Dr. Nikhat Afshan
Associate Professor
Associate Professor with more than 8+ years of experience teaching in Undergraduate, Post Graduate and Doctoral Level. Supervised 3 PhD dissertations, published research papers in reputed journals, Consulting Editor of IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management, organized Management Development Program and Faculty Development Programs at the university.
Experience:
I have over more than 8 years of experience in teaching subjects like Research Methods, Business Analytics, Operations Management and Supply Chain Management at under-graduate, post-graduate, and doctoral level. Apart from teaching responsibilities, I have also performed duties as Course Coordinator, which involves reviewing course curriculum, assign teaching tasks and conducting faculty group meetings. My research interest areas are Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Integration and Digital Transformation. I have published research papers in reputed journals. I am Consulting Editor of IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management.
I have spent 10 months at the University of Memphis at visiting research fellow. I got an opportunity to work with Dr. Ernest Nichols (at The Fogelman College of Business and Economics, University of Memphis). I have research collaboration with Dr. Jaideep Motwani (Seidman college of Business) and have jointly published some research articles. I am NET qualified (national eligibility test, University Grant commission of India).
Employment History:
Current Designation: Associate Professor- from October 2016 till date
Department of Operations and IT, ICFAI Business School (IFHE), Hyderabad
https://www.ibshyderabad.org/Facultyprofiles/Operations/Nikha-Afshan.pdf
Current Roles and Responsibilities:
I am currently working as an Associate Professor in the department of Operations and IT at IBS Hyderabad (IFHE), https://www.ifheindia.org/ . I have taught courses such as Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics and Business Research Methods at undergraduate, post-graduate and at the doctoral level.
Teaching Areas: Business Research Methods, Operations Management, Business Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Quantitative Methods and Total Quality Management.
Qualification: Ph.D. (Supply Chain Management), IFHE Hyderabad, 2014
PhD Thesis Title: Supply Chain Integration and its Impact on Firm Performance
National Eligibility Test for Lectureship, University Grants Commission, Govt. of India
Visiting Scholar Program at University of Memphis, TN, USA, 2011-2012
Master Of Arts (Mathematics), Patna University, India, 2007
Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics), Patna University, India 2005
Class 12th, Bihar Intermediate Education Council, India 2002
Class 10th, Bihar School Examination Board, 1999. Patna, India
Research Work:
I am actively working on Supply Chain Integration and my current research project is conducting a bibliometric analysis and systematic review of literature on Supply Chain Integration and Firm Performance. Another project in collaboration with Dr. Jaideep Motwani is on Digital Transformation and Supply Chain Integration. I am interested in doing research on Sustainability and Digital Transformation apart from supply chain integration.
Research/Selected Publications:
Case Studies
Conferences:
Management Development Program Resource Person
Faculty Development Program Resource Person
Award and Recognition:
Administrative Roles:
Course coordinator- (Operations Management) – (2014-2015)
Course coordinator- (Supply Chain Management)- (2014-2017)
Major Responsibilities:
Other Administrative Roles:
Consulting Editor of IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management.
Reviewer for Journal of Asian Academy of Management Journal.
Personal Information
Address : A301, Sunshine Ecopolis, Kokapet, Hyderabad, India 500075
References:
1. Angappa Gunasekaran, PhD
Director and Professor
School of Business Administration
E355 Olmsted Building
Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057-4898
Phone: +1(717) 948-6143
Fax: +1(717) 948-6456
E-mail: aqg6076@psu.edu
2. Dr. Jaideep Motwani
Chair and Professor of Management
Seidman College of Business
Grand Valley State University
50 Front Ave. SW, Suite 3075
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6424
Email: motwanij@gvsu.edu
Mobile no:+1(616)-331-7476
3. Purnendu (Puru) Mandal, BTech, MTech, PhDProfessor, Lamar University
President, Texas Healthtech Institute
Email: puru.mandal@gmail.com; purnendu.mandal@lamar.edu
Phone: +1(409)-866-0555; +1(409)-880-8634
Experience:
I have over more than 8 years of experience in teaching subjects like Research Methods, Business Analytics, Operations Management and Supply Chain Management at under-graduate, post-graduate, and doctoral level. Apart from teaching responsibilities, I have also performed duties as Course Coordinator, which involves reviewing course curriculum, assign teaching tasks and conducting faculty group meetings. My research interest areas are Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Integration and Digital Transformation. I have published research papers in reputed journals. I am Consulting Editor of IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management.
