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Dr. Pallabi Mund
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Dr. Pallabi Mund

Associate Professor

  • School/College

    Faculty of Management and Commerce

  • Department

    Department of Management Studies

Dr Pallabi brings in 2.6 years of industry experience as HR Assistant in Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru and as Clinical and Counselling Psychologist at Nicholas Piramal, Bhubaneswar and 9 years of teaching experience as Assistant Professor (HR & OB). She has expertise in OB, HR, and core management disciplines. In research, She has a proven track record of scholarly contributions that includes two ABDC - A, Scopus - Q1, WOS - Q1 publications, with a total count of Seven SCOPUS indexed publications. Her research output also includes a book published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis, New York (SCOPUS indexed). She serves as a Book Reviewer for Routledge (New York) and IGI Global, as well as a Journal Reviewer for the Global Business Review (GBR), IMI Journal of Innovation and Management (both published by SAGE), International Journal of Business Competition and Growth (IJBCG), and International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing, (both published by Inderscience). In institution building, she has experience of 4 years as IQAC Coordinator and has led the NAAC Accreditation process. She has served as Co-investigator of four government and non-government consultancy projects. Additionally, she has been actively conducting various events, seminars, FDPs and imparting training on Soft Skills.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. - Stress Management and Personality Hardiness

    Department of Business Administration, Utkal University 2018

  • MBA – HR & Marketing  (Dual Specialization) 

    Dayananda Sagar College of Management and Information Technology (DSCMIT), Bangalore University 2010

  • MA – Clinical and Counselling Psychology (Specialization)

    Centre of Advanced Study, Utkal University 2006

  • BA - Psychology (Hons.)

    Utkal University 2004

Experience

Total Years of Experience

15 years (including 4 years of Research Experience)

Academic Experience
  • Assistant Professor - D. A. V. School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar (2020-2025)
  • Assistant Professor - Biju Patnaik Institute of Information Technology and Management Studies (BIITM), Bhubaneswar (2018-2020)
  • Assistant Professor - Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management (DSATM), Bengaluru (2012-2014)
Industry Experience
  • HR Assistant in Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. , Bengaluru, Karnataka – (2010-2012)
  • Clinical Psychologist at Nicholas Piramal, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (2006-2007)

  • Stress Management
  • Personality Hardiness
  • Leadership hardiness
  • HR Analytics
  • Workplace Well being
  • Happiness and employee well being

BOOK:
  • Mund, P. (2021). Culture and resilience at work: A study of stress and hardiness among Indian Corporate professionals. Routledge (New York). DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003182986 ISBN 9781032023458, eBook ISBN 9781003182986
BOOK CHAPTERS:
  • Mund, P., Mishra, M. (2024). Trends of Hardiness Research in Business Management: A Bibliometric Study. In: Rajagopal, Behl, R. (eds) Corporate Democracy, Open Innovation, and Growth. Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71667-6_17 SCOPUS Indexed
  • Mund, P., & Mishra, M. (2023). Influence of Gender and Role Stress on Hardiness: An Empirical Study. In Paradigm Shift in Business: Critical Appraisal of Agile Management Practices (pp. 119-132). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40439-9_6. SCOPUS Indexed
  • Mund, P. (2022). Bash on Regardless: A Case of a Hardy Leader. In Inclusive Businesses in Developing Economies: Converging People, Profit, and Corporate Citizenship (pp. 409-415). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12217-0_21. SCOPUS Indexed
  • Mund, P. (2021). The 3H’s of Stress Management. In Self-Management, Edited by Dr Srikanta Patnaik. Partridge Publishing India, ISBN-10: 1543707548, ISBN-13: 978- 1543707540 
  • Mund, P. (2021). COVID-19: A Curse which could actually be a boon. In Impact of COVID-19 in the Knowledge based Society. Published by – D. A. V. School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

National Conference Papers

  • Mund, Pallabi (2023). A Bibliometric Analysis of Hardiness Research in National Seminar on Business Strategies and Sustainability held at Trident Academy of Creative Technology, Bhubaneswar in association with AIMS.

  • Mund, Pallabi (2020). Managing Work Life Balance with the 3Cs of Hardiness at the National Seminar on Digital Transformation and Innovation in Indian Economy (DTIIE-2020), Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha

  • Mund, Pallabi (2019). Coping with role-boundedness through hardiness during economic crisis at the National Conference, Gandhi Institute for Technology (GIFT), Bhubaneswar in collaboration with AIMS.

