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Prof. Vivien Lim is a renowned Professor at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), with courtesy appointments in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Engineering Leadership. She holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of Pittsburgh and is the first woman promoted to full professor at NUS Business School. Her research focuses on leadership, workplace health, job insecurity, employee misbehavior, and technology’s impact on work. Notably ranked among the top 2% of global social scientists by Stanford University since 2020, she has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and received numerous awards, including the Best Paper Award at ISAP 2022 and the Faculty Outstanding Educator Award multiple times.
Education: PhD in Organizational Behavior (University of Pittsburgh), B.Soc.Sc. (Sociology, NUS), B.A. (Sociology, NUS – 1st place student).
Research Interests: Prof. Lim’s work explores job insecurity’s psychological and behavioral consequences, workplace health, cyberloafing, leadership dynamics, and the implications of technology on work-life balance. Her studies often bridge organizational behavior with psychological and behavioral economics frameworks, addressing real-world issues like workplace incivility, pandemic-era hospitality challenges, and cross-cultural monetary ethics.
Grants & Leadership: She leads funded projects on topics such as gender and technostress in healthcare, job insecurity’s intergenerational effects, and cyberloafing mitigation strategies. As Editor-in-Chief of Applied Psychology: An International Review (2010–2015), she has shaped academic discourse in her field. Currently, she directs leadership programs like NUS Leadership and Motivating Difficult Employees.
Awards & Recognition:
- Top 2% Social Scientists (Stanford University, 2020–present)
- Citation Award (6,184 citations, H-index 36, 2017)
- University Teaching Honor Roll (2014)
- Best Paper Awards (ISAP 2022, Academy of Management 2006)
Labs & Teams: Engages in collaborative research through interdisciplinary teams at NUS, focusing on behavioral economics, workplace well-being, and leadership development. Her work bridges academic rigor with practical solutions for organizations.
