Sajeet Pradhan

+91-431 2505055    sajeet@iimtrichy.ac.in

Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management.

PhD from IIT, Kharagpur

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Dr. Sajeet Pradhan is an Associate Professor in the area of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management. He completed his Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur in the area of Leadership and holds an MBA (Major in HR) from KIIT University. He is also UGC-NET qualified.
Dr. Sajeet has more than twenty years of experience in teaching, training, and consulting. He is a well-known behavioural trainer and has trained over 10,000 executives from organizations such as Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Larsen & Toubro (Heavy Civil and WET), State Bank of India (SBI), UDS, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Aditya Birla Group (Opus Paints and Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited), HPCL, CPCL, THRIWE, Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), TAFE, TMTL, RailTel, BEML, Exim Bank, IDBI, NHPC, GAIL, Petronet LNG Ltd., Bureau of Indian Standards, Indian Armed Forces, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Veritas Finance Pvt. Ltd., InsuranceDekho, Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank Limited (TSCAB), Servier India Pvt. Ltd., Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (OFT), ORG MARG–AC Nielsen, VIT University, SOA University, Utkal University, Ravenshaw University, BPUT, GIET University, C V Raman Global University, KIIT University, and DAV Schools.
He has trained government officers and corporate executives from more than 50 countries. Dr. Sajeet has also served as a Visiting Faculty at leading institutions such as IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Rohtak, and IIT Kharagpur.
He has authored 35 ABDC/ABS-indexed research articles with over 2,800 citations. His work has been published in reputed journals including International Journal of Conflict Management, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Personnel Review, Journal of Knowledge Management, Online Information Review, Evidence-based HRM, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Journal of Organizational Change Management, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, IIMB Review, and Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality. His scholarly work has also been featured in BBC Worklife.
Previously, he served as the Founding Editor of the IIMT Journal of Management and as an Associate Editor for journals such as Global Business Review (Scopus, ABDC) and Emerging Economy Studies (SAGE).
Dr. Sajeet has conducted several Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) on data analysis tools including SPSS, AMOS, SmartPLS, NVivo, and DELVE for Indian and international researchers.
Before joining IIM Trichy, he worked at IMI New Delhi as an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management.

Journal Articles

Agarwal, S; Pradhan, S, & Mishra, D | Year – 2025

Agarwal, S; Pradhan, S, & Mishra, D. (2025) "Does organizational pride transmit the effect of transformational leadership on employee service behavior? A study of the Indian hospitality industry, Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality, ABDC “B”

Gopal Mahapatra, Sadhna Dash, Sajeet Pradhan, Inika Sharma | Year – 2025

Mahapatra G, Dash S, Pradhan S, Sharma I (2025), "Leadership agility in India – a grounded theory approach". Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 38 No. 4 pp. 764–783, ABDC "B"

Agrawal, S. & Pradhan, S. | Year – 2023
Employees’ green work behavior in hotels: Role of green human resource management, green transformational leadership and value congruence. Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality (formerly International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research). ABDC B.

Pradhan, S. | Year – 2022
Social network fatigue: Revisiting the antecedents and consequences. Online Information Review. ABDC B.

Pradhan, S. | Year – 2022
Work stressors and job outcomes: An empirical investigation of frontline service employees in the Indian hospitality industry. Evidence-based HRM, 10(1), 35–52. ABDC B.

Pradhan, S., Agrawal, S., & Nigam, S. | Year – 2022
Abusive supervision and coping strategies among Indian professionals. IIMB Management Review. ABDC B.

Srivastava, S., Pradhan, S., Singh, L., & Madan, P. | Year – 2022
Consequences of abusive supervision on Indian service sector professionals: A PLS-SEM based approach. International Journal of Conflict Management, 33(4), 613–636. ABDC A.

Pradhan, S. and Gupta, P. | Year – 2021
Abusive supervision and work-family conflict: An empirical investigation of Indian professionals. International Journal of Conflict Management, 32(3), 493–513. ABDC A.

Jena, L. K. & Pradhan, S. | Year – 2020
Jena, L. K. & Pradhan, S. (2020) Workplace Persuasion: Conceptual Model, Development and Validation. Global Business Review, 21 (2), 567-585, ABDC "B"

Pradhan, S., Srivastava, A., & Jena, L. K. | Year – 2020
Abusive supervision and intention to quit: Exploring multi-mediational approaches. Personnel Review, 49(6), 1269–1286. ABDC A.

Pradhan, S., Srivastava, A., & Mishra, D. K. | Year – 2020
Abusive supervision and knowledge hiding: The mediating role of psychological contract violation and supervisor-directed aggression. Journal of Knowledge Management, 24(2), 216–234. ABDC A.

Jena, L. K., Bhattacharyya, P., & Pradhan, S. | Year – 2019
Am I empowered through meaningful work? The moderating role of perceived flexibility connecting meaningful work and psychological empowerment. IIMB Management Review, 31(3), 298–308. ABDC B.

