Overview
Bishakha Majumdar has completed her doctoral program in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management at the Indian Institute of Management Indore, on the topic ‘Dual Influence of Career Expectancy Beliefs on Intention to Quit: Explaining through Marketability’. She has worked as a faculty of Psychology at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Calcutta, has been a UGC Project Fellow for the DRS program on Student Mental Health and Health Seeking Behavior, and a Master Trainer for HIV/AIDS counsellors under the World Bank GFATM (Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, & Malaria) Program. Prior to joining IIM Visakhapatnam, she has been an Assistant Professor at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, for 3.5 years.
Education:FPM, IIM Indore (OB/HRM). UGC-NET (Labor Welfare, Management). M.Sc. (Applied Psychology) & B.Sc. (Psychology), University of Calcutta.
Awards and Recognitions:
- Winner, HRM Category. ISB-Ivey Global Case Competition 2018
- Best Case Award 2018 – 3rd Place. William Davidson Institute 25th Anniversary Case Writing Competition, University of Michigan, USA
- Honorable Mention. ISB-Ivey Global Case Competition 2015
- Surya Pattnaik Award for Management Research 2013 – 2nd Prize. National Academy of Applied Psychology Conference 2013
- Anima Sen Memorial Award for Excellence in Research 2012 – Best paper published in the Journal of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology in 2011-12
- IAAP Young Scientist Award 2011 – Best paper in the Young Scientist Category in the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology 2011
- JSB Best Paper Presentation Award – International Conference on People Management, Jyotirmoy School of Business, West Bengal, 2011
- Anima Sen Memorial Award 2009 – 2nd rank in M.Sc. Applied Psychology in University of Calcutta
Teaching
As a faculty of Management, Bishakha Majumdar has taught core courses on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and elective courses in HR Analytics, Strategic Human Resource Management, Cross-Cultural Communication and International Human Resource Management, and Interpersonal Relations. In Psychology, she has taught courses in General and Social Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Research Methodology, and Community Psychology. Her teaching interests lie in micro and macro OB courses, Human Resource Management, HR Analytics, and Employee Relations.
Courses taught at IIM Visakhapatnam
- Organizational Behavior II
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Qualitative Research Methodology
- Business Planning in International Markets
Research & Publications
Bishakha is engaged in qualitative and quantitative research in organizational behavior, psychology, and gender and social issues in management. Her interest also lies in writing cases illustrating management issues for classroom teaching. She is presently an Associate Editor for the journal South Asian Survey, by Sage Publishing
Publications:
Books
- Deb, S., Sunny, A.M., & Majumdar, B. (2020). Disadvantaged Children in India: Empirical Evidence, Policies, and Actions. Springer: Singapore.
Journal Articles:
- Basu, S. & Majumdar, B. (2017). Beating the Monochrome: Emerging Market Multinationals and the Bricoleur Approach to Embracing Heterogeneity. Social Identities, 24 (5).
- Majumdar B. & Jain, K.K. (2016). From the Dynamic to the Disruptive: Difficulty of Dealing with Creative People. NHRD Network Journal Special Issue. 9-19.
- Desai, M., Majumdar, B., Chakraborty, T. & Ghosh, K. (2011). The Second Shift: Working women in India. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 26 (6), 432-450.
- Majumdar, B. & Ray, A. (2011). Transformational leadership and innovative work behavior. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 37(1), 140-148.
- Deb, S., Mitra, C., Majumdar, B. & Sun, J. (2011). Effect of ’12-day induction training for ART/CCC counsellors’ under GFATM project in India: An in-depth study. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 2(2), 5-11.
- Desai, M, Majumdar, B. & Prabhu, G.P (2010). A Study on employee engagement in two Indian businesses. Asian Journal of Management Research, Special Issue, 1, 81- 97.
- Majumdar, B. & Ray, A. (2010). Stress and coping strategies among university students: A phenomenological study. Indian Journal of Social Science Researches, 7(2), 100-111.
- Majumdar, B. (2010). Cognitive impairment in HIV/AIDS. PSYBER NEWS, 1(4), 31-38.
Cases:
- Dutta, D. & Majumdar, B. (in press). iimjobs.com- Integrated Analytics for Talent Management? Ivey Publishing.
- Das, J., Jain, S., Basu, S., & Majumdar, B. (in press). Organic Wellness – Influencing People’s Choice via Cause Marketing. Ivey Publishing.
- Majumdar, B., Basu, S., & Jain, S (2018). Chanderiyaan: Weaving Digital Empowerment into the Indian Handloom Industry. William Davidson Institute Publishing.
- Majumdar, B. & Chakrabortty, R. (2017). Powertech India: Redesigning workforce composition. Ivey Publishing
Book Chapters, Edited Volumes, & Monographs:
- Majumdar, B. (in press). Food justice in a welfare state: Dynamics of the Public Distribution System of India. In S. Deb (Ed) Upholding Justice: International Perspectives. Taylor & Francis.
- Majumdar, B. (2018). School Principals as Leaders: Major Research Trends and Future Directions. In S. Deb (Ed) Positive Schooling and Child Development, Springer: Singapore.
