Faculty Details
Faculty

Mamta Mohapatra  

Specialization
:
OB and HR
Designation
:
Professor
Email
:
mamta@imi.edu

Mamta Mohapatra  

  • Ph. D Utkal University 
  • GCPCL Harvard Business School 
  • FDP in Management, IIM Ahmedabad
  • Masters in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations 
  • LLB Utkal University 
  • B.A Economics Honours & Distinction
  • Certified HR Competency Assessor
  • CMI Level 5 (UK) Certification in Management & Leadership
  • Associate Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)  

Mamta Mohapatra  

  • Dr. Mamta Mohapatra is a Professor and the Area Chair of the Organizational Behavior and Human Resource (OBHR) Area at the International Management Institute in New Delhi. She has nearly thirty years of experience in teaching, research, training, and consulting in the fields of Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, and Organizational Behavior.

  • Before her current position, Dr. Mohapatra worked as a Manager at Greggs of Enfield in London and was a faculty member at the Asia Pacific Institute and the Institute for Integrated Learning in Management in New Delhi.
     
  • She has provided training and consulting services to various public and private sector organizations, including ONGC, Cyber Media India Ltd., Bharti Telecom Ltd., Triune Projects Ltd., NTPC, GMR, MMTC, NSPCL, Tata Power, JSPL, EIL, Pepsi Foods, Tata Communications, Pepsico, Vodafone, IFFCO, Dena Bank, IOB, Allahabad Bank, Syndicate Bank, NHPC, and NPCIL, among others.
     
  • As an expert in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior, Dr. Mohapatra has received training at Harvard Business School and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. She has taught various courses on Human Resource Management, Talent Management, Diversity Management, Basic Managerial Skills, Industrial Relations, Change Management, Compensation Management, and Reward Systems in Postgraduate Programs.

Industry Experience 

Dr. Mohapatra worked as a Manager at Greggs of Enfield in London from January to September 1997. In her role, she focused on talent management and personnel administration, which included salary administration, staff management (preparing timesheets and work schedules), sickness and leave management, handling employee grievances, and coordinating with other units and the Head Office. Her outstanding performance was recognized when she received the 'Manager of the Month Award' for achieving excellent core growth for the unit.

 

Administrative Experience

As the founding Programme Director of the two-year full-time PGDMHRM course at IMI, from May 2006 to 2010, she was responsible for industry liaison, organizing field projects for students, program design, curriculum development, system development, documentation, and interfacing with industry and academic institutions, among other related activities.

 

Dr. Mohapatra has been deeply involved in institution-building activities and currently serves as a member of the Academic Council and various committees at IMI.

Mamta Mohapatra  

Dr. Mamta Mohapatra is currently a Professor and Area Chair of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources (OBHR), the Program Chair of the PGDM Online Program, and the Chairperson of the Centre for Women Development at IMI, New Delhi. With nearly three decades of experience in teaching, research, training, and consulting, she specializes in Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, and Organizational Behavior. 

 

Previously, she served as a Manager at Gregg’s of Enfield in London. Dr. Mohapatra has been involved in training and consulting activities with numerous major Maharatna, Navaratna, and Miniratna Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), as well as leading private sector organizations across India. She has trained over 10,000 participants, both national and international, from more than 70 countries, working in government, public, and private sector organizations. 

 

She is a certified HR Competency Assessor and an NLP Practitioner, having acquired expertise in training from Harvard Business School, particularly in Participant-Centered Learning with a focus on case method teaching. Dr. Mohapatra has published numerous research articles in reputed journals and authored five books. Her contributions to the field have earned her several accolades and awards, including the Best HR Faculty Award from the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM).

 

Mamta Mohapatra  

Publications/Research  

Research Interest/Areas

Diversity Equity & Belongingness, Employee Well Being, Loneliness, Gender, Organisational Commitment, Employee Voice, Employee Engagement, Emotional Intelligence, Motivation, Work Values, Work Culture, Internal Locus of Control, Talent Management 


A. Books 

  • Talent Management: A Contemporary Perspective (co-authored), Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2021
  • Performance Management System: Readings and Cases (co-edited) Excel Books, New Delhi, 2013
  • Capability Building for Cutting Edge Organizations (co-edited) Excel Books, New Delhi, 2013
  • Young Leaders Success Code (co-authored) Excel Books, New Delhi, 2011.
  • Indian Adaptation of book Management [10th Ed.], Robert Kreitner, Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 

B. Papers in Various Journals 

More than 30 research based articles in national peer/blind reviewed journals, articles in other journals, souvenirs, newsletters, seminars and conferences.

C. Case Analysis /Book Review 

Have published case analysis in leading journals and done several book and manuscript reviews 

D. Sponsored Research/ Reports 

Research / Consultancy assignments with focus on vision building, strategic management, leadership and team building, appraisal and counselling, organizational and inter-personal communication, training and development, HRD strategy, improving work cultures, participative management, trade union leadership development etc.

Has also been involved in research projects taken up by IMI New Delhi for leading public sector organizations like IOCL, SAIL etc. 

 

Mamta Mohapatra  

Seminars/Conferences 

Presented papers in national and international conferences and have won awards and accolades. A few important ones are highlighted below: 

  • Attended the Case Writing and Course Development (CWCD) Seminar at Sao Paolo, Brazil conducted by Harvard Business School, during 14-17 March, 2011. 

Participated in the Global Colloquium on Participant Centered Learning (GCPCL) at Harvard Business School, Boston, July 25 – August 5, 2010.

Mamta Mohapatra  

Public & Professional Service 

  • Accredited Ph.D Supervisor: AIMA, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Utkal University, Bikaner University
  • External expert for AIMA Ph.D. Course 
  • External expert for Ph.D. evaluation for Universities like GGSIPU, J K Lakshmipat University, Sri Sri University, IGNOU, IIM Ranchi, IIT Kharagpur, NIT Rourkela, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, MDI Gurgaon amongst others
  • Reviewer of research articles for publication in international peer reviewed journals like Global Business Review, Vision 
  • Part of Panel of Experts for Promotion Process of Senior level Executives of Dena Bank 
  • Session Chair and external expert for various national and international level conferences
  • External Expert in IC under POSH in public & Private sector organizations 

Professional Interests:  

Professional interests include Applied and Action Research in Cross-cultural Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, Talent Management, Comparative Industrial Relations, Organization Restructuring and Management of Change.

Consultancy  

Involved in consultancy on ‘Organization Redesign and Development of Cyber Media (India) Ltd.’, New Delhi: as Associate Consultant Feb-Aug 1996 

Lead Consultant in project on ‘Status of Women Consultants in India’ for Consultancy Development Centre, Ministry of Science & Technology, GOI during 2008-09 

‘Employee Satisfaction Survey’ for Rural Electrification Corporation, a public sector undertaking during 2012 - 2013

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