I have spent 10 months at the University of Memphis at visiting research fellow. I got an opportunity to work with Dr. Ernest Nichols (at The Fogelman College of Business and Economics, University of Memphis). I have research collaboration with Dr. Jaideep Motwani (Seidman college of Business) and have jointly published some research articles. I am NET qualified (national eligibility test, University Grant commission of India).
Employment History:
- Assistant Professor - March 2014 to October 2016, ICFAI Business School, IFHE Hyderabad
- Associate Professor- October 2016 to date, ICFAI Business School, IFHE, Hyderabad
Current Designation: Associate Professor- from October 2016 till date
Department of Operations and IT, ICFAI Business School (IFHE), Hyderabad
https://www.ibshyderabad.org/Facultyprofiles/Operations/Nikha-Afshan.pdf
Current Roles and Responsibilities:
I am currently working as an Associate Professor in the department of Operations and IT at IBS Hyderabad (IFHE), https://www.ifheindia.org/ . I have taught courses such as Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics and Business Research Methods at undergraduate, post-graduate and at the doctoral level.
Teaching Areas: Business Research Methods, Operations Management, Business Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Quantitative Methods and Total Quality Management.
Qualification: Ph.D. (Supply Chain Management), IFHE Hyderabad, 2014
PhD Thesis Title: Supply Chain Integration and its Impact on Firm Performance
National Eligibility Test for Lectureship, University Grants Commission, Govt. of India
Visiting Scholar Program at University of Memphis, TN, USA, 2011-2012
Master Of Arts (Mathematics), Patna University, India, 2007
Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics), Patna University, India 2005
Class 12th, Bihar Intermediate Education Council, India 2002
Class 10th, Bihar School Examination Board, 1999. Patna, India
Research Work:
I am actively working on Supply Chain Integration and my current research project is conducting a bibliometric analysis and systematic review of literature on Supply Chain Integration and Firm Performance. Another project in collaboration with Dr. Jaideep Motwani is on Digital Transformation and Supply Chain Integration. I am interested in doing research on Sustainability and Digital Transformation apart from supply chain integration.
Research/Selected Publications:
- Afshan, N., Mandal, P., Gunasekaran, A. and Motwani, J. (Mar 2022), "Mediating role of immediate performance outcomes between supply chain integration and firm performance", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 34 No. 4, pp. 669-687. [SCOPUS, ABDC-A]
- Afshan, N. and Motwani, J. (Aug 2021), "An investigation of antecedents and consequences of supplier integration: a study in Indian context", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 138-151. [SCOPUS, ABDC-B]
- Afshan, N.; Chhetri, P.; & Chatterjee, S., (Oct 2018) “Impact of Information Technology and Relational Aspect on Supply Chain Collaboration Leading to Financial Performance: A Study in Indian Context”, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 25, Issue, 7, pp. 2496-2511. [SCOPUS, ABDC-B]
- Afshan, N. and Motwani, J. (Oct 2018) “The mediating role of customer related performance outcomes on the relationship between customer integration and firm performance: An empirical investigation in Indian context”, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 25, Issue, 7, pp. 2184-2197 [SCOPUS, ABDC-B]
- Kulkarni, S. Afshan, N. and Motwani, J., (2018) “The Impact of Faculty’s Communication Behaviors on Student’s Satisfaction: The Role of Cognitive and Affective Learning and Student’s Motivation” International journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Vol. 25, Issue, 4, pp. 444-458. [SCOPUS]
