Aparna is an Assistant Professor in the area of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at TAPMI, Manipal. She holds a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. Her scholarly interests lie in contemporary employment relationships, with a particular focus on non-traditional work arrangements, platform labor, and the future of work. She specializes in qualitative and process-based research methods, including grounded theory, phenomenology, and systematic literature reviews. She has a growing body of work examining the evolution of psychological contracts, employment regulation, and workplace dignity. Her research also engages with themes of gender, intersectionality, and diversity in organizational settings. At TAPMI, she teaches courses in HRM and Employment Relations, and is passionate about bridging academic rigor with real-world relevance.
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Human Resource Management, Employment Relations/Industrial Relations, Labour Laws.
Gig economy, Non-standard work arrangements, organizational psychology, employee well-being, psychological contracts, gender, diversity and inclusion in organizations.
Conferences and Workshops
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Best Paper Award:“Employee Relations as Enterprise Soft Power: The Case of Tata Sons” co-authored with Prof. Manoranjan Dhal, 2nd International Conclave on Globalizing Indian Thought, IIM Kozhikode, 2021.
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