# Ph.D. in Management Studies from University of Kerala

# Masters in Human Resource Management (MSW-HR) from Loyola College of Social Sciences

# B.Sc. Chemistry from University College, Trivandrum

Other Qualifications

# FDP in Business Administration; Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; October 2006-February ‘07

# UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) in Human Resource Management

International Scholarship

# Credited course on Organizational Behavior as International Visiting Scholar in Business Administration at the Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Michigan, U.S.A.; April - June, 2001

Global Certification

# Certified Recruitment Analyst by Carlton Advanced Management Institute (CAMI), USA

 Universities Visited on Invitation

# Wharton School of Business - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

# University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan

# Michigan State University - Lansing, Michigan

# Maryland University - Baltimore, Maryland

# Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

# James Cook University - Queensland, Australia

# Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Melbourne, Australia

# Australian Catholic University - Sydney, Australia

# University of Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand

UGC/AICTE Refresher Courses Done

# Human Resources Management (1 month) - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

# Counselling: Theory and Practice (1 month) - Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

# Human Resource Development (1 month) - Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, Kolkata

# Management and Commerce (1 month) - Academic Staff College (ASC), University of Kerala

# Methodology for Management Research, AICTE sponsored week-long FDP - IIM, Kozhikode

Academic Responsibilities/Achievements

# Member of the Academic Council of the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (4 years)

# Member of the Board of Studies in Personnel Management of the M.G. University

# Subject Expert of the Inspection Commission for Affiliation of courses of the M.G. University

# Expert Member of the MBA Curriculum Revision Committee of the University of Kerala

# Instrumental in revamping the curriculum and syllabus of the M.A. (PM&IR) program of the M.G. University as a member of the Board of the Studies and of the MHRM program as Chairman of the BOS

# Academic and administrative leadership of the SCMS PGDM Business School as the Head of Institution/Chairperson for 4 years

# Assistant PG Program Chairman of Rajagiri School of Management for 14 years

# Head of the Department of Human Resources Management of the College for 21 years

Chairmanship/Membership in Examination Boards

# Chairman of the Board of Examinations in MHRM of the MG University for 20 years

# Chairman, External Examiner, Member of the Question Paper Setting Board and Board of Examinations of MBA, MHRM and Ph.D. programs of the Australian Catholic University-Sydney, Christ University-Bangalore, University of Mangalore, Madurai Kamaraj University, Bharatiyar University-Coimbatore, Indira Gandhi National Open University, University of Kerala, Cochin University of Science and Technology, University of Calicut, Sree Sankara University of Sanskrit-Kalady and  Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University-Kerala

Previous Experience

# 3 years as Principal, Bhavan’s College of Arts and Commerce (Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam), Kakkanad, Kochi

# 4 years as Professor & Chairperson – PGDM Program, SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi

# 29 years & 3 months as Assistant/Associate Professor & Head, Department of Human Resources Management, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Govt. Aided, MG University Affiliated & Autonomous), Kochi

# 2 years as HR Executive Trainee; Steel Industrials Kerala Limited (SILK) – a multi-unit Kerala State PSU

Awards/Honors

# Dewang Mehta National Education Leadership Award for the Best Professor in HR for the year 2018-’19 instituted by the Dewang Mehta Foundation

# Best Professor Award in B School-Industry Partnership by the NIPM, Kerala Chapter

 Ph.D. Guide-ship

# Ph.D. Guide in Management Studies at Christ University, Bangalore and NIMS University, Jaipur

Publication – Articles

# ‘Price Consciousness and Cognitive Dissonance: Cues from Gen X’ published in NIU International Journal of Human Rights; ISSN 2394-0298; Volume 8(III), 2021 (Co-authorship)

# ‘An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Competencies and Performance of Management Teachers with special focus on Tier II B-schools in Bangalore City’, International Journal of Research in Management and Social Science; ISSN 2322 0899; Volume 3, Issue 4: October-December 2015, pp. 41-47 (Co-authorship)

# ‘Investigating the Moderating Role of Switching Cost in the Relationship of E-Service Quality, Perceived Customer Value, Satisfaction and Loyalty Towards Online Travel Agencies, International Journal of Research in Management and Social Science; ISSN 2321 1784; 2014

# ‘Attitude of Trade Union Leaders towards Workers’ Participation in Organizational Decision Making’; Loyola Journal of Social Sciences

Publication – Book

# ‘Organizational Behavior’, Excel Publishers

Research Projects

# UGC sponsored Minor Research Project on ‘Personality, Performance and Psychological Contract Fulfilment of Project Managers’

# All Kerala Market Research Survey on ‘Top 20 Brands in Kerala’ conducted for the Dhanam

Business Magazine, Kochi

# Research Project on ‘Employee Engagement’ for Apollo Tyres Limited, Perambra, Kochi

# All Kerala Research Study among Managers of the Manufacturing Industry involving 52 manufacturing firms on their ‘Organizational Commitment and its Relationship with HR Practices of their Organizations’

# Study on Compensation Packages of Employees among 105 Public Sector Organizations and Boards in Kerala

 Consulting Assignments

# Management Consulting on Developing HR Policies and Systems for International Shipping Bureau (ISB)-Cyprus, Dubai Office

# Member on the Interview Panel for selection of Officers for Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC), Kerala State Social Welfare Board, Federal Bank Ltd., Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd. (KMML), Small Industries Development Corporation of Kerala (SIDCO), KITCO and Kerala Ayurveda Pharmacy Ltd.

