Dr. Sudhanshu Maheshwari
Ph.D., Human Resource Management (HRM)
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
Email: phd18sudhanshum@iima.ac.in; sudhanshuiima@gmail.com 
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SUMMARY 
Sudhanshu Maheshwari is a Ph.D. in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. His research focuses on enhancing employee well-being to augment firm productivity, decontructing hybrid workplace systems, probing the role of digitalization of business intelligence (BI) in the organization, and exploring assimilation of artificial intelligence with people practices in the firm. He also works in the domain of sustainability and organizational design. He has a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting in PSU and private sector. He is skilled in data analysis, mixed-method research, and text analysis and has a strong research background with a candidacy for Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) that is focused on people practices, growth and human resource management from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. 

DISSERTATION
Title: Examining the role of discretionary human resource practices on workplace loneliness implication during home-based telework
About the thesis: This dissertation examines the impact of home-based telework on workplace loneliness of employees while assessing the role of discretionary human resource practices. The study uses a mixed-method research design to explore and investigate the proposed the linkages in three studies. In Study 1, the research qualitatively explores the impact of home-based teleworking on employees and examines the role of discretionary HR practice. Furthermore, the study highlights the themes that would influence the link between telework and its implications. In Study 2A, we empirically examine the relationship between HbTW and one of its outcomes, workplace loneliness. Further, the factors affecting the given linkage were probed. Drawing from the job-demand resource model and conservation of resources theory, we argue that HbTW can precipitate workplace loneliness through augmented social disconnectedness. In Study 2B, we quantitatively show that counterproductive work behavior (CWB) is one of the instrumental outcomes emanating from the social emotion of loneliness in the telework context. Further, the study probes the role of individual differences and discretionary human resource practices that would influence the relationship between workplace loneliness and the CWB of the employee during HbTW. Overall, the thesis makes several theoretical and managerial contributions.

Thesis Advisory Committee:
PhD Advisor:                        Prof. Rajesh Chandwani, HRM Area, IIM Ahmedabad
Thesis Committee Members:  Prof. Rajat Sharma, Marketing Area, IIM Ahmedabad
                                                 Prof. Amit Karna, Strategy Area, IIM Ahmedabad  

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Visiting Faculty, Feb-May 2022       Masters Union School of Business
Visiting Scholar, 2019                       HEC Paris, France
Research Associate, 2017–18            Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, India

EDUCATION
IIM Ahmedabad, India                                   Ph.D. in HRM, 2018-23 (Completed on January 20th 2023)
Masters in Psychology (OB&HRM)              IGNOU, India (2018-2020)
BITS Pilani, India                                           Integrated Dual Degree, 2010-15 
                                                                                - Master of Science (M.Sc.), Economics
                                                                                 - Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical and Electronics

AREA OF RESEARCH INTERESTS
Hybrid Work systems and Artificial Intelligence
Mangerial and Organizational Cognition
Sustainability-centric organizational System

CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR PAPERS 

Kaur, A. & Maheshwari, S. (2022). AI, Privacy Breaches and Ethical Transgressions: An Integrative Theoretical Framework. International Conference on Digital Organizations (ICODO) organized by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 11th November.

Maheshwari, S. & Kaur, A. (2022). Discursive Paradoxical Tension: Understanding and Managing Competing Discursive Logics. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 5th – 9th August.

Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., & Tripathi, N. (2022). AI, Privacy Breaches and Ethical Transgressions: An Integrative Theoretical Framework. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 5th – 9th August

Sangar, S., Tripathi, N., Kaur, A. & Maheshwari, S. (2022). Daily Effects of Perceived Leader’s Overqualification on Subordinates' Work Behaviors. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 5th – 9th August.

Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., Maheshwari, S. (2022). Is cyber loafing influencing the engagement of your employees? Towards examining the employees’ cyber deviance in the era of remote working. 38th EGOS Colloquium 2022, hosted by WU Vienna, Austria, July 7- July 9, 2022.

Kaur, A. & Maheshwari, S. (2022). Socialization Process, Expatriate Adjustment and Role of Credibility in the Host Country: A Theoretical Model and Future Directions for Research. 5th Global Conference on International HRM organized by Center for International Human Resource Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, USA, A hybrid experience, 19 – 21 May, 2022.

Maheshwari, S. & Kaur, A. (2022). Green Human Resource Management Systems and Sustainable Environmental Performance: A Theoretical Framework on Green Organization Culture. International Conference on Green HRM and Sustainable Behaviour: New Developments and Challenges organized by Vienna University of Economics and Business, Germany, a Virtual Experience, 17 -18th March, 2022.

Maheshwari, S. & Kaur, A. (2022). Green Culture Development: Towards Sustainable Practices using HRM Systems during Turbulence. Indian Academy of Management organized by Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India, 7 – 9 January, 2022.

Kaur, A. & Maheshwari, S. (2021). Discursive Paradoxical Tension: Understanding and Managing Competing Discursive Logics. NASPAA South Asia Conference, 12th -14th November, 2021.

Maheshwari, S. & Kaur, A. (2021). Green HRM System and Green Culture: A Conceptual Model towards Green Competing Values Framework. 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, a Virtual Experience, 30 July – 3 August.

Agarwal, P., Kaur, A., & Maheshwari, S. (2021). How Dark is Dark and How Bright is Bright? Meta-Analysis on Executive Personality - Firm Performance. 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, a Virtual Experience, 30 July – 3 August

Maheshwari, S. & Kaur, A. (2020). Creating Sustainable Practices using HRM Systems during Turbulence: Towards a Model of Green Culture Development. Doctoral Symposium organized by Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, 9 – 11 December, 2020.

TEACHING ASSISTANCE 
Teaching Assistant (TA) in elective course - "Leading the Digital Transformation" offered to Executive Post-Graduate Program (PGPX) at IIMA for Prof. Rajesh Chandwani and Prof. Rajat Sharma (September 2021- October 2021)

• Designing the presentation/project submission, analysis of student submission, clarified student queries after class-hours