Dr Soumendra N Bagchi
Qualification : BE (Civil), FPM (P&IR) IIM-Ahmedabad
Email : s_bagchi@xlri.ac.in
Functional Area : Human Resource Management
Brief Profile
Experience Detail
XLRI:
- Associate Professor 2009 to till date
- Assistant Professor 2005- 2009
Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (I) Ltd.(A Government of India Enterprise)1995 - 2000
- Started career as Assistant Manager (Civil) in 1995.
- Resigned as Deputy Manager (Civil) to join FPM programme
Dr Soumendra N Bagchi
Achievements and Research Interest/Area of Research Interests
Academic Distinction (Awards and Scholarships)
1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Thesis Proposal Award for the year 2003- 2004.??
2. IIMA FPM Alumni Chaudhary Padmanabhan Pant Scholastic Award for performance in first year of FPM, 2000 - 01.
3. Second Prize for paper presentation in Manifestations (Strategy), Vista 2002, held in IIM (Bangalore). Paper titled -Competitive Intelligence: A Research Agenda
Adminstrative Distinction
Other Achievements
Area of RESEARCH INTERESTS
Faculty Development Programs Attended
Courses Taught
- Human Resource Management in Service Sector
- Measuring HR
- Performance Management
- Performance Management and Appraisal
- Strategic HRM
- Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
Consultancy Undertaken
1. Evaluation of Polytechnics in Jharkhand - State Govt. of Jharkhand
2. Manpower planning study for Jharkhand - State Govt. Of Jharkhand
3. Performance Management System for Goa Shipyard Limited
4. Performance Management System Audit, design and implementation of a new system for Mazagon Docks Limited.
5. Performance Management System Audit, design and implementation of a new system for Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.
6. Performance Management System Audit, design and implementation of a new system for Andaman & Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited.
7. Manpower Planning Study for KRIBHCO
8. Performance Management System design and implementation for FlipKart
In-Company Programs
- Accenture, DRDO
- CESC, Kolkata
- Diageo
- ETA Star Group-Dubai
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
- Goa Shipyard Limited
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
- NTPC Limited
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS (PUBLICATIONS)
Journal Articles-Refereed
- Bagchi, S. N. & Sharma, R. (2014). Hierarchy in Bloom`s Taxonomy: an Empirical Case - based exploration using MBA students. Journal of Case Research. Vol 5(2). 57-79.
- Bagchi, S. N., Shivhare, A., Rathore, A. & Pattathil, K. (2015). Campus Recruitment Process of XLRI : A case study. The IUJ Journal of Managment, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 71-75.
- Jain, A. & Bagchi, S. N. (2015). Feather Mattress Enterprises. Journal of Case Research, vol 7, Issue 2, 136 - 149.
- Bagchi, S. N. & Olimattel, V. (2014). Entrepreneur at Crossroads: Choosing a Growth Path, Journal of Case Research, Vol. 6, Issue -1, 24-42.
- Bagchi, S. N. & Sharma, R. (2014). Organizational Capabilities for Operating in a multi - project mode. The IUJ Journal of Management, Vol 2(2), 1-6.
- Bagchi, S. N. (2016). Development of HR Strategy using the 3S framework. IMI Konnect. Vol 5(4), 1-5.
- Bagchi, S. N. & Sharma, R. (2021). Individual and organizational mindfulness: a social exchange-based approach. Development and Learning in Organizations: (2021) An International Journal, https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo-
03-2021-0053. June 2021. (Journal Rank `C` in ABDC 2019 ). - Bagchi, S. N. (2021). Oxygen Therapy: Bane Or Boon? Pax Lumina, 2021, Vol 2(4), 69-72.
- Bagchi, S. N. (2022). Role Readiness in Management Education - Few Questions and and the Way Forward? IMI Konnect, Vol 11(4), 42-48.
- Bagchi, S. N. (2023). Exploring managers’ hesitancy towards visualization in problem analysis. IMI Konnect, Vol12(2), 2023, 1-8.
Published Research Monographs
Scholarly Books
- The Baranagar Jute Mill Killings: An Exploratory Formulative Case Study of Employee Retaliation in Industrial Relations. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, Germany. 2009.
- Performance Management: Theory and Cases. Cengage Learning. (2nd edition) 2013.
