新加坡发展膜技术与水务产业的国家战略

世界进入21世纪,膜技术的研究和应用已经与人类追求经济发展和社会进步密不可分,尤其是在应对气候变化、能源与水资源短缺、环境污染、医药卫生等世界级重大问题上,其控制与解决方案无不与膜技术密切相关。本文介绍了新加坡发展膜技术的国家战略、科研团队、科研机构建设及其重点研究领域、企业大规模膜技术应用的情况,由此提出几点启示。     

新加坡南洋理工学院高职教育创新模式初探

新加坡南洋理工学院以其先进的职业教育办学理念享誉全世界。组织文化、理念创新、能力开发、校企合作成为其办学的主要特色,"教学工厂"是其独到的教学模式。这些对于我国高职院校的专业设置和课程建设具有积极的启示和借鉴作用。     

从FDI理论视角看新加坡企业对华直接投资的经营绩效

通过对分布在中国不同城市的新加坡投资企业的高层经理、专家学者以及中国地方政府主管外商投资服务的政府官员进行深度访谈，根据样本企业对自身在华经营绩效的评估和所有被访对象对新加坡在华投资企业经营行为的评价，分别总结了新加坡对华投资企业较为易于或难于取得满意经营绩效的四种类型，并试图分别不同情况用发达国家跨国公司FDI理论、发展中国家企业FDI理论和中小企业FDI理论进行合理的解释。     

Factors Associated with Opinion Seeking

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between opinion seeking and cultural values and individual characteristics in the context of electronic products by surveying cosmopolitan adults of 15 nationalities, namely, American, Australian, British, Dutch, Filipino, German, Hong Konger, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Malaysian, New Zealander, Singaporean, Swedish, and Thai. It finds (i) positive correlation between opinion seeking and power distance, category knowledge, category purchase intention, category innovativeness, opinion giving, market maven, brand loyalty, and susceptibility to interpersonal influence, (ii) negative correlation between opinion seeking and the masculinity and uncertainty avoidance cultural dimensions, category ownership, self-esteem, education, and age, and (iii) no correlation between opinion seeking and individualism, long-term orientation, and risk taking. It then discusses the managerial implications of the findings.     

Restaurant Patronage and the Ethnic Groups in Singapore

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to assess the restaurant patronage practices (food habits) of three major ethnic groups (Chinese, Malays, and Indians) of Singapore. A total of 390 questionnaires were distributed. In spite of major cultural, socio-economic and religious differences, the three ethnic groups have common food habits while eating out. Eating at theme restaurants is not popular across the three ethnic groups. Among the ethnic groups under consideration, the food habits while eating out differed from the food habits of those groups while eating at home. The study indicated that all three ethnic groups eat out regularly. Chinese patronize quick service restaurants more frequently than the other ethnic groups. Chinese and Indians patronize “Hawker centers” more often than the Malays. Perception of nutrition and gender has very little affect on food habits while eating out. The obtained results partially supported the Barker's model.     

新加坡开拓国际职业教育市场筹措办学经费研究

20世纪90年代以来,在教育产业理论的指导下,在教育国际化趋势下,新加坡开拓了国际教育市场。对于新加坡而言,教育是产业,能够筹措充足的教育经费并发挥本国教育优势。新加坡明确教育服务产业的总体发展目标,确定职业教育在教育服务产业中的任务,设置与国际接轨的职业教育学科及课程,拓展与国际名校的共建与合作,实施海外留学生经济资助计划,为职业教育的发展筹措了数量可观的财政收入。     

新加坡、马来西亚及菲律宾三国税收征管的特色与借鉴

新加坡税收征管的特色是国内税务局实行董事会管理制度、纳税人的诚信管理制度和对纳税人进行奖励的制度。马来西亚税收征管的特色是自我评估系统。菲律宾税收征管的特色是对大户管理和纳税评估非常到位。我国应在现行"金税工程"管理系统的基础上,加强对纳税人申报情况的管理,并通过日常检查和专项检查,核准纳税人申报收入和经营情况的准确性,防止偷税漏税现象的发生,实现收入应收尽收的目标。同时,还应该利用各种形式的奖励办法,营造良好的纳税氛围,促使纳税人诚信纳税。     

GLOBALIZATION AND CORRUPTION CONTROL IN ASIAN COUNTRIES: The case for divergence

The globalization of corruption has given rise to the concern in many countries on how to combat corruption and many international conferences on this topic. However, in spite of the sharing of ‘best practices’ in fighting corruption at these conferences, there is still a great deal of divergence in combating corruption in Asian countries because of the different contextual constraints and the effectiveness of their governments' anti-corruption strategies. This article describes and evaluates the three patterns of corruption control in six Asian countries and concludes that the third pattern of anti-corruption laws with an independent anti-corruption agency adopted by Singapore and Hong Kong is the most effective.     

Towards 3D-enabled urban land administration: Strategic lessons from the BIM initiative in Singapore

Over the last 15 years, there has been great interest and commensurate momentum in the land administration industry on realising the notion of ‘3D cadastres’. This leverages 3D digital technologies for producing, managing, registering and communicating information about complex, volumetrically defined land and property rights, restrictions and responsibilities (RRRs) that are commonly found in cities and urban areas around the world. There has been significant technical progress but implementation remains uncertain. This paper draws on research conducted on the implementation of 3D Building Information Models (BIM) for regulatory processes in the land development industry in Singapore to illustrate the range of strategies used to induce change in an instance of 3D digital innovation. The adoption of institutional theory as an analytical framework provides insight into the cultural and behavioural underpinnings of these strategies and what makes them particularly effective in producing a positive response to change. Given the similarity in the institutional characteristics of the land development and land administration industries, the case study findings are used to develop a framework of strategic principles that could conceivably be used to support ongoing international efforts to realise 3D cadastres.