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G. Califano, D. SpinksAdopting Agile Across Bordershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6948-0_10

10. Singapore

Glaudia Califano1   and David Spinks1
(1)
Milton Keynes, UK
 

Singapore, its people instilled with Confucian values of respect, duty, moderation, and a strong work ethic, is one of the so-called Four Asian Tigers. In return for a booming economy, good education, security, and affluence, the people of Singapore are attuned to a disciplined and work-oriented existence. Laws are strict, perhaps most infamously is the outlawing of chewing gum. Climbing into positions of power is the ambition of many, not just to keep up with the high cost of living, but also ...

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