मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Management Studies
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18

Journal Publications

5

Research Projects

7

PhD Research Supervised

4

Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Positive Organizational Psychology/Organizational Behavior) from IIT Roorkee(2015)
Research Interests

Organizational psychology, positive psychological interventions, employee behavior and well-being.

Brief Research Profile

How do people engage in positive workplace behaviors and what personal, organizational, and contextual factors affect their positive engrossment at work? My research examines this critical question, and the consequences for individuals and organizations.

  • Business Research Methods
  • Competency Mapping and Assessment
  • HR Analytics
  • Learning and Development
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Performance Management
  • Psychometric Assessment

    2025
  • Aakanksha Kataria, Ruchi Garg, Ritu Chhikara, Jyoti Motwani, "Examining the change readiness of Anganwadi teachers for implementing national education policy (2020) in Rajasthan, India" , Asian Education and Development Studies (Emerald Publishing) Volume :15 / / 2025 DOI: 10.1108/AEDS-04-2024-0092
    • 2024
  • Ruchi Garg, Ritu Chhikara, Aakansha Kataria, Gautam Agrawal, "Exploring the drivers and barriers to the non-formaleducation in Anganwadi centers for sustainable developmenteducation: a multiple stakeholder study" , International Journal of Inclusive Education (Taylor & Francis) Volume :30 / 1-25 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2024.2368043
    • 2023
  • Aakanksha Kataria, Kumari Rashmi, Mansi Rastogi , "Fostering change-oriented OCBS: an analysis of Indias IT talent" , Journal of Asia Business Studies (Emerald) Volume :17(1) / / 2023 DOI: 10.1108/JABS-03-2021-0135
  • Jyoti Motwani, Aakanksha Kataria, "Organisation agility: a literature review and proposed conceptual framework" , International Journal of Agile Systems and Management (Inderscience Publishers) Volume :16 (1) / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2023.130479
  • Akanksha Joshi, Aakanksha Kataria, Mansi Rastogi, Nicholas J. Beutell, Shoeb Ahmad, Mohd Yusoff Yusliza, "Green human resource management in the context of organizational sustainability: A systematic review and research agenda" , Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier) Volume :430 / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139713
    • 2022
  • Kumari Rashmi, Aakanksha Kataria, "Worklife balance: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis" , International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (Emerald) Volume :42 (11/12) / / 2022 DOI: 10.1108/IJSSP-06-2021-0145
  • Rubal Rathi, Ruchi Garg, Aakanksha Kataria, Ritu Chhikara, "Evolution of luxury marketing landscape: a bibliometric analysis and future directions" , Journal of Brand Management (Springer) Volume :29 (3) / / 2022 DOI: 10.1057/s41262-022-00273-x
    • 2021
  • Kumari Rashmi and Aakanksha Kataria, "The mediating role of work-life balance on the relationship between job resources and job satisfaction: perspectives from Indian nursing professionals" , International Journal of Organizational Analysis (Emerald) Volume :10 / / 2021 DOI: 10.1108/IJOA-04-2021-2722
    • 2020
  • Aakanksha Kataria, Satish Kumar and Nitesh Pandey, "Twenty-Five Years of the Gender, Work & Organization: A Bibliometric Analysis" , Gender, Work, and Organization (Wiley) Volume :28 / 1-30 / 2020
  • Aakanksha Kataria, Satish Kumar, Riya Sureka, Bindu Gupta , "Forty years of Employee Relations – The International Journal: a bibliometric overview" , Employee Relations- The International Journal (Emerald) Volume :42 / 1205-1230 / 2020
  • Aakanksha Kataria, Satish Kumar, Nitesh Pandey, "A Retrospective Analysis of the International Journal of Knowledge Management" , International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) (IGI Global Publishing) Volume :16 / 1-25 / 2020
    • 2019
  • Kataria, A., Garg, P. and Rastogi, R., "Do high-performance HR practices augment OCBs? The role of psychological climate and work engagement" , International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (Emerald ) Volume :68 / 1067-1077 / 2019
    • 2015
  • Garg, P. and Rastogi, R, and Kataria, A., "Promoting Citizenship Behaviors in Workplace: The Relevance of Organizational Justice and Psychological Well-being of Employees" , Jindal Journal of Business Research (Sage Publications) Volume :2 / 1-18 / 2015
    • 2014
  • Kataria, A., Garg, P. and Rastogi, R., "The Role of Work Engagement in the Pursuit of Organizational Effectiveness" , International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management (Inderscience) Volume :9 / 37-54 / 2014
  • Kataria, A., Garg, P. and Rastogi, R., "Organizational Effectiveness as a Function of Employee Engagement" , South Asian Journal of Management (Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia under IIM Bangalore) Volume :20 / 56-73 / 2014
    • 2013
  • Kataria, A., Garg, P. and Rastogi, R., "Work Engagement in India: Validation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale" , Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation (SAGE Publications) Volume :9 / 249-260 / 2013
  • Kataria, A., Garg, P. and Rastogi, R., "Employee Engagement and Organizational Effectiveness: The Role of Organizational Citizenship Behavior" , International Journal of Business Insights and Transformation (ITM, Mumbai) Volume :6 / 102-113 / 2013
  • Kataria, A., Garg, P. and Rastogi, R., "Does Psychological Climate Augment OCBs? The Mediating Role of Work Engagement" , The Psychologist-Manager Journal (Taylor and Francis) Volume :16 / 217-242 / 2013

