Bishakha Majumdar

Bishakha Majumdar

Assistant Professor
Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
bishakha[at]iimv[dot]ac[dot]in



Bishakha Majumdar is a Fellow (PhD) in Organisational Behaviour/Human Resource Management from the Indian Institute of Management Indore. Prior to joining IIM Visakhapatnam, she has been an Assistant Professor at the FORE School of Management, New Delhi. She has been a faculty of Psychology at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Calcutta, a UGC Project Fellow for the DRS programme on Student Mental Health and Health Seeking Behaviour, and a Master Trainer for HIV/AIDS counsellors under the World Bank GFATM (Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, & Malaria) Programme. She is also a certified POSH Trainer from the Indian Society of Training and Development, New Delhi.

Education: FPM, IIM Indore; M.Sc. in Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta

Awards and Recognitions:

  • Excellence in Reviewing Award, Human Resource Management Review, 2023
  • 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

As a faculty of Management, Bishakha Majumdar has taught core and elective courses in Organisational Behaviour, 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 in IIM Visakhapatnam

PGP: Organisational Behaviour II, Strategic Human Resource Management in a Digital World, Business Planning in International Markets
PhD:
Qualitative Research Methodology, Writing and Teaching Cases in People Management
EMBA:
Human Resource Management, Business Ethics
PGP in Digital Governance and Management:
Research Methodology, Policy Research and Case Writing

Bishakha is engaged in qualitative and quantitative research in organisational behaviour, psychology, and gender and social issues in management. Her PhD is on the topic ‘Dual Influence of Career Expectancy Beliefs on Intention to Quit: Explaining through Marketability’. Her interest also lies in writing cases illustrating management issues for classroom teaching. She has been the Associate Editor for the journal South Asian Survey, by Sage Publishing, from 2017 to 2022.

Publications:

Books

Journal Articles:


Cases:

Book Chapters, Edited Volumes, & Monographs:

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.
Articles in Popular Press:

  • 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 have 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.

Consultancy Projects

  • Mapping national TVET (Technical, Vocational Education and Training) standards in Kenya – 7Islands, Mumbai – July-October 2020.
  • Psychometric Assessment of Instrument on Signature Strengths – Inomi Learning, New Delhi – Sep 2019-June 2020
Executive Education Programmes / Faculty Development Programmes

Programme Director/Co-Director

  • Executive Certificate Programme in Strategic Transformational Leadership Development – April 14 – October 2024
  • Mahanadi Coalfields – Leadership Development Programme for Officers – April 29 – May 3, 2024
  • Executive Certificate Programme in Strategic Human Resource Management – (a) July 17 – December 4, 2021 (b) May 17 – September 22, 2022 (c) October 4, 2023 – April 13, 2024
  • Department of Public Enterprises, Govt. of India – Strategic Leadership Programme for Public Sector Enterprises – November 14 – 18, 2022
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited – SAKSHAM: Saksham: Leadership Development Programme for Grade E & F Officers – (a) November 30- Dec 5, 2020 (b) December 14-19, 2020 (c) January 11-16, 2021 (d) October 18-23, 2021 (e) November 22-27, 2021 (f) February 7-12, 2022 (g) November 14-19, 2022
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited - Leadership Development Programme February 5-7, 2020
  • Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited – Professional Development Programme in Human Resource Management – October 28, 2021 – March 24, 2022
  • National Institute of Business Management, Sri Lanka – Two-Day Capacity-Building Programme on Transforming Teaching Processes: Effective Coaching for Teaching and Learning for Senior Faculty & Directors– January 3-4, 2020.
  • TEQIP – III Professional Development Training Programme for Faculty & Administrators of Project Institutions – (a) July 15-19, 2019, (b) August 26-30, 2019 (c) November 26-28, 2020
  • Relaxo Footwear – Time Management Attitude – November 14, 2017

