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Finance Research Seminar

Area Administration We examine nonpecuniary preferences across a broad set of corporate actions using a representative sample of the U.S. population. Our core findings, based on large scale online surveys, are that (i) self-reported nonpecuniary concerns are large both for stock market investors and non-investors; (ii) concerns about the treatment of workers and CEO pay rank highest—higher than concerns about workforce diversity and fossil energy usage; (iii) moral universalism emerges as an important driver of nonpecuniary preferences. Combined, our findings provide new evidence on the importance of moral concerns as a key determinant of nonpecuniary preferences over corporate actions. Subtitle: Corporate Actions as Moral Issues. Speaker Details: Professor Oliver Spalt University of Mannheim Please click here to view profile. Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Academic Community. Monday, March 23, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM. Lee Kong Chian School of Business Level 2, Seminar Room 2.2 50 Stamford Road Singapore 178899.

Operations Management Research Seminar

Area Administration Problem definition: Charitable donations are a vital source of funding for nonprofit organizations, enabling them to carry out their mission of addressing social issues and providing support to those in need. To boost contributions, third parties often donate large sums that fundraisers use to incentivize individual donations, with one-to-one matching being the most common mechanism. However, alternative designs may lead to even higher contributions. This paper investigates the effectiveness of two design choices in the context of fundraising: (i) the incentive mechanism, focusing on the two most prevalent ones (i.e. matching and gift unlock); and (ii) the solicitation mechanism, i.e. whether donations occur simultaneously or sequentially. Methodology/Results: We introduce a stylized game-theoretical model where a fundraiser decides the design choices and corresponding design parameters to maximize overall donations. Following the fundraiser's decision, donors, endowed with a certain amount of wealth, make… Subtitle: Designing Effective Fundraising Campaigns: The Role of Incentives and Solicitation Mechanisms. Speaker Details: Assistant Professor Ignacio Ríos University of Texas at Dallas Ignacio Ríos is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations, Information, and Technology and an M.A. in Economics from Stanford University, as well as degrees in Operations Management and Industrial Engineering from the University of Chile. His research expertise lies in behavioral market design, with a focus on how incentives, information, al… Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Operations Management. Audience: Academic Community. Monday, March 23, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business 50 Stamford Road Level 2, Seminar Room 2-3 Singapore 178899.

SMU Professional Doctorates Hybrid Information Session & Current Student Sharing

Infosessions Hourly Sessions: 7-8.30 PM (Singapore time). RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-039a/t/page/fm/2. Event Details: We welcome you to find out more about the Professional Doctorate programmes we have here in SMU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business. We offer two Professional Doctorate programmes that can be completed in 3-5 years while working: PhD in Business (General Management) , Doctor of Business Administration, The session will be hosted on Zoom and a physical session happening concurrently. Hence, this would be a hybrid session. * Participants that are registering for the session via the Zoom platform, please… Contact: lkcsbpd.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Meeting Room 5-4 (Level 5) SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business 50 Stamford Road, Singapore 178899 Singapore.

Strategy & Entrepreneurship Research Seminar

Area Administration How should organizations manage learning dynamics? Strategy theories suggest "more-is-better"—fast, frictionless sharing enhances performance—while organizational learning theory warns that "less-is-more," as fast learning causes premature convergence. We reconcile this tension by showing that the "less-is-more" prediction depends critically on a key assumption in classic computational models: that information about agents' performance is not continuously updated. When performance information is timely, fast learning enhances exploration. The mechanism is Target Diversity: fast learning allows many individuals to rapidly reach the performance frontier, increasing the set of imitation targets. Organizations thus learn from a diverse, shifting set of targets. The implication is that organizations achieve superior performance not by restricting information or slowing learning, but by making data on choices and performance available more quickly. Subtitle: FAST LEARNING AND SUSTAINED EXPLORATION: THE ROLE OF TIMELY PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK. Speaker Details: Associate Professor Chengwei Liu Imperial College Business School Chengwei Liu is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Behavioural Science at Imperial College Business School. Trained as an economist in Taiwan, Chengwei later worked as a consultant in Singapore. He received his PhD from Cambridge and taught at Oxford, MIT, INSEAD, Warwick, and ESMT Berlin. Chengwei’s research has been published in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Management Science, Str… Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Strategic Management. Audience: Academic Community. Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business Level 5, Meeting Room 5.4 50 Stamford Road Singapore 178899.

