I am a psychologist turned management researcher who started his career with a master degree in Psychology. After a brief stint as consultant psychologist, I drifted into academics by being a lecturer of Psychology at Kerala University. My academic area of interest is Humanistic Management, a field of management that advocates that employees are not mere units of production but have to be considered human beings first- pretty much my life philosophy too. Did PhD (expected completion December 2021) from Krea University, and thesis title was- “Understanding dignity at workplace: Studies from Indian workplaces. Movies, photography, automobiles and travel are the conversation starters if we ever come across.

Qualifications:

PhD in Organizational Behavior

IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, India

Topic: Dignity at the workplace

Master’s in psychology (2010-2012)

St Agnes College, Mangalore University.

Title of dissertation: Frustration among young adults

Bachelor’s in psychology (2007-2010)

Fatima Mata National College, Kerala University.

Cumulative Percentage: 81%

 Research:

Humanistic Management, Critical management Studies, Micro Organizational Behavior

Publications:

• Samalopanan, A.A. and Balasubramaniam, V. (2020), “How I became an entrepreneur: an exploratory study of young start-up entrepreneurs”, South Asian Journal of Business Studies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-03-2020-0067(link is external)

Conferences:

• Presented poster “Understanding dignity at workplace: A qualitative study on Indian Managers”, co-authored with Dr Vijayalakshmi Balasubramanium in 32nd International Congress of Psychology held virtually from 19-24 July 2021.
• Presented a paper titled “How Indian Managers Define Dignity at Workplace: Exploratory Study on Indian Financial Sector.”, co-authored with Dr Vijayalakshmi Balasubramanium in European Academy of Management (EURAM, 2021) Conference held virtually from 16-18 June.
• Presented a paper titled “Defining Dignity at Workplace: A Step Closer Towards Responsible Management”, co-authored with Dr Vijayalakshmi Balasubramanium in Eastern Academy of Management (EAM 2021) Conference held virtually from 18-22 May 2021.
• Presented a paper titled “Understanding Gauravam (Dignity) at Workplace in Indian Context” at the 30th Annual Convention of the National Academy of Psychology (India) held virtually from March 19-21, 2021.
• Presented paper Titled “Understanding dignity at workplace: studies on middle-level managers in the Indian banking sector” in virtual Jaipuria International Management Conference (JIMC) conducted by Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore on July 17 & 18, 2020.
• Presented paper Titled “How I became an entrepreneur: An exploratory study of young start-up entrepreneurs”, co-authored with Dr Vijayalakshmi Balasubramaniam in the sixth biennial Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) conference held at IIM Trichy from January 2-4, 2020.
• Presented paper Titled “Understanding Narratives of Young Start-Up Entrepreneurs in India”, co-authored with Dr Vijayalakshmi Balasubramaniam in 29th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), India & International Conference on “Making Psychology Deliverable to the Society, held at Pondicherry University on 20th – 22nd December 2019.

Courses:

Organizational Behavior, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, Psychology for Managers, Human Resource Management, Counselling Skills for Managers, Social Psychology, Business Stud