Vivien Lim is Professor, Department of Management and Organisation, NUS Business School. Professor Lim obtained her PhD in the area of Organizational Behavior from the University of Pittsburgh. She is also Professor (Courtesy Appointment) at the Institute for Engineering Leadership, College of Design and Engineering as well as Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
She was the Editor-in-Chief of Applied Psychology: An International Review (2010-2015) and is currently a member of the journal’s advisory panel. She had served on the editorial boards of Journal of Management and Academy of Management Perspectives. Professor Lim is ranked among the top 2% of scientists in the world in a study conducted by Stanford University in 2020 and 2021.
Dr Lim’s expertise is in the areas of leadership, workplace health, job loss, employee misbehaviors and discipline, and the impact of technology on the workplace. She has published more than 200 papers in conferences and refereed journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, Human Relations, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Omega, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Singapore Medical Journal, and Science and Public Policy. Her research has been widely cited by media such as The Straits Times, The Globe and Mail, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, as well as radio and TV channels such as CBS, ABC networks and practitioner outlets such as the Harvard Business Review and HR Review.
Dr Lim is the recipient of numerous research awards at the faculty and international levels. Her paper (co-authored with Sng Qing Si), “Does parental job insecurity matter? Money anxiety, money motives and work motivation” in Journal of Applied Psychology was runner-up for most outstanding publication in the field of Organizational Behavior in the Academy of Management Meeting, 2006. In 2006 and 2009, she was also awarded faculty recognition for her achievements in research.
Dr Lim has received a dozen teaching commendations and recognition for her achievements in teaching at the departmental, faculty and university levels. She was recipient of Departmental, Faculty and University Outstanding Educator Awards, as well as Dean’s Commendations during the period 1999–2013.
For three years in a row, Dr Lim received the Annual Teaching Excellence Award (AY 2009/2010, AY 2010/2011 and AY 2011/2012). This award is given by the University to recognize faculty members who have demonstrated excellence and a high level of commitment to teaching. In 2014, Dr Lim was also placed on the University’s Teaching Honor Roll in recognition of her teaching accomplishments. She is currently a member of the Teaching Excellence Council at NUS Business School. She was also a member of the BBA Review Committee and Dean Search Committee. Dr Lim was on the Management Board of Human Capital Singapore (HCS).
Dr Lim is currently Director of the NUS Leading and Motivating Difficult Employees, Women in Leadership, and Emerging Leaders Programs. She is actively involved in research and consultancy projects with numerous organizations, as well as training programs for major private and public institutions. She has trained for CA Technologies, John-Keels Holdings, Immigration and Checkpoint Authority, Keppel Land, LAUGFS Holdings Ltd., Mas Intimates, Ministry of Defense, National Panasonic, Siam Cement, SIA Engineering Company, Sime-Darby, and Toshiba among others.