Seminars/Conferences
Invited Seminars
As National Productivity Council (India) Resource Speaker in the Asia Productivity Organisation (APO) Workshop on Performance Management and Measurement of Productivity in Public-Sector and Service-Sector Organizations, Delhi, India, October 13-17, 2014 for the topics "Indian Best Practices on Performance Management and Measurement in Public-Sector and Service-Sector Organizations" and "Measuring Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance of Indian Public-Sector".
Conferences/Presentations
- “Technology and Women Microentrepreneurs in Developing Economies” (with Ekta Johar) in the session titled ‘Diversity, Gender, and Ethnicity 1’ in the Academy of Management 2020 Annual Meeting [virtual mode], August 7-11, 2020. [https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.14386abstract]
- “Promoting health in rural India: Enhancing job performance of health activists” (with Jatin Pandey, Biju Varkkey and Dileep Mavalankar) in the session titled ‘Effective Health Workforce’ in the Academy of Management 2018 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago (USA), August 10-14, 2018. [https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.10136abstract]
- “Policy Implications for National Knowledge Networks in UK and India: A Comparative Study” (with Rekha Jain) in the session titled ‘Development’ in the 27th European Regional International Telecommunication Society Conference at the Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, September 7-9, 2016.
- “Effect of Ethical Leadership on Employee Voice and Union Citizenship Behavior: Mediating Role of Industrial Relations Climate” (with Jatinder K. Jha) in the track ‘Human Resource Management’ in the British Academy of Management 2016 Conference at the Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK, September 6-8, 2016.
- “Donning the Mask of Surface and Deep Acting: Effects on Job Satisfaction and Burnout in Healthcare” (with Jatin Pandey) in the session titled ‘Healthcare Workforce Retention’ in the Academy of Management 2015 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency, Vancouver (Canada), August 7-11, 2015. [http://proceedings.aom.org/content/2015/1/11130.abstract]
- “Promoting Innovative Behaviour: Role of Psychological Empowerment and Job Involvement” on the theme ‘Building Effective Organisations: Combining Continuity with Change’ in the IIMA Society Conference 2014 at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, June 27-28, 2014.
- “Applying the Job Analysis Based Technique to Estimate Managerial Resources Needed at State Level for Universal Immunisation Programme in India” on the theme ‘Building Capacity for HRH Management and Development to Support Universal Health Coverage’ in the 6th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health (AAAH) at the Marco Polo Hotel in Cebu (Philippines), November 9-11, 2011.
- “Resource-Based View of Gender Inclusivity in Corporate India” in the ‘Organisational Studies’ track in the 10th International Academy of Management & Business (IAMB) Conference at the Barcelo Eregin Topkapi Hotel, Istanbul (Turkey), June 20-22, 2011.
- “Biases in Peers’ & Supervisors’ Ratings” (with Anita Sarkar) in the session titled ‘Human Resource Analytics’ in the Second IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, January 8-9, 2010.
- “Social Support and Dimensions of Psychological Empowerment: Job Involvement as a Moderator” (with Anita Sarkar) in the session titled ‘Empowerment in Organizations’ in the Academy of Management 2010 Annual Meeting at the Le Centre Sheraton, Montreal (Canada), August 6-10, 2010.
- “Development & Recognition as a Moderator for the Relationship of Each Dimension of Psychological Empowerment to Innovative Behaviour” (with Anita Sarkar) in the ‘Human Resource Management’ track in the 8th International Academy of Management & Business (IAMB) Conference at the Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid (Spain), June 28-30, 2010.
- “Integrating Non-Work Domain Control in the Psychological Empowerment of Women Teachers” (with Anita Sarkar) in the ‘Education’ track in the 8th International Academy of Management & Business (IAMB) Conference at the Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid (Spain), June 28-30, 2010.
- “Role of Psychological Empowerment in the Relationship between Structural Empowerment & Innovative Behavior” (with Anita Sarkar) in the session titled ‘Innovations in Organizations’ in the Indian Academy of Management 2009 Inaugural Conference at the XLRI School of Business & Human Resources, Jamshedpur, December 28-30, 2009.
