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राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कुरुक्षेत्र
राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान
National Institute of Technology
Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana

 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

Teaching Interests

Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour, Employee Relations, Strategic Human Resource Management, Talent Management, HR Analytics.

 

Researcher ID: I-1738-2016; Orcid ID: 0000-0002-8370-610X; Scopus Author ID: 57162966300

 

Work Experience:
— Assistant Professor – Human Resources and Organizational Behavior (13th December 2022 – till date) with Department of Business Administration, NIT Kurukshetra – 136119

— Assistant Professor (OB & HRM Area) From 22nd November 2018 to 12th December 2022, FORE School of Management, New Delhi – 110016

 

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

  • Assistant Proctor – NIT Kurukshetra (July 14, 2023 – till date)
  • Advisory Committee Member – Thought Lab, NIT Kurukshetra (June 30, 2023 – till date)
  • Associate Faculty-In-Charge PG Club, NIT Kurukshetra (March 03, 2023 – till date)
  • Member – Departmental Research Committee, Department of Business Administration, NIT Kurukshetra (March 31, 2023 – till date)
  • Coordinator (Training & 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 – 12th December 2022)
  • Member – Institution Industry Cell Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (February 26, 2020 – 12th December 2022).
  • Member – Grievance Redressal Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (February 26, 2020 – 12th December 2022).
  • Member – Placement Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (May 29, 2019 – 12th December 2022)
  • Member – Academic Service Committee, FORE School of Management, New Delhi (December 20, 2018 – 12th 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, ESCI]

 

Journal Articles

[1] Sekhar, C., & Patwardhan, M. (2023). Flexible working arrangement and job performance: the mediating role of supervisor support. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 72(5), 1221-1238 [ABS, ABDC-B, SCOPUS, ESCI, Impact Factor–3.1]

[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. [ABS, ABDC-B, SCOPUS, ESCI, Impact Factor–2.8]

[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. [ABDC-B, SCOPUS, SSCI, Impact Factor–3.3]

[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. [SCOPUS, SCIE, Impact Factor-4.9]

[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. [A+ in Education, SSCI, Impact Factor–3.1]

[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. [ABS, ABDC-C, SCOPUS, ESCI, Impact Factor–3.1]

[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. [ABS, ABDC-C, SCOPUS, ESCI, Impact Factor–2.4]

[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. [ABS, ABDC-C, SCOPUS, ESCI, Impact Factor-1.2]

[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, Impact Factor-0.9]

[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, ESCI, Impact Factor–2.2]

[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, ABS, ABDC-A]

[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, Impact Factor-3.33]

[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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