Mr. Indu Nath Jha is an academician and researcher in the field of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour, currently serving as Faculty Associate at IILM University, Gurugram. He completed his doctoral research (thesis submitted) at the Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, where his work focused on workplace inclusivity, employee well-being, leadership, and workplace safety. His research interests encompass workplace inclusion, workplace safety, employee happiness, green HRM, and HR in Industry 5.0. He has published research papers in ABDC & Scopus-indexed journals, authored book chapters, and presented his work at several national and international conferences. His research has been recognised with the Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Paper (2025). He is proficient in advanced research methodologies and analytical tools, including SPSS, AMOS, SmartPLS, R, NVivo, and bibliometric analysis, and is committed to producing rigorous, practice-oriented research that contributes to both academia and industry.

Educational Qualification

• • Ph.D., OB-HR, Department of Management Studies, NIT Durgapur
  – Topic: Exploring Antecedents and Consequences of Workplace Inclusivity: An empirical investigation among employees from Indian Organizations (Thesis Submitted)
• Integrated MBA, Department of Business Administration, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi (2015-20)
  – Specialization: Human Resource Management

Research and Scholarly Publication

Research Paper Publications

• Jha, I.N., Pal, D. and Sarkar, S. (2023), “Unlocking the secret to happiness at work: the power of inclusive leadership, organizational justice and workplace inclusion”, Journal of Management Development, Vol. 43 (2), pp- 200-221. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-04-2023-0136 (Scopus – Q1, ABDC – C) (Outstanding Paper Award winner, Emerald Literati Awards 2025)
• Jha, I.N., Pal, D. and Sarkar, S. (2023) Embracing diversity and igniting excellence: Unveiling the impact of workplace inclusion on organizational outcomes in the Indian IT sector, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social, Vol. 35(2),pp-161-178 Environment, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2023.2289481 (Scopus – Q1)
• Jha, I.N., Pal, D. and Sarkar, S. (2024), “Thriving in diversity: the role of inclusive leadership and workplace inclusion in enhancing satisfaction with life among Indian IT employees”, Journal of Management Development, Vol. 43 (5), pp- 663-689. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-09-2023-0269 (Scopus – Q1, ABDC – C)

Book Chapter Publications

• Jha, I. N., Sarkar, S., & Pal, D. (2025). Nurturing Green Habits: Impact of Inclusive Leadership on Employee Recycling Behavior in the Indian IT Sector. In Green Leadership Strategies for Increased Employee Engagement and Performance (pp. 365-398). IGI Global Scientific Publishing https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-2106-6.ch012 (Scopus Indexed)

Conference Publications & Presentations

• “Promoting Life Satisfaction in It Sector Employees Through Leaders’ Inclusiveness” presented in 20th AIMS International Conference organized by IIM Kozhikode (Jan 2023); ISBN: 978-1-943295-20-3 (pp: 1266-1273)
• “Achieving a sense of satisfaction with life through Inclusive leadership: Does workgroup inclusion matter? Evidence from the Indian IT sector” presented in 10th International HR Conference – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Making the Invisible Visible, organized by K J Somaiya Institute of Management (Jan 2023); ISBN: 978-81-957782-3-2 (pp: 218-223)
• “A Study on Consequences of Workplace Inclusivity: Empirical Evidence from Indian IT sector” presented in International Conference on Sustainable Business Management (SBM 2023), organized by IIT Roorkee (Mar 2023); ISBN: 978-93-94086-21-0 (pp: 15)
• “Role of Inclusive Leadership in promoting Inclusive climate through Diversity-focused HR practices: Evidence from the Indian IT sector”, presented in International HR Conference 2023 – DECODING THE HR MANTRA: HR ROADMAP & FUTURE OF WORKFORCE, organized by IISWBM, Kolkata (Mar 2023)
• “Promoting Happiness at Workplace via Workplace Inclusion among Indian IT Employees: Assessing the Role of Organizational Justice” presented in Management Education and Research Colloquium (MERC) 2023, organized by IIM Kashipur (May 2023)
• “From Inclusion to Conservation: Exploring the Pathway of Inclusive Leadership and Perceived Organizational Support towards Employee Recycling Behaviour in Healthcare” presented in Management Doctoral Research Colloquium (Dec 2023) organized by IIFT, Kolkata.
• “From Inclusion to Excellence: Exploring Sequential Mediation in Inclusive Leadership” presented at Indian Strategy Conference 2023 (Dec 2023) organized by IIM Bangalore.
• “They made me feel included” – Investigating predictors of Inclusive behaviour of Indian IT employees: A hybrid SEM-ANN based approach” presented in Strategic Management Forum – 2024 organized by IIM, Mumbai. (Dec 2024)
• “The Synergy of Inclusion: How Inclusive Leadership Drives Performance and Creativity Through Psychological Empowerment” presented Management Doctoral Research Colloquium 2024 organized by NIT Durgapur (Dec 2024).