Staff Profile

Dr Nitin Simha Vihari Poluru, MCIPD, FHEA

Biography

Dr. Nitin Vihari completed his BTech in Engineering from JNTU (India) and MBA in HRM at National Institute of Technology, Trichy (India), before obtaining his PhD in HRM at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (India).  

He is an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), UK and a Professional Member of the Australian Human Resource Institute (MAHRI), Australia.

Nitin is the Campus Programme Coordinator of MA in Human Resource Management and Development. His learning and teaching interests include Human Resource Management, Leadership, Organizational Behaviour and Business Research Methods.   

Qualifications
  • Ph.D. (HRM), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
  • M.B.A. (HRM), National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India
  • B.Tech. (Electronics & Communications), JNTU, India.
Previous Positions
  • Assistant Professor of HRM & OB, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, UAE (2019-2022).
  • Assistant Professor of HRM & OB, Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, India (2017-2018).
Awards and achievements
  • 2013- Junior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, India
Membership of professional bodies and associations
  • Academic Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK 
  • Professional Member of Australian HR Institute, Australia  
Referee for Journals
  • Management and Labor Studies
  • Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
  • International Journal of Intelligent Enterprise
  • International Journal of Innovation and Learning
  • Journal of Sustainable Tourism
  • International Journal of E-Adoption

Research Interests
  • Human Resource Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Performance Management
  • Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Negotiation Analysis
  • Decision Making
Selected Publications
  • Yadav, R., Yadav, M., & Vihari, N. S. (2024). High-performance work system and learning orientation in offline, online, and hybrid workplaces: the mediating role of affective commitment. The Learning Organization, 31(1), 122-136. Emerald Publications.  
  • Prince, R., Vihari, N.S., Udayakumar, G. and Rao, M.K. (2024), "The effect of interpersonal conflict on employee behaviors: the role of perception of politics and competence uncertainty", International Journal of Conflict Management, Vol. 35 No. 4, pp. 796-815. 
  • Vihari, N. S. & Kaur, A. (2024). The Role of Generative AI-Assisted Literature Reviews in Transforming Academic Research. In A. Srivastava & S. Agarwal (Eds.), Utilizing AI Tools in Academic Research Writing (pp. 77-87). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1798-3.ch006
  • Yadav, M., Naim, M. F., Poluru, N. V., Joshi, Y., & Srivastava, A. P. (2024). The Impact of LMX and Job Stress on Service Quality of Police Personnel Through the Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction and Moderating Role of Social Support. FIIB Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/23197145241244596
  • Kumar, S., Sasidharan, A., Olasiuk, H., & Vihari, N. S. (2023). Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance and Financial Constraints in Indian Listed Firms. Global Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/09721509231152703. 
  • Vihari NS, Sinha NK, Tyagi A and Mittal S (2022). “Effect of mindfulness on online impulse buying: Moderated mediation model of problematic internet use and emotional intelligence”. Frontiers in Psychology. 13:1012331.  
  • Vihari, N.S., Yadav, M., Bhaskaran, T.S. and Srivastava, A. (2022) ‘Impact of workplace acculturation on expatriate job performance: does inter-cultural consciousness and selfefficacy play a role?’, International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, Vol. 13, No.3, pp: 282-304  
  • Yadav M & Vihari N.S., (2021). ‘Employee Experience: Construct Clarification, Conceptualization and Validation of a New Scale’, FIIB Business Review, pp: 1-15.  
  • Vihari N.S., Yadav, M., & Panda, T.K. (2022). "Effect of Soft TQM Practices on work role performance: Role of Innovative work behavior and Initiative climate", The TQM Journal, Vol. 34 No.1, pp. 160-177.
  • Prince R., Vihari, N.S., & Rao, M.K. (2021). "Examining the Effects of Sustainable HRM on Employee Work Wellbeing: The Role of Voice Behavior and Trust in Management", Managing Risk and Decision Making in times of Economic Disruptions and Distress: A Collective Study, Emerald Publications, Volume 108B, 158-171.
  • Vihari N.S., & Yadav M., (2021). Effect of Change Agent Leadership Style on Successful ERP Implementation and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence, International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design, Vol 12, No.4, pp.1-16.
  • Rao, P., Balasubramanian, S., Vihari, N., Jabeen, S., Shukla, V., & Chanchaichujit, J. (2021). "The e-commerce supply chain and environmental sustainability: An empirical investigation on the online retail sector", Cogent Business & Management, Vol.8, No.1, pp:1-29.
  • Ajmal, M., Jabeen, S.S. and Vihari, N.S. (2021) “Business model innovation and financial performance: a study of trading and services SMEs in UAE”, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp.261–272.
  • Prakash R., Vihari N.S., & Jabeen S.S. (2021)"Reimagining the Fashion Retail Industry through the implications of COVID-19 in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries", FIIB Business Review, Vol. 10, No.4, pp: 327–338.
  • Vihari, N. S., Rao, M. K., & Doliya, P. (2019). “Organizational learning as an innovative determinant of organizational sustainability: An Evidence-Based Approach”. International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol 23, No. 3, pp:1-23.
  • Vihari, N. S., & Rao, M. K. (2019). “Sustainable HRM as a contextual antecedent of organizational effectiveness–a moderated mediation model”. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, Vol 19, No.3, pp: 299-321.
  • Vihari, N. S. (2019). “Effects of Business Model Innovation on Corporate Sustainability: Intervening role of Organizational Learning and Strategic Flexibility”, International Journal of Innovation and Learning, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp: 131-154.
  • Vihari, N.S., & Rao, M.K. (2018). “Antecedents and Consequences of Sustainable Human Resource Management: Empirical Evidence from India”, Jindal Journal of Business Research Vol.7, No.1, pp: 1-25.
  • Vihari, N.S., Rao, M.K. and Jada, U. (2018). “Empirical linkage between sustainable HRM and organisational flexibility: A SEM-based approach”, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp.65–86.
  • Vihari,N.S. & Rao, M.K. (2017). “Business Model Innovation and Organizational Mindfulness as determinants of Corporate Sustainability: An Empirical Study”, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp.238–254.
  • Vihari, N.S., Singh, B., & Rao, M.K. (2015). “Measuring Human Capital Management Maturity Index: A Study of Select Indian Public Sector Banks”, International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp.1–26.
  • Vihari, N.S., & Rao, M.K. (2014). “Effects of Organizational Ambidexterity and Change for Sustainability on Organizational Effectiveness: Empirical Evidence from India”, International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp: 376-388.

