Sujit Sekhar Moharana

Introduction
Dr. Sujit Sekhar Moharana is a BTech (IGIT, Sarang), MTech (IIT Kharagpur), MBA – HRM (XIMB), and PhD (IIM Lucknow). In terms of research, his interests primarily deal with examining the effects of dark traits on various domains of individual functioning and has published in top tier journals. He has coauthored a book on Contemporary Organizational Behavior dealing with multiple aspects of Micro and Macro aspects of Indian organizations. In terms of teaching, he is engaged in the subjects of Macro Organizational Behavior, Occupational Testing & Measurement, Total Rewards Management, Competency Mapping & Assessment Centers, and Principles of Management. Further, he has also undertaken teaching assignments as a visiting faculty at IIM Lucknow covering the courses of Designing Work Organizations. Apart from academics, Dr. Sujit is an avid stock market enthusiast and regularly trades the market.
Work – Experience

• Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (August, 2021 – August, 2024)
• International Management Institute Bhubaneswar (March, 2025 – June, 2025)
• Indian Institute of Management Bodhgaya (July, 2025 – continuing)

Teaching Interests

• Micro Organizational Behavior
• Macro Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management
• Total Rewards Management
• Competency Mapping and Assessment Centers
• Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills
• Principles of Management

Research Interests

• Dark Triad of Personality
• Upper Echelon Behavior
• Strategic Ambidexterity
• Career Variety
• Organizational ESG performance

Papers

• Sekhar, S., Uppal, N., & Shukla, A. (2020). Dispositional greed and its dark allies: An investigation among prospective managers. (ABDC – A; ABS – 3)             https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110005
• Sekhar, S., & Uppal, N. (2023). Who exploits? The trusted one, the dark one, or both? Personality and Individual Differences, 206, 112113. (ABDC – A; ABS – 3)         https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112113
• Sekhar, S., & Uppal, N. (2024). When the dark one negotiates: Sacrificing relations at the altar of money. Personality and Individual Differences, 230,112790. (ABDC – A; ABS – 3)            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112790
• Jha, A., Sekhar, S., & Uppal, N. (2025). Grandiose or vulnerable? Narcissism subtype differentiates materialistic pursuit. Personality and Individual Differences, 233, 112896.       (ABDC – A; ABS – 3)             https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112896
• Naithani, C., Sekhar, S., & Jha, A. (2025). A meta-analytic exploration of cyberbullying and its dark associates. Behaviour and Information Technology, 1–  (ABDC – A; ABS – 2)             https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929x.2025.2506660

Conferences

• Sekhar, S., Uppal, N. Paper titled “The Antagonistic Dark Core across Dark Triad, Sadism and Spitefulness” selected for the Seventh PAN-IIM Conference held at IIM Rohtak.         (National Conference)
• Sekhar, S., Uppal, N. Paper titled “Antagonism and Dark Triad: A facet level examination” selected for the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management held at IIM Trichy. (National Conference)
• Sekhar, S. Paper titled “Dark Core & Antagonism” selected for the Ninth PAN-IIM Conference held at IIM Sambalpur (National Conference).
• Sekhar, S., Uppal, N., Kumar, P. Paper titled “The Antagonistic Dark Core among Dark Triad, Sadism, Greed, and Spitefulness: A Network Approach” selected for the 20th EURAM            Conference 2020 held at Dublin, Ireland. (International Conference)
• Sekhar, S., Uppal, N., Paper titled “Dispositional greed and its dark allies: An investigation among prospective managers” selected for the 36th EGOS Colloquium 2020 held at        Hamburg, Germany. (International Conference)
• Sekhar, S., Talluri, S., Uppal, N., Kumar, P. Paper titled “CEO Personality and E“S”G Preferences: The Role of Task Environment Uncertainty” selected for the 85th Annual   Meeting of the Academy of Management. (International Conference)