Prof. Ankur Kushwaha hold Doctorate Degree in Management with specialization in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management from Indian Institute of Management Indore. He has completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics from UP Technical University. 

He has over eight years of work experience and was associated with Prathama UP Gramin Bank, IDBI Bank and Wipro Technologies. His research work often explores the intersections of management theory and practical application, aiming to bridge the gap between academic research and industry practices. His research interests include the work and careers in the gig economy, the future of work, transforming careers, and sports management.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Kushwaha, A., Shukla, Y., & Vigneashwaran, K. “Conceptualizing and Exploring the Unethical ProTeam Behaviour in Team Sports.” Sport in Society. (Accepted for publication)


• Hassan, Y., Kushwaha, A. & Sharma, V. (2023), "Organizational resilience through techno-structural interventions: case of an Indian wealth management firm", International Journal of Law and Management, Vol. 65 No. 1, pp. 41-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLMA-03-2022-0049


• Gupta, M., Hassan, Y., Pandey, J. & Kushwaha, A. (2022), "Decoding the dark shades of electronic human resource management", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 43 No. 1, pp. 12-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-11-2020-0512

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Hassan, Y., & Kushwaha, A. (Forthcoming September 2025). Embracing Religious Diversity at Work: A Gamification Approach. In Gupta, M. (Eds.), Gamification for Engaging a Diverse Workforce. Apple Academic Press. https://appleacademicpress.com/gamification-for-engaging-a-diverse-workforce-/9781779640123


• Kushwaha, A., & Shukla, Y. (Forthcoming 2025). Human Capital in India. In Pereira, V., Vaz, D., & Laker, B. (Eds.), Managing Human Capital during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Springer Nature Switzerland AG

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Kushwaha, A. (2022, December 06). Leadership and Organizational Agility: Multilevel model. Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia.


• Kushwaha, A. (2022, December 06). - Leadership and Organizational Agility: Multilevel model. Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia.


• Kushwaha, A., & Hassan, Y. (2022, December 07). Changing Paradigm of Industrial Relations During the Pandemic. Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia.


• Kushwaha, A. (2022, December 22). Specialist or Generalist: Creativity in stable and dynamic environment. Annual Convention of the Strategic Management Forum (SMF), Anand, Gujarat.


• Hassan, Y., & Kushwaha, A. (2022, January 08). Organizational Resilience through HR interventions: Case of an Indian Wealth Management Firm. Indian Academy of Management (INDAM), Rohtak, Haryana.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Best Paper Award (Runner up), Sport, Business and Society Conference – 2024, NEOMA Business School, Reims, France


• Grant of Euro 2000 to attend Sport, Business and Society Conference – 2024, NEOMA Business School, Reims, France


• Grant of USD 295 (to attend Complexity Global School at IIT Bombay), Santa Fe Institute (SFI), Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA


• Best Research (Special Prize) Proposal Award, Doctoral Colloquium on Management and Development (DOCMAD) – 2022, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)


• Part of substantive team in the first Agriculture Deputies Meeting G-20 Agriculture Working Group held at Indore from 13th to 15th February 2023

ACADEMIC SERVICES

• Student Representative, Executive Committee (2022-24), OB Division, Academy of Management, New York, USA


• Reviewer (under bridge reviewer program), Academy of Management Review (ABDC-A* and FT 50)


• Reviewer, International Studies of Management & Organization (ABDC-B)


• Reviewer, The Learning Organization (ABDC-C)