Abinash Panda

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Profile

He has a rich and varied experience in corporate, academic and research roles.

Prior to joining MDI, he was with Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur as Associate Professor in the area of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management.  Before that he was with Adani group (Adani Enterprise) as Associate Vice President, Learning and Development. His other corporate assignments include General Manager, Leadership Development and Talent Management with Suzlon Energy, Senior Consultant with Tata Management Training Centre (TMTC), Pune.

He was the co-principal investigator of Tata-CCL joint research projects like Lessons of Experience (LOE), Bridging Cultural Boundaries (BCB) and Leadership Gap study, conducted in India.

He was also a faculty member in Organizational Behaviour Area with XLRI School of Business Management, Jamshedpur and a Visiting Faculty in OB area with IIM, Indore.

Prof. Abinash Panda is a graduate from International University of Japan (IUJ) and is a Fellow of Management Development Institute. He also has a Masters degree in Computer Applications from Regional Engineering College (currently National Institute of Technology), Rourkela. He has published around more than 45 research papers in various international and national journals He has also presented a number of papers in various national and international conferences including Academy of Management.

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

1.    National Seminar as a part of Silver Jubilee Celebration on the theme Re-imagining Management Education in the 21st Century: The Way Ahead, Institute of Management, Nirma University, January 31-February 1, 2020
Presented a paper titled ‘Business Schools in India at A Crossroad: Time to make Management Education Relevant while Chasing for “Triple Crown”! on January 31, 2020

2.    International Symposium on HR and Leadership Challenges for Business in India, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, 28-Jan 2011 to 29-Jan 2011
Presented the paper entitled ‘Talent Management @Suzlon: Starting from Scratch’ in the ‘Inspiring and Nurturing Talent’ track on 29 January, 2011

3.    Asia Pacific Researchers in Organizations Studies (APROS 12), Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
Presented the paper entitled ‘Trials and Tribulations in doing Field Studies in Formal Organizations in India: Lessons from the Field’, in the ‘Indigenous Management Track’ on 11 December 2007

4.    Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Meet, 2007, Philadelphia, USA
Presented the preliminary findings of Lessons of Experience, India Study in a presentation entitled ‘Developmental Experiences in Indian Corporate Context from a Comparative Perspective’, in a symposium entitled ‘Developmental Experiences in Indian Context: How Managers Learn to Lead (619)’, on 6th August 2017

5.    Conference on Understanding India, India Research Center, Aarhus Business School, Denmark, 3-Nov to 5-Nov, 2005
Paper entitled ‘Understanding India’s Unity in Diversity: A Review and Synthesis of the Findings of Some Select Studies’

6.    Workshop on Indian Culture and Management, COSMODE Management Research Center, Hyderabad, 14- April to 16- April 2005
Presented following two papers:
(a)    Impact of Societal Culture on Organizational Culture: Looking at the findings of a cross-societal study in India from Social Capital Perspective;
(b)    Conceptualizing Indian Business System based on Redding’s Framework: Setting Agenda for Future Research

7.    13th International Conference on Comparative Management, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Dec 4 to Dec 6, 2003
Presented a paper entitled, ‘Deciphering the Strength of an Organizational Culture from Cognitive Perspective by Measuring Peer-induced Cognitive Pressure: Empirical Evidence from a High-Tech organization in India’

8.    National Conference on Yoga and Indigenous Psychology, Pondicherry, 2002
Presented a paper entitled ‘Individualised Familial Self: The Evolving Self of Elite Indians’

9.    5th Convention on Strategic Management Forum with Conference Theme ‘Competitiveness 2010: Prospects, Tasks and Challenges’, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon 25 April to 27 April, 2002
Presented teaching case entitled ‘HICOM’ in the Case Colloquium track

10.    International Roundtable Conference on Developing Leaders, Teams and Organizations: Meeting Challenges of Global Markets and Technology, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon 15 Dec to 17 Dec 2002
Presented a paper entitled, ‘Role of Leaders in Developing Organizational Culture’.

ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDITED VOLUME 

1.    Panda, Abinash (2024) Developing Leaders in Business Schools: Professors as "Boundary Spanners", In Dickinson, J and Teri-Lisa, G. (Eds). Professional Development of Practitioners in Academia, Springer UK, pp. 255-271

2.    Pathak, S., Tripathy, Arun K., and Panda Abinash (2023). Focus on Social and Sustainability Goals: The Blurring Line Between a Commercial Enterprise and a For-Profit Social Enterprise, In Mishra, P., Sharma, A., Khanra, S., Kundu, Sumit K. and Mishra, S.K. (Eds) Digital Economy Post COVID-19 Era: Proceedings of 8th Conference of Indian Academy of Management (INDAM2023), Mumbai, India 2023, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0197-5, pp. 457-465

3.    Panda, Abinash (2022) ‘Effective Organizational Leadership in Indian Context’, In Pandey, A., Budhwar, P., and Bhawuk, D.P.S. (Eds). Indigenous Indian Management: Theory, Method and Practice, Palgrave McMillan, pp. 231-269
 
4.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, R. (2022) ‘Understanding Organizations and Business Ecosystems in India using Business Systems Framework’, In Pandey, A., Budhwar, P., and Bhawuk, D.P.S. (Eds). Indigenous Indian Management: Theory, Method and Practice, Palgrave McMillan, pp. 307-346.

5.    Panda, Abinash (2022) “Business Schools in India at A Cross road: Time to make Management Education Relevant while Chasing Triple Crown”, In Nina Muncherji (Ed.). Reimagining Management Education in the 21st Century, Bloomsbury, New Delhi, pp. 53-90.

6.    Panda, Abinash (2021) ‘Grooming leaders in Public Sector Banks: Proposing a Leadership Development Process’, In Anil K. Khandelwal (Ed.) Transformational Leadership in Banking: Challenges of Governance, Leadership and HR in a digital and disruptive world, pp. 187-205, Sage, New Delhi

7.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2019) ‘Unravelling and Harnessing the Indian Mindset: Implications for Organizations’, In (Eds.) Pawan S. Budhwar, Arup Varma, & Rajesh Kumar, Indian Business: Understanding a Rapidly Emerging Economy, pp. 72-84, Routledge, London

8.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2016) ‘Methodological Approaches and Challenges to Studying Indian Culture’, In (Eds.) A. Malik & V. Pereira, Indian Culture and Work Organizations in Transition, pp. 182-219, Routledge, London.

9.    Panda, Abinash (2015) ‘Mixed Methodology: Researching at Any Cost: Restorying My Journey into the ‘Unknown’’, In (Eds.) R. Gupta & R. Awasthy, Qualitative Research in Management: Methods and Experiences, pp. 194-209, Sage, New Delhi.

10.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2013) ‘Cultures and Organizations in India’, In (Ed.) G. Misra, Psychology and Psychoanalysis, pp. 989-1041, PHISPC- CONSSAVY Series, History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization (CSC), New Delhi.

11.    Panda, Abinash and Anand, M. (2011) ‘Nurturing Talent “Suzlon” way: Starting from Scratch’, In (Eds.) D. Chatterjee, M. Dhal, & T.N. Krishnan, HR and Leadership Challenges in Business in India, pp. 104-119, McMIllan, New Delhi.

12.    Gupta, Rajen K. and Panda, Abinash (2009) ‘Culture, Institutions and Organization in India’, In (Ed.) G. Misra, Psychology in India, Volume II, pp. 215-356, Pearson Education, New Delhi (ICSSR Sponsored Research Project).

13.    Gupta, Rajen K. and Panda, Abinash (2003) ‘Major Cultural Characteristics’, In (Ed.) M. Tayeb, International Management, (Chapter 4), Pearson Education, London.

14.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2003) ‘Developing and Maintaining a Strong Organizational Culture: A Case Study of a High-Tech Company’, In (Eds) Anup K. Singh & D. Chauhan, Developing Leaders, Teams and Organization, pp. 269-301, Excel Books, New Delhi.

15.    Gupta, Rajen K and Panda, Abinash (2003) ‘Cultural Imperatives for Developing Leaders, Teams and Organization, In (Eds) Anup K. Singh & D. Chauhan, Developing Leaders, Teams and Organization, pp. 371-388, Excel Books, New Delhi.

