Diversity and Inclusion
Idiosyncratic Deals
Behavioural Ethics
Amit Jain holds a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta with a specialisation in Organisational Behaviour. His core research interests encompass Diversity and Inclusion, Behavioural Ethics, Inclusive Leadership, and Team Dynamics.
He reflects persistent interest and research enthusiasm through publications and presentations in distinguished journals and international conferences. With over 15 years of total experience, he worked in the industry for 7 years, performing managerial roles and consulting assignments pertaining to business transformation projects.
Ph.D. 2019
Focus: Organisational Behaviour
PGDM 2005
Major: General Management
B.Com 2000
Major: Commerce
Diversity and Inclusion
Idiosyncratic Deals
Behavioural Ethics
Jain, A., Sharma, D. (2018). Workarounds and social support: the saviours for visually impaired bankers in India. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 16(2), 138- 156. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-05-2017-0031
Jain, Amit. (2014). Case Study- The Real Cost of Paying Bribes (A) & (B). Giving Voice to Values.
Jain, Amit. and Swamy, Ranjini. (2011). Case Study- Every Client Must Be Treated Equally? (A) & (B). Giving Voice to Values Curriculum.
Jain, Amit. and Swamy, Ranjini. (2011). Case Study- Paying Bribes: Do Small Suppliers Have Choice? Giving Voice to Values Curriculum.
Baumgärtner, M., Boehm, S., Breier, C. & Jain, A. (2023). 23 Fostering Disability Inclusion through Evidence-Based Research-Practice Collaborations – Challenges and Key Success Factors. In J. Beatty, S. Hennekam & M. Kulkarni (Ed.), De Gruyter Handbook of Disability and Management (pp. 383-402). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110743647-024
Jain, Amit., & Chakraborty, Shreyashi. (2022). The labor participation of persons with disabilities in India: Journey from the old to the new act (1995-2016). In Research Handbook on New Frontiers of Equality and Diversity at Work. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-new-frontiers-of-equality-and-diversity-at-work-9781800888296.html
Jain, A., “Faculty Adaptation to Generative AI: Opportunity or Challenge”, 2024 Centre for Transformative Work Design Conference (CTWD). (February 2024)
Jain, A.(Author & Presenter), “Disabled employees’ ability to deal with workplace disruptions: Institutional work in face of COVID-19”, 15th Equality, Diversity, Inclusion: EDI 2022 CAPE TOWN CONFERENCE. (July 7, 2022)
Jain, A. (Author & Presenter), Baumgaertner, M. K. (Author & Presenter), Breier, C. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, “Allies and detractors: Insights on disability inclusion in organizations (Symposium Paper),” Academy of Management. (August 4, 2021)
Jain, A. (Author & Presenter), Chakraborty, S. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, “Strategic Action Field at Play: Enhancing the labor participation of PwDs in India,” Academy of Management. (August 4, 2021)
Jain, A. (Author & Presenter), Baumgaertner, M. K. (Author & Presenter), Breier, C. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, “Understanding versus Liking: Disability Dissimilarity as Predictor of Idiosyncratic Deals,” Academy of Management. (August 4, 2021)
Jain, A. (Author), Annual Meeting of Academy of management, “Understanding versus liking: Disability similarity as predictor of idiosyncratic deals,” Academy of Management, Online. (August 2020)
Jain, A. (Presenter), Annual Conference of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, “Competing Institutional Logics: The Case of Gender Inequality in Indian Workplaces,” Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Online. (March 2020)
Jain, A. (Author), EGOS Colloquium, “‘Kafkaesque’ experiences of visually impaired bankers in India,” European Group of Organizational Studies, United Kingdom. (July 2019)
Jain, A. (Author), International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), “Inclusion as a mediator between core self-evaluation (CSE) and job satisfaction: Study of persons with disabilities (PwDs) in India,” International Association of Applied Psychology, Canada. (June 2018)
Jain, A. (Author), Annual International Council of Psychologists (ICP) Convention, “Influence of Personal Factors on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Organizations,” International Council of Psychologists, USA. (August 2017)
Jain, A. (Author), Annual Meeting of Academy of management, “Making my way: A study on workarounds and social support among Visually Impaired bankers in India,” Academy of Management, USA. (August 2017)
Jain, A. (Presenter), European Congress of Psychology, “Role of Personal Disposition Factors on Job Satisfaction for Persons with Disabilities,” EFPA, Netherlands. (July 2017)
Jain, A. (Presenter), Annual Meeting of Academy of management, “Organizational Socialization- The Journey of PwD Employees in an Organization,” Academy of management, Canada. (August 2015)
Dwivedi, V., & Jain, A. (2025). The $5 AI war: How tech giants are fighting for India’s billion users. CIO & Leader.