- Performance Management: Theory and Cases. Cengage Learning. 2010
- Election Campaign: A Strategic Theory. Foundation Publishing House. 2013
Chapters in Scholarly books
1. Soumendra N Bagchi & Subhashini Kaul "Organizational Experience: Concept Development using Grounded Theory Methodology". p237-253. HR and Leadership Challenges for Businesses in India. Editors Debashis Chaterjee, Manoranjan Dhal and TN Krishnan. 2011
Conference Proceedings-Refereed
Paper Presentations-Refereed
- Soumendra N Bagchi & Subhashini Kaul Organizational Experience: Concept Development using Grounded Theory Methodology. p237-253. HR and Leadership Challenges for Businesses in India. Editors Debashis Chaterjee, Manoranjan Dhal and TN Krishnan. 2011
- Exploring Decision Making in Complex and Dynamic Environment through Case study - Paper presented in AIMS conference 21-23, 2014. Soumendra Narain Bagchi and Rajeev Sharma
- Soumendra N Bagchi: A Multidimensional Conceptualization of Ambidextrous Leadership Capability. Paper presented at 2017 Annual Conference on the theme of Competing in an Innovation-Driven Global Economy: Institutions, Infrastructures, and Organization Design on 14 December 2017, organized by The Institute of International Business and Governance (IIBG) of The Open University of Hong Kong.
- Soumendra N Bagchi: Theorizing organizational capability as an outcome of middle managers` collective mind. Paper presented at 5th Biennial Indian Academy of Management 2017 Conference during December 17-20, 2017 at Indian Institute of Management Indore.
Text Books
- Bihar 2015: Analysing the Portends. Self published on Amazon. 2015
- Strategic Industrial Relations. Coauthored with Rupak Dayal. White Falcon. 2021.
Research Report
Working paper
1. HR/033/05/12: The Strategy of Campaign. Registered 14 May 2012.
2. HR/039/12/13: Predicting voters behavior: an exploration. Registered 27 Dec. 2013.
3. XLWP141405: Exploring Decision Making In Complex And Dynamic Environment Through Case Study
4. Bagchi, Soumendra N. (2022). One Olympic Gold Medal for one Billion people: Beyond the Official Narrative of Indian Sports (September 10, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4215398 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4215398
Key note presentation
Published articles in newspapers/magazines
Cases developed for Teaching purpose
1. "Xenitis Group of Companies" a case published in Asian Journal of Management Cases, September 2006 (3): 127-151
2. FEATHER MATTRESS CO." registered with XLRI Case Development Centre (XLCDC) with Registration No. XLRI141408, co-authored with Arpit Jain, HRM (2013-15).
3. Campus Recruitment Process of XLRI : A case study. Published in The IUJ Journal of Managment, Vol. 3, Issue 2, November 2015. page 71-75. Authors - Soumendra Narain Bagchi, Amita Shivhare, Anjali Rathore & Kiran Raj Pattathil
4. Feather Mattress Enterprises. Published in Journal of Case Research, vol 7, Issue 2, December 2015. 136 - 149. Authors - Arpit Jain and Soumendra Narain Bagchi
5. Entrepreneur at Crossroads: Choosing a Growth Path, coauthored with Varun Olimattel has been published by Journal of Case Research, 2014, Vol. 6, Issue -1, XIMB.
6. Too much alcohol at a Remote Construction site. Published with Richard Ivey. Case No. NB16C009. (June 2016) Authors - Soumendra Narain Bagchi & Rajeev Sharma
Other Professional Activities
Achievements in Professional activities
Chairperson/Co-Chairperson in conferences
- Chaired the session on People, Process and Performance during 5th Biennial Indian Academy of Management 2017 Conference during December 17-20, 2017 at Indian Institute of Management Indore.
Co-ordinating/Organizing Workshop/Conferences /MDPs
1. Accenture
2. DRDO
3. Goa Shipyard Limited
4. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
5. ETA Star Group-Dubai
6. CESC, Kolkata.
7. BPCL
Contribution towards Institution building/ development/ services such as Chairperson (Placement) etc
Guide/evaluator/ examiner at doctoral research level
Invited to deliver Keynote addresses/ speeches
Membership of Professional Bodies
Participation in Workshops/Conferences/Forums/ Meetings etc
Professional Services such as Member/Editor of Editorial Board/ Advisory Committee etc
Reviewer/Referee in Journals/ Conferences etc
Visiting Faculty
- IIM Ranchi, 2018
- IMI, Kolkata 2015, 2016, 2017
Research Project Undertaken
1. Research on Indian sportspersons 2017 - 2018