Behavioural Sciences

A happy-go-lucky guy who hopes to do meaningful work and is curious about how others try to do the same.

Close to 5 years of experience with companies Oracle, Mahindra and T.I.M.E.

Have recently defended my PhD thesis

Current Interests include:

Understanding the determinants of Career Choice of Indian managers and their variations in salience over time

Understanding the impact of events or triggers that force an individual to reflect on their career path

Modifying existing toolkits to enable MBA students to process all the relevant information about their job choices in a systemic manner

Contextual factors and Career Outcomes, Flexible Work Arrangements, Life Course and Developmental Approaches, Effectiveness of Career Interventions, Meaning of Work

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekgnair

B.Tech, NIT Calicut (2004-08)

PGDM, IIM Bangalore (2009-11)

Career choices of youth, Online Education, Innovation in educational practices

Publications

• Nair, V. G. & Chatterjee, L. (forthcoming), “Impact of Career Shocks on Indian MBA Careers: An exploratory study.” Career Development International – ABDC B Category – 5 year 2018 Impact Factor – 2.449

• Gupta, P., & Nair, V. G. (2019), “From “research in management” to “management of research”: changing nature of doctoral programme at Indian management schools.” Decision, 46(2), 169–175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40622-019-00210-z– Published online on 21 May 2019

Manuscripts under Peer Review

• Nair, V. G. & Vijay, D. (2019), Title Redacted for Peer Review Process. Revise and Resubmit 1 at Journal of Business Ethics – FT50 Journal – (5 year 2018 Impact Factor – 4.980)

Book Chapter

• Nair, V. G. & Chatterjee, L., “Economic structural changes and Subjective career success in India”, in edited volume by Premarajan RK, Anneleen Forrier and Michael Arthur (Hughes Award Winner for Careers Scholarship) titled Career Dynamics in a Global World: Indian and Western Perspectives - In Press

Peer-Reviewed International Conferences

• Nair, V. G., & Chatterjee, L. (2019, July). Indian MBA careers in a high-growth, globalized economy: An exploratory study. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2019, No. 1). Academy of Management 2019 at Boston, USA https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.13095abstract - A part was converted to the Book Chapter above

• Nair, V. G., & Chatterjee, L. (2018). Determinants of educational choices among Indian professionals at different life stages. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2018, No. 1). Academy of Management 2018 at Chicago, USA–https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.16014abstract

• Nair, V. G., & Vijay, D. (2018). Middle-class Meritocracy and Neoliberal Technologies of the Self at an Indian Business School. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2018, No. 1). Academy of Management 2018 at Chicago, USA - https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.11406abstract

Other Peer-Reviewed Conferences

• Nair, V. G. & Chatterjee, L. (2018). The evolution of Indian MBA Careers in a globalized economy: An exploratory study. International Conference on the Changing Nature of Careers at XLRI, Jamshedpur

• Nair, V. G. & Shalini (2017). Understanding the Job Preferences and Priorities of MBA students and Development of a Career-Counselling Tool. 5th Pan-IIM World Management Conference, IIM Lucknow (2017)

• Nair, V. G. & Joshi, C. (2016). Ideal Self creation to effect an intentional career change in the context of an Identity Workspace. 4th Pan-IIM World Management Conference, IIM Ahmedabad (2016)

1000+ hrs of Aptitude/Soft Skills training while at T.I.M.E. Chennai

Teaching Assistantship for PGP Elective Course: Management of Self in Organizations

Email: vivekgn15@iimcal.ac.in