Ameesh Samalopanan
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.
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%
Humanistic Management, Critical management Studies, Micro Organizational Behavior
- 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
- 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.
Organizational Behavior, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, Psychology for Managers, Human Resource Management, Counselling Skills for Managers, Social Psychology, Business Studies.