  • Book Chapter, "Innovation Leadership: Understanding Its Potential for Adoption of Big Data Analytics in Healthcare Organizations" ISBN:9781668458648 published by - IGI Global Year: 2023 authors- Jyoti Motwani, Aakanksha Kataria
  • Book Chapter, "Sentiment Analysis of Video Conferencing Apps: A Big Data Approach" ISBN:9789354351709 published by - Bloomsbury Year: 2021 authors- Jyoti Motwani, Aakanksha Kataria
  • Book Chapter, "Mapping the New Dynamics of Employee Engagement and Work-Life Balance: Literature Review" ISBN:5323522 published by - Ethics Press Year: 2022 authors- Aakanksha Kataria, Jyoti Motwani, Akanksha Joshi, Kumari Rashmi
  • Book Chapter, "Modeling Psychological Flexibility with Mindfulness for Employee Well-being " ISBN:ISBN:979-8-89113-056-2 (eBook) published by - NOVA Publishers Year: 2022 authors- Aakanksha Kataria, Jyoti Motwani, Dighreandr Singh
  • Book Chapter, "Innovation Leadership and Sustainable Organizational Performance:The Role of Knowledge Management" ISBN:ISBN:979-8-89113-056-2 (eBook) published by - NOVA Publisher Year: 2022 authors- Aakanksha Kataria, Dhigreandr Singh, Jyoti Motwani
  • Book Chapter, "Exploring Green Leadership in International Businesses" ISBN:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0 published by - Elsevier Year: 2025 authors- M Saini, A Kataria, R Singh

Level Type Collaborator Organization Year
NationalProject: Working on three collaborative projects on Holistic Education at primitive level in Rajasthan, Digital Adoption in Education and Health care, and Impact assessment of AIM.Dr Ruchi Garg and Dr Ritu BML Munjal University2023
InternationalPublication: Dr. Nicholas J. BeutellProfessor, Management, Business Administration, and Healthcare Management Department, IONA University, New York2023
InternationalPublication: Dr. Shoeb AhmadProfessor, College of Business and Management, Fahad Bin Sultan University, Saudi Arabia2023
InternationalPublication: Yusliza Mohd YusoffProfessor, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia2023

  • National level Workshop on Business Analytics For Managers at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 12-06-2023 to 16-06-2023
  • National level Workshop on "Managing for online teaching" FDP at MNIT, Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 19-12-2020 to 23-12-2020
  • National level Workshop on "Managing Students Behavioral Engagement in Virtual/Online Classrooms" SDP at MNIT , Jaipur, India from 23-09-2020 to 27-10-2020

  • Life Member of National HRD Network (NHRDN)
  • Member of National Positive Psychology Association
  • Life Member of Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD)

    Awarded
  • Akanksha Joshi on Organizational Mindfulness and Sustainability through Green Human Resource Management Year - 2021
  • Jyoti Motwani on Organizational Mindfulness and Agility Year - 2021
    • Ongoing
  • Sonia on Positive Psychological Interventions Year - 2025
  • Deepanshi on Growth, innovation, and Entrepreneurship Year - 2025
  • Dighreandr Singh on Workforce Agility Year - 2021
  • Muskan Saini on Digital Transformation and Employee Green Behavior Year - 2021
  • Neha Anchaliya on Growth Intentions of Women Entrepreneurs Year - 2021

