Volume 1: Prime Group International: The Study of a 'Corporate Family'

Author: Chung Yun-ying

This case study explores how Prime Group International, through the principles of Confucianism, transforms itself from a 'family business' to become a 'corporate family'.

Led by its chairman, Mr Tan Hong Khoon, Prime Group International started with running Prime Supermarket in Singapore. Over the years, it gradually ventured into various overseas businesses, ranging from resort and hospitality, golf course, agriculture, real estate, education to wellness and healthcare.

Mr Tan firmly believes that 'family' forms the basis of all societies and when the family is not well managed, it becomes the source of many problems in modern society. He attributes the success of his businesses to the adoption of a good set of house rules, fairness, justice, openness and leads by example. These are basically Confucian in nature. Meanwhile, the author also highlights the contribution of some key female family members in maintaining a harmonious relationship in the family. With the expansion of the business, and through application of Confucian ideals, Prime Group International has transformed itself to become a "corporate family", where their corporate employees are instilled with a sense of identity and become part of the extended family.

第一册：《国际元立集团“企业家族”信念之探讨》

作者：钟云莺

本书以国际元立集团作为研究对象，探讨其如何通过实践儒家思想，从“家族企业”开创“企业家族”的经营信念。

由陈逢坤所创立的国际元立集团，以新加坡的百美超市起家，经过多年发展，逐渐扩大经营至海外市场，投资范围涵盖度假酒店、高尔夫球场、农业、房地产、教育文化、养生医疗等领域，成为一家国际化的跨国企业。

陈逢坤一再强调“家是构成社会一切的基础。如果“家”无法好好的经营，那势必成为许多现代化社会问题的根源。他认为家族事业兴盛的主因来自于一套良好的家规制度和“大家长”的公平、公正、公开及以身作则。这些理念基本上都传承自儒家思想。作者特别指出陈家庄的女性是稳定大家族和睦共处的主因。随着国际元立集团企业的扩大，其结合儒家思想的经营方式，培养了员工对公司的归属感与身份认同，成功开创了“企业家族”的经营信念。

Volume 2: Singapore Writers Association: Forging Ahead in Half a Century

Author: Teo Sum Lim

The author examines the achievements of the Singapore Association of Writers on two levels – internal and external – in relation to its aims and structures. He also discusses the association’s activities within the social context of the past five decades.

The Association’s journey is divided into four stages of development, namely nascency, foundation building, advancement, and transformation. By parsing its milestones based on the two levels, the author discusses the Association’s contribution to Singapore Chinese culture and the impetus given to its 50 years of forging ahead, followed by his recommendations for the future.

第二册：砥砺前行：新加坡作家协会的发展之路

作者：张森林

Volume 3: A Study of Chinese Newspapers in Singapore (1887-1912): The Construction and Evolution of Chinese Identity

Author: Zhao Ying

Overseas Chinese newspapers served as a link between China and regions of Chinese diasporas, disseminating news from China to the world and at the same time, revealing the many facets of overseas Chinese communities.

This book consists of four chapters. The author explores the value of overseas Chinese newspaper publishers and the historical significance of their existence through textual analyses of Chinese newspapers produced in Singapore during the late 19^th century when the Qing dynasty was nearing its end. In so doing, she highlights the function of Chinese newspapers in promoting Chinese education and culture in Singapore, and their efforts in addressing racial politics, as well as questions on the reaction and social environment formation outside of China which resulted from major historical events in the mainland.

The author considers the backdrop of the time reflected in such newspapers and China’s image portrayed at different periods, with a focus on analysing the critical time of social identity during which overseas Chinese formed their perceptions of China at their initial stage of migration. This book presents a retrospection of how Chinese newspapers in Singapore during the late 19^th century interacted with mainland Chinese society while separated in terms of linguistic context and became an overseas mirror image parallel to China.

第三册：《新加坡华文报刊研究（1887-1912）— 华人身份认同的建构与演变》

作者：赵颖

海外华文报刊连接中国和海外移民地两端，在将中国本土现实传播到世界的同时，展现丰富多样的海外华人社会。

全书分四个章节。作者通过对19世纪清末新加坡华文报刊文本的解读，探讨海外华文报刊同人功能的价值及其生存的历史意义，还原华文报刊在推动新加坡华族教育和华人文化的作用，以及抗争种族政治所做的努力，回应中国重大历史事件在海外的反响和场域建构问题。

作者对报刊中折射出的时代背景以及不同时期的中国形象作出研究，针对华人社会认同关键时期的解析，开展海外华人移民初期中国观的形成研究，反思清末新加坡华文报刊是如何隔离于中国语言语境之外，与中国社会激荡形成互文，构成了与中国平行互生的海外镜像。