Leveling the playing field: the selection and motivation effects of tournament prize spread information by Cardinaels, Eddy, Chen, Clara Xiaoling, Yin, Huaxiang

“…Thus, the availability of prize spread information produces a separation of employees based on ability. We also find that employees exert more effort when they can select into a tournament than when they are randomly assigned to one (which proxies for an environment where prize spread information is absent). …”
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Organizational complexity and audit report lag in GCC economies: the moderating role of audit quality by Khan, Faisal, Abdul-Hamid, Mohamad Ali, Fauzi Saidin, Saidatunur, Hussain, Shatha

“…Second, for robustness purposes, the study applies the propensity score matching technique. Findings This research study finds that the firms’ complexity increases ARL. …”
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Exploring dependence structures among European electricity markets: static and dynamic copula-GARCH and dynamic state-space approaches by Ly, Sel, Sriboonchitta, Songsak, Tang, Jiechen, Wong, Wing-Keung

“…Our findings provide useful information regarding the dependence, integration, risk management, and asset pricing for the European electricity markets.…”
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The teachers' perception of dialogue and its impact on the quality of relationship in a Singapore primary school by Seet, Caroline.

“…This is an action research to find out teachers’ perception of dialogue and how it impacts on the quality of relationship in a Singapore primary school. …”
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Knowledge portal requirements for nurses. by Liu, Fook Thim.

“…This project aims to find out what nurses want to know and need to know. …”
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Bank and finance company credit officers' information needs and sources by Pung, Jones Teck Huat.

“…This dissertation intends to find out more about Credit Officers from the perspectives of their information needs and the sources they use. …”
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A single year = 心的探索 by Ng, Yan Ying

“…This book is an individual project which describes the author’s personal experience and reflections of growing into an adult, the need to learn to be independent and live with oneself as siblings and friends started to find their lives partners or busy with their works.…”
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Earnings management : evidence from intial public offerings of equity carve-outs. by Chua, Elizabeth Cheng Lian., Koh, Cheryl Chea Lin., Lee, Lian Fen.

“…Using the Jones (1991) model, we find support for our hypothesis.…”
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Empirical analysis on the paradoxes of loyalty programs in the Singapore hotel industry. by Guo, Meixi., Lim, Gladys Gu Yan., Tan, Siew Teng.

“…The research aims to find out the effectiveness of generating loyalty amongst customers through the implementation of Loyalty Programs, particularly across different hotel grades in Singapore by empirically analyzing ten possible paradoxes. …”
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How to promote organic food better in Singapore. by Chen, Eunice Yijun., Hazlinda Mohd Nuron., Seah, Ailing.

“…This research seeks to find out about the various promotional methods that can be used to promote organic food better in Singapore. …”
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Auditor industry specialization and earnings quality around the world. by Low, Kai Ling., Poh, Ying Ying., Tan, Valerie Mei Yin.

“…Our research also highlights the importance of auditor industry specialization when the legal environment differs among countries and we seek to find possible reasons why auditor industry specialization is important when such differences are present.…”
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Mothers’ social networks and socioeconomic gradients of isolation by Andrew, AR, Attanasio, O, Augsburg, B, Behrman, J, Day, M, Jervis, P, Meghir, C, Phimister, A

“…Gendered norms around marriage, mobility and work likely shape this group’s opportunities to form and maintain ties. …”

Brownian dynamics simulation of soft matter with hydrodynamics: methods for constrained systems and shear processing of 2D materials by Funkenbusch, William Tian

“…In particular, we compared PrCG and GMRES for rigid bodies, freely jointed chains, and immobile systems. We find that both methods exhibit the same linear computational complexity. …”
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Digest: islands promote population differentiation in dispersive swallows by Estandía, A, Merino Recalde, N

“…However, wing shape remains consistent across populations, suggesting it might not accurately reflect dispersal propensity in this group. …”

臺灣文學主體性中的南方軌跡 —— 以南進與新南向時期之臺灣文學為例 = The Southern trajectory in Taiwanese literary subjectivity: a study of Taiwanese literature during the Nanshin-ron and new southbound policy per... by 楊永昌 Yang, Yung Chang

“…It emphasizes understanding how the term "South" has evolved into a unique yet often hidden trajectory in Taiwanese literary history, shaping and influencing the construction of Taiwanese nativism, subjectivity, and self-identity. …”
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Near-infrared light for phototherapy : photothermal induced drug release and tumor ablation by Li, Menghuan

“…The lessons learnt from the dual responsive core/shell drug nanocarrier proved substantial, which offered useful insights for the shaping of a new NIR responsive drug delivery system. …”
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Histone lysine and DNA methylation: dynamic marks in the chromatin by Belle, R

“…TET enzymes play an essential role in shaping the epigenome and loss of TET2’s function has frequently been described in haematopoietic malignancies with notable examples being myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). …”

“I decide myself” - a qualitative exploration of end of life decision making processes of patients and caregivers through Advance Care Planning by Lall, Priya, Dutta, Oindrila, Tan, Woan Shin, Patinadan, Paul Victor, Kang, Natalie Q. Y., Low, Chan Kee, Car, Josip, Ho, Andy Hau Yan

“…These findings led to our development of the directive decision-making process framework, which delineates personal and sociocultural factors influencing participants’ decision-making processes. …”
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Marketing of iQue Nest : exploratory research in consumers' purchasing behaviour of health tonic products by Goh, Mei Ming, Tan, Yun Ping, Pang, Boon Seng

“…This research aims to find out the purchase preferences of consumers on health tonics and how they perceive iQue Nest, a soon-to-be launched bottled bird?…”
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The impact of the Asian economic crisis on the tourism industry in Singapore. by Heng, Anna Quee Ying., Lee, Hui Ling., Yeo, Soomy Alicia Sok Mey.

“…In addition, research is also conducted to find out the motivational factors of overseas visitors in choosing Singapore as a holiday destination, as well as the various forms of promotions undertaken by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).…”
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