- Srabasti, C.; Afshan, N. & Chhetri, P. (Nov 2015), “Exploring the Linkage Between the Components of Motivational Systems Theory and Career Decisiveness: The Mediating Role of Career Optimism” Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 23 (4), pp. 597-614. [SCOPUS, ABDC-A]
- Afshan, N., Menon, S., (2015), Supply Chain Integration in Healthcare Industry in India: Challenges and Opportunities", Journal of Global Business Advancement, Vol. 8, Issue, 4, pp. 469-478. [SCOPUS]
- Afshan, N.; Diganta, C. & Balaji, M. (2014), “Exploring the Relevance of Employee-Productivity Linked Firm Performance Measures: An Empirical Study in India”, Journal of Transnational Management, Vol. 19, Issue (1), pp. 24-37. [SCOPUS, ABDC-C]
- Chhetri, P.; Afshan, N. Chatterjee, S. (2014), “The impact of Perceived Organizational Politics (POP) on work attitudes: The moderating role of LMX quality: Evidence from the Indian IT sector”, International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professional, Vol. 5, Issue (2), pp.1-13. [SCOPUS]
- Afshan, N., Chhetri, P., and Pradhan, S. (2011), “Board, Ownership Structure & Pay and Firm Performance: A Literature Review,” The IUP Journal of Corporate Governance, (10:2), pp 82-92. [ABDC-C]
- Afshan, N. (2013), “The Performance Outcomes of Dimensions of Supply Chain Integration: A Conceptual Framework”, Business Theory and Practice, Vol. 14(4), pp.323-331. [SCOPUS]
- Motwani, J., Afshan, N. and Pradeep, C (2019), “Building Green Infrastructure Across University Campuses: A Research” International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), Volume-8, Issue-11S, pp. 498-502. [SCOPUS]
- Afshan, N. (2013). “Performance Evaluation of mutual funds in India: DEA Approach”, Romanian Review of Social Sciences, (5).
- Afshan, N., Menon, S., (2013), “Integration of Kano’s Model into Quality Function Deployment: A Review”, The IUP Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 12, Issue,2, pp. 48-56.
Case Studies
- Afshan N, R. Muthukumar. (2011) “Harley Davidson's Just-in-Time Journey” IBS Center for Management Research.pp. 1-12.
- Afshan N, R. Muthukumar. (2012), “Supply Chain Management of Pepsico” IBS Center for Management Research.pp. 1-14.
Conferences:
- Prerna Chhetri and Nikhat Afshan, “The Relationship between Perceived Organizational Politics (POP) and Work attitudes. The moderating effect of LMX quality”, Conference on Excellence in Research and Education, IIM, Indore, May 13-16, 2011.
- Nikhat Afshan, “Performance Evaluation of Mutual Funds in India: DEA Approach”, SWFA 2012 Annual conference, Southwestern Finance Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, February 29-March 2012.
- Shawn R. Jones & Nikhat Afshan, “Maximizing Returns on Corporate Knowledge: Redefining Customer Support Policies”, 23rd annual POMS conference, Production and Operations Management Society, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 20-23, 2012.
- Nikhat Afshan & Sourabh Bhattacharya, “Supply Chain Integrative practices in Indian firms and its impact on firm's performance”, 23rd annual POMS conference, Production and Operations Management Society, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 20-23, 2012.
- Nikhat Afshan & Sindhuja Menon “Integration of Kano’s Model into Quality Function Deployment: A Review”, 6th ISDSI conference, IBS Hyderabad, December 27-29, 2012.
- Nikhat Afshan, “The Mediating role of customer related performance outcomes on the relationship between customer integration and firm performance: An Investigation in Indian Context”, 5th OSM and 7th ISDSI conference, IMI, New Delhi, IMI, New Delhi, December 2013.
- Srabasti, C, Prerna, C., Nikhat, A. “An Empirical Examination of the Antecedents of Career Decisiveness- A study in Indian context”, 3rd biennial IAM conference, IIM-A Dec, 11-13,2013.
