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Rajib Lochan Dhar
Professor
rajib.dhar[at]ms.iitr.ac.in
122, First Floor, Dept. of Management Studies
01332284760
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Research
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Research Interests
Human Resource Management & Development, Strategic HRM and Development, Hospitality and Tourism Management, HR issues in the Hospitality and Tourism industry, Organisational Development, Human Capital management, Skill and Talent Development, Leadership Studies, Organizational Leadership, Leadership capability Development, Human Resource Development, Skill and Competency Development
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Educational Details
BIT Mesra
2011
Ph.D, Human Resource Management
BMCC, Pune,
2006
M.Phil, Commerce and Management
Pune University
2003
MBA - HR, Human Resource Management
Professional Background
Professor
13 Mar 2024 - Present
Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Stress at work: A study of the Private banking professionals 01 Jan 2013 Stress at work: A study of the Private banking professionals 5.00 Lakhs IIT Roorkee
Child Labour in the resturants and eateries 01 Jan 2014 Child Labour in the resturants and eateries 5.00 Lakhs ICSSR
A Study on the causes that lead to Stress amongst the Police Officers 01 Jan 2016 A Study on the causes that lead to Stress amongst the Police Officers 13.33 Lakhs Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr. Rajat Agrawal
Implementation and monitoring of Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) under Prime Minister Van Dhan Yojana (PMVYDY) 01 Jun 2021 Implementation and monitoring of Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) under Prime Minister Van Dhan Yojana (PMVYDY) 30 Lakhs TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal affairs, GOI Prof. Rajat Agrawal




Patents

1. Dhar, Rajib Lochan., Knee Rehabilitation Device. Indian patent, Application No. 201811013850 April, 11th 2018. Patent granted on 26/11/2022 (Patent No. 412703)

2. Dhar, Rajib Lochan., Belly and waist fitness exercising equipment. Indian patent, Application No. 201711032633, 14th Sept., 2017. Patent granted on 14/09/2023 (Patent No. 451499)

3. Dhar, Rajib Lochan., Abdomen fitness device Indian patent, Application No. 201811022278, 14th July, 2018. Patent granted on 26/10/2023. (Patent no. 462281)

4. Dhar, Rajib Lochan., Menstrual Cramp and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation and Fitness Device for Men and Women, Indian patent, Application No. 201811026559, 17th July, 2018. Patent granted on 30/10/2023. (Patent no. 463745)

5. Dhar, Rajib Lochan., Back, Waist, Liver and Kidney Rehabilitation and Fitness Device. Indian patent, Application No. 201811038787, 12th October, 2018. Patent granted on 27/12/2023. (Patent no. 489724)

6. Dhar, Rajib Lochan., Wrist rehabilitation and exercising device. Indian patent, Application No. 201711042798, 29th Nov., 2017. Patent granted on 16/01/2024. (Patent no. 499721)

7.  Dhar, Rajib Lochan., Ankle rehabilitation device. Indian patent, Application No. 201811006292, 19th Feb., 2018. Patent granted on 19/01/2024. (Patent no. 501398)

8. Dhar, Rajib Lochan., A Stress Relieving Game Equipment. Indian patent, Application no. 201911013641, 4th April., 2019. Patent granted on 22/05/2024. (Patent No. 538936)

Publications

Research papers published in A* rated journals (As per ABDC rankings):

1. Dhar, R. L.(2015). Service Quality and the training of employees: The mediating role of organizational commitment, Tourism Management, Elsevier, (Impact Factor – 12.879),46, 419-430.

2. Dhar, R. L. (2015). The effects of high performance human resource practices on service innovative behaviour. International Journal of Hospitality Management, Elsevier (Impact Factor – 10.427), 51, 67-75.

3. Dhar, R. L. (2016). Ethical Leadership and its impact on service innovative behavior: The role of LMX and job autonomy. Tourism Management, Elsevier (Impact Factor – 12.879), 57, 139-148.

4. Mittal, S., & Dhar, R. L. (2016). Effect of Green Transformational Leadership on Green Creativity: A study of the Tourist Hotels. Tourism Management, Elsevier (Impact Factor – 12.879), 57, 118-127.

5. Tyagi, A., Dhar, R. L. & Sharma, J. (2015). Police culture, tourists and destinations: A study of Uttrakhand, India, Tourism Management, Elsevier(Impact Factor – 12.879), 52, 563-573.

6. Jaiswal, N., &Dhar, R. L.(2015). Transformational Leadership, Innovation climate, Creative selfefficacy and Employee creativity: A multilevel study, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Elsevier (Impact Factor – 10.427), 51, 30-41.

 

Research papers published in A rated journals (As per ABDC rankings):

7. Sharma, N., & Dhar, R. L. (2023). Workplace ostracism: A process model for coping and typologies for handling ostracism. Human Resource Management Review, 100990.

