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In a commentary, SMU Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Jochen Reb, Director of SMU’s Mindfulness Initiatives, shared his research findings which attested to the well-being benefits of mindfulness, and discussed the importance of attention regulation for one to be productive.
In a commentary, SMU Senior Lecturer of Marketing Patricia Lui noted the rise of ‘financial influencers’ but warned about the dark side of financial influencing. While the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is looking into measures to raise industry standards and tighten controls on financial marketing activities, including over social media, the proposed measures mainly target financial institution. She explained why it is time to regulate financial influencers, and pointed out the areas which MAS could consider regulating.
In a commentary, SMU Assistant Professor of Finance (Education) and Director of the Citi Foundation-SMU Financial Literacy Programme for Young Adults Aurobindo Ghosh discussed the outlook for money changers in a world of multi-currency apps. He however noted money changers still have a role to play, and shared his views on how money changers can respond to technological disruption.
In a commentary, SMU Professor of Communication Management (Education) Ong Siow Heng and SMU Assistant Professor of Law Benjamin Joshua Ong discussed how the divided responses to the Israel-Hamas conflict showcase a common phenomenon of people viewing complex situations in black-and-white terms. They cautioned about the potential impacts of simplified decisions, and urged people not to rush to take sides on complex issues, but instead maintain social peace as a public good by staying vigilant against disinformation, divisive thoughts and actions.
In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Marketing Hannah Chang discussed the challenges in achieving balance between making genuine amends for the specific incident and strategic reputation management when customers complain. She also noted the challenges in balancing between offering genuine redress and not setting precedents that encourage unreasonable demands.
Formo, Europe's leading precision-fermentation company, has partnered with SMU to examine consumer demand for precision-fermentation egg consumers products. The study 'Not getting laid: consumer acceptance of precision fermentation made egg', was conducted by a Formo Bio GmbH researcher, and SMU Professor of Communication Management Mark Chong, Professor of Psychology Angela Leung, Research Fellow Tricia Marjorie Fernandez and Psychology PhD student Shu Tian Ng.
