Dr USHA N
MBA, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MBA, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Redefining the Future of Work: A Mediation Model Enabling Workplace Transformation for Medium-Sized IT Product Companies of South India | IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review / online / online / 01 - 16 | 2277-9752 | 21-Aug-2024 |
Books/ Book Chapter/Case Study
| Sl.No. | Title | Author Names(s) | ISBN No. | Month Year |
| 1 | Global Business Transformation Innovation, Technology, and Sustainability | USHA N,PRASANNAKUMAR KALAHASTHI,RICHA GOEL,CHITRA KRISHNAN,KDV PRASAD,PAYYAZHI JAYASHREE,GRACE MCCARTHY | 9781003480853 | / |
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
| Sl.No. | Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium | Type of Program | Title of the Article | Role | Venue/Place | Date |
| 1 | International Conference on SUSTAINABLE SYNERGIES Technological Innovation and Resilience in Global Business Practices | Conference | AI Driven HRM for Business Sustainability - A Bibliometric Perspective | Presenter) | Manipal Academy of Higher EducationBangalore | 27/11/2025 |
| 2 | International Conference on 'Unlocking Green Growth: Sustainability as a Catalyst for Business Innovation in the Technology-Driven Era | Conference | Sustainable Supply Chains: Driving Industrial Innovation and Resilient Infrastructure through the Electric Vehicle Revolution | Presenter) | Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science for WomenCoimbatore | 16/10/2025 |
| 3 | Global Innovation and Technology Summit 'AAROHAN 3.0' titled 'Vision 2050: Catalysing Innovation and Transformation | Conference | Impact of Sustainability Messaging in Maruthi Suzukis Advertisements on Consumer Purchase Intentions | Presenter) | Atlas Skill Tech UniversityMumbai, Maharashtra | 04/08/2025 |
| 4 | International Conference on Digital Technologies for Business Excellence and Sustainable Development and Creating Viksit Bhara@2047 | Conference | AI Implementation in Automotive Sector for Sustainability | Presenter) | IIT (ISM) DhanbadIIT (ISM) Dhanbad | 05/07/2025 |
| 5 | International Conference on Digital Technologies for Business Excellence and Sustainable Development and Creating Viksit Bhara@2047 | Conference | Leadership Traits For Startup Success: A Multifaceted Perspective | Presenter) | IIT (ISM) DhanbadIIT (ISM) Dhanbad | 05/07/2025 |
| 6 | International Conference on Sustainable Analytics and AI (SaaAI 2025) | Conference | Impact of Digital Transformation on Trade Efficiency: A Data-Driven Analysis | Presenter) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 04/07/2025 |
| 7 | Second International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Science, Engineering and Management (ICFTSEM II) 2025 | Conference | The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Social Media Marketing: Data-Driven Insights and Strategic Implications | Presenter) | St. Xavier's College of Management and Technology, Patna and Global Conference Hub, Coimbatore, Tamil NaduPatna, India | 27/02/2025 |
| 8 | International Management Perspective Conference 2025 (Impec 2025) | Conference | Sustainable Business ? A Study on Employee Mindfulness in the Heal thcare Sector | Presenter) | Indian Institute of Management, SambalpurIndian Institute of Management, Sambalpur | 30/01/2025 |
| 9 | IRTM 2024: International Conference On ?Interdisciplinary Research in Technology & Management? | Conference | Crafting the Career: Empirical Study on Organisational Support for Corporate Employee | Presenter) | National Institute of Technology, Cochi, IIM KozhikodeKozhikode, Kerala | 05/12/2024 |
| 10 | International Conference on Global Business Transformation: Now, Next and Beyond, from 30th to 31st January 2024 | Conference | Impact of Job Disengagement on the Employee Job Crafting Behaviour ? A Moderated Serial Mediation Model | Presenter) | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad. | 30/01/2024 |
| 11 | International Conference | Conference | 'Impact of Digitalisation and Sustainable Innovation on Business Sustainability in Post-Pandemic: Mediation Effect of Digital Knowledge Capability | Presenter) | Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte in association with Rotterdam School of Management, | 28/12/2023 |
| 12 | International Conference | Conference | Sustainable Management of Used or Defective Clothes ? An Analysis | Presenter) | Indian Institute of Management, Shillong.Indian Institute of Management, Shillong. | 22/11/2023 |