  • Mund, Pallabi (2019). Managing Stress in VUCA Environment in the National Seminar on Managing Business in VUCA Environment: Challenges and Opportunities. Biju Patnaik Institute of IT & Management Studies (BIITM), Bhubaneswar

International Conference Papers

  • Mund, Pallabi (2025). A Bibliometric review of HR Analytics and Future research Directions in 10th
    International Conference on Global Business Environment (GBE) on International Business Diplomacy, Global Trade and Economic Development in Developing Countries held at International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneswar, India in association with EGADE Business School, Mexico City, Mexico

  • Mund, Pallabi (2023). Trends of Hardiness Research: A Topic Modelling Approach in 9th International Conference on Global Business Environment (GBE) on Corporate Democracy, Open Innovation and Growth in Developing Economies held at International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneswar, India in association with EGADE Business School, Mexico City

  • Mund, Pallabi (2023). Influence of Leaders’ Hardiness on the Mental Well Being of Employees in the International Conference on Connecting Social, Financial and Human Sciences for Sustainable Development held at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar.

  • Mund, Pallabi (2022). Exploring Social Exchange Theory based Consumer Research: Topic Modelling Approach at the 8th International Conference on Global Business Environment (GBE), Paradigm Shift in Business through Agile Practices held at International Management Institution (IMI), Bhubaneswar, India in association with EGADE Business School, Mexico City, Mexico

  • Mund, Pallabi (2022). New Trends of HR Auditing at the National Seminar on Emerging Dimensions of Corporate Reporting in the 21st Century organized by D.A.V. School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha in collaboration with Indian Accounting Association (IAA), Bhubaneswar Branch.

  • Mund, Pallabi (2020). Women at workplace: Coping with Role boundedness through “Hardiness”’ at the 3rd International Conference on “Future of Women ’20: The Next Generation of Women: Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities and Equal Participation”, organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Allameh Tabataba University, Iran and Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Turkey as Academic partners and co-hosted by the Centre for Women’s Studies, School of Social Sciences (University of Hyderabad, India), Vasanta College for Women (Admitted to the Privileges of Banaras Hindu University, India) and Nebraska Wesleyan University, USA, held at Bengaluru.

  • Mund, Pallabi (2019). Hardiness: A protective mechanism in reducing the adverse effects of role stress in post-digital era at the 13th Annual ISDSI Conference organized by the IIM Sambalpur at Bhubaneswar on Managing Industry Transformation in Post-Digital Era.

National Journal Papers

UGC-CARE List Group D

international Journal Papers

ABDC "A", WOS "Q1", SCOPUS "Q1" indexed

  • Mund, P., & Mishra, M. (2024). Hardiness: A review and research agenda. Personality and Individual Differences, 233, 112882. https://lnkd.in/gi-rq9nT

  • Mishra, M., & Mund, P. (2024). Fifty‐two years of consumer research based on social exchange theory: A review and research agenda using topic modeling. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 48(4), e13074.https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.13074

  • Mund, P. (2017). Hardiness and culture: a study with reference to 3Cs of Kobasa. International Research Journal of Management, IT and Social Sciences, 4, no. 2: 152-159. WOS Indexed.  Web of Science Researcher ID: K- 4291-2016. Thomson Reuters, Google Scholar, Indonesian Publication Index, Academic Resource Index, Research Junction Directory of Journals, Scientific Indexing Services, Scientific & Literature, Crossref . https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/irjmis/article/view/456

  • Mund, P. (2021). Indian Women at Workplace: Coping with “Role boundedness” through “Hardiness”. International Journal of Business and Management Research, 9(2), 201-206. doi.org/10.37391/IJBMR.090211

Google Scholar, Cross Ref, Index Copernicus, Ulrich’s, ProQuest, Cabell’s, EBSCO, Indian Citation Index (ICI), NAAS Indexed, DRJI, Thomson Reuters, Indonesian publication Index, Academic Resource Index, Research Junction Directory of Journals, Scientific Indexing Services, Scientific & Literature

  • Mund, P. (2020).Managing Work Life Balance and Role Stress in the Digital Era with the 3Cs of Hardiness. Asia Pacific Journal of Research in Business Management, 11 (8). ISSN: 2229-4104.  SCOPUS ID: 14999DAEA0F55A14, Listed at: Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, ProQuest, U.S.A. (Dec.2010), Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A, EBSCO Publishing, U.S.A.

  • Mund, P. (2017). Are women hardier? A Study on Indian corporate professionals. Paripex: Indian Journal of Research, 6(4), 530-531. UGC approved International journal. Indian Citation Index (ICI), NAAS Indexed, Google Scholar, DRJI, Index Copernicus (IC): 79.96, Impact factor: 6.941 (SJIF-2019). Google Scholar (IISS, DRJI, ISI, EZ3 & Cross Ref). https://www.worldwidejournals.com/paripex/fileview/are-women-hardier-a-study-on-indian-corporate-professionals-April_2017_6166572682_9210995.pdf  

  • Vijayashree, L., & Mund, P. (2011). Role stress and coping: A case in ITES company. Mustang Journal of Business & Ethics, 2, 101-114. ISSN: 1949-1735, E- ISSN: 1949-1727. Listed in Cabell's and Ulrich's, and is searchable in full text on EBSCO SCOPE Connection

  • Member of Executive Body of Utkal Management Alumni Association (UMAA), Utkal University

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