Our Faculty

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore | AACSB Accredited July 2021 to date
• Assistant Professor Navrachana University, Vadodara (Gujarat) Jan 2021 to July 2021
• Visiting Faculty ICFAI Business School, Ahmedabad July 2020 to Dec 2020
• Visiting Faculty Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG), Gujarat Nov 2019 to Dec 2019

Industry Experience

• Regional Coordinator DHAN (Development of Humane Action) Foundation, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) April 2012 to July 2014
• Project Executive DHAN (Development of Humane Action) Foundation, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) July 2008 to March 2012
• Programme Consultant South Indian Federations of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS), Trivandrum (Kerala) April 2007 to March 2008

Teaching Experience

• Organizational Behavior AY 2022-24 | AY 2020-22
• Managerial Values and Business Ethics AY 2022-24 | AY 2021-23
• Corporate Social Responsibility AY 2020-22 | AY 2019-21
• CSR and Ethics in Business AY 2018-21
• Humanistic Management AY 2019-21
• Strategic Human Resource Management AY 2019-21
• Human Resource Planning AY 2019-21
• Business Ethics AY 2019-21

Education

• Doctorate Degree: Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) 2020
• Post Graduate Diploma in Development Management (PGDDM) TATA-DHAN Academy, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) 2007
• Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) School of Computer & Information Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University 2005

Other Academic Qualifications/Awards

• Faculty Development Programme (FDP) Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) 2023
• UGC-NET: Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) 2013
• University Grant Commission, New Delhi Master in Extension and Development Studies (MAEDS) Indira Gandhi National Open University 2012
• Diploma in Micro-Finance for Professional Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF), Mumbai. 2008
• TATA Fellowship for Post Graduate Programme TATA-DHAN Academy, Madurai 2005
• BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing edexcel International (UK), at British Council, New Delhi 2003

• End-Line Evaluation of Disability-Inclusive Organic Farming for the Sustainable Economic Development of Vulnerable Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India. || Funded by PGSS & CBM – NZ. | An Investigator, IRMA (November 2020 to December 2020).
• Review of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Organization Structure and Management | Funded By Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India (GoI) I Research Fellow, IRMA (August 2019 to December 2019).

Reviewer

• Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, Wiley Publications
• International Journal of Rural Management (IJRM), SAGE Publications
• Business Perspectives and Research (BPR), SAGE Publications

Administration / Committee Served

• OB-HR Area Chair April 2022 – present
• AACSB Core Committee Member May 2022 – present
• AACSB Assurance of Learning Champion for Ethical Reasoning Since November 2021
• AACSB Strategic Management Committee Member May 2022 – present
• Disciplinary Committee Member March 2022 – present
• Social Immersion Internship Coordinator for MBA and BBA Programmes March 2021-May 2021
• Personal Interviews & Selection of PGDRM students, IRMA AY 2019-21 | AY 2018-20
• Convenor – Committee of the representatives, FPM, IRMA. 2017–2018
• Academic Council FPM students representative, IRMA. 2017–2018
• Sexual Harassment Complaint Committee (SHCC), IRMA 2017–2018
• Documentation and Editorial team, International Madurai Symposium organized by DHAN Foundation 26–30 September 2005

Membership and Professional Affiliation

• Member Humanistic Management Network, India Chapter Jun 2023 – present

Guest Lecture

• G. H. Patel Postgraduate Institute of Business Management, Sardar Patel University (SPU).
  Two sessions on “Ethical Leadership and Organizations”, 13th February 2020 // Two sessions on “Organizational Ethical Climate and Culture”, 02nd December 2019 // Two sessions on “Business Ethics”, 05th April 2019 | G. H. Patel Postgraduate Institute of Business Management, Sardar Patel University (SPU).

Resource Person

IRMA Management Development Programme (MDP)

• Three sessions in “Advanced Statistical Analysis of Survey Data”, coordinated by Prof. Anand Venkatesh. // 25–30 November 2019 // Participants Feedback Score: 4.53/5;
• One session on “Ethics of development – Dilemma, issues & challenges (For the organization & managers)”, coordinated by Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sinha. // 10 October 2019 // Participants Feedback Score: 4.26/5.
• Two sessions on “Data Analysis of Surveys”, coordinated by Prof. Preeti Priya. // 1st to 3rd August 2018 // Participants Feedback Score: 4.45/5.

Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida

• Two sessions on “Systematic Literature Review in Management Research” for the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) participants // facilitated by Dr. A. V. Shukla and Prof. Subhanjan Sengupta. //16th March 2019.

Department of Social Work, Sardar Patel University (SPU), Gujarat

• Fieldwork orientation program for MSW and MSW (HR) students at the Department of Social Work // coordinated by Prof. (Dr.) S.D. Mishra //11th August 2016.

Teaching Assistance IRMA

• Prof. Dr. Anand Venkatesh on “Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP)” General Business Management Programme: National Dairy Development Board, IRMA // 8–27 October 2018.
• Prof. Dr. Saswata Narayan Biswas on the course “Values and Ethics in Management” offered to the Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM), IRMA // AY 2016-18 | AY 2017- 19.