Pradhan, S., & Jena, L. K. | Year – 2019

 Pradhan, S., & Jena, L. K. (2019). Getting Even: A Study of Abusive Supervision, Workplace Deviance and Intention to Quit in Indian Entrepreneurial Organizations. South Asian Journal of Business Studies, 8(3), 332-347. ABDC "B"

Jena, L. K. & Pradhan, S. | Year – 2018
Conceptualizing and validating workplace belongingness scale. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 31(2), 451–462. ABDC B.

Jena, L. K. & Pradhan, S. | Year – 2018
Workplace spirituality and employee commitment: The role of emotional intelligence and organisational citizenship behavior. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 31(3), 380–404. ABDC A.

Pradhan, S., & Jena, L. K. | Year – 2018
Abusive supervision and job outcomes: A moderated mediation study. Evidence-based HRM, 6(2), 137–152. ABDC B.

Pradhan, S., & Jena, L. K. | Year – 2018

Pradhan, S., & Jena, L. K. (2018) Emotional Intelligence as a Moderator in Abusive Supervision - Intention to Quit Relationship among Indian Healthcare professionals. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, 10(1), 35-49. ABDC "B"

Pradhan, S., Jena, L. K., & Bhattacharyya, P. | Year – 2018
Transformational leadership and contextual performance: Role of integrity among Indian IT professionals. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 67(2), 445–462. ABDC B.

Pradhan, S., & Jena, L. K. | Year – 2017
Effect of abusive supervision on employees’ intention to quit and the neutralizing role of meaningful work. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 25(5), 825–838. ABDC B.

Pradhan, S. & Pradhan, R. K. | Year – 2016

Pradhan, S. & Pradhan, R. K. (2016). Transformational Leadership and Job Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Meaningful Work. Global Business Review.17 (3S), 173S-185S. ABDC"B" 
PGPM / PGPMHR / PGPBM
  • Human Resource Management
  • Business Research Methods
  • Leadership Effectiveness & Performance (LEAP)
  • Talent Management
  • Diversity & Inclusion Management
  • HR Analytics
DPM / EDPM
  • Research in Human Resource Management
  • Social Science Research: A Tool-based Inquiry
CONDUCTED FDP / MDP / LDP AS (CO) PROGRAM DIRECTOR @ IIM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
  1. Co-Programme Director of Leadership Programme for the Regional Heads & State Heads of Insurance Dekho at IIM Trichy, 14–15 November 2025.
  2. Co-Programme Director of Future Pioneer – Management Development Programme for the executives of Bharat Electronics Limited at BEL Academy, Bangalore, 13–17 October 2025.
  3. Co-Programme Director of Saksham – Leadership Development Programme for the executives of Indian Oil Corporation Limited at IIM Trichy, 2–7 December 2024.
  4. Co-Programme Director of Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Senior Management Programme (PGCSMP Batch 03) at IIM Trichy, 2025.
  5. Co-Programme Director of MDP for Senior Executives of Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank Limited (TSCAB) held at IIM Tiruchirappalli from 19–22 May 2024.
  6. Designed and imparted a 1.5-day training programme for Grasim Industries (Paint Division), Kharagpur, from 27–28 March 2024.
  7. Co-Programme Director of MDP for Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai – Junior Level Managers (Batch 02), held at IIM Tiruchirappalli from 19–24 February 2024.
  8. Co-Programme Director of MDP for L&T (Heavy Civil IC), Arjuna Gurukul – Emerging Project Leadership Programme (Batch 03) at IIM Trichy from June 2023 to April 2024.
  9. Co-Programme Director of MDP for Junior Level Managers of TAFE & TMTL at IIM Trichy, 12–17 December 2023.
  10. Co-Programme Director of MDP for Junior Level Managers of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited at IIM Trichy, 13–19 March 2023.
  11. Co-Programme Director of MADHYAMA–1 Mid-Career Programme of IOCL at IIM Trichy, 20–26 June 2022.
  12. Co-Programme Director of Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Business Analytics & Applications (PGCBAA Batch 04) at IIM Trichy, 2022.
  13. Co-Programme Director of Executive Programme in Leadership and Change Management (EPLCM Batch 02) at IIM Trichy, 26 February 2022 – 20 December 2022.
  14. Co-Programme Director of MADHYAMA–1 Mid-Career Programme of IOCL at IIM Trichy, 13–22 November 2021.
FDP & MDP PROGRAM DIRECTOR @ IMI NEW DELHI
  1. FDP on “Qualitative Research Design using NVivo”, 23–24 January 2020, IMI New Delhi.
  2. International MDP for faculty members of Kabul University on “How to Write and Publish an Academic Research Paper in International Journals?”, 14–19 October 2019, IMI New Delhi.
  3. FDP on “Structural Equation Modeling using AMOS & SmartPLS”, 26–28 September 2019, IMI New Delhi.
  4. FDP on “How to Publish in Scopus & High Impact Journals”, 26–27 June 2019, IMI New Delhi.
  5. FDP on “How to Publish in Scopus & High Impact Journals”, 6–7 June 2019, IMI New Delhi.
  6. FDP on “Structural Equation Modeling (SEM–AMOS)”, 24–25 January 2019, IMI New Delhi.
  7. FDP on “How to Publish in Scopus & High Impact Journals”, 28–29 July 2018, IMI New Delhi.

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