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Faculty Profile

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SIM, Samantha

Full-time Faculty
Senior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business LKCSB

Education

2017Ph.D. in Business (Organizational Behavior and Human Resources)
Singapore Management University
2012Research Master degree Social Sciences (Social Psychology)
Tilburg University
2009Bachelor of Social Sciences, Psychology major
Singapore Management University

Current Appointment(s)

2026 - NowSenior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Research Interests

  • Compassion at the workplace
  • Mindfulness at the workplace
  • Work and Well-being

Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)

  • Sim, S. & Reb, J. (2025). Mindful emotion regulation at work. In J.M. Diefendorff, K.R Niven, R.J. Erickson, & N.W. Chi (Eds.). Handbook of Emotion Regulation at Work. Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Peters, E. K., Sim, S., Reb, J., Young, J. H., & Young, M. E. (2025). Minding Well-Being: Validation of the Mindfulness-Based Strategic Awareness Training (MBSAT) for Non-Clinical Populations. Mindfulness, 1-19.
  • Masters-Waage, T. C., Nai, J., Reb, J., Sim, S., Narayanan, J., & Tan, N. (2021). Going far together by being here now: Mindfulness increases cooperation in negotiations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 167, 189-205. Equal first authorship between first four names.
  • Ferris, L. D., Reb, J., Lian, H., Sim, S., & Ang, D. (2018). What goes up must keep going up? Cultural differences in cognitive styles influence evaluations of dynamic performance, Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(3), 347.
  • George, G., Dahlander, L., Graffin, S., & Sim, S. (2016). From the Editors: Reputation and Status: Expanding the Role of Social Evaluations in Management Research. Academy of Management Journal, 59: 1-13.
  • Reb, J., Sim, S., Chintakananda, K., & Bhave, D. P. (2015). Leading with mindfulness: Exploring the relation of mindfulness with leadership behaviors, styles, and development In P.W.B. Atkins (Ed.) Mindfulness in organizations: Foundations, research, and applications. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Stel, M., van den Bos, K., Sim, S., & Rispens, S. (2013). Mimicry and just world beliefs: Mimicking makes men view the world as more personally just. British Journal of Social Psychology, 52(3), 397-411.
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Research Areas and Areas of Expertise

Highlights
8
Publications
11
H-Index (All Time)
770
Citations (All Time)
Samantha Su-Hsien Sim is an internationally recognized scholar in organizational behavior, specializing in workplace compassion, mindfulness, and well-being, with impactful research, teaching, and leadership roles across Singapore and Portugal.

Bridges rigorous empirical research with practical applications in workplace well-being and mindfulness; recognized for methodological innovation in emotion regulation and mindfulness interventions; awarded for best papers in management and organizational behavior; extensive media outreach and invited talks; leadership in behavioral lab and well-being initiatives; strong cross-cultural and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Focused research areas include Mindful emotion regulation at work; validation and implementation of mindfulness-based strategic awareness training (MBSAT); compassion and leadership in organizations; cultural influences on performance evaluations; well-being interventions and holistic education in management; employee voice and thriving; gender differences in organizational contexts.
Areas of Expertise
MindfulnessCompassionWell-beingExperiment
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Education

2017Ph.D. in Business (Organizational Behavior and Human Resources)
Singapore Management University
2012Research Master degree Social Sciences (Social Psychology)
Tilburg University
2009Bachelor of Social Sciences, Psychology major
Singapore Management University

Current Appointment(s)

2026 - NowSenior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Research Interests

  • Compassion at the workplace
  • Mindfulness at the workplace
  • Work and Well-being

Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)

  • Sim, S. & Reb, J. (2025). Mindful emotion regulation at work. In J.M. Diefendorff, K.R Niven, R.J. Erickson, & N.W. Chi (Eds.). Handbook of Emotion Regulation at Work. Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Peters, E. K., Sim, S., Reb, J., Young, J. H., & Young, M. E. (2025). Minding Well-Being: Validation of the Mindfulness-Based Strategic Awareness Training (MBSAT) for Non-Clinical Populations. Mindfulness, 1-19.
  • Masters-Waage, T. C., Nai, J., Reb, J., Sim, S., Narayanan, J., & Tan, N. (2021). Going far together by being here now: Mindfulness increases cooperation in negotiations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 167, 189-205. Equal first authorship between first four names.
  • Ferris, L. D., Reb, J., Lian, H., Sim, S., & Ang, D. (2018). What goes up must keep going up? Cultural differences in cognitive styles influence evaluations of dynamic performance, Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(3), 347.
  • George, G., Dahlander, L., Graffin, S., & Sim, S. (2016). From the Editors: Reputation and Status: Expanding the Role of Social Evaluations in Management Research. Academy of Management Journal, 59: 1-13.
  • Reb, J., Sim, S., Chintakananda, K., & Bhave, D. P. (2015). Leading with mindfulness: Exploring the relation of mindfulness with leadership behaviors, styles, and development In P.W.B. Atkins (Ed.) Mindfulness in organizations: Foundations, research, and applications. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Stel, M., van den Bos, K., Sim, S., & Rispens, S. (2013). Mimicry and just world beliefs: Mimicking makes men view the world as more personally just. British Journal of Social Psychology, 52(3), 397-411.