States capital market are also considered as potential models for further
integration of the PRC and Hong Kong stock markets despite the inherent
limitations of the latter model.
It is also proposed that enhanced institutional support can be used as an
effective means of accelerating the integration process. Investigating both the
feasibility and possible implementation of market integration within an
appropriate institutional framework ensures an autonomous, legal and
independent environment separate from the political realm
CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection
No full textTan, Shaoying.Thesis Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2014.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 243-266).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on 10, November, 2016)
Zhong xin liang zi bi te dui huan jing zhong wu li liang de tan ce
No full textChen, Dongqing = 中心量子比特對環境中物理量的探測 / 陳冬青.Thesis Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2015.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-103).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on 28, October, 2016).Chen, Dongqing = Zhong xin liang zi bi te dui huan jing zhong wu li liang de tan ce / Chen Dongqing
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