Daily Cuts - No more school buses? Some parents turn to private hire cars to send kids to school
The rise in bus fares due to a shortage of drivers has led many Singaporean parents to turn to private hire services for transporting their children to school, with carpooling emerging as a popular…
Will Labubu be a keeper like Hello Kitty and Pokemon?
In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Marketing Hannah Chang and Joy Zhang, a student from United World College of South East Asia, explored the unique qualities that enable certain toy fads to…
ComfortDelGro adds Toyota Alphard Hybrid models to limousine taxi fleet
Commenting on ComfortDelGro expanding their premium services by adding luxury taxis to their fleet, SMU Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Education) Terence Fan discussed how…
A-shares still fell at beginning of the year despite boost from financial regulators
SMU Associate Professor of Finance Fu Fangjian commented that the Chinese government's objective is not to sustain A-shares at a specific price level but to leverage the stock market's performance as…
Sustainability reporting will pay off for firms here in the long run: Experts
SMU Assistant Professor of Finance Aurobindo Ghosh noted that global best practices in sustainability reporting could boost funding for companies listed in Singapore. He warned that mandatory…
High demand for MBAs but do you really need one?
Applications to Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes rose to the highest level in five years in 2024 amid a slowing economy and an uncertain labour market. SMU Academic Director of…
The convenience and the curse of online shopping: How e-commerce is fuelling addiction, wastage
Commenting on online shopping overconsumption, SMU Assistant Professor of Marketing Shilpa Madan said, “E-commerce platforms use advanced algorithms to analyse your browsing habits, past purchases…
Mystery box contains surprises, Christmas advent calendar becomes popular
Discussing the increasing popularity of advent calendars and the psychological needs they address for consumers, SMU Associate Professor of Marketing Michelle Lee noted that this trend is largely…
Why the right payment system matters for the poor
SMU Assistant Professor Bhavani Shanker highlighted that private solar companies, over the past decade, have offered pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar panels to impoverished communities in Asia and Africa…
SMU Assistant Professor of Marketing Shilpa Madan explains that cute things, like Labubu dolls, activate primal instincts and anthropomorphism in humans. This tendency to attribute human traits to…
