• Current Position: Assistant Professor, OBHRM Area, IIM Visakhapatnam  

• Highest Qualification: PhD, OBHRM, IIM Indore, 2015 

• Total Experience: 12 years (Academia: 10 | Industry: 2) 

• Research Interests: Work Engagement, Job Crafting Behavior, Work Non-work Conflict, Technology Interface 

• Teaching Areas: Micro Organizational Behavior, Business Ethics, Conflict Management, Negotiation, Change Management 

• Academic Profile (1–2 lines): Anupama Sharma teaches OBHRM courses and publishes high quality research in addition to offering MDP sessions across many government, non-government  

Journal Articles 

• Tippavajjula, A., & Sharma, A. (2026). "Navigating accessibility and inclusivity: Perceptions and usability of artificial intelligence-enabled job application systems for persons with disabilities." New Technology, Work and Employment (Early View), 1-16. (ABDC-A)  

• Tomer, G., & Sharma, A. (2022). "Impact of individual perceptions of technology on turnover intention among IT professionals." Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 24(4), 361-380. (ABDC-B)  

• Sharma, A., & Nambudiri, R. (2020). "Work engagement, job crafting and innovativeness in the Indian IT industry." Personnel Review, 49(7), 1381-1397. (ABDC-A)  

• Sharma, A., & Nambudiri, R. (2015). "Job-leisure conflict, turnover intention and the role of job satisfaction as a mediator: An empirical study of Indian IT professionals." South Asian Journal of Management, 22(1), 7-27. (ABDC-C) 

Conference Papers (Peer-reviewed) 

• Sharma, A., & Tomer, G. (2021). "A mixed-method approach towards organizational diagnosis in an Indian city development organization." International Society for Data Sciences and Innovation – Global (ISDSI-Global), IIM Nagpur, India. 

• Sharma, A. (2019). "Examining the effects of work engagement on work-nonwork conflict: A conservation of resources perspective." 19th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), Lisbon, Portugal. 

• Sharma, A., & Nambudiri, R. (2017). "Work engagement: Dark side of a bright construct." 5th Biennial Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, IIM Indore, India. 

• Sharma, A. (2017). "Is work engagement always good? A look at negative personal outcomes." 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 

• Sharma, A., & Nambudiri, R. (2017). "Work engagement: Side effects of a good medicine." 10th International Critical Management Studies (CMS) Conference, Liverpool, UK. (Bursary Award - one of four scholars worldwide) 

• Sharma, A., & Nambudiri, R. (2017). "Is work engagement always good? A look at negative personal outcomes." 17th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), Glasgow, Scotland. 

• Sharma, A. (2017). "Work engagement: Can too much of a good thing be bad?" Pennsylvania State University's 3rd Global Conference on International Human Resource Management (IHRM), St. John's University Manhattan Campus, New York, USA. 

• Sharma, A. (2015). "Work engagement: A framework to analyze micro-level individual outcomes." 4th Biennial Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, IIM Lucknow (Noida Campus), India. (Best Research Paper Award - Runner-up) 

• Sharma, A. (2013). "The relationship between job-leisure conflict and turnover intention: A social exchange theory and individualization ideology approach." 13th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), Istanbul, Turkey. 

• Sharma, A. (2013). "A critical examination of work engagement outcomes." 7th IIM Ahmedabad Doctoral Colloquium, IIM Ahmedabad, India. 

• Sharma, A. (2013). "A critical examination of work engagement outcomes." 13th Consortium of Students in Management Research Conference (COSMAR), IISc Bangalore, India. 

• Sharma, A. (2013). "Determinants of employee engagement: An examination of perceived supervisor support and perceived organization support effect." 6th IIM Ahmedabad Doctoral Colloquium, IIM Ahmedabad, India. 

• Sharma, A. (2012). "The relationship between job-leisure conflict and turnover intention: A social exchange and individualization theory approach." 12th International Human Resource Management Conference (IHRM), MDI Gurgaon, India. 

Book Chapters / Edited Volumes 

• Sharma, A. (2021). "Managing rewards for the key talent." In Talent Management: A Contemporary Perspective (1st ed.), ed. M. Mohapatra & S. Dhir, 176-190. New Delhi: Sage Publications. 

Institutional Administrative Roles 

• Admission Committee - Member  

• FPM Committee - Member  

• PGP Committee - Member  

• PGCEP Committee - Member  

• Public Relations Committee (PRC) - Chair  

• PhD Committee - Member  

• IT Resources Advisory Committee (ITRAC) - Member  

• Academic Program Admissions Committee (APAC) - Member  

• Official Language Implementation Committee (OLIC) - Member  

• Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) - Member 

Academic Service (External) 

• Reviewer: AOM, EURAM, INDAM 

Best Paper Award— Sharma, A. (2015). "Work engagement: A framework to analyze micro-level individual outcomes." 4th Biennial Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, IIM Lucknow (Noida Campus), India.