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Courses & Faculty
Our interdisciplinary curriculum is carefully crafted with faculty members consisting of experienced business leaders and top academics who bring a wealth of real-world experience to the classroom.
You will benefit from the global perspectives and local contexts as the faculty incorporate their knowledge of Asian and global markets into their teaching to ensure that you gain practical insights that are directly applicable to your career beyond Vietnam.
Core Business Functions
In this era of change and disruption, it is vital to become a learning organization in which everyone understands the concept of strategy and also innovation. Business strategies which used to serve companies in the past are rapidly becoming dated with new entrants developing unique value propositions.
Business managers must learn new competencies which include strategic and integrative thinking, value creation, and business model innovation. After completing this module, students will be able to select frameworks and models to transform an organization, build new business models, and overall align strategy with the many changes happening concurrently in today’s environment.
Teaching Faculty:
Prof Vijay Sethi
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Vijay Sethi is Professor - Department of Information Technology and Operations Management, Nanyang Business School, NTU, Singapore. He has held a number of leadership positions at the school including Director - International Business Competitions, C ...
Appointments:
Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Information Technology & Operations Management
Keywords: Business and Management | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Internet & Communications
People are at the heart of all organizations. The finest hardware, systems, policies etc., can only function as effectively as the people operating/implementing them. Thus ‘heart-ware’ plays a pivotal role in providing organizations with the edge to not only survive but to thrive amidst the stiff global competition that pervades the business world in the 21st century.
This course is designed to provide a strong grounded understanding of behaviors in organizations. Through the science of Organizational Behavior, students will acquire the body of knowledge to develop key managerial and leadership competencies required to interact and work effectively with superiors, peers and subordinates.
Teaching Faculty:
Assoc Prof Tan Joo Seng
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Dr Joo-Seng TAN is Associate Professor of Management at Nanyang Technological University’s Nanyang Business School in Singapore. He joined Nanyang Business School in 1994. He is one of the world’s leading practitioners on cultural intelligence as he ...
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Associate Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Strategy, International Business & Entrepreneurship
Keywords: Business and Management | Cultural Intelligence | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Language & Communication | Linguistics and Multilingual Studies
From COVID-19 to the crisis in Ukraine, and fears surrounding a potential cold war brewing between global superpowers, Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) events have created a tsunami of ripple effects affecting individuals, groups, organizations, societies, nations, and the world.
Studies revealed that new leadership theories were emerging and demands on leaders are changing. According to studies, only 21% of leaders are prepared for emerging changes. Leadership Agility is one key success factor identified for higher employee engagement, team performance, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction. The course teaches the marketing strategy and management process in connection with the business proposition.
Teaching Faculty:
Dr Koh Cheng Boon
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Cheng Boon received his PhD in Business Administration and Management from the University of South Australia. He is the Programme Director for IMBA, Academic Programme Director for Entrepreneur Development Programme, and has been the Course Director ...
Appointments:
Senior Lecturer, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Leadership, Management & Organisation
Keywords: Business and Management
Global economics is a social science that deals with resource creation, distribution and consumption in the world. Because it is about people and the real world, Global Economics enables students to learn about banking, finance, globalization, and broader social issues such as poverty, education, health and the global environment. It is a versatile discipline closely linked to politics, sociology, psychology, business and finance.
This course focuses primarily on its application of theory and quantitative methods to contemporary economic problems. It helps students to think logically, rationally and rigorously. Upon completion, students will be able to understand and analyse the trends and driving forces of the global economy.
Teaching Faculty:
Assoc Prof Chia Wai Mun
School of Social Sciences [email protected]Professor Chia Wai Mun is Associate Professor of Economics at the School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University. Her research focuses on macroeconomics, in particular international macroeconomics and international finance. She also work ...
Appointments:
Associate Chair (Academic)
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences
Keywords: Economics
Together with operational and other decisions, financial decisions are critical for the growth of a corporation, especially for large and listed companies. Emphasising on financial practices in the real world, the course covers fundamental issues of corporate finance, including corporate governance, capital budgeting, capital structure, distribution policies, and working capital management.
Teaching Faculty:
Prof Low Buen Sin
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Buen Sin is the Associate Dean and the Professor of Finance at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University. He was formerly the Director of the MSc (Financial Engineering) Programme at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) from ...
Appointments:
Associate Dean (ASEAN & China Programmes), College of Business (Nanyang Business School)
Professor (Practice), College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance
Associate Dean (ASEAN & China Programmes), College of Business (NBS)
Keywords: Financial Engineering & Risk Management
Operations and Supply chain Management are two core functions of any organization. Managing correctly will impact the service level delivered for the fulfilment of customer orders, whether it be a manufacturing or service organization.
The objective of this course is to equip students with critical thinking for the managing of operations, business processes and supply chain effectively and efficiently.
Teaching Faculty:
Vivek Choudhary
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Vivek is interested in Data-driven Operations Management problems. Currently, he focuses on two research streams: Behavioral Operations Management and Supply Chain Management. His recent works examine the implications of technolo ...
Appointments:
Assistant Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Information Technology & Operations Management
Keywords: Business and Management
Being able to understand the fundamental issues that influence marketing strategies through stakeholder analysis with a good understanding of decisions, such as buyer behaviour, competition, pricing, advertising, distribution and selling methods.
This course teaches the marketing strategy and management process in connection with the business proposition.
Increasingly, business leaders must develop strategies that not only satisfy the demands of customers, employees, investors, and governments, they must also develop new strategies that address the economic, social, and environmental impact of their business practices.
This course aims at providing the practical knowledge and frameworks needed for decision-making that create social value from the perspective of a private entity.