Jain, Amit (2016), Social Identity Theory and Diversity & Inclusion in National HRDN Kolkata Kindle
Singhal, S. and Jain, Amit (2007), Reverse Mortgage- Growing Market in India. 10th Global Conference of Actuaries
Jain, Amit and Mithani, Azim, Investment Guarantees – An Overview. Actuary India, May 2006
Jain, A. (2024). Education sector sees surge in artificial intelligence skill adoption. Outlook Business.
Dhir, L., & Jain, A. (2021). Double trouble: Why HR aspirants need evolved curriculum and HR leaders need evolved approach. ET HRWorld.
Micro Organizational Behaviour (OB-1), including Leadership Lab
Macro Organizational Behaviour (OB-2)
Management of Change
Diversity at Workplace- Towards Inclusion Leadership
Building an Agile and Resilient Organization
Gamification: Application of Game Elements in Business Context
Mental Wellbeing at the Workplace
Leadership in NGO Management
Seminar in Micro Organisational Behaviour (Doctoral)
Seminar on Organizational Theories (Doctoral)
Seminar on Workplace Diversity & Inclusion (Doctoral)
Awarded Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Postdoctoral Research (2019-20)
Paper in JICES selected as Highly Commended paper in the 2019 Emerald Literati Awards
Article on Investment Guarantee was awarded second best article of 2006 by Actuarial Society of India (now Institute of Actuaries of India)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting (August 2020)
Micro Organizational Behaviour, including Inclusive Leadership.
Gamification
Mental Health at Work
Social Network Analysis
Behavioural Business Ethics
Assistant Professor, Organisation & Leadership Studies
Deputy Programme Chairperson – Post Graduate Management Programme for Women
Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Disability and Integration
Assistant Professor
Head CSR & Special Projects
Manager – Business Transformation
Manager- Actuarial
Consultant, Bismark World. (April 2012 – December 2012)
Consultant, Business Transformation, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc. (January 2010 – July 2010)
GAIL (India) Limited, Budding Leaders – A Leap Ahead Programme, (March 2025).
ICICI Prudential, Impact Leadership (February 2025).
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, UTKARSH (February 2025).
Vodafone Idea Limited, Vi Step Up, (Decemeber 2024).
Suzlon Energy Ltd, ACE: Suzlon’s High Potential Employee Development Programme – Batch 3 (November 2024).
Suzlon Energy Ltd, ACE: Suzlon’s High Potential Employee Development Programme – Batch 2 (November 2024).
Deloitte, Sponsorship Wave (Novemeber 2024).
Amara Raja, First Time Managers Programme (November 2024).
CRODA, Emerging Leaders Programme (October 2024).
Galderma, GEMS- Galderma Emerging Managers for Sales (October 2024).
Open MDP, Senior Leadership Programme (October 2024).
Suzlon Energy Ltd, ACE: Suzlon’s High Potential Employee Development Programme – Batch 1 (October 2024).
Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education – Alleima, Accelerate and Go Beyond (September 2024).
Erulearning Solutions Pvt Ltd – John Deere, Digital Transformation (September 2024).
TotalEnergies Marketing India Private Limited, Power of Habits, (Septemeber 2024).
TotalEnergies Marketing India Private Limited, Master Class Webinar, (July 2024).
PWC, New Manager Programme, (July 2024).
CK Birla Group, AdvantEdge Finance – Leading Business into the Future (December 2023).
