New Papers & Columns
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Activist hedge fund success: Is there a new sheriff in the boardroom?2021-11-04Activist investors (also known as “the new sheriffs of the boardroom” or “a new breed of corporate raiders” in the case of activist hedge funds) represent a sizeable and growing influence on the behav… More
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Can fashion really be sustainable?2021-10-18Just how bad is the environmental impact from the fashion Industry? More
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What can green finance do in the age of carbon neutrality?2021-10-14Green finance refers to financing and investment activities that benefit the environment and further sustainable development. These benefits include the reduction of air, water and soil pollution, red… More
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Corporation-start-up partnerships offer fertile ground for SDG action2021-10-08The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a roadmap to creating a significantly better, safer, healthier and fairer world – all before the arrival of 2030. However, as plen… More
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Failure to Complete Cross-Border M&As: ‘To’ vs ‘From’ Emerging Markets2021-09-29While the rate of M&A activity going both ‘into’ and ‘out of’ emerging markets is rapidly expanding, understanding the high rate of completion failures regarding these activities is of vital acade… More
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Can culturally contextual leadership sustain Asia’s economic ascendancy?2021-09-23With the ascendancy of economic power in the Greater China region, Asia is arguably one of the most important areas in the world. When considered in combination with the rapid advancement of leadershi… More
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BRICS and the Next Trends in Globalisation2021-09-06A question that rightly consumes much of the attention and predictive efforts of economists, business leaders and academics around the world is whether China will be able to continue its economic deve… More
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One Year On: Have Businesses Fully Recovered in China?2021-08-27Amidst the far-flung global consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, China was the only major economy to register positive economic growth. According to the World Economic Outlook released by th… More
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Retirement 2.0: Can you ever retire? Do you even want to retire?2021-08-23Retirement is no longer an end goal for many people, and even when it is, many simply cannot afford to retire “on time.” Nations and firms are now scrambling to adjust to these changes. We need to dis… More
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Is innovation crucial to a company’s success? Not everyone thinks so2021-08-20Innovation is the key to success. Innovate or die. Innovation, not emulation. Phrases like these are repeated daily in boardrooms, news broadcasts and articles across the world. The importance of inno… More