Kiasu

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1 2 3 4 5 Yap, Suanne (2013). The story of kiasu: expressions of identity and status via conspicuous consumption : an ethnographic study of Singaporean young women in a newly adopted culture (Masters thesis). Western Sydney University.
1 2 3 4 Lim, Lisa (6 October 2016). "Where the word kiasu came from and how it spread" . South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
1 2 3 Kirby & Ross, p. 110.
↑ Thirumaran & Foo.
↑ "definition of kiasu from Oxford Dictionaries Online". 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bedford & Chua, p. 492.
↑ Ho & Ang, p. 363.
↑ Ho & Ang, p. 367.
↑ Tan, Jun Kiak (2014). "Development of a kiasu construct". Digital Repository of NTU: 14–16.
↑ Kirby and Ross, “Kiasu Tendency and Tactics,” 110.
↑ Kirby & Ross, p. 111.
↑ Bedford & Chua, p. 504.
1 2 Cheng & Hong, p. 888.
↑ Ho & Ang, p. 364.
↑ Ho & Ang, p. 361.
1 2 3 4 Keating, Sarah. "The most ambitious country in the world?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
↑ Bedford & Chua, p. 506.
↑ Kirby & Ross, p. 109-110.
↑ "Definition of KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
↑ Ho & Ang, p. 368.
↑ Thirumaran & Foo, p. 114.
↑ Thirumaran & Foo, p. 112.
↑ Leimgruber, Jakob R. E. (January 2011). "Singapore English: Singapore English". Language and Linguistics Compass. 5 (1): 60. doi:10.1111/j.1749-818X.2010.00262.x.
↑ Cheng & Hong, p. 873.
↑ Hermes (24 July 2015). "Singaporeans see virtues like compassion in themselves but view society as materialistic | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
↑ Auto, Hermes (25 October 2017). "Tampines most 'kiasu' town in Singapore, says supermarket chain Giant | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
1 2 Auto, Hermes (12 May 2016). "Shiok! 19 Singlish items added to the Oxford English Dictionary | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ho & Ang, p. 360.
↑ Cheng & Hong, p. 886.
↑ Cheng & Hong, p. 874.
1 2 Ooi 2013, p. 5.
↑ Ooi 2013, p. 12.
↑ Bedford & Chua, p. 501.
1 2 Bedford & Chua, p. 502.
↑ Auto, Hermes (29 January 2018). "Couple fined for lying about home address to get child enrolled in prestigious primary school | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
↑ Auto, Hermes (15 November 2019). "Fans queue from midnight for limited-edition Hello Kitty carrier | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
1 2 "Consuming the Nation: National Day Parades in Singapore". New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies . 3 (2): 13. December 2001.
↑ Bedford & Chua, p. 491.
1 2 3 Yoong, Soon Chye David (2009). "Standard English and Singlish:The Clash of Language Values in Contemporary Singapore" (PDF). p. 19.

Works cited

Thirumaran, K.; Foo, Koong Hean (2018). "Kiasu - Who Isn't?". First Class Behaviours for First World Nations. Public behaviour in Singapore (1. Auflage ed.). München. pp. 111–122. ISBN 978-3-668-86537-2. OCLC 1189314127.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Bedford, Olwen; Chua, Sheryl H (December 2018). "Everything also I want: An exploratory study of Singaporean Kiasuism (fear of losing out)". Culture & Psychology. 24 (4): 491–511. doi:10.1177/1354067X17693831. ISSN 1354-067X. S2CID 151574461.
Cheng, Chi-Ying; Hong, Ying-Yi (December 2017). "Kiasu and Creativity in Singapore: An Empirical Test of the Situated Dynamics Framework". Management and Organization Review. 13 (4): 871–894. doi:10.1017/mor.2017.41. ISSN 1740-8776. S2CID 148941347.
Ho, Janice T.S.; Ang, C.E.; Loh, Joanne; Ng, Irene (1 January 1998). "A preliminary study of kiasu behaviour - is it unique to Singapore?". Journal of Managerial Psychology. 13 (5/6): 359–370. doi:10.1108/02683949810220015. ISSN 0268-3946.
Kirby, Eric G.; Ross III, John K. (January 2007). "Kiasu tendency and tactics: A study of their impact on task performance". Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management . 8 (2): 108–121. doi: 10.21818/001c.16716 .
Ooi, Jackie Jie Qi (2013). "A Singapore way of life : an investigation into kiasu-ism as a way of life".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[:K-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Yap, Suanne (2013). The story of kiasu: expressions of identity and status via conspicuous consumption : an ethnographic study of Singaporean young women in a newly adopted culture (Masters thesis). Western Sydney University.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 4 Lim, Lisa (6 October 2016). "Where the word kiasu came from and how it spread" . South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEKirbyRoss110-3] 1 2 3 Kirby & Ross, p. 110.

