Professional Doctorate Graduates

Kuo-Chang FU
International Association for Agriculture Sustainability, Founder from 2017, Singapore
Chinese Institute of Business Education Development, Founder from 2014, Taiwan

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023

Research Interests
Agriculture Sustainability, Family Business Succession, Education Innovation

Dissertation
Exploring the development of an agribusiness ecosystem for Singapore: Lessons from Taiwan

Committee Members

Associate Professor Wee Liang TAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Hao LIANG, LKCSB, SMU

Professor Annie KOH, LKCSB, SMU

Professor Tzong Ru LEE, Marketing, National Chung Hsing University

Kwok Cheng Bryan CHOY

SMU PhD in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
Evolutionary Psychology, Social Cynicism, Sex Differences, Mate Preferences.

Dissertation
No interest in being cynical: Conflicting versus corresponding interests track variability in the link between personal control and cynicism

Committee Members

Professor Norman LI (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU

Assistant Professor Kimin EOM, SOSS, SMU

Assistant Professor Kenneth Yu-Yang TAN, SOSS, SMU

Professor Mark van Vugt, Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Lai Hing TAN

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023

Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence,Chatbots,Financial services distribution models (including customer experience, distributor experience and employee experience),Board effectiveness,Leadership,Technology investments in financial services, particularly in insurance.

Dissertation
Consumer reaction to the use of artificial intelligence chatbot on distribution of general insurance in Singapore

Committee Members

Associate Professor Hannah Hanwen CHANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Xuesong GENG, LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Shih-Fen CHENG, SCIS, SMU

Associate Professor Ai Ching LIM, Division of Marketing, NTU

LEE Hui Shan

SMU Doctor of Engineering, 2023

Research Interests
Applied AI, Service Science, Digital Government, Generation AI, Special Education

Dissertation
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF AI-BASED CITIZEN QUESTION-ANSWER RECOMMENDER (ACQAR) TO ENHANCE CITIZEN SERVICE DELIVERY IN SINGAPORE PUBLIC SECTOR: A CASE STUDY

Committee Members

Vice Provost (Education), Venky SHANKARARAMAN (Chair/Supervisor), Office of the Provost, SMU

Associate Professor Hady Wirawan LAUW, SCIS, SMU

Assistant Professor Eng Lieh OUH, SCIS, SMU

Lei ZHANG

SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
Customer Value Creation, Product Positioning, Supply Chain Design

Dissertation
Customer value, product repositioning and supply chain strategy: A case of supply chain design for LANSEA corporation

Committee Members

Associate Professor Yun Fong LIM (Chair/ Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Dan MA, SCIS, SMU

Professor Guohua WAN, Management Science, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Lenz Koon Bin TAN

SMU PhD in Business (General Management), 2023

Dissertation
The effects of prior trading performance have on risk-taking of subsequent trading - The House Money Effect.

Committee Members

Professor Melvyn TEO (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Jimmy LEE, LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Jianfeng HU, LKCSB, SMU

LI Baozhong

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Dissertation
IMPACTS OF THE E-CENTRALIZED PROCUREMENT PLATFORMS ON BUSINESS OPERATIONS - BASED ON A STUDY OF HEBEI CONSTRUCTION GROUP

Committee Members

Janice Bellace Professor Heli WANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Assistant Professor Jing LI, SOE, SMU

Professor Jing LIU, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)

LI Lei

SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
Channel effectiveness, channel diversity, user conversion, information retrieval, online marketing, e-commerce

Dissertation
Channel of Exposure and Its Effect on Purchase Decision: Evidence from An Online Retailer

Committee Members

Associate Professor Dan MA (Chair/Supervisor), SCIS, SMU

Associate Professor Xuesong GENG, LKCSB, SMU

Assistant Professor Ming JIANG, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Lidian ZHANG

SMU-CKGSB Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Dissertation
An EST approach to entrepreneurial exit in Chinese family business: A case study of H company

Committee Members

Associate Professor Hwee Hoon TAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Ming-Hong TSAI, SOSS, SMU

Professor Rui ZHU, Marketing, CKGSB

LIEW Jia Wen

SMU Master of Philosophy in Economics, 2023

Research Interests
Family economics, public economics, labour economics.

Dissertation
Unintended Consequences of Universal Basic Income on Living Arrangements: Evidence from the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Program

Committee Members

Associate Professor Christine HO (Chair/Supervisor), SOE, SMU

Associate Professor Kong Weng HO, SOE, SMU

Assistant Professor Jing LI, SOE, SMU

Liling LU

SMU PhD in Business, 2023

Research Interests
Innovative business models in capacity management and online platforms, Content generation.

Dissertation
Essays on new business models in operations

Committee Members

Assistant Professor Xin FANG (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Assistant Professor Yini GAO, LKCSB, SMU

Assistant Professor Guiyun FENG, LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Onur BOYABATLI, LKCSB, SMU

Professor Burak KAZAZ, Syracuse University

LIM Ming Soon Tristan

SMU Doctor of Engineering, 2023

Dissertation
Diversification, policy shock and firm performance, evidence from the game industry in China

Committee Members

Associate Professor Swapna GOTTIPATI (Chair/Supervisor), SCIS, SMU

Professor David LO, SCIS, SMU

Professor Michelle Lee Fong CHEONG, SCIS, SMU

Assistant Professor Soujanya PORIA, Information Systems Technology and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design

Lu JIANG
Head of Sales and Marketing, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan, TK Elevator: Aug 2021 till now
Director, China Sales and Channel Management, OTIS: April 2021 to Aug 2021
Director, Sales and Marketing, Southeast Asia, OTIS: July 2019 to April 2021
General Manager, Otis Macau: May 2016 to July 2019
Director, Asia, Elevator & Escalator Product Marketing, United Technologies Company: Sep 2015 to May 2016
General Manager, China, ASSA ABLOY Entrance System: May 2013 to May 2015
Managing Director, China, GEZE GmbH: March 2011 to May 2013

SMU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
Organizational trust, Personal value, Confucian value, Chinese culture measurements, Trust in supervisors, Work effort, Performance

Dissertation
How do values matter in the relation between organizational trust and performance? The case of China

Committee Members

Associate Professor Hwee Hoon TAN (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Gilbert Yip Wei TAN, LKCSB, SMU

Associate Professor Ming-Hong TSAI, SOSS, SMU

LUAN Chengpeng

SMU-SJTU Doctor of Business Administration, 2023

Research Interests
Research interest on culture conflicts and talent retention.

Dissertation
The effects of perceived cultural conflicts on employee retention after mergers and acquisition

Committee Members

Associate Professor Fangjian FU (Chair/Supervisor), LKCSB, SMU

Assistant Professor Zihan HU , SOE, SMU

Professor Lin LU, Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Lynn Kai Lin TAN

SMU PhD in Psychology, 2023

Research Interests
My research interests lies in understading the adaptive root and functions of modern-day human psychology. Specifically, I focus on how our ecology/ environmental conditions influence societal interactions, consumer preferences and well-being.

Dissertation
Is this Behaviour Impressive or Repulsive? The Influence of Our Ecology on Our Social Evaluations

Committee Members

Professor Norman LI (Chair/Supervisor), SOSS, SMU

Assistant Professor Jacinth TAN, SOSS, SMU

Assistant Professor Kenneth Yu-Yang TAN, LKCSB, SMU

Assistant Professor Oliver SNG, University of California, Irvine