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Since 2010, the Singapore Management University (SMU) had recognised the emergence of Asian business families and discerned that they require specifically contextualised thought leadership and applied knowledge. In response to the growing needs of business families in Asia, SMU established the Business Families Institute (BFI) in August 2012.
BFI@SMU collaborates with various partners, academic or practice, to be a leader in Asian business family-related knowledge. The Institute also encourages business families to Think Generations, Think Growth, Think Giving and Think Global. In doing so, BFI@SMU addresses business family-specific issues such as succession, family governance, entrepreneurship and wealth management. The mission of BFI@SMU is to enable business family members to be engaged and responsible stewards of their families, businesses and communities, through education, research and ecosystem support.
Business transformation and succession amid pandemic
04 Mar 2021
Commenting on the challenges in business transformation, SMU Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Tan Hwee Hoon noted that this mainly relates to the human factor, as…
Mobilising Communities To Action
26 Jan 2021
SMU’s Business Families Institute (BFI) was established in response to the growing needs of business families in Asia. This column profiles business families and how they approach issues of…
The great reset for businesses
02 Nov 2020
In a commentary, SMU alumnus Peh Zhengyang, who is the Managing Director of D’Elegance International Pte Ltd, discussed the key takeaways from “The Great Reset” programme which he had recently…