SMU MAF/MQF Hybrid Information Session and Alumni Sharing

MAF Infosessions Hourly Sessions: Thursday, 26 March 2026. RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-039c/t/page/fm/1. Event Details: We welcome you to discover how the SMU's MAF & MQF programme, with emphasis on finance, leadership and management training, can help boost your career. This session will be held in hybrid mode. You are welcome to bring a friend with you. Simply forward them this registration link: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-039c/t/page/fm/2. Contact: lkcsbpg.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Public. Prospective Student. Thursday, March 26, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business Level 4, Postgraduate Office 50 Stamford Road Singapore 178899 We will be sending the zoom link 2 hours before the start of the event.

Lee Kong Chian Professorship Public Lecture

Area Administration Neglected diseases disproportionately affect developing and poor countries. Privately held biopharmaceutical firms often lack adequate financial incentives to invest in drug development for these diseases. In this paper, we build a principal-agent model to help governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) manage a multilateral alliance to develop a new drug for neglected diseases. The model consists of three parties: A funding NGO with a social welfare objective; a privately held innovation specialist (innovator) and a privately held manufacturing specialist (manufacturer). We assume the innovator can invest two types of R&D efforts: one toward efficacy and safety, which creates the likelihood of drug approval by relevant regulatory authority; and the other toward manufacturability, which decreases the marginal cost of production once successful. We characterize the optimal contract structures for the NGO to incentivize the other two parties, and the condition when the NGO should induce investment in… Subtitle: Multilateral Alliances for the Development and Distribution of Drugs for Neglected Diseases. Speaker Details: Professor Shantanu Bhattacharya Singapore Management University Shantanu Bhattacharya is a globally recognized scholar and educator in operations, strategy, and digital transformation, with over 5,000 research citations. He is currently the Lee Kong Chian Professor of Operations Management and Deputy Dean (Education) at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University and previously, served as Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD. He holds a B.Tech. in Electric… Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Operations Management. Audience: Academic Community. Friday, March 27, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business 50 Stamford Road Level 2, Seminar Room 2-2 Singapore 178899.

Strategy & Entrepreneurship Research Seminar

Area Administration Startups are often confronted with opportunities to extend their core technologies into new product markets. While such moves hold the promise of creating new customer bases and hedging the risk of failure in existing pursuits, they also require expertise in unfamiliar domains which can be costly to obtain. We examine how startups’ product market entry decisions are shaped by portfolio ties - connections to other startups backed by the same venture capital investor. Portfolio ties to other startups operating in that product market can provide access to relevant expertise that should, on average, lower the barriers to entry. However, these ties can also constrain entry if investors seek to protect the market positions of the startup already operating in that market. We theorize that such protectionist action by the investor becomes more likely if the related portfolio firm’s product targeting that market is closer to commercialization. To test these ideas, we exploit the staggered release of the Cancer Genome… Subtitle: BRIDGES OR BARRIERS? HOW VENTURE CAPITAL PORTFOLIO TIES SHAPE STARTUPS’ MARKET ENTRY. Speaker Details: Assistant Professor Sarath Balachandran London Business School Sarath Balachandran is an Assistant Professor at London Business School. His research examines how collaborative relationships between firms enable (or indeed constrain) innovation. He studies how the implications of these partnerships for firms are shaped by factors at two levels of analysis. In one stream of work, he adopts a “micro” perspective to examine how the structures of the partnering organizations and the composition of its employee… Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Strategic Management. Audience: Academic Community. Friday, March 27, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM. Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business Level 5, Meeting Room 5.4 50 Stamford Road Singapore 178899.

SMU EMBA Virtual Masterclass & Information Session

EMBA Infosessions RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-0392/t/page/fm/1. Event Details: From Innovation to Impact: Designing Business Ecosystems, (by Dr. Shantanu Bhattacharya, Academic Director (PhDGM) Program & Deputy Dean (Education), Lee Kong Chian Professor of Operations Management) Innovation and process excellence start with understanding customers, markets, and supply chains - but they don’t end there. In practice, innovation must also be designed to scale, adapt, and sustain over time. Business ecosystems are living systems that evolve, requiring thoughtful orchestration across… Contact: emba.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Friday, March 27, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.

