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Nitesh Bhat

Nitesh Bhat

Batch/Specialization: 2020/Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

Email: nitesh[dot]bhat20[at]iimb[dot]ac[dot]in

Qualifications/Degrees:

  • MBA (PGP) – General Management, IIM Bangalore
  • B. Tech – Mechanical Engineering, NIT-Karnataka, Surathkal

Research Areas:

  • Meaning-making of work
  • Meaningful work
  • Creation and curation of meaning
  • Career transitions
  • Karma Yoga

Professional Appointments/Work Experience:

  • Management Consulting Analyst – Accenture Strategy
  • Senior Engineer (Petrochemical Maintenance) – GAIL (India) Ltd.

Conference Proceedings:

  • Bhat, N. & Kamath, R (2023). Meaningful work or peer influence? A structuration theory perspective of voluntary career transitions. In the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, SBM NMIMS Mumbai (Vol. Jan 2023). Awarded the “Best Paper” in the HRM track.
  • Bhat, N. (2023). Delving into the microfoundations of strategy: The potential role of meaningful work in managerial cognition. In the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, SBM NMIMS Mumbai (Vol. Jan 2023)
  • Bhat, N. (2022). A reconceptualization of meaningful work using the Indian perspective of Karma Yoga. In the 7th Biennial Conference of INDAM, IIM Rohtak (Vol. Jan 2022, p.32)
  • Fortin, I. & Bhat, N. (2022). Elites in organization studies: Toward a continuum of perceived elitization. In 38th EGOS Colloquium, WU Vienna, 2022
  • Bhat, N., & Ojha, A. K. (2021). Intellectual Freedom: A Decolonisation Perspective Inspired by Gandhian Ideals. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2021, No. 1, p. 10856). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.