SMU's first Professional Doctorate Programme was launched in 2012 and we had our first graduate in 2015.
You can view details of SMU's Professional Doctorate graduates.
Ashish BHARDWAJ
SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023
Committee MembersProfessor Philip Charles ZERRILLO (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA, LKCSB, SMU
Principal Lecturer of Information Systems Patrick THNG, SCIS, SMU
Director Havovi JOSHI, Centre for Management Practice, SMU
Leon QIU Tianci
SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023
Committee MembersPrincipal Lecturer of Finance ANG Ser Kang (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor LIANG Hao, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor LIM Jamus, ESSEC Business School
Ajjaree LIMPAMONT
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersPhilip Charles ZERRILLO (Chair/Supervisor), SMU-affiliated
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA, LKCSB (OM), SMU
Senior Lecturer Patrick THNG, SCIS, SMU
Amit BAKSHI
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Industrial marketing, strategy, value pricing, and innovation.
Dissertation
Internet of things solutions (IOTS) adoption for capital goods in the business to-business (B2B) market
Committee MembersProfessor Jin Kyung HAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Kapil R. TULI, LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Alan MEGARGEL, SCIS, SMU
Andrew Cheng Ghee HENG
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Creativity and Culture
Dissertation
The impact of working from home on employee creativity: A cross cultural comparison of Germany and China
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Roy CHUA (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Kenneth TAI, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Zou XI, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Leadership, Management & Organization, NTU
Angelique Nicole THANG
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Joe ZHANG Zhe (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Dan MA, SCIS, SMU
Assistant Professor Gloria YU, LKCSB, SMU
BIAN, Sheng
SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Hao LIANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB (Finance), SMU
Assistant Professor Yin WANG, SOA, SMU
Professor Jiang WEI, School of Management, Zhejiang University
Bing RUAN
SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance), 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Fangjian FU (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Heng YUE, SOA, SMU
Vice-President of SOM, Junsheng DOU, School of Management, Zhejiang University
Bing SUN
SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Big data analysis, Blockchain technology, Supply Chain Operations Optimization
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Tin Seong KAM (Chair/Supervisor), SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Zhiling GUO, SCIS, SMU
Professor Wei JIANG, Management Science, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Professor Zhiqiang ZHENG, Information Systems, Naveen Jindal School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas
Bo ZHANG
Chairman of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, Chairman and CEO of China Hongqiao Group
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Business Management
Committee MembersProfessor Lily KONG (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Roy CHUA, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Yijiang WANG, Economics and Human Resource Management, CKGSB
CAI, Ying
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Jun TU (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB (Finance), SMU
Assistant Professor Jing LI, SOE, SMU
Professor Chunyan HUANG, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Caleb Chun Kwan CHU
SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023
Research Interests
Culture, Power, Innovation
Dissertation
How resources affect cultural tightness-looseness and creativity in large and small organizations
Committee MembersProfessor Roy CHUA (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Hannah CHANG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Angela LEUNG, SOSS, SMU
CAO Jingguan
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Dan MA (Chair/Supervisor), SCIS, SMU
Associate Professor Fangjian FU, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Guohua WAN, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Charlie Nhuc Hiang LAY
SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023
Research Interests
Monetary Policy, Macroeconomics, Geopolitical Trends, Digital Currencies, and the Financial Markets.
Committee MembersProfessor Kian Guan LIM (Chair/ Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Mandy THAM, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Kee Yang LOW, YPHSL, SMU
Henry Hing Lee CHAN, Cambodia Institute for Cooperation and Peace
CHEN Jianzhong
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
private domain strategy, private domain degree, sales performance, store grade, brand category
Committee MembersAssociate Professor TAN Hwee Hoon (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor TSAI Ming-Hong, SOSS, SMU
Professor WANG Yijiang, CKGSB
CHEN Yang
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Development model of cultural industry, Cultural industry innovation
Dissertation
Research on the Industrial Chain Network-Driven Innovation Model of China's Audio-Visual Industry Park
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Man Cyndi ZHANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Xuesong GENG, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Eric ZHAO, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Professor Jing LIU, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
CHEN, Jen-Tsung
SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
My interests in the research field including Star talent management, Corporate Strategic Development and Marketing Strategy Development.
Dissertation
How Does the Captain Guide the Brightest Stars? The Effect of Leadership Styles on Star’s Work Performance
Committee MembersDoctor Wee Liang TAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Kim Song TAN, SOE, SMU
Assistant Professor Can OUYANG, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
CHENG Yu
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Dissertation
How does advertising salience impact conversion rates? The mediating role of consumer engagement
Committee MembersAssociate Professor TAN Hwee Hoon (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Angela LEUNG, SOSS, SMU
Associate Professor Hannah CHANG Hanwen, LKCSB, SMU
Professor Zhu RUI, CKGSB
Chengshuang ZHANG
SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
Sustainable Finance: ESG measurement, Impact Investing, Machine learning in ESG investing & ESG measurement, ESG factors and Asset pricing anomalies, stakeholder behavior in sustainable finance. Challenges and obstacles of sustainable finance in S E Asia.
Dissertation
ESG ratings rewriting or recalibration?
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Hao LIANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Assistant Professor Weikai LI, LKCSB, SMU
Associate Professor Yun LOU, SOA, SMU
Assistant Professor, Emirhan ILHAN, Finance, NUS
CHEUNG Pan
SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023
Research Interests
N/A
Committee MembersAssociate Professor Hwee Hoon TAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU
Professor Angela LEUNG, SOSS, SMU
Professor Yijiang WANG, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)