| 13 | International Conference | Conference | First Aid Medicine Vending Machine for Accident Zones of Bangalore City - An Analysis | Presenter) | NITW and JNTU, Hyderabad | 16/08/2022 |
| 14 | 06th Biennial Conference on Architecting Indian Management Scholarship in the Era of Disruption | Conference | 'Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Measure Business Sustainability of Engineering Companies of Agri-Business Sector' | Presenter) | Indian Institute of Management, Trichy Trichy | 02/01/2020 |
| 15 | 7th PAN IIM World Management Conference on Public Policy and Management: Emerging Issues | Conference | 'Structural Equation Model Examining the Emerging Issues on Sustainable Business Model with Respect to the Agri Engineering Business Sector in Karnataka' | Presenter) | Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak Rohtak | 11/12/2019 |
| 16 | International Conference on Transformational Strategies for Business Sustainability | Conference | Business Sustainability with Respect to Agri Engineering Business Sector Using Structural Equation Modeling Approach: An Empirical Research | Presenter) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 04/10/2019 |
| 17 | 10th International Conference on Developing Organizations for the Future: Re-Interpreting the Modern Business Landscape | Conference | 'An Analysis of Critical Factors Affecting Business Sustainability with Respect to Agri Engineering Manufacturing Companies, Using Structural Equation Modeling' | Presenter) | at ICFAI Business School (IBS), BengaluruBangalore | 27/06/2019 |
| 18 | International Conference on 'Emerging Trends in Science & Technologies for Engineering Systems', ICETSE -2019 | Conference | 'Modeling Business Sustainability in Agri Engineering Manufacturing Companies: Impact on Innovation, Technology and Business Model using Structural Equation Modeling Approach | Presenter) | SJCIT, Chickballapur Bangalore | 17/05/2019 |
| 19 | 10th Conference on Excellence in Research and Education (CERE-2019) | Conference | 'An Investigation on Structural Equation Modeling Approach for the Development of Business Sustainability Model with Respect to Agri Engineering Manufacturing Companies | Presenter) | Indian Institute of Management, IndoreIndore | 03/05/2019 |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | Development of a Hybrid Workplace Model for Medium Product-Based IT Companies in Post-Pandemic Situation | Prasannakumar Kalahasthi | Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Supervisor | Notification Issued | April 2025 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Modelling of Green and Reverse Supply Chain for Sustainable Management of White Goods | , USHA N,DR K M SHARATH KUMAR | External |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | Own the Stage: Stage Etiquette and Drafting Emcee Script | CAPS, | Institutional | Participant | 16/10/2025 |
| 2 | Enhancing everyday Power Point Presentations | CAPS, | Institutional | Participant | 15/10/2025 |
| 3 | Understanding Gen Z and Classroom Interaction | CAPS, | Institutional | Participant | 13/10/2025 |
| 4 | Writing Proposal for Funded Project | Global Research and Training Centre, | Institutional | Participant | 10/09/2025 |
| 5 | Research Conclave on Ontological Analysis and Synthesis for Design of Solutions to complex problems 2025 | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 23/08/2025 |
| 6 | Unlock your Research: A Beginner's Guide to Publishing in Top Journals | Global Research and Training Centre, Global Research and Training Centre | International | Participant | 19/07/2025 |
| 7 | Case Teaching and Simulation Andragogy | Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Yeshwanthpur Campus, | Regional | Participant | 26/05/2025 |
| 8 | Faculty Development Program | Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Yeshwanthpur Campus, | Institutional | Participant | 19/05/2025 |
| 9 | Research Methodology and Data Analysis using Artificial Intelligence | Primax Foundation, Girideepam Business School | Institutional | Participant | 04/05/2025 |
| 10 | Data-Driven Decisions with Power BI | Knowledge Accelerators, Coursera | International | Participant | 28/04/2025 |
| 11 | Writing Proposal for Funded Projects (Special Focus on ICSSR Longitudinal and Special Projects) | Global Research and Training Centre, Global Research and Training Centre | Institutional | Participant | 26/04/2025 |