Resource Person

  • Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme – Nurturing Future leadership Programme – June 24-28, 2024: Managing Change in HEIs
  • Larsen & Toubro – Ascent 1: Leadership Program – May 6-9, 2024: Peer Feedback for Self-Improvement, Ego States and Behavioural Orientations, Games People Play
  • Executive Professional Course in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence – April 2024: AI/ML Applications in OB/HR
  • Capacity Building Commission, Govt. of India - Young Scientists Induction Program for S&T scientists – January 4-9, 2024: Nurturing and Developing Talent, Agility, Adaptability, and Change Management
  • Power Grid Corporation of India – Leadership Development Programme – December 13-15, 2023: Interpersonal Communication: The Psychology of Social Interactions
  • Department of Public Enterprises, Govt. of India – Corporate Branding – November 14 – 18, 2022: Technostress Management
  • National Thermal Power Corporation - Foundation Course in General Management for E5 Level Executives – October 17-22, 2022: Managing Uncertainty and Change, Teambuilding Leadership (Outbound Activity)
  • Power Grid Corporation of India – Management Development Programme – September 21-23, 2022: Timeliness as Indicator of Professional Etiquette
  • Mahanadi Coalfields Limited – MDP for Senior Officers – September 12-16, 2022: Planning the Leadership Pipeline: Grooming & Succession Planning, Effective Stress and Time Management
  • Executive Post Graduate Certificate Program in General Management – (a) June 2022-23 (b) June 2023-24: Leadership Perspectives, Organizational Design, Management of People’s Performance, Role of Analytics in HRM
  • Canara Bank – Management Development Programme – August 22-26, 2022: Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace, Personality Development: Improve self and others
  • Larsen & Toubro – First Level Leadership Program: Leading Self – April 18-22, 2022: Ego States and Behavioral Orientations, Games People Play, Achievement Orientation, Stress Management
  • Hindustan Shipyard Limited – Management Development Programme – April 4-8, 2022: Stress Management
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited – Madhyama – (a) September 2021 (b) December 2021 (c) July 2022 (d) September 2022 (e) November 2023: My Role in Organizational Success, Business Ethics and Individual Ethics
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited – Change Management – October 25-27, 2021: Working with Change Resistance
  • Naval Science and Technology Lavoratory (NSTL), DRDO - Certificate Course in R&D Management for Scientists – (a) August-September 2021 (b) October 2021 (c) December 2021: Interpersonal Interactions at Work, Building Effective Teams, Organizational Structure & Culture, Change in Organizations
  • AICTE ATAL Online FDP on Data Analytics for Research and Publication – June 14-18, 2021: Effective Strategies for Stress Management
  • Eisai Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Limited – IIMV Eisai Lead Programme –February 23-26, 2021 – From Stress to Happiness, Succession Planning
  • Hindustan Shipyard Limited – Management Development Programme – March 9-13, 2020: Stress management, Time Management
  • Central Board of Secondary Education - Leadership Lab for School Principals – January 27-31, 2020: Ethics and Organizations, Building a Culture of Well-Being
  • TEQIP – III Professional Development Training Programme for Faculty & Administrators of Project Institutions – (a) March 2-6, 2020 (b) December 7-9, 2020 (c) December 17-19, 2020 (d) January 27-29, 2021 (e) February 17-19, 2021 (f) March 15-17, 2021: Prioritization of Tasks, Effective Strategies for Stress Management
  • TEQIP – III Professional Development Training Programme for Faculty & Administrators of Project Institutions – (a) November 26-28, 2020 (b) February 9-11, 2021: Time Management, Stress Management for Work-Life Balance
  • National Hydroelectric Power Generation Company (NHPC) Limited – Three-Day Programme in HR Analytics, July 2018: Balanced Scorecard & HR Scorecard, Qualitative Analysis, Psychometric Testing
  • Executive Development Programme in HR Analytics – July 23-24, 2018: Balanced Scorecard & HR Scorecard, Qualitative Analysis
  • The Oriental Insurance Company Limited – Outbound Learning Programme – July 2017: Team Building, Transactional Analysis, Time Management, Work-Life Balance
  • Airport Authorities of India – Leadership Development Programme – (a) November 2017 (b) December 2017: Understanding Self and Others, Harmonizing Self and Others
  • Coal India Limited – Mentorship Development Programme (a) July 21-23, 2016 (b) October 2016 (c) December 2016: Understanding Self and Others, Communicating Feedback Effectively,
Invited Lectures