- “Antecedents of Intention to Quit: A Study of Indian IT Professionals” (with Sandeep K. Krishnan) in the session titled ‘Organizational Justice & Job Satisfaction’ in the Indian Academy of Management 2009 Inaugural Conference at the XLRI School of Business & Human Resources, Jamshedpur, December 28-30, 2009.
- “Scale Development of an Additional Dimension of Empowerment” (with Anita Sarkar) in the session titled ‘Research Methodology: (A) Development of Scales and Validation’ in the Indian Academy of Management 2009 Inaugural Conference at the XLRI School of Business & Human Resources, Jamshedpur, December 28-30, 2009.
- “Empowerment of Employees: Using Multi-Rater Perspective” (with Anita Sarkar) in the session titled ‘Employee Development, Diversity, and Information Systems’ in the Academy of Management 2009 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago (USA), August 7-11, 2009.
- “Ideals and Attributes of Environmentally-Conscious Managers” (with Srinath Jagannathan & Patturaja Selvaraj) in the session titled ‘Environmental Managerial Attitudes and Intentions’ in the Academy of Management 2009 Annual Meeting at the Fairmont Chicago, Chicago (USA), August 7-11, 2009.
- “Linking Psychological Empowerment to Work Outcomes” (with Anita Sarkar) in the session titled ‘Human Resource Analytics’ in the First IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, June 6-7, 2009.
- “Dimensions of Empowerment: A Study of Women Primary School Teachers in India”, (with Anita Sarkar) in the session titled ‘HR Assessment and Development’ in the Academy of Management 2008 Annual Meeting at the Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim (USA), August 8-13, 2008.
- “Child Labor in India: From Welfarist to Economic Perspective”, (with Mridul Maheshwari) in the session titled ‘The Vulnerable Stakeholder’ in the Academy of Management 2008 Annual Meeting at the Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim (USA), August 8-13, 2008.
- “Strategic HRM: Three-Stage Process & Influencing Organisational Factors”, Presented (with Sandeep K. Krishnan) in the session titled ‘Strategic Role of HR’ in the Academy of Management 2007 Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, Philadelphia (USA), August 3-8, 2007.
- “Outcomes of Intention to Quit of Indian IT Professionals”, Presented (with Sandeep K. Krishnan) in the session titled ‘HR and Chinese and Indian Employees’ in the Academy of Management 2007 Annual Meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia (USA), August 3-8, 2007.
- “Usage of Technology for HRM in Indian Organisations”, Presented in the National Seminar on Human Resource Management and Business Process at the Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute, Ahmedabad, January 31, 2007.
- “Linking Organisational Reward and Employee Development Systems to Individual Career Drivers”, Presented in the Nirma International Conference on Management (NICOM – 2005) at the Nirma Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, January 14-15, 2005.
- “Introduction to Human Resource Information System (HRIS)”, Presented in the ORSI Talk Series at National Institute of Management, Calcutta, May 6, 2000.
- “Impact of Trade and Technology on Employment – A Study of Indian Software Industry”, Presented in the 41st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research, Mumbai, November 18-20, 1999.
- “Issues Related to Selection and Implementation of IHRIS: Ten Case-Studies in Western Australia”, Presented in the Seminar for John Curtin Fellow at the Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, October 27, 1999.
- “Econometric Modeling of the Remuneration of Indian Managers: Research Proposal”, Presented in the Workshop on Management Research organised by Aditya Birla Centre, London Business School in collaboration with IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta, April 10-12, 1999.
- “Raising Labour Standards in India through Tripartite Consultations: An Alternative to Trade-Linkage Approach”, Presented in the 40th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, December 29-31, 1998.
- “The Determinants of Managerial Remuneration in the Indian Corporate Sector: Dissertation Proposal Abstract”, Proceedings of the National Doctoral Consortium in Management ’98, All India Management Association. Presented in the National Doctoral Consortium in Management ‘98 at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, November 22-24, 1998.
- “Labour Market Reforms during Structural Adjustment”, Presented in the 39th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, University of Trivandrum & Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, January 2-4, 1998.