- Prerna, C., Nikhat, A, Srabasti C,. “An empirical investigation on the relationship between Organizational Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The mediating role of cognitive and affective trust”, 3rd biennial IAM conference, IIM-A Dec, 11-13,2013.
- Nikhat Afshan, Prerna Chhetri and Srabasti Chatterjee, “Performance Outcomes of Supply Chain Integration: Conceptualization and Instrument development” Supply Chain Management Conference, IIM, Bangalore, Dec18-19, 2014.
- Prerna Chhetri,Nikhat Afshan and Nancy Chhetri, “An empirical investigation on the relationship
- Nikhat Afshan and Jaideep Motwani, "The relationship between dimensions of supply chain integration and firm performance: An investigation in Indian context." 2016 DSI Annual Meeting Austin, Texas, November 19th-22nd, 2016.
- Smita Kulkarni and Nikhat Afshan, “The Impact of Teacher's communication Behaviors on Student Satisfaction: The Role of Cognitive and Affective Learning and Students Motivation” 26th NAOP conference on “Psychology and Future of Work” IIT MADRAS, 2016.
- Nikhat Afshan and Jaideep Motwani “The Impact of Supplier Integration on Firm Performance: Mediating Role of Supplier’s Performance” 2017 DSI Annual Meeting in Washington D. C., USA, November 18th-20th, 2017.
- Nikhat Afshan and Jaideep Motwani “An Investigation of Antecedents and Consequences of Supplier Integration” 2018 DSI Annual Meeting in Washington D. C., USA, November 17th-19th, 2018.
- Nikhat Afshan and Sudeepta Pradhan, “Antecedents and consequences of Green Supply chain Management practices in Hotel industry" Academy for Global Business Advancement, IIT Delhi, July 2nd-4th, 2019.
Management Development Program Resource Person
- Business Analytics and Supply Chain Analytics – 21st June, 2022 (Aurobindo Pharma)
Faculty Development Program Resource Person
- Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis using R and VOSviewer- May 11-12, 2022.
Award and Recognition:
- Second prize for best paper under the category of doctoral student’s best paper award in ISDSI 2013 International Conference 7th Annual Meeting 5th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management.
- Best paper award for the paper titled, "Antecedents and consequences of Supply chain Management practices in Hotel industry" at Academy for Global Business Advancement held at IIT Delhi, July 2nd-4th, 2019.
Administrative Roles:
Course coordinator- (Operations Management) – (2014-2015)
Course coordinator- (Supply Chain Management)- (2014-2017)
Major Responsibilities:
- Annual review of the course outline along with review of cases used in the previous academic year.
- Mapping of new cases for the following academic year. Review of the textbook to be used for the course.
- Setting question papers in collaboration with all department faculty members and allocation of workload for evaluation of answer scripts.
- Conducting weekly meetings with the department colleagues to discuss the teaching notes for the cases to be taught in the future sessions.
Other Administrative Roles:
Consulting Editor of IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management.
Reviewer for Journal of Asian Academy of Management Journal.
Personal Information
Address : A301, Sunshine Ecopolis, Kokapet, Hyderabad, India 500075
References:
1. Angappa Gunasekaran, PhD
Director and Professor
School of Business Administration
E355 Olmsted Building
Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057-4898
Phone: +1(717) 948-6143
Fax: +1(717) 948-6456
E-mail: aqg6076@psu.edu
2. Dr. Jaideep Motwani
Chair and Professor of Management
Seidman College of Business
Grand Valley State University
50 Front Ave. SW, Suite 3075
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6424
Email: motwanij@gvsu.edu
Mobile no:+1(616)-331-7476
3. Purnendu (Puru) Mandal, BTech, MTech, PhDProfessor, Lamar University
President, Texas Healthtech Institute
Email: puru.mandal@gmail.com; purnendu.mandal@lamar.edu
Phone: +1(409)-866-0555; +1(409)-880-8634
