Not too long ago, academics in finance would have said sustainability was not a suitable research topic.
Liang Hao discovered this firsthand as he sought an academic career six years ago, after he had obtained his PhD in Finance at Tilburg University.
“I was often asked why I was looking for a job in Finance departments [of research universities], because they didn’t do this type of research”, said the 35-year-old.
Long ago, when people imagined what the future would look like, some prognosticators thought that robots might one day be in charge.
While this has not come to pass, what is apparent is that computers have become an extension of human beings, and that much more can be done to smoothen the interaction between technology and humans.
This is a view that Tamas Makany, Associate Professor of Communication Management (Practice) at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, has held for much of the past two decades.