Presented by Co-Author:
- Johar, E. & Singh, M. “Context and Imperatives for Fit, Flexibility and Ambidextrous HRM: An Integrated Framework” in the session titled ‘HR Matching and Fit’ in the Academy of Management 2019 Annual Meeting at the Westin Copley Place Boston, USA, August 10-13, 2016. (Presented by E. Johar) [https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.12509abstract]
- Jha, J.K., Singh, M. & Varkkey, B. “Contributions of HR functionaries in institutionalizing ethics at the workplace: An exploratory study” in the session titled ‘HRM, Sustainability & Ethics’ in the 3rd HR Division International Conference 2019, Academy of Management’s HR Division at the St Patrick’s Campus Drumcondra, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, January 9-11, 2019. (Presented by J.K. Jha)
- Bhayana, C. & Singh, M. "Flexible workforce model for emerging labour markets" in the ‘Technical Session 1.9 | Emerging Labour Markets and Employment Challenges’ in the 60th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai,, December 19-21, 2018. (Presented by C. Bhayana)
- Johar, E. & Singh, M. "Role of technology in reducing gender-based inequality among rural microentrepreneurs" in the ‘Technical Session 2.3 | Inequality in the Labour Markets and Wellbeing’ in the 60th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai,, December 19-21, 2018. (Presented by E. Johar)
- Sohani, S.S. & Singh, M. “Strategizing Ambidexterity: A Longitudinal Analysis in Project Based Information Technology Firms” in the session titled ‘Advancing Ambedixterity’ in the Academy of Management 2016 Annual Meeting at the Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim, USA, August 5-9, 2016. (Presented by S.S. Sohani) [http://proceedings.aom.org/content/2016/1/10251]
- Pandey, J. & Singh, M. “Role of Religious Coping in the Lives of Rural Working Women” in the session titled ‘Spirituality, Religion, Mindfulness and Theology in the Workplace’ in the Academy of Management 2016 Annual Meeting at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, USA, August 5-9, 2016. (Presented by J. Pandey) [http://proceedings.aom.org/content/2016/1/10363]
- Malhotra, P. & Singh, M. "Understanding Procrastination due to Internet at Macro & Micro Levels using Multiple Theoretical Frameworks" in the session titled ‘Transformation of Work in the Digital Age’ in the 32nd EGOS - European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium, Naples, Italy, July 7-9, 2016. (Presented by P. Malhotra)
- Sohani, S.S., Singh, M., & Pandey, J. “Medical Tourism: Recruiting the Right Coordinator for Expatriate Patients”, 1st IIMA International Conference on Advances in Healthcare Management Services, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, June 6-7, 2015. (Presented by S.S. Sohani)
- Pandey, J. & Singh, M. “Emotional Labour Strategies and Burnout: Mediating Role of Asakti-Anasakti for ASHA Workers”, 4th IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, April 11-12, 2015. (Presented by J. Pandey)
- Jha, J.K. & Singh, M. "Challenges in managing labour processes in informal sector and impact of labour laws on segregation of labour market & labour flexibility: A proposed framework", 56th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, Institute for Human Development (IHD), Eastern Regional Centre, Ranchi and Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi, December 18-20, 2014. (Presented by J.K. Jha)
- Malhotra, P. & Singh, M. "Individual factors and organisational initiatives enabling the success of disabled-managers – the Indian context", International Journal of Human Resource Management Colloquium on “Human Resource Management in Asia: Distinctiveness of Asian Human Resource Management”, ISC Paris Business School, Paris, France, September 18-19, 2014. (Presented by P. Malhotra)
- Malhotra, P. & Singh, M. "Impact of manager with disability on upward advancement of their subordinates: A conceptual proposition", British Academy of Management 2014 Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 9-11, 2014. (Presented by P. Malhotra)
- Singh, V.L. & Singh, M. “Crafting Jobs beyond Job Descriptions: The Context of Consultant ‘Dejobbing’” in the session titled ‘Trends and Issues in Job Design Research’ in the Academy of Management 2014 Annual Meeting at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, USA, August 1-5, 2014. (Presented by V.L. Singh) [http://proceedings.aom.org/content/2014/1/16453]
- Singh, V.L. & Singh, M. "Crafting Jobs beyond Job Descriptions: The Context of Consultant ‘Dejobbing’", 1st Human Resource International Conference, Academy of Management’s HR Division, Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China, June 14-16, 2014. (Presented by V.L. Singh) [Best Paper – Student Category]