Revulagadda, R. K., Kumar, S., Olasiuk, H., Singh, S., Vihari, N. S., & Vats, S. (2023, February). A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Financial Technology Applications. In 2023 3rd International Conference on Innovative Practices in Technology and Management (ICIPTM) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85160008195&doi=10.1109%2fICIPTM57143.2023.10118147&partnerID=40&md5=21dea79d37bbd6a1edf84ef5d280c08e
Kumar, S., Sasidharan, A., Olasiuk, H., & Vihari, N. S. (2023). Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance and Financial Constraints in Indian Listed Firms. Global Business Review, 09721509231152703. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85159722501&doi=10.1177%2f09721509231152703&partnerID=40&md5=8f5502f7032b59e0f324e4257b9ee9bf
Kumar, S., Sasidharan, A., Olasiuk, H., & Vihari, N. S. (2023). Does board independence matters for dividend policy in emerging economies. Procedia Computer Science, 221, 853-860. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85171758935&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2023.08.061&partnerID=40&md5=b84e3d9532b1d112bcc94d745d38aec2
Vihari, N. S., Sinha, N. K., Tyagi, A., & Mittal, S. (2022). Effect of mindfulness on online impulse buying: Moderated mediation model of problematic internet use and emotional intelligence. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1012331. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85144262877&doi=10.3389%2ffpsyg.2022.1012331&partnerID=40&md5=8e1c34f4796a73ec0405410fb8fb3b72
Yadav, R., Yadav, M., & Vihari, N. S. (2023). High-performance work system and learning orientation in offline, online, and hybrid workplaces: the mediating role of affective commitment. The Learning Organization (Online First) https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85173525636&doi=10.1108%2fTLO-10-2022-0118&partnerID=40&md5=768838de57c4989f322763457be016b3
Vihari, N. S., Yadav, M., Bhaskaran, T. S., & Srivastava, A. (2022). Impact of workplace acculturation on expatriate job performance: does inter-cultural consciousness and self-efficacy play a role?. International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 13(3), 282-304. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142488801&doi=10.1504%2fijwoe.2022.126958&partnerID=40&md5=be877a640aeea788abe3e1d6b10cd230
Gaur, P., Vihari, N. S., & Sharma, G. M. (2022). Managing age diversity at the workplace: Global perspectives. In Global Perspectives on Maintaining Gender, Age, and Religious Diversity in the Workplace (pp. 278-293). IGI Global. https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/managing-age-diversity-at-the-workplace/312395

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