SMU LKCSB Coffee Sessions (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Infosessions Hourly Sessions: Monday, 30 March 2026 7.30pm - 9.00pm (ICT) (Half-hourly Sessions) *last session at 8.30pm. RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03b4/t/page/fm/1. Event Details: Join us for an insightful session to explore your career ambitions and discover how our postgraduate programmes in SMU, with a strong focus on leadership and management, can support your personal and professional aspirations. Our Admissions Advisors will speak with you directly to provide detailed guidance on the application process and to discuss the financial aid and scholarship opportunities that may be available to you. For a pre-application assessment, please bring along a copy of your resume fo… Contact: lkcsbpg.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Monday, March 30, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. We will contact you via email to confirm your attendance. The venue details will be shared upon confirmation.

SMU MBAI Masterclass | From Idea to AI Product: Build What Sells with Vibe Coding

Infosessions RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/media/11522/AO-MC-LP-MBAI20260330. Event Details: Title: From Idea to AI Product: Build What Sells with Vibe Coding Synopsis: In today’s AI era, the most valuable professional is not the one who codes the best algorithm, but the one who can identify a real business problem, design an AI-powered solution, and bring it to life quickly. Led by Asst. Prof. Roh Sungjong, this masterclass introduces vibe coding, the practice of building functional AI products using natural language prompts instead of traditional programming. You will watch an AI-powered… Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Audience: Incoming PG Students. Incoming Students. Monday, March 30, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM. The zoom link will be sent 2 hours before the start of the event.

SMU MBA Fast-Track Event

Infosessions Hourly Sessions: Wednesday, 1 April 2026 (hourly sessions) 10.30am to 8.30pm. RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03af/t/page/fm/0. Event Details: Ready to take the next step towards your SMU MBA journey? Don’t miss our virtual Fast Track Event — your one-stop opportunity to receive personalised guidance, complete your application, and sit for the 30-minute online admissions interview, all in a single day. All attendees will also enjoy an application fee waiver. Slots are limited, so secure yours today! RSVP by 30 March 2026, 11.55pm (SGT)! Contact: mba.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Communication & Marketing. Operations Management. Strategic Management. Leadership. Analytics for Business, Consumer & Social Insights. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 10:30 AM – 8:30 PM.

PD Coffee Sessions (Singapore)

Infosessions Hourly Sessions: Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm (hourly sessions) [Physical Session]. RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03ae/t/page/fm/3. Event Details: Admissions Advisors will speak with you directly to address your concerns and discuss about the Professional Doctorate programmes we have here in SMU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business. We offer two Professional Doctorate programmes that can be completed in 3-5 years while working: PhD in Business (General Management) , Doctor of Business Administration, To do a pre-application assessment of your profile, please bring along a copy of your resume. … Contact: lkcsbpd.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Level 5, Meeting Room 5-4 SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business 50 Stamford Road, Singapore 178899 Singapore.

SMU MEI: Virtual Coffee Sessions

Infosessions Hourly Sessions: 11.30am – 2.30pm 5.30pm – 8.00pm SGT (Half-hourly Sessions). RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03b0/t/page/fm/1. Event Details: We welcome you to discover how our MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, with emphasis on leadership and management training, can help boost your career. Admissions Advisors will speak with you directly to address your concerns and discuss how our suite of Master programmes can fulfil your academic and career aspirations. To do a pre-application assessment of your profile, please send us a copy of your resume. Virtual This session will be held virtually. To improve… Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Audience: Public. Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM. This session will be held virtually. To improve security, Zoom sign in details will be sent to you separately.

SMU MIM Consultations with Admissions Managers

Infosession Hourly Sessions: Thursday, 9 April 2026 (Half-hourly sessions) 10.00am - 11.30am (SGT) 3.00pm - 4.30pm (SGT). RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03a3/t/page/fm/2. Event Details: Speak with our admissions advisors to learn more about how the SMU MSc in Management (MIM) programme can elevate your career with personalized guidance on the application process, programme details, and opportunities for growth. Get expert advice tailored to your goals and start your journey with us today! To do a pre-application assessment of your profile, you are encouraged to submit a copy of your resume. This session will be held online. To improve Zoom security, sign in details will be sent to you… Contact: mim.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Thursday, April 9, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM.

SMU MWM Hybrid Information Session with Alumni Sharing

MWM Infosessions RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03ab/t/page/fm/1. Event Details: We invite you to discover how SMU MSc in Wealth Management (MWM) with its strong emphasis on leadership and management training, can help accelerate your career. In this session, hear from our Admissions Manager, Academic Director and MWM Alumni as they share insights into the programme structure, learning experience, and career outcomes. This session will be conducted in a hybrid format. Participants may attend either on campus or virtually via Zoom. Zoom login… Contact: mwm.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Thursday, April 9, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Level 2, Seminar Room 2-3 Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University 50 Stamford Road Singapore 178899.