Research Publications

1.    Mishra, B. and Panda, A. (2024) ‘A phenomenological study of how mobile phone users in India cope with ‘call drops’’, Int. J. Productivity and Quality Management, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp.353–379.

2.    Jain, N. K., Panda, A., & Arghode, V. (2024). Tourism's circular economy: Opportunities and challenges from an integrated theoretical perspective. Business Strategy and the Environment, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3802

3.    Jain, N.K., Choudhary, P., Panda, Abinash, Jain, S. and Dey, P. K. (2022) Impact of Institutional Pressures and Dynamic Capabilities on Sustainability Performance of Oil and Gas Sector, International Journal of Energy Sector Management, DOI 10.1108/IJESM-01-2022-001

4.    Choudhary, P., Jain, N., and Panda, A. (2022). “Making small and medium enterprises circular economy compliant by reducing the single use plastic consumption”, Journal of Business Research, 149(2022): 448-462 [ABDC, A]

5.    Mishra, B., Tapasvi, S.K., and Panda, A. (2022). “Taking Flying to Masses: A Regulatory Governance Perspective”, International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, Vol. 7, No.3, pp. 227-248, Inderscience Publication

6.    Panda, Abinash, Jain, Nikunj and Sinha, S. (2021) ‘Job Meaningfulness, Employee Engagement, Supervisory Support and Job Performance: A Moderated- Mediation Analysis’, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 71 No. 6, pp. 2316-2336, DOI 10.1108/IJPPM-08-2020-0434 [ABDC, B]

7.    Bondia, Ripsy, Biswal, P. and Panda, Abinash (2021) ‘Investigating Association between factors driving attention to a stock and rationale to buy it: An Empirical Analysis’, Review of Behavioural Finance, DOI 10.1108/RBF-05-2021-0082, [ABDC, B]

8.    Panda, A., Jain, N.K. and Nambudiri, R. (2021), "Work–family conflict, affective commitment, leadership and job satisfaction: a moderated mediation analysis", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 71 No. 4, pp. 1469-1489. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-01-2020-0040  [ABDC: “B”]

9.    Jain NK, Panda A, Choudhary P. Institutional pressures and circular economy performance: The role of environmental management system and organizational flexibility in oil and gas sector. Bus Strat Env. 29: 3509-3525. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2593 (ABDC: ‘A’; Impact Factor : 5.43) (International Peer Reviewed)

10.    Panda, Abinash (2020) "Interview with Dr Anil K. Khandelwal: Leading Transformation of a Public Sector Bank Through People Processes and Building Intangibles", South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, 7(1) 135–143, 2020 (International Peer Reviewed)

11.    Bondia, R., Biswal, P.C., and Panda, Abinash (2019) ‘The Unspoken Facets of Buying by Individual Investors in Indian Stock Market’, Review of Behavioural Finance, Vol.11, No.3, pp, c. [ABDC, B]

12.    Panda, Abinash (2019) ‘Why do Leadership Development Efforts Fail in Organizations in India and what can be done about it? International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 18(2): 184-217 (International Peer Reviewed)

13.    Panda, Abinash and Jain, N. (2018) ‘Compulsive Smartphone Usage and Users’ Ill-being among Young Indians: Does Personality Matter?’ Telematics and Informatics, 35(5): 1355- 1372. (Impact Factor: 3.789; ABDC: C Category) (International Peer Reviewed)

14.    Panda, Abinash (2018) ‘Experience-centric Leadership Development Process: Challenges and Way forward for Organizations in India’, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 16(1): 99-116. (ABDC: ‘C’) (International Peer Reviewed)

15.    Panda, Abinash (2015) ‘Management Education: A fit Case for Reengineering’, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 11(3): 356-387. (ABDC: C Category) (International Peer Reviewed)

16.    Panda, Abinash (2015) ‘Bringing Academic and Corporate Worlds Closer: We need Pracademics’, Management and Labour Studies, 39(2): 149-159. (National Peer Reviewed)

