NTU/NGL Insider
Name the TOP 5 of NGLO
Denise, Joanne, Miranda, Wenyu, Enoch
A manager says, “Keep me posted.” What are they usually expecting from the employee after this?
Regular updates without needing to be chased
What does “circle back” mean?
To revisit or review again
A café increases the price of coffee from $5 to $7 and notices fewer customers buying it. This basic economic relationship is known as this.
Law of demand
This is the smallest country in the world by land area.
Vatican City
What is the FULL NAME of Prof Matt?
Matthew Louis Dearth
A presentation deck has excellent analysis but messy formatting and inconsistent fonts. Why might senior management still react negatively?
Because poor presentation reduces perceived credibility
This term refers to people or groups who can affect or are affected by a decision, such as management, clients, regulators, vendors, and staff.
Stakeholders
A company lowers the price of its products during the Great Singapore Sale mainly to attract price-sensitive consumers and increase its overall what in the market?
Market share
This MRT station has the code CE1 / DT16
Bayfront
How many canteens are there in NTU?
16
An employee notices that the people who progress fastest are not necessarily the smartest, but the ones who make their bosses’ lives easier. What are those employees usually very good at?
Managing stakeholders and anticipating needs
This corporate term refers to the amount of time or capacity someone has available for work.
Bandwidth
A multinational company spends over $100 million to become an official FIFA World Cup sponsor despite no direct guarantee of sales. The company is primarily investing in strengthening this long-term intangible asset that influences consumer perception, pricing power, and loyalty.
Brand awareness or brand equity
This African country has three capital cities: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town.
South Africa
This NTU mascot, first conceptualised in 2013, is a lion whose name sounds like a word for strength and courage.
Lyon
A company keeps hiring talented people, but most leave within a year because every decision requires endless approvals and nobody wants accountability. What kind of workplace culture is this describing?
A highly bureaucratic or risk-averse culture
This phrase means possible negative effects that happen later in the process, such as a delayed supplier shipment causing missed client deadlines.
Downstream impact
A startup keeps operating at a loss for years because investors believe it can dominate the market in the future. Companies like Uber once used this strategy called what?
Growth-before-profit (or market penetration strategy)
This is the only letter that does not appear in any chemical element symbol
J
This NTU school is named after Singapore’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies / RSIS
During a crisis, a senior executive spends more time controlling internal communication and employee reactions than solving the technical issue itself. What does this reveal about leadership in large corporations?
Managing perception is as important as solving the problem
What does RAROC stand for?
Risk-Adjusted Return on Capital
A government increases spending during an economic slowdown even if it runs a budget deficit, believing it will stimulate consumption and growth. This economic approach is based on whose theory?
John Maynard Keynes (Keynesian theory)
This is the longest word that can be typed using only the left hand on a standard QWERTY keyboard.
stewardesses