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Dr. Renju Mathai
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Faculty of Hospitality Management and Catering Technology
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Department of Management Studies
Dr. Renju Mathai is an experienced International Business, Human Resource Management & Hospitality Management Professor committed to fostering academic and personal excellence. Dr. Mathai was awarded his Doctorate in Human Resource Management with special reference to hospitality Industry from Manonmanium Sundaranar University Tirunelveli- Tamil Nadu . His research area is in HRM and Hospitality. Bringing over 26 years of experience, with strong communication, analytical skills, and a broad knowledge base. Proficient in fostering student engagement, identifying training needs, and collaborating across hierarchical levels. After his undergraduate degree in Hospitality Management, worked with the Oberoi Hotels in Chennai in 1997. Later Joined as a Lecturer in the department of Hotel management at PSG College of arts and Science in Coimbatore and served from 2000- 2004. Dr. Mathai was associated with NHL Stenden University, Qatar & The Netherlands. He was Program Leader and heading the Department of International Business Management studies at the Doha Qatar campus from 2004 to 2021. Dr. Mathai was a spearhead for organizing International educational field trips for students to destinations like Dubai, Sharjah, Abdudhabhi , Bahrain, Germany, South Korea, Amsterdam, Spain & Belgium. He also managed the FIBAA accreditation for the International Business Management Program under the Foundation of International Business Administration Accreditation (Germany) in November 2020. Dr. Mathai is also a certified PBL trainer (Problem based learning). He is also a well-versed trainer for training the students for International case study competitions in Doha Campus.
Qualifications
- Ph.D.
- MHRM
- BHM
Total Years of Experience: 26 Years
- Talent Management & Acquisition
- Leadership & Innovation
- Training Methodology and Development
- International HRM & Hospitality
- Mathai R. & V. Hemanth Kumar V. (2024) Work From Home For IT Professionals: A Cost Benefit Approach to Management Optimization. ISBN: 978-81-978661-4-2 3rd International Conference on Innovative and Sustainable Business Practice In the Digital ERA Harnessing Radical Transformation. Altech Group Publication – Chennai. UGC Care. 2024
- Mathai R. uday Shankar, Suhasini B, Sowmya CR , & Ramya J. (2024) Pan India Culture in Educational Institutions - A SWOT Analysis in Bengaluru Metro. ISBN: 978-81-978661-4-2 3rd International Conference on Innovative and Sustainable Business Practice In the Digital ERA Harnessing Radical Transformation. Altech Group Publication – Chennai. UGC Care - 2024
- Long-Term Service Excellence Dedicated 17 years of exceptional service to Stenden University, Qatar, demonstrating commitment, reliability, and contribution to the institution's mission and goals. Leadership in Accreditation Led the Exam Committee for IHM/ITM/IBMS Accreditation by the Dutch government in Qatar in 2011, ensuring strict adherence to standards and facilitating the accreditation process expertly. Managed FIBAA accreditation for the International Business Management Program under the Foundation of International Business Administration Accreditation Germany in November 2020.
- R. Mathai (2024) A Study on enhancing employee engagement in order to increase the organizational performance with select companies in India. Journal of Humanities and Social Science Studies .Vol. 13, Issue 1, No. 15, ISSN 2319 829X
- Ms. Sowmya. K ,& Dr. Renju Mathai (2024) Equity Practices as a Tool Against Internal Frauds: Insights from Bengaluru MNCs. - science/index.php/journal/article/view/2957/2773 Vol.44 No.3, Jul-Dec 2024: P. 23266-23276.I SSN 0970 1052. https://bpasjournals.com/library- science/index.php/journal/article/view/2958/2774
- Ms. Sowmya. K ,& Dr. Renju Mathai (2024) Leveraging Age and Disability practices to combat Internal Frauds. Library Progress International Vol.44 No.3, Jul-Dec 2024: P. 23277-23283. ISSN 0970 1052.
- Renju Mathai & Sowmya K , (2023) A Research Study Focused on understanding the Nexus of Frauds in the Lens of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Indian Organizations. RVIM Journal of Management Research , Vol .15 ,No:2 ISSN 0974-672
- Renju Mathai & Sowmya K , (2023) Forms of Workforce Diversity and its Implications in Curtailing the Frauds in Listed IT Companies in India RVIM Journal of Management Research , Vol .15 ,No:2 ISSN 0974-672
- Upendra B, Hemanth Kumar V, & Mathai.R & Suhashini (2023)Unleashing Success: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Leadership Competencies for Project Delivery in UAE Service Industries Journal of Jilin University (Engineering and Technology Edition) ISSN: 16 5497 E-Publication: Online Open Access: Vol: 42 Issue: 10-202 : 10.5281/zenodo.1002120.
