Happy Paul
Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
Associate Professor
happyp[at]iimv[dot]ac[dot]in
+91 891-282 4411
About
- Current Position: Associate Professor, OBHR Area, IIM Visakhapatnam
- Highest Qualification: PhD, Organizational Behavior, IIT Roorkee, 2015
- Total Experience: 15 years (Academia: 13 | Industry/Other: 2)
- Research Interests: Positive Organizational Behavior; Individual Differences; Group Dynamics
- Teaching Areas: Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management
- Academic Profile: High aptitude for teaching with a strong inclination to the case method pedagogy and dependable research orientation. Passionate about executive education and conducting Management & Leadership Development programs
Teaching
PGP/MBA
- Organizational Behavior |Core | Term 1, 2022 onwards
- Talent Acquisition |Elective | Term 4, 2023-24
- Emotional Intelligence Competencies for Effective Leadership | Term 6, 2023-26
EMBA
- Organizational Behavior | Core | Term 1, 2023 onwards
- Performance Management | Elective | Term 5, 2024
- Emotional Intelligence Competencies for Effective Leadership | Elective | Term 6, 2023 onwards
Executive Education / MDP / FDP
- Senior Leadership Program | Open program | Three Batches since 2025 | Role: Lead & Faculty
- Elevate: Building Officer Like Qualities | HPCL | July-Oct 2025 | Role: Lead & Faculty
- Leadership Development Program for Officers of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd | MCL | July 2025 | Role: Faculty
- Training Program on Organizational Behaviour and Managing People | APEPDCL | Sept 2025 | Role: Lead & Faculty
- Emotional Intelligence Competencies for School Leaders | Delhi Public School Society | Jan & June 2025 | Role: Lead & Faculty
- Enhancing Managerial Competencies | NHPC | Oct 2023 | Role: Faculty
- Agility Building for Leadership Effectiveness | BEL | Dec 2024 | Role: Faculty
- Nurturing Future Leadership Program | Under MMTP | Multiple batches since 2024 | Role: Lead & Faculty
- ASCENT program | Larsen & Toubro | Multiple batches since 2024 | Role: Faculty
- Management Development Program for Scale V officers | Canara Bank | Feb 2023 | Role: Lead & Faculty
- MDP on General Management | DRDO | Mar 2023 & Sept 2024 | Role: Faculty
- Leadership Development Program for Principals | Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya | Nov 2024 | Role: Lead & Faculty
- MDP on Leadership | Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. | June 2023 | Role: Faculty
- Madhyama Training Program | IOCL | Multiple batches since June 2023 | Role: Faculty
- MDP on Leadership | Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. | June 2023 | Role: Faculty
- Induction Programme for INAS Officers | MATI NAD Visakhapatnam | Multiple batches since June 2023 | Role: Faculty
Research & Publications
Journal Articles
- Pereira, V., Laker, B., Bamel, U., Sharma, G.D., Paul, H. (2024). Customer engagement strategies within family businesses in emerging economies: A multi-method study. Journal of Business Research, Vol. 174, pp. 185-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114508 (ABDC-A)
- Pereira, V., Bamel, U., Paul, H., Varma, A. (2022). Personality and safety behavior: An analysis of worldwide research on road and traffic safety leading to organizational and policy implications. Journal of Business Research, Vol. 151, pp. 185-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.06.057 (ABDC-A)
- Singh, M., James, P.S., Paul, H., Bolar, K. (2022). Impact of cognitive-behavioral motivation on student engagement. Heliyon, Vol. 8 (7), e09843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09843
- Paul, H., & Tatachari, S. (2022), Student “work group” not working. The CASE Journal, Vol. 18 (4), pp. 561-581. https://doi.org/10.1108/TCJ-01-2021-0025
- Paul, H., Budhwar, P., & Bamel, U. (2020). Linking resilience and organizational commitment: does happiness matter? Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, Vol. 7 (1), pp. 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOEPP-11-2018-0087 (ABDC-B)
- Paul, H., Bamel, U.K., Ashta, A., & Stokes, P. (2019). Examining an integrative model of resilience, subjective well-being and commitment as predictors of organizational citizenship behaviours. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 27 (5), pp. 1274-1297. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-08-2018-1514 (ABDC-B)
- Tripathi, A., Bamel, U.K., Paul, H., Gordon, D., & Bamel, N. (2018). Antecedents of competitive group formation intention in business education context. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 26 (3), pp. 518-535. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-05-2017-1162 (ABDC-B)
- Paul, H., Bamel, U.K., & Stokes, P. (2018). High-Performance Teams and Job Involvement: Exploring the Linkage to Augment Quality in Indian Education and Research. Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 50 (5), 250-260. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-09-2017-0075.
