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| Name | Raina Chhajer |
| Qualification | Ph.D., M.A. (Mohan Lal Sukhadia University) |
| Contact No. | +91-731-2439646 |
| rainac@iimidr.ac.in | |
| Curriculum Vitae | Download |
- Brief Profile
- Research Publications
Raina has a Ph.D. in Psychology from MLS University, Udaipur. She worked as a research associate at IIM Udaipur and was a visiting scholar at IIM Bangalore. She was a visiting doctoral student at the Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan for winter, 2017. She nominated and led two award winning Positive Business Project teams – UAE Exchange and F5 Escapes. Before joining IIM Indore, she worked at FLAME University, Pune as an assistant professor of psychology.
Her doctoral research focuses on practices, enablers and impact of a positive business initiative implemented at a Middle Eastern financial services firm. Specifically, examining roles of psychological capital, social connections, and job engagement in positive change. Previously, she did her undergraduate study in Business Management and Masters in Psychology (organizational) at MLS University, Udaipur.
Research Interest: High quality connections, Thriving, Mindfulness, Playfulness at work
Teaching Interest: Positive psychology, Positive organizational psychology, Managing excellence at work
Publications
Chhajer, R., Tandon, A., & Joseph, T. (In press). Recovering from crisis: Designing and implementing a positive change initiative. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research.
Chhajer, R., Dutta, T., & Joseph, T. (In press). Role of social connectivity and job engagement in positive change: Evidence from the Middle East. International Journal of Business Excellence.
Chhajer R. & Dutta T. (2021). Gratitude as a mechanism to form high-quality connections at work: Impact on job performance. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 22 (1), 1-18.
Yaqub, Y., Dutta, T., Chhajer, R., & Singh, A. K. (2020). Impact of supervisory support in training transfer: An empirical study. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 56(1), 73-88.
Chhajer R., Rose E. L. & Joseph, T. (2018). Role of self-efficacy, optimism and job engagement in positive change: Evidence from the Middle East. Vikalpa: The Journal of Decision Makers, 43(4), 222-235.
Sisodia. D. S., & Chhajer, R. (2017). Role of job engagement in positive organizational change - A pilot study. Journal of Well Being, 11(1), 30-35.
Case study publications
Chhajer, R., Lal, V., & Ranganathan, R. (2019). F5 Escapes – A purpose driven organization. (Case 4-798-982). WDI publishing, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
Baker, W., Joseph, T., & Chhajer, R. (2018). UAE Exchange: The RACE for Positive Organizational change. (W73C38-PDF-ENG). Boston: Harvard Business Publishing.
International Conference Presentations
Chhajer R., Lal, V., & Tandon, A. (Nov 2021). Motivating women to travel: Organizational purpose as a pull factor. Presented virtually at the 8th International Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Chhajer, R., Al Jenebi, N., Alzahmi, R. A., & Saleh, A. (July 2021). PERMA to enhance wellbeing of expatriates in the United Arab Emirates. Presented virtually at the World Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA).
Chhajer R., Dutta T., & Nag, S. (Aug 2020). An online positive psychology intervention to enhance wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown. Presented at Virtual International Society for Quality of Life Studies, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Chhajer, R. (July 2019). Role of task enabling to foster high-quality connections at work: A randomized wait-list control trial. Presented at the World Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), Melbourne, Australia.
Choudhary, S., Yadav, Y., & Chhajer, R. (July 2019). Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How I wonder what you are? Effect of awe on purchase intention. Presented at the World Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), Melbourne, Australia.
Chhajer, R., Chhajer, N., & Baidya, M. (Mar 2019). RangSutra – Empowering Indian Artisans. Presented at Asian Management Research and Case Conference, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE.
Chhajer R., Joseph, T., & Rose E. L. (Aug 2016). Linking psychological capital and performance: Mediating role of positive affect and work intensity. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA.
Joseph, T., & Chhajer R. (June 2015). Linking positive social capital and MNE performance: The mediating role of job engagement in a multi-cultural Middle East context. Presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Bangalore, India.
National Conference Presentations
Yaqub, Y., Dutta, T., Chhajer, R., & Singh, A. K. (2021). How Does Training Intervention Design Improve Training Transfer? The Mediating Mechanism of Motivation and Volition to Transfer. Presented at Annual Conference of the National Association of Psychology (NAOP), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
Chhajer R. & Dutta T. (2020). Gratitude as a mechanism to form High-Quality Connections at work: Impact on job performance. Presented at the Indian Academy of Management conference, Indian Institute of Management, Trichy, India.
Chhajer R. & Chowdary, S. (2019). Supportive class environment: An enabler for thriving students. Presented at Annual Conference of the National Association of Psychology (NAOP), Pondicherry University, India.
Chhajer, R. (Feb 2019). Enabling thriving at work: Practices for organizations and individuals (Best paper award – Innovative HR practices track). Presented at ICIOP conference, MS University, Vadodara, India.
Chhajer, R. (Feb 2019). Linking High-Quality Connections with performance: Evidence from an Indian Textile Firm. Presented at ICEBM conference, BITS Pilani, India.
Chhajer, R. (Dec 2018). Building high-quality connections at work: A pilot experiment. Presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Psychology (NAOP), University of Delhi, India.
Chhajer R. (Dec 2017). Fostering positive relational ties at work – A qualitative study. (NAOP best paper award) Presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Psychology (NAOP), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
Chhajer R. & Joseph, T. (Dec 2017). Role of social connectivity and job engagement in positive change: Evidence from the Middle East. Presented at the Pan-IIM world management conference, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India.
Chhajer R. & Joseph, T. (Dec 2017). Positive Organizational Change: Practices, Mechanisms, and Impact. Presented at the Indian Academy of Management conference, Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India.
Chhajer R., Joseph, T., & Rose E. L. (Dec 2016). Role of self-efficacy, optimism and job engagement in positive change: Evidence from the Middle East. (Nominated for the conference best paper award) Presented at the Pan-IIM world management conference, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad, India.