Dr. Mita Brahma

Dr. Mita Brahma
- Designation: Professor of Human Resources
- Academic Area: Human Resources, Digital Workplaces, Entrepreneurship
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitabrahma/

Mita Brahma is a human resource professional, researcher, educator and management consultant. She has more than thirty years of professional experience in the consulting, software, banking, and education sectors. Her interest areas are: corporate HR, leadership assessment and development, entrepreneurship, strategic management, and workplace technology.

Mita Brahma has taught several batches of MBA students and working executives at the School of Inspired Leadership, Gurgaon. Her research articles have been published in the Technology Innovation Management Review, ABDC and Web of Science indexed journals, Ivey and Sage Publications journals. She has published book chapters in the Entrepreneurship domain with Springer publications. She is an active member, reviewer and contributor to the Academy of Management (AOM), Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management (GIFT), and National HRD Network (NHRD).

Mita Brahma currently leads Talent Transformation Initiatives at NIIT, a global learning outsourcing solutions company. She has earlier led a niche consulting firm Bizmentor that helped organizations improve their performance through strategic and process management initiatives, and talent management solutions. Mita has worked in senior leadership positions with the Shri Ram group, Grow Talent Consulting Services, Nucleus Software Exports and State Bank of India. She has led large client engagements in the area of change management, leadership assessment and development, organization design and process improvement. Mita has headed the HR function at Nucleus Software Exports, a software company focused on the banking and financial services sector. Mita started her career with the State Bank of India, where she looked after operations in different areas like retail, corporate and institutional banking.

Mita Brahma is also an artist. She paints with oils on canvas. Her paintings are semi-abstract compositions, inspired by nature. Her artworks have been exhibited at premier galleries in India like the Lalit Kala Akademi and Triveni Sangam.

Academic Degrees:

PhD, Strategic Management, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, 2019
MBA, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 2000
MS, Engg. Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1977

Academic Appointments:

Visiting Faculty, School of Inspired Leadership, Gurgaon, 2016-present
Faculty, Science & Engg., 1988-2000

Professional Experience:

Head – HR, NIIT Ltd. 2019-present
Principal Consultant & Co-Founder, Bizmentor Consultancy Services, 2010-present
Senior Vice President, Education, Shriram New Horizons Group, 2008-2010
Vice President, Grow Talent Consulting Services, 2004-2007
Head – HR, Nucleus Software Exports, 2000-2004
Manager, State Bank of India, 1978-1986

Courses Taught:

Competency mapping, Digital workplaces, Change management

Awards & Honors:

Executive Research Board Member, Human Capital Media, 2015

Publications & Books:

Research Articles in International Journals:

Brahma, M. & Tripathi, S. S. (2018). Performance of internal corporate ventures: the effect of team interactions and the absorptive capacity of the firm. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 17(1), 35-66. Inderscience (ESCI, ABDC – ‘C’).
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2018.093019
Tripathi, S. S., & Brahma, M. (2018). Technology entrepreneurship in emerging markets: An exploration of entrepreneurial models prevalent in India. Technology Innovation Management Review, 8(1), 24–32.
http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1131
Brahma, M. & Tripathi, S. S. (2017). Conflict and cohesion in the team: Influence on absorptive capacity and performance of corporate ventures. European Journal of Business Research, 17(2), 75-86.
http://dx.doi.org/10.18374/EJBR-17-2.7

Teaching Cases with Teaching Notes:

Brahma, M. & Tripathi, S. S. (2017). Kritikal Solutions: The big leap. Richard Ivey Business Publishing, Product Number #9B17M118
https://hbr.org/product/kritikal-solutions-the-big-leap/W17497-HCB-ENG

Case Analyses:

Brahma, M. (2016). Zinda Park: Rural community eco-park complex in Bangladesh. Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective, 20(4), 401.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0972262916671458
Brahma, M. (2015). When a giant falls. Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective, 19(3), 288-291.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0972262915604915
Brahma, M. (2014). Transforming a state-owned utility: The role of technology and leadership – Case analysis. Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 39(3), 123-128.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0256090920140309

Book Chapters:

Brahma, M., Tripathi, S. S., Bijlani, S. (2018). New venture creation: From Gartner to the present, in Foundational Research in Entrepreneurship Studies: Insightful Contributions and Future Pathways, by Javadian, G., Vishal K. Gupta, Dev K. Dutta, Grace Chun Guo, Arturo E. Osorio, Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (Eds.). Palgrave Macmillan (Springer), 77-102.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-73528-3_5
Brahma, M. (2013). Prospering globally: The Trident dream, in Innovations in People Management: Cases in Organizational Behaviour, HR and Communication, by Gita Bajaj, Somnath Ghosh, Jyotsna Bhatnagar (Eds.), MacMillan Publishers, India Ltd., ISBN: 9350593378

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