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Dean
speaks at Harvard Business Review Conference in Chile
 The
dean of NUS Business School, Professor Christopher Earley,
was a keynote speaker at the “Diversity and Leadership”
conference in Chile held from 30 to 31 August.
Prof Earley spoke on “Cultural Intelligence”
(CQ) as a combination of intelligence quotient and emotional
quotient in adapting to different cultures. CQ consists of
the actions one takes, the level of motivation to adapt, and
the capacity and willingness to change one’s habits
in a culturally diverse environment.
He shared on ways to develop CQ in employees
so as to lead globally diverse organisations effectively,
and compared traditional approaches to CQ approaches in meeting
cultural differences. For example, CQ managers identify specific
strengths and weaknesses in a culture and provide training
for weaknesses.
Mr Manuel Zapata, one of the participants at
the conference who has worked in Chile for 22 years, said
of the talk, "Prof Earley's stories were very entertaining
and I believe he touched everyone with humor and their relevance
to the seminar. He has made a contribution to the understanding
of diversity in the Chilean mind."
 Prof
Earley developed the new idea of
cultural intelligence with
Elaine Mosakowski, and has co-authored several books on the
topic, including Developing Cultural Intelligence at Work
(Stanford University Press, 2005).
Five hundred business leaders from Chile and
South America attended the Conference sponsored by Harvard
Business Review Latin America and Universidad de Catholico.
Other speakers included the Chilean Minister
for Trade, a professor from the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania and a consultant from the Centre for Creative
Leadership (USA).
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Faculty
in technopreneurship awarded National Day Public Admin Medal
 Associate
Professor Wong Poh Kam from the Department of Business Policy
was awarded the National Day Public Administration Bronze
Medal on 12 August.
Assoc Prof Wong, who has been the Director of
the NUS Entrepreneurship Centre since 2001, received the award
for his contribution to entrepreneurship education in Singapore.
He said modestly of his win, “This award is not really
for me, but for all my colleagues in NUS who share the passion
of contributing to educating a future generation of entrepreneurial
leaders in Singapore.”
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Long
Service Awards
At a staff meeting on 6 September,
many staff and faculty meetings with the dean Professor Christopher
Earley, various members of the NUS Business School family
were given the Long Service Awards for their dedicated service
and contribution to the School in the past two decades. The
recipients are:
25-Year Award
Assoc Prof Ter Kah Leng (Business Policy)
Assoc Prof Hum Sin Hoon (Decision Sciences)
Professor Leong Siew Meng (Marketing)
Mr Abdul Rashid Bin Ghazali (Dean’s
Office)
Ms Renuka Peter (Dean’s Office)
20-Year Award
Assoc Prof Lawrence Loh (Business Policy)
Professor Lim Chin (Business Policy)
Assoc Prof Quek Ser Aik (Decision Sciences)
Dr David Wan (HRM Unit)
Assoc Prof Lim Ghee Soon (Management &
Organisation)
Dr Chia Ho Beng (Management & Organisation)
Assoc Prof Ang Swee Hoon (Marketing)
15-Year Award
 Assoc
Prof Teo Chung Piaw
(Decision Sciences)
Assoc Prof Ho Yew Kee
(Finance & Accounting)
Dr Winston Kwok
(Finance & Accounting)
Dr Chng Chee Kiong
(Finance & Accounting)
Mr Abdul Rahim
(Dean’s Office)
Ms Chee Mew Leng (HRM Unit)
10-Year Award
 Assoc
Prof Pangarkar Nitin
(Business Policy)
Assoc Prof Chen Renbao
(Finance & Accounting)
Ms Hamidah Bte Rabu
(Dean’s Office)
Ms Cui Jing Lan (MBA Office)
Ms Jocelyn Neo (MBA Office)
Mr Asnan Bin Mat (MBA Office)
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New appointments
Associate Professor Chen Renbao has been appointed
Academic Director of the NUS-PKU International MBA Program
for a period of one year from July 2005 till June 2006.
Associate Professor Peter Hwang has been appointed
as Director of the Asia Pacific Chinese (APEX-Chinese) MBA
program from September 2005.
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Tenureship
 Associate
Professor Inmoo Lee was granted Associate Professorship with
tenure with effect from 1 July 2005. Formerly an Associate
Professor with Korea University, College of Business Administration,
Dr Lee's research in corporate finance has published in several
top-tier finance journals.
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