Teaching Faculty:
Prof S Viswanathan
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Professor “Vish” Viswanathan obtained a Ph.D. in Operations Research with minor in Operations Management from Case Western Reserve University in 1992, MBA (Gold Medalist) from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1986, and a Bachelor's degree i ...
Appointments:
Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Information Technology & Operations Management
Director, Centre of Business Sustainability (CBS)
Keywords: Business and Management | Circular Economy | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming
Technology & Innovation
Data analytics and decision-making are two rapidly growing fields that are concerned with developing techniques to assist managers in making intelligent use of stored massive data. Successful applications include customer segmentation and classification, profile analysis, cross-selling, churn analysis, credit scoring, fraud detection, etc.
In this course, students will be able to view data analytics and decision-making as the discovery of interesting patterns in data that can be used to describe or summarize the data and to predict future instances of the data. Such patterns are considered to be knowledge discovered and important for strategic decisions. Students will also be guided to build different data analytic tools such as ChatGPT to mine and analyse real data sets, such as financial data or retail data for decision-making.
Teaching Faculty:
Assoc Prof Wu Yuan
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Dr Wu is an Associate Professor at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Previously he was a member of the faculty of the University of Sydney, and also worked in the University of New South Wales in Australia. ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School)
Keywords: Business and Management | Financial Engineering & Risk Management | Mathematics
Technology and platforms are increasingly becoming central to all forms of economic and social activity. Whether it is the advent of generative AI, the introduction of IOT, or the promise of smart cities, a deeper understanding of technology and innovation strategy is essential for managers hoping to succeed in the current era.
This course addresses topics of interest within the space of technology and innovation strategy, addressed to managers tasked with managing business units and teams that work in the technology area.
Teaching Faculty:
Prof Anandasivam Gopal
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Anand Gopal is the President's Chair of Information Systems and Innovation at Nanyang Business School. Previously, he served as the Dean's Professor of Information Systems at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. His researc ...
Appointments:
Head, Division of Information Technology and Operations Management
President's Chair in Information Systems and Innovation
Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Information Technology & Operations Management
Keywords: Business and Management | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Info-Communication Technology | Science, Technology and Society
Marketing and branding in the digital age is an important topic that enterprises must face, especially in the current era of the digital economy. Brand management is very important for an enterprise to win customers in a digital market and is crucial to an enterprise’s survival and success. This course is designed to prepare students for the challenges of building, protecting and strengthening a brand through digital marketing.
Teaching Faculty:
Prof Sharon Ng
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Sharon Ng is Professor and Deputy Dean at Nanyang Business School. She is also the Founding Director of Nanyang Centre for Marketing and Technology. She received her Ph.D. from University of Minnesota (USA) and has published in the top marketing jour ...
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Deputy Dean
Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Marketing
Director, Nanyang Centre for Marketing and Technology (NCMT)
Keywords: Business and Management | Psychology
The global marketplace is under tremendous pressure to develop and launch new products at a faster pace as consumers get more sophisticated; expect customizable products and focus on their value. At the same time, technologies are also converging in products which require a broad range of new skills to develop and launch new products.
Product Management forms the backbone of all businesses. The essential skills and processes covered in this course are applicable in all industries, whether developing a product, websites, web-based apps or software. This course covers the fundamentals of Agile and Scrum, and how to apply these essential key product management skills in a professional setting.
Teaching Faculty:
Hanson Yap is an acclaimed Product Marketing Leader, boasting over 20 years of experience in Product Management, Marketing Strategy, and Leadership. He thrives at the nexus of Technology, Commerce, and Storytelling, utilizing data-driven insights to architect compelling marketing campaigns that resonate with audiences and drive significant product growth.
Hanson's journey spans across two continents, making an indelible impact on private companies and Fortune 500 giants, notably Microsoft and Apple. His portfolio features remarkable collaborations with influential partners such as Adobe, contributing to transformative projects that pushed boundaries and ignited growth.
His diverse expertise encompasses sectors from tech to retail, from in-house product management to marketing strategy. Hanson has consistently operated across various business models, including B2C, B2B, and partnerships, in both the hardware and software realms.
The advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) renders both opportunity and shortfall for business organizations. The difference lies in the business stakeholders’ perspectives and understanding of technologies and discovering insights from data. Appreciation of machine learning can often turn the shortfall into an opportunity and transform a business. In this age of AI, the speed for humans to catch up with AI is often the key for a business to stay relevant. This course will walk students through the fundamentals of machine learning deployed in business operations.
Teaching Faculty:
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Assoc Prof Chi Seng Pun （潘志成）
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences [email protected]Patrick Pun is currently a tenured Associate Professor, Assistant Chair (MSc Programmes), and the Programme Director of Master of Science in Financial Technology (MSc in FinTech) at School of Physical and Mathematics Sciences, Nanyang Technological U ...
Appointments:
Assistant Chair (MSc Programmes), School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences - Division of Mathematical Sciences
Associate Professor, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences - Division of Mathematical Sciences
Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Biomedical Informatics and Data Science | Business and Management | Control and Systems Engineering | Mathematics
Across industries around the world, blockchain has transformed businesses. The applications are impacting the supply chain, food distribution, financial services, government, retail and more. This course provides an understanding of the concept of Blockchain and its applications in businesses.
Teaching Faculty:
Assoc Prof Deng Xin
Nanyang Business School [email protected]Cindy Xin DENG is an Associate Professor (Practice) in Banking and Finance department at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University. She mainly works on empirical corporate finance and Fintech. Her research has been published at Journa ...
Appointments:
Associate Professor (Practice), College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance
Assistant Dean, ASEAN and China Programmes, College of Business (NBS)
Co-Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance and Innovation (CSFI), College of Business (NBS)
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