Area of specialisation/research interest

• Industrial Relations, Entrepreneurship Development, Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, International Business

Accomplishments

• Patent: Artificial Intelligence based approach to predict the emotional quotient of employees by analysing their facial expression

• Research Grant : ICSSR research project on ‘Covid 19 impact and future of the garment industry in Bengaluru’

• Springer Book Chapter: ‘Developing Entrepreneurial Intentions among the Youth: An Innovative Pedagogy based on Experiential Learning’ crossed 1000 Downloads @ € 24.95

• Resource Person for FDP: St. Aloysius College, Tumkur University, Marian International Institute of Management

• Consulting: Contributed to Switzerland-based MNC Bühler Group for preparation of training modules for their employees during the lockdown.

• Best Paper Award: Pay for Performance: A Predictor of Good Governance in Indian Public Sector in a VUCA world.

• Membership of Academic Bodies: Member BOS, Department of Industrial Relations, St. Joseph’s University, Bangalore

• Book Review & Revision: Reviewed Econaissance: The Reimagined School and the Culture of Entrepreneurialism, Emerald Publishing by Piero Formica, Maynooth University, Ireland.

• Reviewed McGraw Hill Publishing Human Resource Management 9th edition book.

• Revised Himalaya Publishing House Organisational Behaviour 14th edition book.

Research papers published

• Unleashing the efficacy of AI for smart banking: A demographic survey of Indian private banks, Annals of Forest Research, Ann. For. Res. 65(1): 2868-2883, 2022, ISSN: 18448135, 20652445 (Scopus)
• Connect among employee engagement and three key of organisational commitment level – an empirical exploration amid techs, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering & Technology (IJMET), Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2017, pp. 296–303; ISSN Print: 0976-6340 and ISSN Online: 0976-6359; Journal Impact Factor (2016): 9.2286; Thomson Reuters' Researcher ID: B-7384-2016” (Scopus)
• Impact of language-based diversity on affective, normative and continuance commitments level amid techs, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET) Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2017, pp. 46–52 (Scopus)
• Predictors of Start-Up Growth in a VUCA World-Proactive Personality and Proactive Environmental Strategy, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, vol 6, June 2019, Print ISSN 2349-5138 Impact Factor 5.75.
• Personality Correlates and Corporate competence at the crossroads of Management Education, Asia Pacific Journal of Research, March 2018 - Volume 1 -IX with impact factor 6.58 ISSN 2320-5504
• To unveil the association amid managerial position and three component model of organizational commitment in IT sector, Navajyoti, International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research Volume 3, Issue 1, August 2018.
• International Journal of Management and Development Studies, Career Development, Professional Contentment and Job Enrichment on Employee Engagement Level- An Embark Focused on IT employees in Bangalore city, Vol 6, Issue 2, February 2017.
• Shiv Shakti International Journal in Multidisciplinary and Academic Research (SSIJMAR): Feasibility and designing of an online employee networking portal for Gen Y’s- a study conducted for GMR (ISSN 2278-5973)
• AMET International Journal of Management: Employee Psychological contract-A proposed framework for Novices in service sector: A review – Vol 9 Jan- June 2015.
• Chapter in a book titled "Human Capital, Employability and Competency Building" by Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Employee engagement drivers: An embrace focused on IT professionals in Bangalore city. September 1-2. 2016. ISBN978-93-85777-92-9.
• Book Chapter in World Scientific Publishing Co Pete Ltd on Social Entrepreneur-Government Partnership (SEGP) Model for Municipal Solid Waste Management in India, 2023.

Number of research papers presented: 17

• M.Phil. Dissertation: Strength of the Psychological Contract and its Impact on Employment Relationship in Indian Organizations


• Ph.D. Thesis: Factors influencing Employee Engagement and its impact on Three Components of Organizational Commitment in IT organizations