Nidhi Mishra

Overview:

Dr. Nidhi Mishra is Assistant professor in Organization Behaviour and Human Resource Management at IIM Bodh Gaya. She completed her Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in Organization Behaviour. Her doctoral thesis looked at ‘Forgiveness’ as a coping strategy in the context of workplace bullying. She holds a B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and has around three years of corporate experience at Accenture Services Private Limited as Software Engineer.

Work Experience:

Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya, Bihar, December 2019 – Present
Software Engineer, Business Intelligence, Accenture Services Private Limited, June 2008 – May 2011

Teaching Interests:

Organizational Behaviour
Mindfulness at Workplace
Negotiations and Conflict Management
Organizational Diagnosis and Change
Qualitative Research Methodology
Workplace Well-being and Personal Mastery at work
Positive Organizational Psychology

Research Interests:

Workplace Forgiveness
Mindfulness
Resilience
Hybrid-Work Models
Workplace Diversity
Sustainability

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Journal Publication:

Mishra, N., & Bharti, T. (2023). Exploring the nexus of social support, work-life balance, and life-satisfaction in hybrid-work scenario in learning organizations. The Learning Organization. ISSN: 0969-6474.
Bharti, T., Mishra, N., & Ojha, S. C. (2023). Mindfulness and Subjective Well-Being of Indian University Students: Role of Resilience during COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioral Sciences, 13(5), 353. IF- 2.286, Q1. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13050353
Krishnankutty, R., Bharti, T., & Mishra, N. (2022). Herding behaviour and capital structure decision in BSE listed Indian firms. International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, 14(2), 118-137.
Mishra, N., D’Cruz, P., Gupta, P. and Noronha, E. (2019). Forgiveness: A new dynamic in workplace bullying. In P. D’Cruz, E. Noronha, A. Mendonca, & N. Mishra (Eds.), Indian perspectives on workplace bullying. Springer (pp 59-78).
van Heugten K., D’Cruz P., Mishra N. (2018) Surviving Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment. In: D'Cruz P. et al. (eds) Pathways of Job-related Negative Behaviour. Handbooks of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment, Vol 2. Springer, Singapore.
Dash, S., & Mishra, N. (2017). Institutional theory as a driver of CSR: An integrative framework, The Sankalpa: International Journal of Management Decisions, 3 (1 & 2), 69-82. ISSN 2454-7425.
Mendonca, A., Mishra, N., & Dash, S. S. (2015). Understanding flow among academicians. In N. M. Ashkanasy, W. J. Zerbe, & C. E. J. Härtel (Eds.), New ways of studying emotions in organizations (pp. 397-421). UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Edited Books:

Nidhi Mishra, Teena Bharti, Vinita Sahay (Eds.) (2022). Transforming Lives Through Mindfulness. Excel Publishers, India. ISBN: 978-93-91355-39-5.
Premilla D’Cruz, Ernesto Noronha, Avina Mendonca and Nidhi Mishra (Eds.). (2018). Indian perspectives on workplace bullying. Springer.

Guest Editor:

Guest Editor for a special issue titled “Sustainability in Education: Challenges and the way Forward” in Sustainability Journal (Web of Science, Impact Factor-3.889).

Project:

Principal-Investigator for a Research Project entitled “Impact of a unique meditation technique on the Psychological well-being of HEIs (Higher Educational Institutions) in India” undertaken in collaboration of Samatvam, The Mindfulness Centre, IIM Bodh Gaya and Sri Sri Institute of Advanced Research (SSIAR), India.

Conference Presentations:

International Conferences

Krishnankutty, R., Bharti, T., & Mishra, N. (2022). Corporate Governance, Group Affiliation, Board Gender Diversity & Firm Performance: A Panel Quantile Regression Analysis of BSE Listed Indian Firms. Presented at International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Emerging Markets (CIEMC) 2022, October 28-29 2022, Bodh Gaya, India.
Dash, S. S. & Mishra, N. (2016). Institutional theory as a driver of CSR: An integrative framework. Presented at 30th ANZAM Conference 2016, 6-9 December 2016, Brisbane, Australia.
Mendonca, A., Mishra, N., & S.S. Dash (2014). Understanding Flow among Academicians. Accepted for presentation at Ninth International Conference on Emotions and Worklife held at Fox School of Business, Temple University, July 30-31 July 2014, Philadelphia, USA.

National Conferences

Mishra, N, D’Cruz, P, & Noronha, E. (2017). Power and depersonalized bullying at work. Paper presented at Indian Perspectives on Workplace Bullying and Mobbing, 13 June 2017, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Mishra, N (2015). Political processes and individual stress in the context of organizational change. Poster presented at 3rd PAN-IIM World Management Conference, 16-18 December 2015, Indian Institute of Management, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Newspaper Article:

An article on "Mindfulness as IIM Bodh Gaya's core value" published on 22.06.2022 in The Times of India.

Program Director/Convenor:

Program Director, 11-Month Executive Certificate Program in Business Management, IIM Bodh Gaya, Aug 2022-July 2023, at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
Convenor, International Research Conference on Mindfulness (IRCM) organized on 4th-5th February 2022 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
Convenor, Mindfulness Workshop in International Research Conference on Mindfulness (IRCM) organized on 3rd February 2022 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
Convenor, Wellbeing Conclave 2021, 10th October 2021 (World Mental Health Day) at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
Program Director, 18 hrs online MDP on Excellence in Communication from 25^th Feb 2021 to 04^th Mar 2021 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
Program Director, 10 days Faculty development programme on Research Design, Methods, and Analysis from 20th-29 June 2022 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India

Training/Guest Sessions:

Resource Persons for training sessions in multiple MDPs conducted to train various government officials, such as Bihar State Health Society, Bihar Police Academy, Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD) and Water Resources Department (WRD), Government of Bihar.
Resource Persons for sessions in multiple FDPs conducted to train scholars and academicians on Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods at IIM Bodh Gaya, India.
Resource Person for a Research Talk on Qualitative Research using NVIVO on 3^rd Dec 2022 at ITM Business School, Mumbai.
Speaker for Expert Session on World Mental Health Day on 10.10.2022 for Ekaant: Empowering teams with wellbeing.
Session Chair for various conferences

Teaching Experience:

MBA Courses

Organization Behaviour
Mindfulness at Workplace
Negotiations and Conflict Management
Recruitment, Talent Training & Development
Human Resource Management
Business Ethics and CSR
Organization Development and Conflict Management
Workplace Wellbeing and Personal Effectiveness

Ph.D. Courses

Qualitative Research Methods
Philosophy of Management

Undergraduate Courses

EI and Mindfulness
Science of Wellbeing

Administrative Roles:

Current roles

Chairperson, Samatvam, The Mindfulness Centre, IIM Bodh Gaya
Core Member, AACSB Committee, IIM Bodh Gaya

Past Roles

Chairperson, Mental Health and Wellbeing committee, IIM Bodh Gaya
Chairperson Recruitment Committee, IIM Bodh Gaya
Chairperson OB/HR Area, IIM Bodh Gaya