Title Total Outlay
(In Lacs)		 Year Funding Agency Role
Growth Intentions of Women-Led Start-Ups in the Textile Industry A Comprehensive Multi- Method Investigation in Two States 17.002025-2027Indian Council of Social Science ResearchCo-PI
Study of Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Human Psychology3.002024-2024Bureau of Indian StandardsCo-PI
The transformative potential of Digital Adoption for Health and Education in Rajasthan12.002023-2025ICSSRPI
To study the effectiveness of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) for the Promotion of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in India_A Comprehensive MultiStakeholder Study16.002023-2024ICSSR, New DelhiCo-PI
A study to understand the challenges and support mechanism for adopting NEP 2020 among Anganwadi teachers in Rajasthan4.002022-2023ICSSRPI

  • Faculty Advisor ELAC (Student Club) in DSW, MNIT from - 23-09-2023 to Till Date
  • Social Media Champion in Digital Outreach from - 08-08-2022 to Till Date
  • DUGC Convener in MNIT, Jaipur from - 29-08-2023 to 14-07-2025
  • Coordinator Admissions (PhD. & MBA) in MNIT, Jaipur from - 09-09-2022 to 05-08-2024
  • Program Advisor MBA Ist Year in MNIT, Jaipur from - 08-07-2022 to 05-08-2024
  • Coordinator Library in MNIT, Jaipur from - 09-09-2020 to 07-07-2022

  • Junior Research Fellowship for PhD. given by UGC-New Delhi Year - 2010
  • Throughout Topper for securing highest marks in MBA given by CCSHAU Year - 2009
  • Full Scholarship for persuing MBA given by CCSHAU Year - 2007
  • Topper for securing highest Marks in Bachelor of Information and Technology given by Kurukshetra University Year - 2005

SNo. Type Title Event Place Schedule
1TalkLeadership Skills, Teamwork and Decision makingTraining for diploma students of Govt. Polytechnic Colleges of RajasthanMIICJul-2025
2TalkRole of Assessment in OBEFDP on Implementation of Outcome-Based Education in Technical InstitutesNIT DelhiJul-2025
3TalkLeadership Skills, Teamwork and Decision-MakingTraining for diploma students of Polytechnic Colleges of Rajasthan MIICJan-2025
4TalkSupporting Student Well-BeingFaculty Training Program on Transformative Teaching in the Classroom by National Institute of Educational Planning and AdministrationMNIT JaipurDec-2024
5TalkEmotional and Psychological Counseling SessionsDigital Skilling and Job Readiness Program for Careleavers from various parts of RajasthanMIICAug-2024
6TalkEffective Communication and Happiness QuotientHappiness Quotient WorkshopKota Military StationJul-2024
7TalkLeadership Skills, Teamwork, Decision MakingTraining Program for ITI StudentsJaipurJul-2024
8Talk Leadership SkillsTraining for diploma students of Govt Polytechnic College of RajasthanMIICJul-2024
9TalkLeadership Modes: efficiency orientation systematic planning, and Team buildingWomen Entrepreneurship Development ProgramJaipurFeb-2024
10Expert MemberSystematic Literature Review ToolsWorkshopBML Munjal University GurugramDec-2023
11TalkTransaction AnalysisPersonality Development WorkshopJECRC UniversityDec-2022
12Expert MemberBibliometric AnalysisBibliometrics WorkshopBML Munjal University GurugramMay-2021
13Expert MemberPreparing for LifeCourse Development WorkshopIIIT Kota Mar-2021
14KeynoteShaping Employee Performance through e-HRMThe Fourteenth International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-Based SocietyBangkokMar-2018

S.No. Category Name of Activity Organization Place Position Schedule
1InternationalKeynote SpeakerSiam Technology College, BangkokBankokKeynote SpeakerMar-2018
2NationalPersonality Development WorkshopJECRCJaipurTrainerJan-2022
3NationalSLR WorkshopBML Munjal University GurugramSession ExpertOct-2023
4NationalHappiness Quotient SeminarKOTA Militiary StationKotaGuest SpeakerJul-2024
5NationalPre-Ph.D. Submission SeminarPoornima UniversityJaipurExternal ExpertFeb-2025
6NationalPh.D Progress EvaluationPoornima UniversityJaipurExternal ExpertFeb-2025
7NationalDREC MemberBML Munjal UniversityGurugramDREC MemberJun-2025