# Corporate Consulting on HR, Talent Acquisition and VRS for Taj Group of Hotels, Asianet Communications, Binani Zinc Ltd., Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company (KEL) Ltd. and Kerala Ayurveda Pharmacy Ltd.

# Administration of selection tests, psychological tests and behavioral interview tools for the selection of Engineers and HR Executives for Kannur International Airport Ltd.(KIAL), Binani Zinc Ltd. and KEL

MDP/Corporate Training Conducted

# Coordinator of the AICTE sponsored STTP on ‘Neuroscience of Learning in a Digitized Learning Environment’ conducted by the SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi

# Coordinator of the AICTE sponsored International Conference on ‘Managing and Reinventing Organizations in the Age of Disruptions’ conducted by the SCMS Cochin School of Business

# Trainer on HRD and related topics in organizations including Government of Kerala Departments, Kerala Public Service Commission (Human Resource Management), FACT Ltd. (Updating Management Skills), DP World-Cochin Port Trust Ltd. (Leadership), Hindustan Insecticides Ltd. (Paradigm Shift in Management Practices), Binani Zinc Ltd. (Trends in HRD), Sud-Chemie India Ltd. (Employee Motivation), UAE Exchange Ltd. (HR Practices), Nitta Gelatin Ltd. (Unlearning), Sree Chithra Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology (HRD and Leadership), Lisie Hospital (Human Relations in Patient Care) and The Hindu

# Trainer for the UGC sponsored Workshop on ‘Research Methodology’ conducted by Rajagiri School of Management

# Resource Person for the MDP on ‘Design Tools for Data Collection’ conducted by Rajagiri School of Management

# Enlisted Nodal Trainer for Naval Civilian Training on HRD by the Indian Navy (NAD Kochi)

Conferences Organized

# Coordinator of the Faculty Development Program on ‘NEP 2020’ organized for the teachers of the MG University, Kottayam at Bhavan’s College of Arts and Commerce, Kochi

# Coordinator of the National Conferences on HR organized by the Department of HRM, Rajagiri School of Management, Kochi

# Vice Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Annual National Conference in 2012, HR Conclave in 2015 & 2017 and the Southern Regional Conference in 2019 of the NIPM held in Kochi

# Part of the Organizing Team of the National Workshop on ‘Labor Security for the Unorganized Sector’ and on ‘Social Security Measures for the Fishermen’ conducted by the Kerala Institute of Labor and Employment (KILE)

Professional Conferences Attended

# International Conference of the Asia Pacific Federation of HRM and Annual National Conference of the NIPM held in Goa

# Asia Pacific ABC Conference on Management Communication organized by the IIM, Ahmedabad

# Annual Agri-Business Summit organized by the IIM, Ahmedabad

# National Academic Dean’s Summit of the Business Schools of India conducted by the Deloitte University, USA in Bangalore

# National Conference of the MBA School Directors of India organized by the MBA Universe.com at IIM Kozhikode

# Learning Curve Certification Program on ‘Cross Functional Decision Making & Business Impact’ conducted by enParadigm Knowledge Solutions, CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad

Other Professional Engagements

# Organizational Study Visits to around 400 industrial, business and administrative establishments in places including Detroit (Ford Motor Co), New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Wahington DC, Fort Wayne (Indiana), Kalamazoo (Michigan), London, Sydney, Melbourne, Dubai, Singapore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Goa, Anand, Kalyan, Purulia (WB), Hosur, Pondicherry and Coimbatore

# Designed and executed corporate training programs on ‘HR Skills and Competencies’ as the Corporate Trainer of the NIPM

# Designed and managed the Industry-Institute Partnership initiative-HR Fraternity-at the college

# Key-note speaker of the Conference on ‘Industrial Relations in Kerala’ organized by Kerala State Labour Officers Forum in Trivandrum

Professional Body Membership

# Life Member and Member of the Executive Committee of the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) since 2000

# Vice Chairman of the NIPM, Kerala Chapter, Cochin (2018-’21)

# Member of the National HRD Network (NHRDN)

# Life Member of the Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD)

# Member of the Kerala Management Association (KMA), Kochi

# Member of the Labor Policy and Labor Affairs Working Group of the Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry

# Member of the HR Panel of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Kochi

 # Research Methodology in Business

# Positive Organizational Behavior

# Human Relations in Business

# Strategic Human Resources Management

# Talent Acquisition

# Workplace Learning and Development

# Compensation and Benefits

# Employee Wellness

# Employee Relations

# Social Security for Employees

# Management of NPOs

# Curriculum Development for Business Administration