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.

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
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
Yuanyuan FAN

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2020

Dissertation
Performance of Cross-Border Acquisitions: Evidence from China

Committee Members
Professor Qiang CHENG (Chair/Supervisor) -School of Accountancy, SMU
Professor Jing LIU - Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Professor Xia CHEN -Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Zhituan SU

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2020

Dissertation
The Interplay between Real Estate Prices in Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou

Committee Members
Professor Jun YU (Chair/Supervisor) -Lee Kong Chian School of Business and School of Economics, SMU
Professor of Strategic Management Chunsheng ZHOU - Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Assistant Professor Jing LI -School of Economics, SMU
David NG Wai Lun

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2019

Dissertation
The Business of Accelerating the Acceleration of Startups: A Study on the Effectiveness of Business Accelerators through a Mixed-Methods Approach

Committee Members
Assistant Professor Anne-Valeria OHLSSON-CORBOZ (Chair/ Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Professor Phillip Charles ZERRILLO
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Vicente Katigbak FABELLA
- President, Jose Rizal University, Philippines
Horacio Arruda FALCAO FILHO

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2019

Dissertation
Gender, Emotional Displays and Negotiation Outcomes

Committee Members
Professor Gary J. GREGURAS (Chair/ Supervisor)
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Gokhan ERTUG
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
Associate Professor Eric UHLMANN
- INSEAD
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

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