  • Indian Institute of Plantation Management Bangalore - March 19, 2024: Industrial Relations in MNCs
  • Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati - FDP on Developing Leadership and Team Management Skills - December 5-16, 2022: Time and Stress Management
  • Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai – ATAL FDP on "Stress Management, Art of Living and Effective Communication Skills" – November 14-25, 2022:  Shaping Emerging leaders, Transactional Analysis
  • State Bank of India Officer’s Association - YUVA - YOUTH WORKSHOP FOR SBI OFFICERS – August 28, 2022: Assertiveness
  • Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development - Youth Global Summit: An International Conference – March 16, 2022: Youth and Political Participation: Raising a Voice that Matters
  • Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode – Professional Certificate Program in Strategic Human Resource Management - March 27, 2022: Employee experience: Adapting to technology disruption and change
  • Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited - Women’s Day Seminar at the Visakh Refinery –March 8, 2022: Break the Bias
  • National Institute of Technology Mizoram - AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Faculty Development Program on Magnetic Levitation System – February 9, 2022: Time Management for Academicians
  • Savitribai Phule Pune University - ATAL-Faculty Development Program on Sustainability Engineering – January 19, 2022: Mindfulness for Work-Life Well-Being
  • National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Hyderabad - AICTE Training and Learning Academy (ATAL) –July 12-16, 2021: Learning in Organizations, Conflict Resolution
  • Andhra University School of International Business (AUSIB) - BBA MBA INTEGRATED COURSE: Batch 2020-21- April 2021: Management: Concepts and Applications
  • MCRHRDIT- Higher Management Course for MES Officers (CEOC-20) – March 27, 2021: Stress Management, Anxiety management
  • JNTUA College of Engineering –AICTE-ATAL FDP on Leadership Skills and Excellence – February 1-5, 2021: Stress Management, Time Management
  • National Institute of Technology Mizoram – Faculty Development Programme on Electric Vehicles – November 16-18, 2020: Stress Management
  • National Cadet Corps & Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development – 5-Day Orientation Programme on Youth Development – October 29, 2020: Inculcating Ethics, Values, and Gender Sensitivity among Youth
  • Government College of Engineering & Technology, Jammu – TEQIP-III Sponsored Short-Term Course on CYBER & NETWORK SECURITY - September 20, 2020: The Psychology of Cyber Security: Encouraging Adoption of Best Practices
  • National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics, Jaipur – Mandatory Training Programme for Inspectors of SGST and Customs – (a) August 10, 2020 (b) September 25, 2020: Managing Self and Time, Change Management, Stress and Time Management
  • Government College for Women (A), Srikakulam – National Conference on Future Challenges of Higher Education – February 1, 2020: Human Resource Management in Higher Education Institutions:  Documentation and Maintenance of Digital Databases
  • National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics, Visakhapatnam - Personnel and General Management Skills for Officers – (a) October 28, 2019 (b) January 8, 2020 (c) March 6, 2020 (d) January 7-8, 2021: Communicating Effectively at Workplace, Stress and Time Management
  • Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India – Career Counselling and Guidance for Employment Exchange Officers, CIRTES, NOIDA – April 26, 2018: Workplace Ethics

Other Engagements

  • Session Chair, 33rd Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology - GITAM University Visakhapatnam – February 14, 2024
  • Jury member, Global HR Best Innovative & Sustainable Practices Championship 2021, Grand Finale - United Nations Global Compact Network India (UN CGNI) – March 27, 2022 
  • Member, External Subject Matter Expert Committee for the development of the Youth Development Index 2022 – Government of India - Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur – August 2021
  • Session Chair – GEARS Doctoral Symposium, GITAM Deemed to be University, August 2021
  • Panellist, State Bank Institute of Leadership – Preparing Your Workforce for the New Normal: Panel Discussion – July 16, 2020

Administrative Positions Held at IIM Visakhapatnam

  • Chair – Executive Education Programmes – (a) May – December 2022, (b) July 2023 – January 2024
  • Chair – Internal Committee – April 2021 – August 2022
  • Social Media Champion – July 2019 – July 2022

Previous Administrative Roles

  • Chair, Library Committee – 2017-2018
  • Member, Sub Committee for Academic Integrity - 2018
  • Member, Computer Centre Advisory Committee – 2015 -2018
  • Convener, FORE International OB & HR Conference – 2016
  • Student Representative, Internal Complaints Committee – 2013 - 2015