[FOOTNOTEThirumaranFoo-4] Thirumaran & Foo.

[5] "definition of kiasu from Oxford Dictionaries Online". 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEBedfordChua492-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bedford & Chua, p. 492.

[FOOTNOTEHoAng363-7] Ho & Ang, p. 363.

[FOOTNOTEHoAng367-8] Ho & Ang, p. 367.

[9] Tan, Jun Kiak (2014). "Development of a kiasu construct". Digital Repository of NTU: 14–16.

[10] Kirby and Ross, “Kiasu Tendency and Tactics,” 110.

[FOOTNOTEKirbyRoss111-11] Kirby & Ross, p. 111.

[FOOTNOTEBedfordChua504-12] Bedford & Chua, p. 504.

[FOOTNOTEChengHong888-13] 1 2 Cheng & Hong, p. 888.

[FOOTNOTEHoAng364-14] Ho & Ang, p. 364.

[FOOTNOTEHoAng361-15] Ho & Ang, p. 361.

[:5-16] 1 2 3 4 Keating, Sarah. "The most ambitious country in the world?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEBedfordChua506-17] Bedford & Chua, p. 506.

[FOOTNOTEKirbyRoss109-110-18] Kirby & Ross, p. 109-110.

[19] "Definition of KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEHoAng368-20] Ho & Ang, p. 368.

[FOOTNOTEThirumaranFoo114-21] Thirumaran & Foo, p. 114.

[FOOTNOTEThirumaranFoo112-22] Thirumaran & Foo, p. 112.

[23] Leimgruber, Jakob R. E. (January 2011). "Singapore English: Singapore English". Language and Linguistics Compass. 5 (1): 60. doi:10.1111/j.1749-818X.2010.00262.x.

[FOOTNOTEChengHong873-24] Cheng & Hong, p. 873.

[25] Hermes (24 July 2015). "Singaporeans see virtues like compassion in themselves but view society as materialistic | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[26] Auto, Hermes (25 October 2017). "Tampines most 'kiasu' town in Singapore, says supermarket chain Giant | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[:6-27] 1 2 Auto, Hermes (12 May 2016). "Shiok! 19 Singlish items added to the Oxford English Dictionary | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEHoAng360-28] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ho & Ang, p. 360.

[FOOTNOTEChengHong886-29] Cheng & Hong, p. 886.

[FOOTNOTEChengHong874-30] Cheng & Hong, p. 874.

[FOOTNOTEOoi20135-31] 1 2 Ooi 2013, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTEOoi201312-32] Ooi 2013, p. 12.

[FOOTNOTEBedfordChua501-33] Bedford & Chua, p. 501.

[FOOTNOTEBedfordChua502-34] 1 2 Bedford & Chua, p. 502.

[35] Auto, Hermes (29 January 2018). "Couple fined for lying about home address to get child enrolled in prestigious primary school | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[36] Auto, Hermes (15 November 2019). "Fans queue from midnight for limited-edition Hello Kitty carrier | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[:9-37] 1 2 "Consuming the Nation: National Day Parades in Singapore". New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies . 3 (2): 13. December 2001.

[FOOTNOTEBedfordChua491-38] Bedford & Chua, p. 491.

[:102-39] 1 2 3 Yoong, Soon Chye David (2009). "Standard English and Singlish:The Clash of Language Values in Contemporary Singapore" (PDF). p. 19.