Dr. Ashish

Dr. Ashish is an academician and researcher in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, with a Ph.D. from the Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee. His research addresses how emotional stability and job crafting foster innovative work behavior among employees, focusing on psychological and structural job resources. He has published in ABDC and Scopus-indexed journals and presented his work internationally, including at Montpellier Business School, France. With teaching experience at Hindu Institute of Management and other institutions, Dr. Ashish integrates research-led insights into classroom delivery. His work is grounded in job demands-resources theory and contemporary leadership approaches such as ambidextrous leadership. He also contributes to course development for NPTEL and faculty development programs.

Dr. Ashish is currently Assistant Professor–Senior Scale at UPES. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at the Hindu Institute of Management, Sonipat. He has held multiple teaching assistant roles at IIT Roorkee and contributed to national FDPs and industry training programs. His professional journey includes academic course delivery, simulation facilitation, and research mentorship.

Ambidextrous Leadership || Emotional Stability || Job Crafting || Innovative Work Behaviour || Job Demands–Resources || Creativity in Organizations

Dr. Ashish believes in active learning that blends theoretical foundations with real-world application. He adopts a participative and problem-solving pedagogy, using simulations, case studies, and data-driven discussions. His teaching is shaped by a commitment to experiential learning, fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and behavioral insight among students.

Dr. Ashish teaches core and elective courses including Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Strategic HRM, Leadership and Team Effectiveness, and Management of Change. At IIT Roorkee, he assisted MBA and B.Tech courses in Operations, Team Management, and Principles of Management. He has also contributed to designing and running NPTEL-MOOC courses on work organization and talent acquisition.

Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from UGC for doctoral research. Recognized as the topper in the NPTEL HR Analytics course. Awarded a Central Sector Scholarship by the Government of India for academic excellence in senior secondary education.

Dr. Ashish has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed papers in journals such as The American Journal of Psychology, Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionales, and International Journal of Business Excellence. His recent work explores idea generation and realization under job challenge and resource conditions, employing COR theory and structural equation modeling. He has also participated in international conferences in France, Thailand, and across India. His contributions include teaching assistantships for NPTEL-MOOCs and leadership simulation-based training. Dr. Ashish has been involved in MDPs and FDPs, including industrial relations programs in collaboration with Flipkart and IIT Roorkee. His academic service also includes organizing faculty training programs and mentoring students in research.

ashish@ddn.upes.ac.in