Professional Doctorate Graduates’ Profiles

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.

Chaik Ming KOH

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Optimizing Cold Chain Asset Location with Real Estate Considerations: A China Perspective

Committee Members
Associate Professor Yun Fong LIM (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Marcus Teck Meng ANG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Xiaobo LI
- National University of Singapore
Gopalakrishnan SURIANARAYANAN

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Exploring the Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Business Models of Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Enterprises in Singapore

Committee Members
Professor Thomas MENKHOFF (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Jochen REB
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Shaohui FOONG
- Singapore University of Technology and Design
Kanyaporn SKUTALAKUL

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Committee Members
Professor Philips Charles ZERRILLO (Chair/Supervisor)
- SMU-affiliated Doctoral Dissertation Committee Faculty
Patrick THNG, Senior Lecturer
- School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Obuchettiar Krishnaraj ARUL

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Human-centered artificial intelligence: Creating a better customer experience In the banking sector

Committee Members
Assistant Professor Alan MEGARGEL (Chair/Supervisor)
- School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Jack Jia Jun HONG, Adjunct Faculty
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor David LO
- School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Ser Kang ANG, Principal Lecturer
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Rahul BANERJEE

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
The Role of Trust in Advice Acceptance from Non-human Actors

Committee Members
Professor Gerry GEORGE (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Jared NAI
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Paul GRIFFIN
- School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Thian Kiang TAN

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
The Impact of Digitalization on International Expansion: A Study on Market Entry Strategy Based on the Integration-Responsiveness Framework

Committee Members
Associate Professor Xuesong GENG (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Hwee Hoon TAN
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Sarah Lai Yin CHEAH
- NUS Business School, National University of Singapore
Victor Hock Keong ONG

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2022

Dissertation
Impact of Geographical Diversification and Limited Attention on Private Equity Fund Returns

Committee Members
Professor Melvyn Song Wee TEO (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Hao LIANG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Jimmy LEE
- School of Accountancy, SMU
Anurag VIJ

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
Digital Exploration Alliances

Committee Members
Professor Kapil R. TULI (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Xuesong GENG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Girish MALLAPRAGADA
- Indiana University
Professor Ajay KOHLI
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Eric Changhwan KIM

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
Changes in Decision-making Authority when Chaebol Firms Grow: From the Perspective of Non-family Managers

Committee Members
Professor Toru YOSHIKAWA (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Xuesong GENG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Jungho LEE
- School of Economics, SMU
Kok Wei HOE

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
Culture and Cyber Security: How Cultural Tightness-Looseness Moderates the Effects of Threat and Coping Appraisals on Mobile Cyber Hygiene

Committee Members
Associate Professor Roy CHUA (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Onur BOYABATLI
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Ping Fan KE-
- School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Ngai Meng HO

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
The Role of Employee Proactive Behaviors in Influencing Supervisors' Trust in Employees

Committee Members
Professor Donald L. FERRIN (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Shereen FATIMAH
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Andree HARTANTO
- School of Social Sciences, SMU
Thi Anh Tram LE

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
The Effects of University Governance Structure on the New Degree Programme Development and Approval Process in Vietnamese Universities

Committee Members
Associate Professor Wee Liang TAN (Chair/Supervisor),
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Dr Burkhard N Schrage, Senior Program Manager
- RMIT University, Vietnam
Dennis NG Chong Meng

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2020

Dissertation
Assessing the Performance of Cashless Society Innovations

Committee Members
Professor Robert J KAUFFMAN (Chair/Supervisor)
- School of Information Systems, SMU
Professor Paul GRIFFIN
- School of Information Systems, SMU
Professor Jonas HEDMAN
- Copenhagen Business School
Ramon Borrero SEGISMUNDO

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2020

Dissertation
Predictors of Returning Filipino Expats Job Success

Committee Members
Professor Philip Charles ZERRILLO (Chair/Superviosr)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Dr. Vincent FABELLA
- Jose Rizal University
Tiong Kiat WONG

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2020

Dissertation
Role of Financial, Human and Social Capital in Survival of Start-Ups

Committee Members
Professor Gerard GEORGE (Chair/Superviosr)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Gokhan ERTUG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Themin SUWARDY
- School of Accountancy, SMU
Kevin CHEONG Chuen Kong

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2019

Dissertation
Do Satisfied Employees Deliver Better Service Experiences that Result in Satisfied Customers, and, What are the Factors Affecting Employee Satisfaction and Customer Satisfaction?

Committee Members
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU

Professor Philip ZERRILLO
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU

Professor Rajendra K.SRIVASTAVA
- Indian School of Business, India
Kin Kah NEO

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2019

Dissertation
The Impact of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Team Climate and Innovation Work Behaviour in Start-Up Contexts

Committee Members
Professor Thomas MENKHOFF (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Lieven DEMEESTER
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU Associate Professor Yue Wah CHAY
- Singapore University of Social Sciences
Vinika Devasar RAO

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2019

Dissertation
Regulatory Focus and Female Leadership Development: How Male Leaders Modify the Self-Regulating Focus of Mid-Career Female Followers to Motivate their Pursuit of Future Career Progress

Committee Members
Associate Professor Hwee Hoon TAN (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Gilbert TAN
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU

Professor Paddy V. PADMANABHAN
- INSEAD, Singapore
Havovi Heerjee Joshi

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2018

Dissertation
Multinationals in Emerging Markets: A Test Case of the Banking Industry in India

Committee Members
Professor Phillip Charles ZERRILLO (Practice) (Chair/ Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU

Professor Rajendra K. SRIVASTAVA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU

Saumya SINDHWANI
- Senior Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Josephine TAN Huiping

SMU Doctor of Business Administration,

Dissertation
The Impact of Camaderie on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in the Hotel Industry

Committee Members
Professor Philip ZERRILLO (Chair/ Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU

Assistant Professor Anne-Valerie OHLSSON-CORBOZ
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU

Dr. Bipin Sewakram BHOLA
- Executive Advisor for Innovation Access Program, NUS Enterprise (Industry Liaison Office)

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