Our Faculty

Manish Kumar

Associate Professor
  • Fellow of IIM Lucknow
  • Bachelor of Engineering (VTU, Belgaum)

Prof. Manish Kumar is presently Associate Professor at IIM Ranchi. He has done his PhD. (FPM) from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow and has served Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode for more than six years prior to joining IIM Ranchi. He had a brief stint of about 2 years as Associate Software Engineer at Torry Harris Business Solutions (now Torry Harris Integration Solutions).

Manish brings with him a total of about 15 years of research, teaching, training, and consulting experience. His sessions on topics like Leadership, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Employee Well Being and Engagement, Job and Organizational Structuring, Managing Office Politics, Effective Managerial Decision Making and Communication Competence, Creating and Managing High Performance Teams, People Analytics etc. are well received by practitioners.

Prof. Manish has trained thousands of executives including IAS officers, industry executives, Govt., and PSU employees. A few noteworthy mentions are Indian Army, Institute of Management in Government (Govt. of Kerala), Indian Railways Personnel Services, Indian Railways Accounts Service, NTPC, BEL, NHPC, ECIL, RINL, SCERT (Raipur), Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. from the Govt. and PSU side; while GMR Group, Reliance Industries Ltd., South Indian Bank, Bajaj Capital, Novo Nordisk India, Navigant BPM (India) Pvt. Ltd., Agappe Diagnostics Ltd., Fragomen Immigration Services India (Pvt.) Ltd. are some noteworthy mentions from the private sector.

Manish has scores of peer reviewed scholarly publications out of which many are A level. He has won multiple research and scholarly awards. His consultancy work on restructuring of Kerala State Electricity Board got significant press reviews locally and nationally.

Teaching Areas

  • PG Level – Organizational Behavior I (Micro OB), Organizational Behavior II (Macro OB), Negotiation and Conflict Management, HR Analytics, Leading Self
  • Doctoral Level- Quantitative Research Methods, Advanced Negotiation and Conflict Management

Experience

Present:
  • Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Management Ranchi.
Earlier:
  • Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Management Ranchi.
  • Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.

Training & Consulting Areas

  • Training: Topics on Self-Management, Motivating and Leading Teams, Interpersonal Relationship and Communication Management, Managing Group Dynamics, Negotiation and Conflict Management etc.
  • Consulting: Behavioral (Individual and Groups) and Structural (Organizational and Unit Level) Interventions

Research Area

  • Leadership, Organizational Identification, Motivation and Engagement, Organizational Justice, Brand Building Behavior, Organizational Structure, Individual Performance and other outcomes, Organizational Diversity and Inclusion, Negotiation and Conflict Management

Current Research Interests

  • Negotiation and Conflict Management, Job Demands and Constraints, Knowledge Management

Professional Affiliation

  • Member of Indian Academy of Management (INDAM), National Academy of Psychology (NAOP)

