Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Economic restructuring on steroids: Retrenchments as annual cost-cutting?

Economic restructuring on steroids: Retrenchments as annual cost-cutting?

Speaker: Dr Xu Le and Dr Samer Elhajjar 1 Feb 2024

In the eyes of investors, a successful business strategy must go beyond mere cost reduction via retrenchments. Dr Xu Le, Lecturer from the NUS Business School’s Department of Strategy and Policy, and Dr Samer Elhajjar, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Marketing, weigh in on the pitfalls of fast hiring and firing and how layoffs may trigger concerns among investors about the company's overall health and adaptability.

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If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

Speaker: Dr Stefan Huebner, Senior Research Fellow from the Asia Research Institute at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Dr Teo Kay Key, Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Dr Samer Elhajjar, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing at NUS Business School 6 Mar 2025

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 3 Mar 2025

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