Vijaya.v

Biography

Vijaya.V is a Psychologist trained in Organisational psychology, psychometry and research methods. She completed her Doctoral Programme in HRM from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 2000 and has been teaching for more than ten years on Psychology, Organisational behavior and Human Resource Management including courses on Organisation Theory & Practice, Organisational Behaviour, Organisation Development & Change, Learning and development, Performance Management and HR Analytics in regular management programmes as well as executive management education programmes.   As a researcher, she has worked on sponsored projects of DSIR as well as ICSSR. She has published empirical and conceptual articles and has also presented in various national and international conferences and forums. She has also authored some book chapters. She is a UGC Fellow and has also qualified for the ICSSR Young Social Scientist Research Award and has conducted research on psychological contract in the IT sector. Her research interests include the Social psychology of teams and organizations, how knowledge develops through Networks and Relationships & the Psychological Contract.    Her core competence is HR Analytics; to scientifically study with a quantitative and qualitative emphasis various human and organizational contexts and apply behavioural science knowledge to help improve organizational effectiveness. As a psychologist, she is trained in counseling and assessing team level synchronization issues in various contexts and in designing and conducting organizational diagnostic surveys.   Dr. Vijaya is a Belbin Team Roles Accredited Consultant. She is also trained in principles of Value engineering by the Indian Value Engineers Society and is an Associate Value Specialist awarded by the Society of American Value Engineers International.She is member of National Academy of Psychology. She is also on the Board of Studies of a few Centres of Management and Psychology and provides Guidance in Academic Curriculum Development.

Research Interest

Dr. Vijaya is a Belbin Team Roles Accredited Consultant. She is also trained in principles of Value engineering by the Indian Value Engineers Society and is an Associate Value Specialist awarded by the Society of American Value Engineers International.She is member of National Academy of Psychology. She is also on the Board of Studies of a few Centres of Management and Psychology and provides Guidance in Academic Curriculum Development.