MPA Professorship in Maritime Business Research Seminar

Area Administration In this lecture, SMU's Recipient of the MPA Professorship in Maritime Business, Martin Jes Iversen examines the emerging trajectories for research and education within the field of maritime business. The discussion builds on Iversen’s work on maritime digitalization and strategic development, with particular emphasis on the implications of increasing technological connectivity. The growing cognitive capabilities of digital systems—especially artificial intelligence—pose significant consequences not only for the operational models of shipping companies but also for the pedagogical approaches and research paradigms employed within business schools. Iversen argues that, in parallel with rapid technological advancements, maritime research and education are uniquely positioned to address grand societal challenges. Moreover, these developments create new opportunities to broaden educational engagement across age groups, professional backgrounds, and cultural contexts, ultimately strengthening the intellectual and p… Subtitle: Between Sea and Shore: Future Directions for Maritime Business Research and Education. Speaker Details: Associate Professor Martin Jes Iversen Singapore Management University Martin Jes Iversen (MJI) is the Recipient of the MPA Professorship in Maritime Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). At Copenhagen Business School (CBS) he functions as the Academic Director for the Summer University and Associate Professor. He is the Co-Founder and Board Member of Fionia Maritime Academy and board member of the East Asiatic Company Foundation. His primary research area is on maritime digitalization and str… RSVP: . Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Operations Management. Audience: Academic Community. Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business Level 3, Seminar Room 3-3 50 Stamford Road Singapore 178899.

SMU MAF/MQF Hybrid Masterclass

MAF Infosessions Hourly Sessions: Friday, 10 April 2026 . RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03a8/t/page/fm/1. Event Details: We welcome you to discover how the SMU's MAF programme, with emphasis on finance, leadership and management training, can help boost your career. Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Masterclass, This masterclass offers an introduction to leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and leveraged finance, examining how acquisition debt is structured and calibrated to balance risks and returns. It begins with key definitions and core concepts, then explores how private equity sponsors use leverage to… Contact: lkcsbpg.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Public. Prospective Student. Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business Level 4, Postgraduate Office 50 Stamford Road Singapore 178899 We will be sending the zoom link 2 hours before the start of the event.

SMU LKCSB Coffee Sessions (Seoul, South Korea)

Infosessions Hourly Sessions: 7:00pm - 8.30pm (KST) (Half-Hourly Sessions). RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03b3/t/page/fm/3. Event Details: We welcome you to discover how our postgraduate programmes, with emphasis on leadership and management training, can help boost your career. Admissions Advisors will speak with you directly to address your concerns and discuss how our suite of Master programmes can fulfil your academic and career aspirations. To do a pre-application assessment of your profile, please bring along a copy o… Contact: lkcsbpg.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Monday, April 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM. Peninsula Lounge & Bar, Lotte Hotel Seoul 30 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04533, Republic of Korea.

SMU MWM Coffee Sessions (Hybrid)

MWM Infosessions RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://calendly.com/lynnaw/mwm-coffee-sessions. Event Details: Join us for an insightful session to discover how our MWM programme, with a strong focus on leadership and management can support your personal and professional aspirations. Our Admissions Advisors will speak with you directly to provide detailed guidance on the application process and to discuss the financial aid and scholarship opportunities that may be available to you. For a pre-application assessment, please bring along a copy of your resume for a personalised review.… Contact: mwm.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Prospective Student. Public. Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 9:00 AM – Friday, April 24, 2026, 6:00 PM. Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business 50 Stamford Road Singapore 178899.

Executive MBA Hybrid Coffee Sessions (Singapore)

EMBA Infosessions Hourly Sessions: Wednesday, 29 April 2026 10:00am - 7.00pm (SGT) (hourly sessions)* Last slot at 6pm. RSVP: . Reserve a seat: https://postgraduate.smu.edu.sg/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/11522/p/p-03a2/t/page/fm/2. Event Details: Join us for an insightful session to explore your career ambitions and discover how our postgraduate programmes in SMU, with a strong focus on leadership and management, can support your personal and professional aspirations. These sessions will be hosted either in person or on Zoom. Our Admissions Advisors will speak with you directly to provide detailed guidance on the application process and to discuss the financial aid and scholarship opportunities that may be available to you. For a pre-applicati… Contact: emba.admissions@smu.edu.sg. Type: Information Sessions. Subject: Business. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Public. Prospective Student. Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM. Level 4 Postgraduate Office Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University 50, Stamford Road Singapore 178899.