Consultancy / Freelance

• Outline India (https://www.outlineindia.com/): Research designs on Needs assessment and Impact assessment.
• Prime M2i Consulting Pvt Ltd. (https://m2iconsulting.com/): Qualitative data analysis and research design for developing a psychometric assessment tool on satisfaction and burnout drivers.
• SkillGreen Global (http://skillgreen.org/en/About-Us/1): Training and workshops for the master trainers working on capacity building of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).
• NSFI (https://nsfindia.org/): Workbook and manual for training SHG members.

Conference / Colloqium / Seminar

Presented International

• Verma, G. G., & Biswas, S. N., (2019). “Ethical Workplace Climate in Nonprofit Organizations: Development of a scale”// 9th Annual Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia // 8-10 December 2019.

Presented: International within India

• Verma, G. G. (2020). “Exploring Dimensions of Ethical Workplace Climate in Nonprofit Organizations” // The EuroMed Academy of Business annual conference at K J SIMSR, Mumbai // 5–7 February, 2020 // [published in proceedings, ISBN: 978-81-936405-5-5]
• Verma, G. G., & Mehta, M. (2020). “Leadership as Ethical Stewardship in Nonprofit Organizations: Development of a scale” // 7th International HR Conference at K J SIMSR, Mumbai // 30-31 January 2020.
• Verma, G. G., & Biswas, S. N., (2020). “A Scale for Measuring Ethical Workplace Climate of Nonprofit Organizations” // Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM 2020) at Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli // 2–3 January 2020.
• Verma, G. G., & Biswas, S. N., (2018). “Moral judgments in everyday life of students” // 8th PRME Asia Forum conference at SPJIMR, Mumbai //13th December 2018.
• Verma, G. G. (2018). “Ethical Work Climate – Dimensions in Not-for-profit organizations” // 8th PRME Asia Forum conference (Doctoral Colloquium) at SPJIMR, Mumbai //12th December 2018. Presented: National
• Verma, G. G. (2018). “Organizational Ethical Work Climate: A systematic review of the literature” // PANIITIMC2018 conference at Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) // 02nd December 2018 [published in proceedings, ISBN: 978-93-5311- 935-5]
• Verma, G. G. (2018). “Organizational Ethical Work Climate: A systematic review of the literature” // COSMAR 2018 – Doctoral Colloquium at Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru // 29th November 2018. [published in proceedings, ISBN: 978-93- 88237-25-3]
• Verma, G. G. & Venkatesh, A. (2018). “A community-based model of managing common-pool resources (CPRs): A case of Aahar-Pyne irrigation system in South Bihar” // Sixth Annual Conference of Network of Rural and Agrarian Studies (NRAS) at Central University Gujarat // 20th September 2018.

Participated: National

• “Organizing Re-design and Innovative HRM” // HR Summit 2016 at Department of Social Work at Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand (Gujarat) //23rd January 2016.
• “Efficient Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities” // 2nd India Water Week Conference organized by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India at New Delhi. // 8–12 April 2013.
• Umbrella Programme on Natural Resource Management (UPNRM) // organized by NABARD at Patna, Bihar //03rd March 2009.

Conference / Colloqium / Seminar

• ICT for Development: Workshop // NASSCOM FOUNDATION P2P Meet at Hyderabad // 24-25 October 2007.
• ICT for development product and services: Development dialogue // International Madurai Symposium organized by DHAN Foundation //28th September 2007.
• The eINDIA2007 Conference // Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS), Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (GoI), and UNDP at New Delhi // 1st July to 3rd August, 2007.

On-Campus

• Mixed-Method Research // By Dr. Burke Johnson at the 7th International HR Conference, K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai. //30th January 2020.
• Qualitative Methods in Social Sciences: Ethnography, Narratives, and Social Stories, organized by Council for Social Development, New Delhi, G B Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad, & Anthropological Survey of India, Govt. of India // 11th March to 15th March 2019.
• Case Method Teaching // Case Research Society of India (CRSI) at IRMA //12th October to 13th October 2018.
• System Design Approach // By Dr. Nachiket Mor and Ms. Bindu Ananth at IRMA //18th August to 19th August 2018.
• Scale Development Workshop // Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) // 5th April to 09th April, 2017.
• Data Envelopment Analysis // Management Development Programme (MDP) at IRMA // 08th January to 10th January 2016.
• Impact Evaluation Winter School 2015 // Management Development Programme (MDP) at IRMA //30th November to 09th December 2015.

Off-Campus

• Faculty Development Programme (FPD): AICTE Training and Learning Academy (ATAL)
  • “Consulting: Building a Vibrant Industry-Academia Ecosystem” // L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Bengaluru. 26th July to 30th July 2021.
  • “Rural Entrepreneurship”// Mahatma Gandhi University // 23rd November to 27th November 2020. c)
  • “Organizational Behaviour” // Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur. // 26th October to 30th October 2020.
• “Research Methodology: Statistical Tools for Data Analysis and Interpretation” // Advanced Training Program under UGC STRIDE Component–I // Mizoram University // 22nd September to 09th October, 2020.
• Microfinance Training of Trainer (MFTOT) // Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC), and United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) – offered through the Global Development Learning Network // July – October 2009.
• Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Framework // National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi, and World Bank Institute (WBI), Washington DC // 22nd September to 17th October, 2008.