Dharti Parikh is a dedicated, passionate, and result oriented professional with 10 years of academic career exposure. She is currently pursuing PhD in the area of Organizational Behavior with special focus on Emotional Intelligence from the Department of Management Studies, Dharmsinh Desai University. She is known for her ability to create engaging and interactive learning environment in the class, where students are encouraged to participate actively in discussions and apply theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios. She is certified Emotional Intelligence and POSH trainer (SD 5398/APR/WK-2665). Her area of interest comprises of human resource management, organizational behaviour, performance management, training and development, emotional intelligence, transactional analysis.
Academic background/Qualification
- Ph.D (Organizational Behaviour: Emotional Intelligence) – Dharmsinh Desai University – Pursuing
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resource(HR) – Gujarat Technological University – 2014
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.com) in Advanced Accounting and Auditing – Gujarat University – 2012
Professional or Industrial Experience
- Working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Law, Navrachana University, Vadodara, since July 2019.
- Worked as an Assistant Professor (endorsed by GTU) in the Department of Management Studies at Institute of Technology and Management Universe affiliated with Gujarat Technological University (GTU, AICTE approved), Vadodara from June 2018 to June 2019.
- Worked as an external faculty at the Faculty of Management Studies and Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda where taught the Management subjects from June 2017 to June 2018.
- Worked as an Assistant Professor (endorsed by GTU) in Master of Business Administration at Indu Management Institute affiliated with Gujarat Technological University (GTU, AICTE approved), Vadodara from June 2015 to 2018.
Training
- Embodied as a trainer to deliver a session on Emotional Intelligence and Transactional Analysis organized by the School of Business and Law, Navrachana University’s three months online course on Transactional Analysis between May to August 2024.
- Invited as a resource person to deliver a session on “Adversity Quotient and Emotional Intelligence” in August 2023 at Spaculus Software Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara.
- Invited as a resource person to deliver a session on “Transactional Analysis and Emotional Intelligence” in July 2023 organized by the Gujarat Transactional Analysis Group (GTAG), ICTA.
- Invited as a resource person to deliver a session on the topic “Resilience through Emotional Intelligence” in May 2023 organized by the HR Circle group.
Teaching
- Teach courses like Business management, Functions of Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour, Training and development, Performance Management, and Compensation management to the BBA and MBA program.
Areas of Expertise and Research
- Primary Area: Human Resource Management, Emotional Intelligence
- Secondary Area: Organizational Behavior
Publications (in the order recent to be first)
Journal Articles
- Parikh, D., & Patel, N. (2023). Impact of emotional intelligence and psychological empowerment on employee work behaviour. Business, Management and Economics Engineering.
- Parikh, D., & Patel, N. (2023). To study the relationship between psychological empowerment and organizational citizenship behavior. Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship, 17(4), 26.
- Parikh, D. (2017). Green HRM: An Effective Tool for Sustainable Environment. Skills, Science, Sanskriti and Strategic Approach: The Mantra for Effective Leadership in 21st Century, 388–399.
- Parikh, D., & Parmar, H. (2018). To Study the Reasons for Employee Attrition with respect to BPO Sector in Vadodara. Innovative Practices in Business, 313–323.
Books Published
- Parikh, D., & Patel, N. (2023). Women and Mental Health Concerns in the New Normal. In Community Mental Health and Well-Being in the New Normal (pp. 28–41). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7221-7
Conferences and Seminars
- Presented a research paper titled “to study the subjective well-being of the Institutionalized and Noninstitutionalized Elderly of Vadodara City” at the conference on Fostering Intergenerational Connections: Successful Aging & Gerontology organized by the Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus in collaboration with National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India in March 2024.
- Presented a research paper titled “To study the impact of Emotional Intelligence on Organizational Productivity” at the national conference on 3P’s of Managing People, Planet and Profit: Shaping the Sustainable Future through Innovation and Digitalization organized by the School of Business and Law, Navrachana University in December 2023.
- Presented a research paper titled “Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment on the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Employee Work Behaviour: Conceptual Framework” at the international conference on Sustainability and Innovative Practices in Uncertain Times organized by the Chimanbhai Patel Institute of Management and Research in August 2021.
- Presented a research paper titled “To study the reasons for Employee Attrition with respect to the BPO sector in Vadodara City” at the international conference on Innovative Practices in Business organized by the OAKBROOK Business School, Ahmedabad in September 2018.
- Presented a research paper titled “Green HRM: An Effective Tool for Environment Sustainability” at the national conference on Skills, Science, Sanskriti and Strategic Approach: The Mantra for effective Leadership in 21st Century organized by Parul University, in December 2017.
FDPs and Workshops
- Attended a week online Faculty Development Program on “Transformative Pathways: AI and Emerging Trends in Teaching and Research” organized by the School of Management, Avantika University in June 2024.
- Participated in a day Faculty Development Program on “Business Analytics” at Rishabh Integrated Skill Enhancement (RISE), Rishabh Software Privat Limited in April 2022.
- Attended AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online FDP on “Emotional Intelligence” organized by the International Management Institute, Bhuvneshwar and Graduate School of Management in from January and September 2021 respectively.
- Attended AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online FDP on “Organizational Behavior” Organized by the Santhigiri Institute of Management in February 2021.
- Participated a week online Faculty Development Program on “A-Z of Writing & Publication in Scopus-Indexed Journals” organized by the Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G M R Institute of Technology, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh, India in August 2020.
- Participated in a week online Faculty Development Program on “Latest Research Software & ICT Tools for Communicating Research” organized by the Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G M R Institute of Technology, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh, India from June 2020.
- Attended a webinar on “Embracing the New Normal – People Practices during and post COVID-19”, focused on the survey findings on People Practices. The webinar saw a panel discussion between Dr. T.V. Rao, Mr. Yogi Sriram, and Mr. Sandyp Bhattacharya, moderated by Mr. Samir Parikh held by Naman Integrated Management Services Pvt. Ltd. in May 2020.
- Attended a day seminar, HR Convention, 2020 on Re-Inventing HR, organized by NHRD, Baroda Chapter in January 2020.
Awards and Recognitions
- Awarded the certificate for excellence in human resource in 2014.
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