- Majumdar, B. & Deb, S. (2018). Heroes Begin Early: Parenting and the Development of Character Strengths. In Character Strength Development: Perspectives from Positive Psychology. Sage: New Delhi.
- Bhatt, P., Agarwal, P., Majumdar B., & Verma, S. (Eds.) (2017). Riding the New Tides. Emerald Publishing: New Delhi.
- Majumdar, B. (2017). Knowledge Management in Multigenerational Organizations. In Riding the New Tides. Emerald Publishing: India.
- Deb, S., Mitra, C., Majumdar, B., & Sun, J. (2015). Capacity Enhancement of ICTC Counselor through Residential Training on HIV / AIDS. In S. Dev & A. Shukla (Eds.) HIV/AIDS in India: A public health approach on contemporary trends. Global Vision Publishing House: New Delhi
- Deb, S., Sun, J., Mitra, C., Majumdar, B., & Strodl, E. (2015). Gains in Knowledge, Attitude and Skills of Counselors across Three Training Programs. In S. Dev & A. Shukla (Eds.) HIV/AIDS in India: A public health approach on contemporary trends. Global Vision Publishing House, New Delhi.
- Majumdar, B. & Ray, A. (2010). Leadership in Indian banks. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Germany.
Conference Proceedings:
- Jain, S., Basu, S., & Majumdar, B. (2017). Digital Empowerment for Handloom Clusters: The Case of Digital Cluster Development Program in India. Proceedings of 92nd IASTEM International Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, 10-14.
- Majumdar, B. & Nambudiri, R. (2014). Understanding voluntary employee turnover from a switching cost perspective: A conceptual model. British Academy of Management 2014 Conference Proceedings.
- Majumdar, B. & Mahajan, A.A. (2012). Hardiness, self-esteem and stigma for seeking psychological help among middle level executives in Kolkata. Refereed Proceedings of 4thConference on Excellence in Research and Education: Indore Management Journal Special Issue, 165-180.
Newspaper Articles:
- Majumdar, B. & Jaiswal, D. (2018, March 8) Start-up like a Girl. The Pioneer, p. 9
Research Projects:
- Influence of Gender and Psychological Variables in Career Outcomes and Cross- cultural Communication – Seed Money Project, FORE School of Management, 2016 – 2018, Principal Coordinator.
- Impact of Broadband Connectivity on Rural Development – FORE Policy Assessment Project, with DEF India, 2016 – 2019, Principal Coordinator with Dr. S. Basu and Dr. S. Jain.
Conference Presentations:
Bishakha Majumdar has presented her research in several reputed conferences such as the Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Conference 2019 and 2017, Eastern Academy of Management Conference (EAM) 2015, British Academy of Management Conference (BAM) 2014, PAN IIM World Management Conference 2015, COSMAR 2014, and the Indian Science Congress 2012. In addition, her papers has been accepted for presentation in conferences such as British Academy of Management 2018, European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS) 2017, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) 2015, European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2015, APROS-EGOS 2015, and International Human Resource Management (IHRM) 2015.
Training & Consulting
Bishakha Majumdar conducts corporate trainings, Management Development Programs, and Faculty Development Programs extensively, as Program Director and/or Resource Person in areas related to self-management and people management in organizations, analytics, and other aspects of human resource management.
Management Development Programs
Organizations |
Session Topics |
- Airport Authorities of India
- Coal India Limited (CIL)
- Employment Exchange, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India
- Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
- National Academy of Customs Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN), Government of India
- National Hydel Power Corporation Limited (NHPC Limited)
- Oriental Insurance Company Limited
- Relaxo Footwear
- Somic ZF Pvt Ltd
- Open MDP
- Open MDP (online)
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Balanced Scorecard and HR Scorecard Change Leadership Communicating Feedback Effectively Ethics at Workplace Harmonizing self and others HR Analytics HR Storytelling Psychometric Testing Qualitative HR Analytics Stress Management for Work-Life Balance Team Building and Leadership Time Management Transactional Analysis Understanding self and others: Foundation of Leadership
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Faculty Development Programs
Institutions/Programs |
Session Topics |
- Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Government of India
- National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), Sri Lanka
- TEQIP-III, National Project Implementation unit, Government of India
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Building a Culture of Well-Being Ethics and Organizations How Learning Happens: Laws of learning, and knowledge transfer ICT in Education Making Students Employment-Ready Using Experiential Exercises in Teaching Stress Management through Relaxation Techniques Time Management: Best Practices for the Academia
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Service
Administrative Positions Held at IIM Visakhapatnam
- Social Media Champion – 2019 to Present
- Faculty Representative, SC-ST Committee – 2019 to Present
- Member, PGPEx Committee (Post Graduate Program for Experienced Professionals) – 2019 to Present
Previous Administrative Roles
- Chair, Library Committee – 2017-2018
- Member, Sub Committee for Academic Integrity - 2018
- Member, Computer Center Advisory Committee – 2015 -2018
- Convener, FORE International OB & HR Conference – 2016
- Student Representative, Internal Complaints Committee – 2013 - 2015