Pratibha Maan
About
- Current Position
- Assistant Professor
- Faculty Category
- Full-Time Faculty
- Academic Area
- Organizational Behavior & Human Resources ↗
Academic Profile
Dr Pratibha Maan is an assistant professor in the Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management area at the Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur, Odisha. She earned her doctorate from the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai (IIM M). She has cleared the UGC-NET examination, a national-level test conducted by the University Grants Commission, Ministry of Education, Government of India. She is also an MBA graduate from Bharati Vidyapeeth University. Her research work has been published in renowned journals like Benchmarking: An International Journal; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal; and Indian Journal of Indian Relations (IJIR). She has further participated in prestigious conferences as a single author, such as IIFT Delhi, IIT Bombay, etc.
Her research interests focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, multi-generational employees, Team Performance, Young generational cohorts, Workplace Communication, etc. Furthermore, she is passionate about Women's Empowerment and Gender at Work studies. She had the honour of chairing the ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ conference track for two consecutive years at the 9th PAN IIM World Management Conference held at IIM Sambalpur in January 2024 and 2025. She further contributed as a pitching panellist in the Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship (IDE) boot camp organised by AICTE & the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell held at IIM Sambalpur. She reviews research work from the Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Abhigyan and the IIM Raipur Case House. Apart from her professional realms, she enjoys travelling and reading books. Finally, she continues to make spiritual practice a significant part of her everyday existence.
Teaching
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Organisational Behaviour II
Master of Business Administration for Working Professionals (MBA-WP)
- HR Analytics
- Corporate Communication
Research
Journal Publications
Maan, P. & Srivastava, D.K. (2023). Factors affecting team performance: An empirical study of Indian GenY and GenZ cohorts, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, Vol. 42 No. 8, pp. 986-1006. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-05-2022-0114. (ABDC: B)
Maan, P. & Srivastava, D.K. (2023). Examining the role of team climate, transactive memory system, and team leader humility in teams: an empirical study of Indian generational cohorts, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 30 No. 9, pp. 3302-3327. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-11-2021-0658. (ABDC: B)
Maan, P. & Srivastava, D.K. (2022). Factors Affecting Employee Organisational Engagement: An Empirical Study in the Indian Context. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 58, No. 2, October. (ABDC: C)
Maan, P. Srivastava, D.K. & Sharma, A. Generations: An Indian Perspective (Working Book).
Conference Publications
Maan, P. (2025). Generational Diversity: A review on Generations workplace characteristics and manager's role, Beyond Boundaries: Reimagining Research for Globalised World. Global Business Research Conference. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi (26-28th March 2025) (Full Paper)
Attended the National Conference on Indian Knowledge System (IKS) organised by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), 4th July-6th July 2024.
Maan, P. (2024). "Factors affecting retention of GenZ cohorts: An empirical study in the Indian Context, 9th PAN IIM World Management Conference, Entrepreneurial Innovation and Digital Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth. IIM Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
Maan, P. & Srivastava, D.K. (2019). Teamwork among Multi-Generational Employees, 6th International HR conference, Demystifying team dynamics. K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai, India.
Maan, P. & Srivastava, D.K. (2019). Digital transformation at the workplace: Role of HR Managers and Multi-Generational Employees, 6th International Research Conference, Digital Transformation of business – The Way Forward. Durga Devi Saraf Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India.
Maan, P. & Srivastava, D.K. (2019). Multi-Generational Employee Engagement in Teams- Challenges for HR Managers, 2nd International HR conference, Employee Engagement – DNA for organisational transformation (ELK Asia Pacific Journals). IBS – ICFAI Business School, Mumbai, India.
Training & Consultancy
- Conducted an MDP 3 session for the principals and vice-principals of Navodaya Vidyalaya on the topic “Stress Management and Fostering Students’ Well-Being” at IIM Sambalpur. Feedback (92.97%, 92.25%, and 95.88%, respectively).
- Conducted an MDP 2 session for the principals and vice-principals of Navodaya Vidyalaya on the topic “Stress Management and Fostering Students’ Well-Being” at IIM Sambalpur. Feedback (84.83% and 86.92%, respectively).
- Conducted an MDP for the Senior-Level Executives of the NTPC organisation on the “Change Management Process” topic at IIM Sambalpur. Feedback (86%).
- Conducted an FDP 2 session for the Faculty Participants of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) on the “Communication for Academicians” topic at IIM Sambalpur. Feedback (86% and 87.20%)
Contact
| pratibham@iimsambalpur.ac.in | |
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