Chandra Sekhar

Designation:    Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
Department:    Business Administration
Qualification:    MBA, PhD (ABV-IIITM Gwalior)
Address:
Email:    chandrasekhar@nitkkr.ac.in
Phone No:    +91-9425718177

Area of Interest:

Strategic HRM, AI Adoption in HR, Sustainable HRM, Human Capital, HR Flexibility, Digital Transformation of HR, Organizational Behavior & Leadership

Work Experience:
-Assistant Professor – Human Resources and Organizational Behavior (13th December 2022 till date) with Department of Business Administration, NIT Kurukshetra.

-Assistant Professor (OB & HRM Area) From 22nd November 2018 to 12th December 2022, FORE School of Management, New Delhi

Awards and Recognitions
[1] University Gold Medalist at Graduation (Convocation: November 2012).
[2] Best article award at IBS Hyderabad for the article of the month, March 2013.
[3] Best PhD poster presentation award during 9th National HR summit November 11-12, 2017, at ABV-IIITM Gwalior.

Academic Roles

Member – Departmental Research Committee, Department of Business Administration, NIT Kurukshetra (January 30, 2023 – till date)
Coordinator (Training and Placement) Department of Business Administration, NIT Kurukshetra (January 6, 2023 – till date)
Member – Departmental Purchase Committee, Department of Business Administration, NIT Kurukshetra (January 6, 2023 – till date)
Member – SC/ST Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (March 19, 2021 – 12^th December 2022)
Member – Institution Industry Cell Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (February 26, 2020 – 12^th December 2022).
Member – Grievance Redressal Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (February 26, 2020 – 12^th December 2022).
Member – Placement Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (May 29, 2019 – 12^th December 2022)
Member – Academic Service Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (December 20, 2018 – 12^th December 2022).

Others:

Case Study Publication

[1] Roy. A., Sekhar, C., & Vyas, V. (2022). Tulsi Aroma’s Venture into the World Markets. Asian Case Research Journal, 26(1), 77-100. [SCOPUS]

Journal Articles

[1] Sekhar, C., & Patwardhan, M. (2022). Flexible working arrangement and job performance: the mediating role of supervisor support. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-07-2020-0396 [SCOPUS, ABS, ABDC-B, ESCI]

[2] Sekhar, C. (2022). Do High-commitment Work Systems Engage Employees? Mediating Role of Psychological Capital. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 30(4) 1000-1018. [SCOPUS, ABS, ABDC-B, ESCI]

[3] Sekhar, C., Krishna, S., Kayal, G., & Rana, N. P. (2022). Does Brand Credibility Matter? The case of Organic Food Products. British Food Journal, 124(3), 987-1008. [SSCI, Impact Factor-2.518, ABDC-B]

[4] Sekhar, C., & Raina, R. (2021). Towards more sustainable future: assessment of sustainability literacy among the future managers in India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(11), 15830-15856. [SCIE, Impact Factor-3.219]

[5] Sekhar, C. (2020). The inclusion of sustainability in management education institutions: Assessing critical barriers using the DEMATEL method. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 21(2), 200-227. [SSCI, Impact Factor-2.854, A+ in Education]

[6] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M., & Vyas, V. (2018). Linking work engagement to job performance through flexible human resource management. Advances in Developing Human Resource, 20(1), 72-87. [SCOPUS, ABS, ABDC-C, ESCI]

[7] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M., & Vyas, V. (2017). Causal modelling of HR flexibility and firm performance in Indian IT industries. Journal of Modelling in Management, 12(4), 631-651. [SCOPUS, ABS, ABDC-C, ESCI]

[8] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M. & Vyas, V. (2017). Study of intellectual capital dimensions in IT industry using DEMATEL method. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 16(3), 1750022-1750045. [SCOPUS, ABS, ABDC-C, ESCI]

[9] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M., & Vyas, V. (2017). Evolution of futuristic organisation with human capital management: A perspective. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 18(4), 459-475. [SCOPUS, ESCI]

[10] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M., & Vyas, V. (2017). Causal modelling between human capital and firm performance indicators: An IT industries perspective. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 14(3), 277-294. [SCOPUS]

[11] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M., & Vyas, V. (2016). A study of HR flexibility and firm performance: A perspective from IT industries. Global Journal of Flexible System Management, 17(1), 57-75. [SCOPUS]

[12] Roy, A., Sekhar, C., & Vyas, V. (2016). Barriers to internationalization: A study of small and medium enterprises in India. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 14(4), 513-538. [SCOPUS, ESCI]

[13] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M., & Singh, R.K. (2016). Prioritizing the dimensions of employee motivation using analytic hierarchy process. International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, 8(1), 49-66. [SCOPUS]

[14] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M., & Singh, R.K. (2013). A literature review on motivation. Global Business Perspective, 1(4), 471-487.

Book Chapter

[1] Sekhar, C., Patwardhan, M., & Vyas, V. (2017). Developing a curriculum for entrepreneurship education: Prioritizing the content using TOPSIS Method. In Manimala, M.J., and Thomas, P., (eds.), Entrepreneurship Education: Experiments with Curriculum, Pedagogy and Targets Groups, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Chapter – 4, pp. 85-102. (eBook ISBN-978-981-10-3319-3) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3319-3 [SCOPUS]

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