Publications

  • Minai, M. H., Jauhari, H., Kumar, M., & Singh, S. (2020). Unpacking transformational leadership: dimensional analysis with psychological empowerment. Personnel Review, 49(7): 1419-1434.
  • Venugopal, A., Krishnan, T. N., Upadhyayula, R. S., &Kumar, M. (2020). Finding the microfoundations of organizational ambidexterity-Demystifying the role of top management behavioural integration. Journal of Business Research, 106: 1-11.
  • Venugopal, A., Krishnan, T. N., Kumar, M., &Upadhyayula, R. S. (2019). Strengthening organizational ambidexterity with top management team mechanisms and processes. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(4): 586-617.
  • Kumar, M., Jauhari, H., Ladha, R. S., & Shekhar, N. (2018). Gender and organizational climate: A study of two structurally different large organizations in India, Gender in Management: An International Journal, 33(3): 217-233.
  • Kumar, M., Jauhari, H., Rastogi, A., & Sivakumar, S.(2018). Managerial support for development and turnover intention: Roles of organizational support, work engagement and job satisfaction, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 31(1): 135-153
  • Venugopal, A., Krishnan, T. N., & Kumar, M. (2018). Identifying the focal role of top management paradoxical cognition in ambidextrous firms, Management Decision, 56(1): 47-63.
  • Singh, P. (2017, April 25). Expert Tips on How to Deal with a Bully Manager. Hindustan Times. Retrieved from https://www.pressreader.com/similar/281994672378156
  • Jauhari, H., Singh, S., & Kumar, M. (2017). How Does Transformational Leadership Influence Proactive Customer Service Behavior of Frontline Service Employees? Examining The Mediating Roles of Psychological Empowerment and Affective Commitment, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 30(1): 30-48.
  • Kumar, M. (2016). Is Diversity the Only Destination? Human Capital, 20(2): 62-65.
  • Kumar, M., & Jauhari, H. (2016). Employee Participation and Turnover Intention: Exploring the Explanatory Roles of Organizational Justice and Learning Goal Satisfaction. Journal of Workplace Learning, 28(8): 496-509.
  • Kumar, M., & Jauhari, H. (2016). Satisfaction of Learning, Performance, and Relatedness Needs at Work and Employees’ Organizational Identification. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 65(6): 760-772.
  • Kumar, M., Jauhari, H., & Singh S. (2016). Organizational Citizenship Behavior and its Relevance to Employee Well-Being. The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 51(4): 594-608.
  • Sethi, D., & Kumar, M. (Ed.). (2015). Globalising Indian Thought: Proceedings of Second Pan-IIM World Management Conference 2014. New Delhi, India: Emerald.
  • Jauhari, H., Kumar, M., & Singh, S. (2015). Employee Brand Building Behavior: Scale Development & Validation in B2B Services Context. In D. Sethi, & M. Kumar (Ed.), Globalising Indian Thought: Proceedings of Second Pan-IIM World Management Conference 2014 (pp. 27-29). New Delhi, India: Emerald.
  • Jauhari, H., Kumar, M., & Singh, S. (2015). Relationship of OCB with Individual Wellness Measures and Turnover Intention. In D. Sethi, & M. Kumar (Ed.), Globalising Indian Thought: Proceedings of Second Pan-IIM World Management Conference 2014 (pp. 30-32). New Delhi, India: Emerald.
  • Kumar, M, Singh, S., Rai, H., & Bhattacharya, A. (2012). Measuring Humane Orientation of Organizations through Social Exchange and Organizational Identification Facilitation and Control of Burnout and Intent to Quit. International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior, 15 (4): 520-547.
  • Kumar, M, & Singh, S. (2012). Roles of Perceived Exchange Quality and Organisational Identification in Predicting Turnover Intention. IIMB Management Review, 24 (1): 5-15.
  • Kumar, M, & Singh, S. (2011). Leader-Member Exchange & Perceived Organizational Justice – An Empirical Investigation. The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 47 (2): 277-289.
  • Kumar, M, & Singh, S. (2009). Identification of Elements of Workplace Identity. Psychological Studies (Abstract Issue), 54 (4): 286.
  • Kumar, M, Rai, H., & Pati, S.P. (2009). An Exploratory Study on Negotiating Styles: Development of a Measure. Vikalpa: The Journal of Decision Makers, 34 (4): 37-49.

Awards

  • Paper awarded – Gender and Organizational Climate: A Study of Two Structurally Different Large Organizations in India in The 2nd International Conference on Organization and Management (ICOM), 2016
  • Paper awarded – Employee Brand Building Behavior: Scale Development & Validation in B2B Services Context in 2nd PAN IIM World Management Conference, 2014
  • Outstanding Reviewer – OB Division of Academy of Management, 2010.
  • Paper awarded – Is it time to go? Roles of perceived Leader Member Exchange Quality and Organizational Identification on Turnover Intention in 10th International Consortium of Students in Management Research (COSMAR, 2010)
  • School Topper (ICSE Board-Class X Exams)