8. Sharma, N., & Dhar, R.L. (2021). From curse to cure of workplace ostracism: A systematic review and future research agenda. Human Resource Management Review, (Impact Factor – 10.667), 100836.

9. Mukherjee, T., & Dhar, R. L. (2022). Unraveling the black box of job crafting interventions: A systematic literature review and future prospects. Applied Psychology, (Impact Factor, 5.414).

10. Yadav, A., & Dhar, R.L. (2021). Linking frontline hotel employees’ job crafting to service recovery performance: The roles of harmonious passion, promotion focus, hotel work experience, and gender." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, (Impact Factor – 7.629), 47 (2021): 485-495.

11. Thakur, P., & Dhar, R. L. (2022). Impact of Diversity Training on Employees and Consumers: A Review and Research Agenda. International Journal of Consumer Studies, (Impact Factor – 7.096).

12. Joshi, G., & Dhar, R. L. (2022). Female workers' career success in the handicraft industry: a study of Uttarakhand, India. Personnel Review, (Impact Factor – 3.295).

13. Cabral, C., & Dhar, R. L. (2019). Green competencies: Construct development and measurement validation. Journal of Cleaner Production, (Impact Factor – 11.072), 235, 887- 900.

14. Joshi, G., & Dhar, R. L. (2020). Green training in enhancing green creativity via green dynamic capabilities in the Indian handicraft sector: The moderating effect of resource commitment. Journal of Cleaner Production, (Impact Factor – 11.072), 267, 121948.

15. Malik, N., & Dhar, R.L. (2017). Authentic Leadership and its impact on extra role behavior of nurses- The mediating role of psychological capital and moderating role of autonomy, Personnel Review, Emerald (Impact Factor – 3.434), 46(2), 277 - 296.

16. Garg, S., & Dhar, R.L. (2014). Effects of Stress, LMX and Perceived organizational support on service quality: Mediating effects of organizational commitment. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism management, Elsevier (Impact Factor – 5.959), 21, 64-75.

17. Sharma, J., Dhar, R.L. (2016). Factors influencing job performance of nursing staff: mediating role of affective commitment, Personnel Review, Emerald (Impact Factor – 3.434), 45(1), 161-182.

18. Garg, S., & Dhar, R.L. (2016). Employee Service Innovative Behavior: The Roles of LeaderMember Exchange (LMX), Work Engagement and Job Autonomy, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald (Impact Factor – 3.295), 38(2), 242-258.

 

Other Publications

19. Yadav, A., & Dhar, R. L. (2022). Effect of Job Crafting on Hotel Frontline Employees’ Work Role Performance: The Role of Work Engagement and Leader-Member Exchange. International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, (Impact Factor – 2.556), 1-23.

20. Cabral, C., & Dhar, R. L. (2019). Skill development research in India: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. Benchmarking: An International Journal. (Impact Factor – 3.932), 2242-2266

21. Cabral, C., & Dhar, R. L. (2020). Green competencies: insights and recommendations from a systematic literature review. Benchmarking: An International Journal. (Impact Factor – 3.932), 66-105

22. Cabral, C., & Dhar, R. L. (2020). Ecotourism research in India: From an integrative literature review to a future research framework. Journal of Ecotourism(Impact Factor – 2.396), 19(1), 23-49.

23. Tyagi, A., & Dhar, R. L. (2016). Knowledge sharing as a mediator between organizational culture and police investigation performance - Moderating role of technology: A study of tourist destinations of Uttrakhand, India, Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, Oxford Journals, (Impact Factor – 3.00), 30, 268-275.

24. Singh, N., & Dhar, R.L. (2017). High Involvement HR Practices and Innovation Performance: Mediating role of Work Engagement and moderating role of Resource Commitment. International Journal of Productivity and Performance ManagementEmerald Journals, s (Impact Factor – 2.773).

25. Srivastava, A. P., & Dhar, R.L. (2016). Technology Leadership predicting job performance of Travel agents,Tourism Management PerspectivesElsevier (Impact Factor – 1.38),20, 77-86.

26. Srivastava, A. P., & Dhar, R.L. (2016). Authentic Leadership for teacher's academic optimism: moderating effect of training comprehensiveness. European Journal of Training and Development ,Emerald Journals, s (Impact Factor – 1.648), 40(5), 321-344.

27. Jaiswal, N., & Dhar, R. L. (2016). The influence of servant leadership, trust in leader and thriving on employee creativity.  Leadership & Organization Development Journal,Emerald Journals, (Impact Factor – 3.242), 38(1), 2-21

28. Jaiswal, D., & Dhar, R. L. (2016). Impact of perceived organizational support, psychological empowerment and leader member exchange on commitment and its subsequent impact on service quality. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Journals, s (Impact Factor – 2.773) 65(1), 58-79.