- R. Mathai & V. Hemanth Kumar (2023) A study on Work Life Balance and its impact on Employee job satisfaction with special reference to select service firms in UAE. South India Journal of Social Sciences. ISSN: 0972-8945
- Renju Mathai,K. Thangaraja Arumugam, Balasubramanian, Renuga K, Mohamed Rafi V.Kalyani (2021) The Mediating Effect of Customer Intimacy On Electronic Word Mouth (eWOM) In Social Networking Sites On Buying Intention Indian Journal of Economics and Business Vol. 20 No. 2 (July-December 2021) Copyright@ Ashwin Anokha Publications & Distributions .ISSN No 0972-578
- Arumugam, Thangaraja and Jayakrishnan, Balaji and Ranganathan, Maharishi and Kadiresan, Vimala and Mathai, Renju, (2020) A Social Network Analysis on Understanding Pattern of Shoppers’ OmniChannel Adoption and Clustering Based on Channel Switching and Preference Attributes (October 17, 2020). International Conference on Business Management, Innovation & Sustainability (ICBMIS) 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3713754 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3713754
- Nisha. R, Thangaraja, Renju Mathai.(2020) Influence of Transformational Leadership: Driving Individual a Organizational Effectivene Test Engineering & Management Magazine The Mattingley Publishing Co., Inc. Vol 83, May 2020, ISSN:0193-4120 Page No. 102 46-102
- Thangaraja Arumugam, Sanjeev M.A., Renju K Mathai, Boselin Prabhu S.R., Balamourougane R. & Jarin T (2020) An Empirical Verification of the Proposed Distributor Marketing Intelligence System (DMiS) Model . https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJBIS.2024.138045. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2024.138045
- Mathai .R & Thangaraja, A (2018) Talent Pipeline of Software Employees in Doha: A Conceptual Approach. International Journal of Scientific Research and Review. Vol No 7, Issue 12. ISSN NO: 2279-543
- Mathai .R & Thangaraja, A (2018) A Case Study on Optimal Transportation Time Frame of Blue Crabs From Gujarat to Tamil Nadu International Journal of Management, Technology and Engineering. Vol 8 Issue 12 ISSN No: 2249-745
- Mathai .R & Thangaraja, A (2017) Human Resource Information system, Human resource performance and Moderating effect of National and International Banks of Bank employees in Qatar. International Journal of Research in Commerce, IT & Management. Volume No. 7, Issue No. 10 ISSN 2231-5756
- Mathai .R . (2017) Evaluation and effectiveness of E- Learning in the corporate training process with special reference to four- and five-star hotels in Tamil Nadu, India. I-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol 11; No4 ISSN-0973-5054
- Mathai .R & Thangaraja, A (2016) The Role of Q Metric Approach in the Training of Emotional Intelligence Competence among the Employees of the Hospitality Industry, Tamil Nadu- India. International Journal of Learning and Development, Vol. 6, No. 2 , ISSN :2164 4063
- Mathai .R . (2016) A Study of Training Managers and Department Managers role in Successful Implementation of E-Learning as Training Medium in Hospitality Industry in India. International Journal of Human Resource Studies. Vol. 6, No. 2; 2 June 2016 ISSN 2162-3058
- Mathai .R & Thangaraja, A (2016) Preference and Promoting of E-Learning as a Training Medium in the Hospitality Industry with Special Reference to Four- and FiveStar Hotels in Tamil Nadu – India. International Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 7, No. 3 ISSN 1923 4007 E-ISSN 1923-4015 Doi:10.5430/ijba.v7n3p91
- Mathai .R (2014) Impact of Robust Technology Training through E-Learning in Corporate Hotels in India. Journal of Management Research Vol. 6, No. 3, ISSN 1941-899X doi:10.5296/jmr.v6i3.5738
- Mathai .R (2012) The Impact of Employees Training on Green Marketing in Hospitality Industry. I-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol. 7 l No. 2 l ISSN 2230-715X.
- Long-Term Service Excellence Dedicated 17 years of exceptional service to Stenden University, Qatar, demonstrating commitment, reliability, and contribution to the institution's mission and goals. Leadership in Accreditation Led the Exam Committee for IHM/ITM/IBMS Accreditation by the Dutch government in Qatar in 2011, ensuring strict adherence to standards and facilitating the accreditation process expertly. Managed FIBAA accreditation for the International Business Management Program under the Foundation of International Business Administration Accreditation Germany in November 2020.