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K. Hymavathi Pavitra

Assistant Professor

K. Hymavathi Pavitra is currently working as Assistant Professor in School of Business. She is a NET-JRF and MBA (IIM-Raipur) qualified academician and researcher pursuing Ph.D. (thesis submitted, award awaited) in Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organizational Behavior (OB) from School of Management, Gautam Buddha University. She has diverse work experience in industry (KPMG & Cognizant) and academics (Assistant Professor in Department of Management at Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology). Her research interests are Psychological Ownership, Power Distance Orientation, and Employee Voice Behavior, and teaching interests are Organizational Behavior (OB) and Human Resource Management (HRM).

Experience

  • 4.5 years of teaching experience (Gautam Buddha University, Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology)

  • 3 years of industry experience (Cognizant, KPMG) 

Qualification

  • Ph.D. (Thesis submitted, award awaited) in HR/OB at Gautam Buddha University

  • NET-JRF (Labour Welfare/ Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/ Human Resource Management)

  • PGPM (full-time, two-year) from Indian Institute of Management-Raipur (specialization: HRM)

  • B.E. (EEE) from Anna University, Chennai

Award & Recognition

  • “Aap Ki Awaaz” – Voice of Youth (2013) Winner (first position) of city-level, inter-university (IIM, NIT, AIIMS, GSC, ITM, MATS etc.) group-discussion contest conducted in Raipur by Patrika of the Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd. 

  • Kudos (2011) Awarded by Cognizant for outstanding performance

Publications

  • Pavitra, K. H., & Sarikwal, L. (in press). Power distance orientation as a moderator of psychological ownership-constructive voice to supervisor relationships in IT services organisations of India. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management.

  • Pavitra, K. H., & Sarikwal, L. (2022). Effect of psychological ownership on employee defensive voice in IT services organisations: The moderating role of power distance orientation. Colombo Business Journal, 13(1), 88–118. http://doi.org/10.4038/cbj.v13i1.90

  • Pavitra, K. H., & Sarikwal, L. (2021). Employee voice: An integrative perspective. International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods, 9(12), 423–445. http://www.ijaresm.com/uploaded_files/document_file/K.H_._Pavitra_RgYr.pdf · 

  • Pavitra, K. H. (2018). Employer Branding Approach and Student Preferences of Employer in Campus Placements. IUP Journal of Brand Management, 15(4), 30-46. 

  • Pavitra, K. H. (2017). Impact of Culture on Employee Negotiations in IT Services Industry of India. Vivechan International Journal of Research, 8(1). 

  • Pavitra, K. H. (2015). Exit interviews: Are they effective or efficient, or neither? NIET Journal of Management, 7(2).

Papers Presented in National and International Conferences

  • Pavitra, K. H., & Sarikwal, L. (2022, May 24). Psychological ownership: An overview [Conference presentation]. Second International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business Innovation, Technology, and Social Science, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. 

  • Pavitra, K. H., & Sarikwal, L. (2020, January 6). A conceptual framework predicting employee voice behaviours. Seventeenth AIMS International Conference on Management, AIMS International, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, 708–716. http://www.aimsinternational.org/aims17/17ACD/PDF/A202-Final.pdf 

  • Pavitra, K. H. & Sarikwal, L. (2020, January 11). The effects of power distance orientation [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Transforming HR in the Digital Era: Prospects and Implicit Issues, Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad. 

  • Pavitra, K. H. & Sarikwal, L. (2018, June 2). A study of employee voice behavior and employee attitudes in organizations [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business, Innovation, Technology & Social Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. 

  • Pavitra, K. H. & Sarikwal, L. (2017, December 31). A Study of the antecedents of organizational citizenship behaviour and its consequences on organizations and individuals [Conference presentation]. Third International Conference on Advances in Management & Decision Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. 

  • Pavitra, K. H. & Satsangi, P. (2017, December 3). Robotic process automation (RPA): The age of digital workforce in the financial services industry [Conference presentation]. IEEE sponsored National Systems Conference, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra.

Areas of Interest

  • Organizational behaviour (OB)

  • Human Resource Management (HRM)

Workshops Attended

  • Participated in a one-day workshop on “Strategic Literature Review” organized by School of Management, Gautam Buddha University on 18 May, 2022. 

  • Attended online workshop on “How to catch Fake/Cloned/Predatory Journals in Academics” organized by Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre, Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 16 October, 2021. 

  • Participated in a ten-day ICSSR-sponsored workshop on “Enhancing Competitiveness in Contemporary Research Methods” conducted by National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, from 5th to 14th July, 2021. 

  • Participated in a one-day workshop on “Enhancing Research Skills” organized by School of Management, Gautam Buddha University on 31 August, 2019