17.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2014) ‘Making Academic Research More Relevant: A Few Suggestions’, IIMB Management Review, 26(3): 156-169. (ABDC: B Category) 

18.    Panda, Abinash, Karve, S. and Mohapatra, D. (2014) ‘Aligning learning and development strategies with Business: strategy to operations’, South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management, 1(2): 261-281. (International Peer Reviewed)

19.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2013) ‘Using Mixed Methods Approach in Cross-cultural Studies: Lessons of a Research Experience’, Psychological Studies, 58(3): 289-307. (National Peer Reviewed)

20.    Panda, Abinash (2013) ‘Do You Know Who You Are Dealing With? Cultural Due Diligence: What, Why and How’ Vikalpa, 38(2): 1-20. (National Peer Reviewed)

21.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2012) ‘Deconstructing Context Sensitive Nature of Indians’ Behaviour: A Preliminary Attempt to develop Taxonomy of Indian Behaviour’, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 5(6): 696-733. (International Peer Reviewed)

22.    Panda, Abinash, Gupta, Rajen K. and Kalra, Satish K. (2012) ‘Uncovering the Influencing Factors that Shape a Bank’s Branch Culture using Ethnographic Case Study Method’, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 5(3): 321-365.  (International Peer Reviewed)

23.    Panda, Abinash, Gupta, Rajen K. and Kalra, Satish K. (2009) ‘The Trials and Tribulations of Gaining and Maintaining Entry in the Formal Organizations in India: Lessons from the Field’, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2(4): 423-453. (International Peer Reviewed

24.    Munusamy, V., Panda, Abinash, and Mathur, Sangeeta (2007) ‘Reasonable Woman Standard, Leadership and Sexual Harassment Prevention’, The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, Common Ground Publishers (International Peer Reviewed)

25.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2007) ‘Call for Developing Indigenous Organizational Theories in India: Setting Agenda for Future’, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 1(1-2), pp. 205-243. (International Peer Reviewed)

26.    Pradhan, Debasis and Panda, Abinash (2005) ‘Programmed Instruction: A Pedagogical Method’, Indian Journal of Training and Development, 35(3): 116-125. (National Peer Reviewed)

27.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2005) ‘Measuring Organizational Culture through Peer-Induced Cognitive Pressure: An Empirical Study’, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 41(1): 1-28. (National Peer Reviewed)

28.    Sinha, J.B.P., Sinha, R.B.N., Bhupatkar, A.P., Sukumaran, A., Gupta, P., Gupta, Rajen K., Panda, Abinash, Singh, Shailendra, Singh-Sengupta, S. and Srinivas, E.S. (2004) ‘Facets of Social and Organizational Cultures and Managers’ Work-related Thoughts and Feelings’, Psychology and Developing Societies, 16(1): 1-25. (National Peer Reviewed)

29.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2004) ‘Mapping Cultural Diversity within India: A Meta-Analysis of some Recent Studies’, Global Business Review, 5(1): 27-49. (National Peer Reviewed)

30.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2003) ‘Measuring the “strength” and “intensity” of Culture: Going Beyond Climate Like Measures’, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 39(2): 143-165. (National Peer Reviewed)

31.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2003) ‘Why Mission Statements Become a Show Piece? Case of an Indo-American Joint Venture’, Vikalpa, 28(2): 23-47. (National Peer Reviewed)

32.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2003) ‘Individualized Familial Self: The evolving self of qualified technocrats in India’, Psychology and Developing Societies, 15(1): 1-29. (National Peer Reviewed)

33.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2002) ‘Studying Organizational Culture: HICOM India’, IIMB Management Review, 14(4): 10-21. (National Peer Reviewed)

34.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2002) ‘Challenges in Developing a Strong Organizational Culture: Lessons from a Case study of a High-Tech Company in India’, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 37(3): 332-355. (National Peer Reviewed)

35.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2001) ‘Understanding Organizational Culture: A Perspective on Roles of Leaders’, Vikalpa, 26(4):3-19. (National Peer Reviewed)

TEACHING CASES 

1.    Panda, Abinash, Jain, Anshul and Mishra, Samir (2017) ‘Schneider Electric India: Leadership Challenges’ [Teaching Case], ISB-Ivey Publishing, [9B17CO11] [Awarded Honourable Mention Certificate in ISB-Ivey Global Case Competition, 2016]

2.    Panda, Abinash, Gupta, Rajen K. and Kalra, Satish K. (2006) ‘Gurgaon Branch’ [Teaching Case], Asian Case Research Journal, 10(1): 103-142.

