Manjari Singh is a Professor in the Human Resources Management Area. She has been a member of the faculty at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad since 2000. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India, and doctorate degree in Human Resources from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India. She has been a John Curtin Fellow of Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.
She teaches courses related to human resource management and data analysis in the doctoral, postgraduate, and executive development programmes at IIM Ahmedabad and other institutes.
Prof. Singh has published more than forty co-authored papers in peer-reviewed international and national journals including Human Resource Management (FT-50), Human Resource Management Review, Health Policy and Planning, Journal of Personnel Psychology, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, and Journal of Entrepreneurship. She has presented papers in reputed international and national conferences and has fourteen co-authored presentations in the Academy of Management (USA) Annual Meetings.
She has done consultancy projects for government and private sector organizations including the Seventh and the Sixth Central Pay Commissions. Recently she has consulted for the Second National Judicial Pay Commission.
Prof. Singh is currently in the Editorial Board of the Human Resource Management Review.
Primary Area : Human Resources Management
Email : manjari@iima.ac.in
Phone : +91-79-7152 4914
Secretary : Sandhya Chandran
Phone : +91-79-7152 7913
Website : Personal Website
Fellow (Human Resources), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, 1995-2000
B.E., (Electrical Engineering), Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal , (1991-1995)
Doctoral Programme
Post Graduate Programmes
Course Development
Faculty Development Programme
Other Programmes
Executive Education – Open Enrolment Programmes
Executive Education – Customised Programmes
Executive Education – Open Enrolment Blended Learning Programmes
Workshops Conducted
Teaching at Other Institutes
Developed and taught the following courses or course modules:
Strategic Human Resource Management,
Human Resource Analytics,
Gender Inclusivity
Employment Relations
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Since 2000
Chairperson, Human Resources Management Area, 2020-22 Personnel and Industrial Relations Area 2012-15 and 2005-08
Chairperson, Staff Grievance Redressal Committee, 2018-21
Chairperson, Committee for Managing Gender Issues, 2014-16 and 2011-14
Chairperson, Faculty Development Programme, 2008-10
Member, Research & Publication Committee, 2012-14
Member, Committee for Managing Gender Issues, 2008-11
Member, Faculty Workload Measurement Committee, 2008-09
Member, Executive Committee of Faculty Development Programme, 2006-08
Member, Executive Committee of Fellow Programme in Management, 2006-08
Member, Library Committee, 2001-03
Academy of Management (USA)
British Academy of Management
Indian Society of Labour Economics
National HRD Network
Honorary member of the Advisory Board of the International Academy of Management and Business (IAMB) (since 2010).
Consultant for the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (constituted as per the order of the Supreme Court of India and notified by the Department of Justice, Government of India) (2019).
“Comparative Study of Remuneration Patterns between Major Ports, CPSUs and Private Ports and Analyse & Suggest Optimal Pay Packages including CTC for Various Groups Employed in Major Ports”
Coordinator for “A Study for Comparing Salaries/ Emoluments in the Government Sector vis-à-vis Central Public Sector Undertakings/ Private Sector in India"
“Study to Assess the Impact of the Projects Sponsored by the Department of Information Technology, Government of India under the Scheme of ‘Manpower Development for Software Export Industry’”
“Immunization Programme in India: A Study on HR Needs Assessment at National and State Level”
“Public Administration Situation Analysis, TNA and Other Allied Activities under European Commission – State Partnership Programme for Strengthening General Administration Department (GAD) and The Academy of Administration (CAA)”
Member of the ATF constituted by the Performance Management Division, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India for managing Result Framework Document (RFD) of Government of India
“Multi-faceted Feedback” (with Neharika Vohra) for 30 managers of Ambuja Cements Ltd
“Formulating the Concept, Principles and Parameters for Performance Related Incentives in Government: Cluster 3” (with Rekha Jain) for Sixth Central Pay Commission (2006-2008).
“Multi-faceted Feedback” (with Neharika Vohra) conducted for 20 managers of Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd (January-February 2008).
“Human Resource Planning and Development” (with Biju Varkkey) for National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (2005-07).