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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Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Speaker: Asst Prof Ng Weiyi, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School 13 Nov 2024

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