3.    Panda, Abinash and Gupta, Rajen K. (2002) ‘Hi-Tech Communication Limited (HICOM)’, [Teaching Case], Asian Case Research Journal, 6(2): 129-166.

SHORT ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN PRACTITIONERS’ MAGAZINES 

1.    Panda, Abinash (2019) ‘A Role to Play’, Indian Management, December Issue
2.    Panda, Abinash (2013) ‘Becoming a Leader for the First Time: Are you Ready?’, Business Manager, August Issue
3.    Panda, Abinash (2013) ‘Role Modeling: Potent Leadership Development Tool’, Business Manager, June Issue
4.    Panda, Abinash (2013) ‘Executive Derailment: What and Why’, Indian Management, May Issue
5.    Panda, Abinash (2013) ‘Enriching, Engaging and Enabling- The New Retention Strategy’, Business Manager, April Issue
6.    Panda, Abinash (2013) ‘Integrity, Courage and Empathy: Essence of Enduring Leadership’, Business Manager, February Issue
7.    Panda, Abinash (1990) ‘Information Systems for Management’, Indian Management, March Issue

SHORT ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS 

1.    Panda, Abinash and Jain, Anshul (2016) ‘Fresh MBAs lack Teamwork Skills’, The Financial Express, April 25, https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs/fresh-mbas-lack-teamwork-skills/242285/
2.    Panda, Abinash (2001) ‘Morality cannot be damned’, The Economic Times on Sunday, April 22
3.    Panda, Abinash (2000) ‘Loyalty thy name is Japs’, The Learning Curve, The Economic Times, April 24
4.    Panda, Abinash (2000) ‘Japanese Art of Corporate War’, The Learning Curve, The Economic Times, April 17
5.    Panda, Abinash (1999) ‘Confucius in Indian Context,’ The Learning Curve, The Economic Times, November 1.

SHORT ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN BLOGS 

1.    Coping with Work Family Conflict, People Matters, https://www.peoplematters.in/blog/life-at-work/coping-up-work-family-conflict-28920, April 2021
2.    How work from home has impacted productivity, India Today, https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers/story/how-work-from-home-has-impacted-the-productivity-of-an-employee-1741906-2020-11-18, November 18, 2020

3.    Panda, Abinash (2013) ‘Don’t Ignore Cultural Due Diligence in M&A’, People Matters, https://www.peoplematters.in/blog/leadership/dont-ignore-cultural-due-diligence-in-m-and-a-3781, 10- Oct, 2013

4.    Panda, Abinash (2013) ‘Empathy: The ‘Forgotten’ Leadership Skill’, People Matters, https://www.peoplematters.in/blog/leadership/empathy-the-forgotten-leadership-skill-3640, 18-Sep, 2013

ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC DEBATE

1.    ‘Tackling Corruption at Workplace’, Ramanathan, Joshi & Dhanjal, LiveMint, https://www.livemint.com/Companies/hTGgIeK6ExXE4nIkMOQrNN/Tackling-corruption-at-workplace.html, Dec-10, 2014

BOOK REVIEWS 

1.    Panda, A. (2020). Review of title CEO: Chess Master or Gardener? How Game-Changing HR Reforms Created a new Future of Bank of Baroda, 2018, By Anil K. Khandelwal, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 358 + xxvi pp., `750. ISBN: 978-0-19-948564-2. South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 7, No.2, pp. 315-324.

2.    Panda, A. (2019). Review of the Title: CEO: Chess Master or Gardener? How Game-changing HR Reforms Created a New Future of Bank of Baroda, 2018, By Anil K. Khandelwal, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 358 + xxvi pp., `750. ISBN: 978-0-19-948564-2., Vision, Volume 23, No. 1, pp. 107-110 (Published in 2019)