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Faculty Profile

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Paul LIM

Full-time Faculty

Senior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources; Director, Undergraduate Admissions

Lee Kong Chian School of Business LKCSB

Education

2015 Doctorate of Business Administration
Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
2009 Executive Masters of Business Administration
Helsinki School of Economics, Finland
2002 Bachelor of Commerce
University of Toronto, Canada

Current Appointment(s)

2024 - Now Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2023 - Now Senior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2014 - 2022 Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Awards, Recognition and Honors

  • Nominee, SMU-X Excellent Teacher Award, 2020 & 2024
  • Dean’s Teaching Honour List (Top Faculty Members), Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, AY2017-2024
  • Dean’s Teaching Honour List (Top 10 Adjunct Faculty), Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, 2011-13
  • 1st Prize, Doctoral Category, ‘My Research in 3 Minutes Competition’, James Cook University, Singapore, 2011
  • Dean's Teaching Honour List (Top 10 Adjunct Faculty), Singapore Management University, 2012-2013 Term 1
  • Dean's Teaching Honour List (Top 10 Adjunct Faculty), Singapore Management University, 2011-2012 Term 1
  • 1st Prize, Doctoral Category, 'My Research in 3 Minutes Competition', James Cook University, Singapore, 2011

Research Interests

  • Resilience 
  • Career Development
  • Mentoring
  • Multi-generational Leadership

Publications

  • Low, C.H., Wang, J., Lim, P., Koh, B. (2025). HEROCLIX®: A Multiplayer Chess Game for Teaching the Fundamentals of Human Capital Management. Management Teaching Review, 0(0).
  • Lim, P. (2022). Hard Truth for Adulting. In C.T. Chong (Ed.), Explorers today winners tomorrow: Are you ready for the future economy? (pp. 64-72). Singapore: Ho Printing.
  • Lim, P. (2021). Facing Life's Headwinds. In C.T. Chong (Ed.), Transform or Perish: Take ownership of your career destiny (pp. 136-143). Singapore: Ho Printing.
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Curriculum Vitae
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Research Areas and Areas of Expertise

Highlights
Dr Paul Lim is an award-winning educator, researcher, and leader in organizational behavior and human resources, renowned for his expertise in resilience, mentoring, and multi-generational leadership, with a distinguished career spanning academia, industry, and global outreach.

Bridges academic research with practical leadership and HR applications, emphasizing psychological resilience, mentoring, and ethical leadership; recognized for teaching excellence and curriculum innovation; provides thought leadership in media and conferences; extensive industry and cross-sector consulting; fosters multi-generational and inclusive workplace cultures.

Focused research areas include Individual resilience and hardiness; mentoring leaders and millennials; multi-generational leadership; hope and optimism as antecedents of resilience; talent management in Asian contexts; experiential and transformative leadership education.
Areas of Expertise
Psychological ResilienceMentoringMulti-Generational Leadership
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Education

2015 Doctorate of Business Administration
Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
2009 Executive Masters of Business Administration
Helsinki School of Economics, Finland
2002 Bachelor of Commerce
University of Toronto, Canada

Current Appointment(s)

2024 - Now Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2023 - Now Senior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2014 - 2022 Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Awards, Recognition and Honors

  • Nominee, SMU-X Excellent Teacher Award, 2020 & 2024
  • Dean’s Teaching Honour List (Top Faculty Members), Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, AY2017-2024
  • Dean’s Teaching Honour List (Top 10 Adjunct Faculty), Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, 2011-13
  • 1st Prize, Doctoral Category, ‘My Research in 3 Minutes Competition’, James Cook University, Singapore, 2011
  • Dean's Teaching Honour List (Top 10 Adjunct Faculty), Singapore Management University, 2012-2013 Term 1
  • Dean's Teaching Honour List (Top 10 Adjunct Faculty), Singapore Management University, 2011-2012 Term 1
  • 1st Prize, Doctoral Category, 'My Research in 3 Minutes Competition', James Cook University, Singapore, 2011

Research Interests

  • Resilience 
  • Career Development
  • Mentoring
  • Multi-generational Leadership

Publications

  • Low, C.H., Wang, J., Lim, P., Koh, B. (2025). HEROCLIX®: A Multiplayer Chess Game for Teaching the Fundamentals of Human Capital Management. Management Teaching Review, 0(0).
  • Lim, P. (2022). Hard Truth for Adulting. In C.T. Chong (Ed.), Explorers today winners tomorrow: Are you ready for the future economy? (pp. 64-72). Singapore: Ho Printing.
  • Lim, P. (2021). Facing Life's Headwinds. In C.T. Chong (Ed.), Transform or Perish: Take ownership of your career destiny (pp. 136-143). Singapore: Ho Printing.