2024 APBSS
Asia-Pacific Conference on Business and Social Sciences
December 04-06, 2024Singapore
Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium
317 Outram Road Singapore, 169075 Singapore
About Dr. Tan Khay Boon
Dr. Tan Khay Boon graduated with a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) and a Master of Social Science in Economics from National University of Singapore and also a PhD from Nanyang Technological University.He is currently the Associate Dean in the Academic Division of Singapore Institute of Management Global Education and an Associate Faculty in Singapore University of Social Sciences.He has more than twenty years of teaching experience in various economics subjects in the local universities.His research interests are Econometric Modelling and Time Series Forecasting and his research works has been published in local and international journals.
An Introduction to the Singapore Economy:
Transformation and Policy Analysis
Since achieving independence in 1965, Singapore has successfully transformed from a fish village into a modern city with strong manufacturing and service sectors.This study traces the history of Singapore prior to its independence, discusses the characteristics of Singapore economy, explains the transformation occurs and analyses the fiscal and monetary policies that the Singapore government has adopted that has contributed to its economic success.
Entrepreneurial Well-being
Entrepreneurship can be broadly defined as the establishment of a new venture or what is known as new entry. Entrepreneurs play a seminal role in the economy and naturally contend with a unique set of challenges regardless of enterprise size and scope. As the study of optimal human functioning, flow states, and how individuals can lead more virtuous, meaningful lives, positive psychology has offered a wide range of well-being frameworks. Some revolve around psychological well-being while others revolve around subjective well-being; considered two opposing ends of a spectrum. I will be discussing novel, creative ways that can assist entrepreneurs on their journey that is typically characterized as a roller coaster ride; rife with ups and downs, challenges, and uncertainty.
As part of my PhD research, my goal is to formulate a unique well-being framework tailored to the contemporary entrepreneur. That is precisely what I will be sharing during my keynote speech. Evidence-based, science-backed strategies and theories that can help founders and businesspeople experience the different forms of well-being, as defined by them, and as specific as possible to their unique pain points. Entrepreneurship no longer needs to be a treacherous experience; akin to sailing into the high seas of the business world. Instead, my aim is to cushion the blows of uncertainty, part and parcel of the entrepreneurial journey, and arm entrepreneurs with the necessary tools that can help them navigate what can be a highly impactful, immensely beautiful journey of inner world discovery and outer world impact.
