Johnson Abhishek Minz

Overview:

Dr. Johnson A Minz is an Assistant Professor in the Humanities and Liberal Arts area of IIM Bodh Gaya. In his academic tenure Dr. Minz has involved himself in various research projects and consultancy assignments of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. Additionally, he has been invited as guest speaker in various bodies such as Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDNASS), Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute (MGLI) Ahmedabad, Commodore Bureau of Sailors (CABS), Indian Navy and University of Lucknow.

Academic background:

• Ph.D. in Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
• M.Phil in Industrial relations, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
• M.A. in Globalisation and Labour, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
• B.Sc in Physics, St. Xaviers College, Ranchi University

Affiliation:

• Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (July 2023-present)
• Assistant Professor, Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi (February 2022-July 2023)
• Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (November 2015-January 2022)

Teaching Interests:

• Social Theory
• Industrial Relations
• Labour Laws
• Business History
• Gender and Development

Research Interests:

• Informal economy
• Value chains
• Organisational studies
• Decent Work
• Tribal studies 

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Publications: Journal Articles

• Minz, Johnson Abhishek. Biswas, Amit K and Toppo, Rohit (2022). Iron Ore Mines in Jharkhand: Systemic loopholes in the Contract Labour System, Economic and Political Weekly, 57(10), 10-12.
• Minz, Johnson Abhishek. (2022). Transition in Industrial Relations: Case of a Private Steel Maker in India, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 57(4), 654-669.
• Minz, Johnson Abhishek & G D, Bino Paul. (2013). Workers’ Participation in Management: Insights from a Case Study, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 49(1), 55–66.

Publications: Book Chapters

• Minz, Johnson Abhishek. (2018). Decoding the Transition in the Ports of Mumbai. In Jake Alimahomed-Wilson & Immanuel Ness (Eds.), Choke Points: Logistics Workers Disrupting the Global Supply Chain. London: Pluto Press.
• G D, Bino Paul., G, Jaganth., Minz, Johnson Abhishek., & S. Rahul. (2018). What Makes Enterprises in Auto Component Industry Perform? Emerging Role of Labour, Information Technology, and Knowledge Management. In Siddharthan N., Narayanan K. (eds) Globalisation of Technology. India Studies in Business and Economics. Singapore: Springer.

Select Conferences/Seminars attended

• Paper presented ‘Interplay of Productivity, Factor Shares and Welfare: A Case of Automobile Industry in India’ in the XIV Global Labour University Conference: Reflecting 100 years of ILO – Shaping the rules for a new century of labour? organized by the Global Labour University (GLU), Berlin, Germany, March 27-29, 2019.
• Paper presented ‘What makes Enterprises in Auto Component Industry perform? Emerging role of Labour, Information Technology and Knowledge Management’ in the 11^th International Conference on Globalisation of Technology and Development of Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing (FGKS) organized by Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing (FGKS), IIT Madras, Chennai, India, December 3–5, 2016.
• Speaker in ‘Western Regional Seminar on Labour Laws Reforms and Implementation of Unorganised Workers Social Security Act – 2008’ on Critical Analysis of Labour Law Reforms and Social Security Issues organised by Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute (MGLI), Ahmedabad, March 31, 2016.
• Participated in a ‘Case Method Teaching Seminar’ offered by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) Case Centre on February 12-13, 2016.