- Bamel, U.K., Budhwar, P., Stokes, P., & Paul, H. (2017). Dimensions of role efficacy and managerial effectiveness: evidence from India. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, Vol. 4 (3), pp. 218-237, https://doi.org/10.1108/JOEPP-02-2016-0009 (ABDC-B)
- Paul, H., Bamel, U. K. & Garg, P. (2016) Employee Resilience and OCB: Mediating Effects of Organizational Commitment. Vikalpa: The Journal of Decision Makers, Vol. 41 (4), pp. 308-324. https://doi.org/10.1177/0256090916672765
Conference Papers (Peer-reviewed)
- “Promoting Ethical Work Behaviour through Meaningful Work and Mindfulness: A study on Emerging Market” INDAM-2024, Goa Institute of Management, Goa
- “Work-from-Anywhere and Strategic HRM: A Qualitative Study from the Lens of Gen-Z New Hires”, INDAM-2023, NMIMS Mumbai
- “Linking Resilience and Organizational Commitment: Does Happiness Matters?” Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Atlanta (USA)
Book Chapters / Edited Volumes
- Bamel, U., Paul, H., Bamel, N. (2018) Managing Workplace Diversity Through Organizational Climate. In: Sushil, Singh T., Kulkarni A. (eds) Flexibility in Resource Management. Flexible Systems Management. Springer, Singapore, pp. 87-97.
- Kardam, B. L., Rangnekar, S., Paul, H. & Kataria, Y. (2016). Investigating the relationship of job attitudes: Indian managerial perspective. In Bamel, U. K., Sengupta, A., & Singh, P. (Eds., Emerging Challenges in HR: VUCA Perspectives (pp. 124-127). New Delhi: Emerald Group Publishing (India). (ISBN: 978-0-9926800-8-4)
- Singh, M., Paul, H., & Kumar, S. (2015). Impact of Organizational Climate on Pyshological Capital and Locus of Control of Employees. In Aagja, J.P., & Awasthi, A. K. (Eds.), Research Trends in General Management (pp. 107-114). New Delhi: Excel India Publishers. (ISBN: 978-93-84869-41-0)
Training & Consulting
Executive Education / MDPs / FDPs
- Multiple Programs as Indicated above
Consultancy / Sponsored Projects
- Initiative for Developing Effective Action Leadership (IDEAL) – Training Need Analysis of the Middle Management of Syndicate Bank | Syndicate Bank | Feb-Apr 2019 | Role: Co-PI/Consultant | Outcome: Report and Training Interventions
Services
Institutional Administrative Roles
- Chairperson - Career Development Services & Alumni Relations, IIM Visakhapatnam — September 2025 onwards
- Chairperson – AACSB Assurance of Learning (AoL) Committee, IIM Visakhapatnam – March 2024 onwards
- Chairperson – Executive MBA, IIM Visakhapatnam — December 2022 – August 2025
- Chairperson – Student Disciplinary Matters Committee, IIM Visakhapatnam – Apr 2024 – August 2025
- Associate Dean Academic, TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal – Apr 2022 – Sept 2022
- Chairperson – PGDM-HRM, TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal – Apr 2020 – Apr 2022
- Chairperson – Placements, IIM Jammu, May 2019 – Dec 2019
- Chairperson - Leadership Assessment & Development Centre, TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal – Apr 2018 – May 2019
Academic Service (External)
- Reviewer for many reputed journals & conferences
- Served as a Session Chair for multiple conferences
Award And Recognition
- Attended the Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning at Harvard Business School, Boston (USA) – Aug 2025
- Gold Award for presenting a paper “Leadership Assessment and Development Centre” at Indian Management Conclave Awards 2018 at IIM Bangalore.
- Best Paper Award at International Conference on Management in the New World Order (ICMNWO-2012) organized by IIM Ranchi
- Best Doctoral Paper Award at International Marketing Conference (MARCON-2012) organized by IIM Calcutta
- Best Paper Presentation Award at 5th International Conference of Management and Behavioral Sciences (2012) organized by the Society of Management and Behavioral Sciences (SMBS), Jodhpur
- Qualified the UGC-NET (Management) for eligibility of Lectureship in 2009 and awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by University Grants Commission (UGC)


