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.

Krishna Kumar NALLUR

SMU Doctor of Innovation, 2021

Dissertation
Entrepreneurial Intention amongst Scientists and their Transition to Roles in Research Based Startups

Committee Members
Professor Gerard GEORGE (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Reddi KOTHA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU Professor Sarah Lai Yin CHEAH
- National University of Singapore
Mohammed Ali M ALSHEHRI

SMU Doctor of Innovation, 2021

Dissertation
Design Thinking Intervention in Healthcare

Committee Members
Associate Professor Reddi KOTHA (Chair/ Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Ted TSCHANG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Jayanth NARAYANAN
- National University of Singapore
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
Reem Fihran A. ALSHEHRI

SMU Doctor of Innovation, 2021

Dissertation
The Most Influential Component of Intellectual Capital Components on the Level of Innovation Among the Faculty at Universities in Saudi Arabia

Committee Members
Associate Professor Reddi KOTHA (Chair/ Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Sarah Lai Yin CHEAH
- National University of Singapore
Shengqin ZHU

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
The Influence of Incumbent-and-Successor-related Factors on Succession Process in Family Firms: Exploring the Role of Values in Family Business Succession

Committee Members
Associate Professor Hwee Hoon TAN (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Yijiang WANG
- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Associate Professor Gilbert Yip Wei TAN
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Xi ZOU
- Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
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
Wa Fong HOI

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
Digital Strategies for Reshaping the Competitiveness of HOPSCA

Committee Members
Professor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Xueong GENG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Zhiling GUO
- School of Computing and Information Systems
Professor Jianwen LIAO
-Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Wentao BAI

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
Risk Control System Construction of China Equity Crowdfunding Platforms: A Comparative Study on Difference between Equity Crowdfunding and Traditional Venture Capital Investment

Committee Members
Associate Professor Fangjian FU (Chair/Supervisor)
-Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Chunsheng ZHOU
- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Associate Professor Heng YUE
-School of Accountancy, SMU
Xiaoming SONG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
Study on the Ideas for Developing of M&amp;A Funds in China in the Context of Economic Transformation

Committee Members
Professor Xia CHEN (Chair/Supervisor)
- School of Accountancy, SMU
Associate Professor Fangjian FU
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Jing LIU
-Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Yinyu HE

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
Analysis of China's Real Estate Follow-up Investment Operation Effect and Mechanism

Committee Members
Professor Jun YU (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business and School of Economics, SMU
Assistant Professor Juliana Yu SUN
- School of Economics, SMU
Professor Aimin YAN
-Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Ziqiang SUN

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2021

Dissertation
Research on the Impact of Venture Capital on the Operating Performance of Startups

Committee Members
Associate Professor Rong WANG (Chair/Supervisor) -Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Long CHEN - Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Associate Professor Zhiling GUO -School of Computing & Information Systems, SMU
Chao FANG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2020

Dissertation
Urban Complex Value Study Based on Management Practice of China Central Place

Committee Members
Professor Jun YU (Chair/Supervisor) -Lee Kong Chian School of Business and School of Economics, SMU
Dean's Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance, Haitao LI -Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Assistant Professor Yichong ZHANG -School of Economics, SMU
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
Gavin Raj MAISTRY

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2020

Dissertation
An Examination of the Effectiveness of a Training Program to Improve Decision Making in Insurance Risk Underwriting

Committee Members
Associate Professor Jochen REB (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Thomas MENKHOFF
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Shenghua LUAN
- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Geok Chwee ONG

SMU Doctor of Innovation, 2020

Dissertation
Corporate Governance of Innovation in Singapore Chinese Family Business

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
Professor Patrick H.M LOH
- Singapore University of Social Sciences
Associate Professor Lawrence LOH
- National University of Singapore
Jacky JIANG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2020

Dissertation
The Benefits of Exhibiting Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviors: An Investigation of the Effects of Reducing Supervisors’ Work-Family Conflict

Committee Members
Professor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor) - Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Xiaomeng ZHANG (Co Supervisor) - Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Associate Professor Chi-Ying CHENG -School of Social Sciences, SMU
Jia SUN

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2020

Dissertation
The Future Development of REITS in China

Committee Members
Professor Fangjian FU (Chair/Supervisor) -Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor of Finance Jie GAN - Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Associate Professor Heng YUE -School of Accountancy, SMU
Josephine KANG Poh Tin

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2020

Dissertation
Transformational Leadership & Follower Risk-Taking: Examining the Effects of Psychological Safety & Power Distance Orientation

Committee Members
Professor Gary J. GREGURAS (Supervisor/Chair)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Michael R. BASHSHUR
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor James M. DIEFENDORFF
- University of Akron
Patrick THNG

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2020

Dissertation
Successful Venture Building: What Matters! An Empirical Examination of Effective Incubation Practices

Committee Members
Professor Philip Charles ZERRILLO (Chair/Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Shantanu BHATTACHARYA
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Assistant Professor Terence FAN
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Rajendra K SRIVASTAVA
- Indian School of Business
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

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