Priya Nair Rajeev

Priya Nair Rajeev is associate professor in Organizational Behavior and head, Center of Excellence for Social Innovation, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. Trained in participant centred learning from Harvard Business School, she is PhD in management studies from IIT Madras. She is a recipient of the Highly Commended Award 2011 in the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards in the Management and Governance category. She is a gold medallist and university rank holder at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels. Earlier, she was the chairperson of Executive Education programs including the satellite campus at Kochi and the chairperson of organizational behaviour and human resources area. She has more than 18 years of research and teaching experience in her field. A prolific trainer, she has conducted several management development programmes for corporates like Reliance Industries, RPG Group, John Deere, Bharat Electronics Limited, Defence Research and Development Organisation, as well as for the Ministry of Ayush, Indian Army and Naval Officers Wives Association. She has to her credit several published articles in international journals. Her areas of interest include managing emotions, leadership and personal growth, social innovation and women in management.

Education

• Ph.D in Management Studies, IIT Madras
• M.A (Personnel Management and Industrial Relations) M G University

Research Areas

• Reimagining organizations
• Gender and Legitimacy
• Social Innovation
• Social enterpreneurship
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Social Impact Assessment
• Socially Conscious Management

Other Professional Appointments

• Member, Governing Body, Institute of Dialogue with Cultures and Religion (IDCR) Loyola College, Chennai
• Chairperson, Loyola Centre for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance (July, 2011 to April, 2013)

Academic Positions

• Guest Editor - Journal of Indian Business Research
• Member - Center of Excellence for Social Innovation CESI
• Head- Center of Excellence for Social Innovation CESI
• Editorial Board Member, Human Resource Development Review
• Chairperson, EPGP Interactive Learning and Kochi Campus
• Chairperson, OB & HR Area
• Associate Professor OB and HR Area, IIMK
• Chairperson, Placements, IIMK
• Assistant Professor OB and HR area, IIMK
• Social Development Program Coordinator, IIMK

Awards

• Highly Commended Award 2011 in the Emerald / EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards in the Management and Governance category
• First Rank , M.A (PM & IR) M.G University, Kerala
• Second Rank & Gold Medal, B.A Economics Calicut University, Kerala
• Third Rank & Gold Medal, Pre Degree Arts Calicut university, Kerala