29. Srivastava, A. P., & Dhar, R. L. (2015). Training comprehensiveness: construct development and relation with role behaviour. European Journal of Training and Development, Emerald Journals, (Impact Factor – 1.648), 39(7), 641-662.

30. Mittal, S., & Dhar, R.L. (2015). Transformational leadership and employee creativity: mediating role of creative self-efficacy and moderating role of knowledge sharing. Management DecisionEmerald Journals(Impact Factor – 1.87), (Impact Factor – 1.87), 53(5), 894-910

31. Sharma, J., Dhar, R. L. & Tyagi, A. (2015). Stress as a mediator between work-family conflict and psychological health among the nursing staff: Moderating role of emotional intelligence, Applied Nursing Research, Elsevier (Impact Factor – 1.3), 30, 268-275.

32. Dhar, R.L. (2014). Job search processes for tribal people from Jharkhand and West Bengal. South Asia Research, Sage, 34(3), (Impact Factor – 0.674), 34(3), 191-208.

33. Tyagi, Akansha & Dhar, R.L. (2014). Factors affecting health of the Police Officials: Mediating role of Job stress, Policing: An International journal of Police strategies & ManagementEmerald Journals, (Impact Factor – 1.916), 37(3), 649-664.

Honors And Awards
Honors
Government of India, India Patent office
2023
Patent Granted titled "Abdomen fitness device."
IIT Roorkee
2018
Outstanding Young Faculty Award (lnstitute Research Fellowship)
Govt. of India, Indian Patent Office
2018
Patent Granted titled "Knee Rehabilitation Device"
Govt. of India, Indian Patent Office
2023
Patent Granted titled "Belly and waist fitness exercising equipment."
IIM Ahmadabad
2016
Conference best doctoral paper award
Emerald
2015
Emerald literati award
IIT Bombay
2015
The Best Paper Award
(NASI SCOPUS)
2014
Young scientist award (Runners Up award)
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Strategic HRM ( IBM )
Spring
Business Environment ( BM 506 )
Autumn
Strategic HRM ( IBM )
Spring
Students
SuperVisions
The impact of career adaptability on turnover intentions of hospitality employees in the pandemic era: mediation role of career competency
24 Jul 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Akshay Sharma
Organizational response to Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on employees work outcomes
26 Dec 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Nidhi Kumari
Psychological and behavioural consequences of job insecurity: the role of generational idiosyncrasies
26 Dec 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Himanshu Gupta
Impact of job crafting on extra role behaviors: the role of work engagement and role breadth self efficacy
27 Dec 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Tulika Mukherjee
Implications of experiencing workplace incivility
27 Dec 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Durrey Shahwar
Impact of workplace ostracism on workplace deviance and service sabotage: role of emotional exhaustion and moral identity
27 Dec 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Nupur Sharma
Effect of job crafting on job perfromance: the influencing role of work engagement and LMX
31 Jul 2018 - 18 Sep 2023
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ayushi Yadav
Diversity training in hospitality
01 Jul 2018 - 25 Jul 2023
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Prachi Thakur
Employability of handicraft workers: mediating role of skill development
01 Jan 2017 - 01 Aug 2020
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Ms. Gunjan Joshi
Green competencies: conceptualisation, construct development and measurement validation
01 Jul 2016 - 01 Aug 2019
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Clement Cabral
Impact of stress on quality of care: the moderating role of workplace spirituality
01 Jan 2013 - 01 Apr 2016
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Ms. Jyoti
Authentic leadership as a predictor of school teachers' extra role behavior
01 Jul 2013 - 01 Oct 2016
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Anugamini Srivastava
Stress and its effect on psychological health: moderating role of emotional intelligence
01 Jan 2013 - 01 Feb 2016
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Akansha Tyagi
Transformational Leadership and its effect on employee creativity
01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jul 2016
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Swati
Effect of Human Resource Practices on employee creativity
01 Jul 2013 - 01 Oct 2016
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Deepakshi
Strategic human resource management and its impact on innovation performance
01 Jul 2015 - 01 Jun 2019
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Noopur Singh
Impact of LMX on employees’ service innovative behavior and turnover intentions
01 Jan 2013 - 01 Sep 2016
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Shreya Garg
Servant leadership as a predictor of innovative behavior
01 Jul 2013 - 01 Dec 2016
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Neeraj Kumar Jaiswal
Miscellaneous
Events
Strategic HRM for effective performance
14 Jun 2014 - 15 Jun 2014
Self Sponsored
Strategic HRM and Research Perspectives
23 May 2015 - 24 May 2015
Self Sponsored
Strategic HRD and Research Perspectives
10 Jun 2017 - 11 Jun 2017
Self Sponsored