An algorithm for a dynamically reconstituting portfolio of U.S. equity mutual funds to outperform the S&P 500 by Anthony, Fernandes Victor

Get full text

Just the two of us : human-object relationships in consumer culture by Lai, Junjie

“…A total of 12 in-depth interviews were conducted with young, unmarried Singaporeans. Findings generally show that respondents went through several common stages during the development of relations with consumer objects. …”
Get full text

Development of SX chart for quality control by Ng, Charmaine Xue Ming.

“…The performance of the charts is compared over a range of process mean shifts, and for three different specified values of minimum allowable ATS0 (average time a false alarm is signalled). The findings from the comparative study revealed that the SX chart largely outperforms the Shewhart xbar chart. …”
Get full text

ESG reporting in Singapore by Sim, Chai Ying, Jiang, Weiying, Lim, Daryl Ming Wei

“…This study seeks to advance the sustainability reporting scene in Singapore by shedding some light on the extent of reporting in Singapore whilst in the process, tailor a guideline that is more suited to the local scene. From our findings and refined reporting criteria, firms will have a benchmark to move toward and be able to better convey their actions to investors. …”
Get full text

Factors influencing singaporean youth travellers' purchase intention of travel accommodation. by Yeo, Jia Wei., Ho, Yan Yi., Lee, Lynnette Min Hui.

“…This study concludes with the implications of the findings and our recommendations for future research.…”
Get full text

A case study research on Carrefour's foreign investments in South Korea and Japan by Wang, Yue, Jiang, Lin, Wang, Jie

“…It explains how Carrefour failed to attain isomorphism as a result of not conforming to the Pillars framework. Based on the findings, several managerial implications are proposed in order to achieve success in future investments.…”
Get full text

Accounting for intangible assets by Ang, Hock Leong, Choo, Beng Lor, Koy, Su Hiang

“…However, due to insufficient disclosure of identifiable intangible assets in annual reports, the hypothesis testing was carried out for goodwill accounting only. The findings revealed that only size of the company had an influence on the accounting treatment adopted for goodwill.…”
Get full text

Strengthening fiscal discipline in the EMU in a market-led approach. by Cui, Cong.

“…This article then focuses on finding out the feasibility of this market-led approach and what need to be done to improve it. …”
Get full text

Maneuvering the property hot air balloon in Singapore by Wee, Karol Heok Hiang

“…Using quarterly data from 1991 to 2013, this paper attempts to identify key drivers of Singapore’s private property prices using two econometric models, simple OLS and autoregressive distributed lag model. This paper finds that the May 1996 government measure that included capital gains taxation had a clear impact on private property prices. …”
Get full text

Defect detection for remanufacturing engineering using non-destructive testing by Yeo, Hwee Ling

“…All the defects detected agree closely to the findings in the literature review.…”
Get full text

Developing an acoustic noise reduction in HDB building by Mohammad Isa, Manshor

“…Finally we will conclude on the results and findings; and recommend solutions and alternatives to the current thesis work done.…”
Get full text

The price of choice : pressures faced by voluntarily childless married women in Singapore by Shamini De Mello

“…These pressures were imposed upon them by their family, friends, colleagues, healthcare professionals and religion. The findings reveal that the driving force of these pressures stem from Singapore society’s values and beliefs about womanhood being synonymous with motherhood. …”
Get full text

Instagram-ing tourism : re-evaluating ‘tourist gaze’ in web 2.0 by Hongadi, Jacqueline

“…This paper attempts to re-evaluate existing understandings of John Urry’s (2002) ‘tourist gaze’ and investigate if a ‘hermeneutic circle of reproduction’ indeed exists on Instagram by using tourist photographs of Singapore as a tourist destination as data for research. By comparing findings drawn from 200 photographs gathered from Instagram accounts of Singapore tourism institutions and tourists who have visited Singapore, this paper concludes that Urry’s theory remains valid to some extent in the context of Instagram as some tourists’ photographs were found to mimic institutions’ photographs. …”
Get full text

Computer simulation for gold nanoparticles by He, Peiming

“…By utilizing the modified Wulff construction to corporate the kinetic factors, we then discuss our findings in the area of alloyed nanoparticles of Au as well as nanoparticle growth.…”
Get full text

Safety and accessibility of non-motorised transport in Singapore by Koh, Puay Ping

“…The SAI is a multi-perspective (personal, situational and infrastructural compatibility) sophisticated route choice model, that can mimic average NMT decision-making process closely. The findings from this study provide valuable tools for transport professionals in the planning, design and management of NMT infrastructure. …”
Get full text

Bitcoin networks in international trade by Lim, Shian, Saw, Mei Chee, Yiap, Jin Cheng

“…The aggregate effect is then further analyzed in accordance to industries to draw deeper insights. Given the findings, we could learn more about the effects of its community on international trade, as well as how the users are making use of Bitcoin, as a more efficient payment system.…”
Get full text

Effects of interaction between information technology (IT) and a Singapore hotel : a case study by Lee, Elena Yen Ping, Lim, Amos Beng Lee, Heng, Lee Cheng

“…Conversely, the use of IT changes job tasks and has impact on the organisation structure, staff training, level of service/hospitality and organisation policy. These findings demonstrate the dual effect of interaction between IT and the organisation as proposed in the theoretical model.…”
Get full text

Discovering patterns of interconnectedness by Lee, Zhao Pei

“…Inferring the fundamental energy pattern in nature, the project seeks to visually communicate and facilitate understanding through metaphorical expressions of research findings in terms of pattern design.  …”
Get full text

Mathematical strategame theory by Hui, Peizheng

“…The stable matching problem is the problem of finding a stable matching between two equally sized sets of elements given an ordering of preferences of each element. …”
Get full text

"Work-in-Life" : reconsidering work-life balance in Singapore by Wee, Ying Wei

“…The results reveal the importance of normative control on employees’ perception of work-life boundaries and highlight the integration between their work and personal selves. The findings then question the effectiveness of work-life balance policies on reducing work-life conflict and the necessity of the policies propagated by the government and corporations.…”
Get full text