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Teaching an old dog new tricks: guanxi in today's world

Tue, Mar 28, 2017 - 5:50 AM
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SINGAPORE'S SMEs are at the crossroads between modernity and ancient customs.

The mention of "SME" sometimes conjures up an image of a company founded in the 1960s, with practices more suited to that era. But the realities of the face and practices of these modern SMEs are nothing like...

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