| 12 | Data Analysis using AI and LLM Models | Global Research and Training Centre, Global Research and Training Centre | Institutional | Participant | 12/04/2025 |
| 13 | Teaching Through the Case Method | Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte , Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte | Institutional | Participant | 16/02/2025 |
| 14 | Master the Art of Research and Publication AI Tools and Techniques of Research for Quick Report Writing and Quality Publication | Global Research and Training Centre, Global Research and Training Centre | Institutional | Participant | 26/12/2024 |
| 15 | Faculty Development Program | Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Yeshwanthpur Campus, | Institutional | Participant | 02/12/2024 |
| 16 | Management Development Program | Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Yeshwanthpur Campus, | National | Participant | 27/11/2024 |
| 17 | Generative AI in HR - Impact and Application of AI | Coursera, Coursera | Institutional | Participant | 22/11/2024 |
| 18 | Doing Systematic Literature Review for Creating Taxanomy through Abstrackr software | PBMEIT , PBMEIT Expert Insights | Institutional | Participant | 16/11/2024 |
| 19 | Human Resources Analytics | University of California, Irvine, Coursera | International | Participant | 15/11/2024 |
| 20 | A Systematic Way of Writing Research Papers | Research Foundation of India, Research Foundation of India | National | Participant | 15/11/2024 |
| 21 | Essential Tips and Guidance for Indian Researchers | European Research Council, European Research Council | Institutional | Participant | 13/11/2024 |
| 22 | Skill Training on Google Slide and CU presentation template | Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Yeshwanthpur Campus, | Institutional | Participant | 25/09/2024 |
| 23 | Returnee Entrepreneurship in India | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore & University of Fraser Valley, IISc, Bangalore & University of Fraser Valley | Institutional | Participant | 16/12/2023 |
| 24 | Babson Studio for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE) in Asia Pacific | Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurial Learning, Florida, USA, Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entre | International | Participant | 27/11/2023 |
| 25 | Writing Proposals for Funded Projects | Global Institute of Statistical Solutions , Global Institute of Statistical Solutions | Institutional | Participant | 25/10/2023 |
| 26 | Grant Writing | Office of Research and innovation and Centre of Professional Development & Training, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Institutional | Participant | 12/07/2023 |
| 27 | Data Analysis using Business Excel | Global Institute of Statistical Solutions , Global Institute of Statistical Solutions | Institutional | Participant | 10/06/2023 |
| 28 | Management Development Program | RightEdge Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd and FMC, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Institutional | Invited Resource Person/Trainer | 01/05/2023 |
| 29 | Workshop on R | Intellectual Manch, Intellectual Manch | Institutional | Participant | 27/04/2023 |
| 30 | 'SEM and CFA using AMOS' | Global Institute of Statistical Solutions , Global Institute of Statistical Solutions | Institutional | Participant | 18/03/2023 |
| 31 | 'Multivariate Analysis and its Interpretation using SPSS | Global Institute of Statistical Solutions, Global Institute of Statistical Solutions | Institutional | Participant | 04/02/2023 |
| 32 | MDP on 'Is Moonlighting the New Moonwalking? | Global Institute of Business Studies, Bangalore, Global Institute of Business Studies, Bangalore | Institutional | Participant | 30/11/2022 |
| 33 | Advanced SEM with AMOS (Moderation and Mediation) | International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar, International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar | Institutional | Participant | 21/10/2022 |
| 34 | FDP on MOOC on MOOCs: A Digital Learning Playbook | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore , Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | International | Participant | 05/09/2022 |
| 35 | Using Blended MOOCs in Management Education | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore , Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | International | Participant | 03/09/2022 |
| 36 | FDP on Research Methodology and Data Analysis using SPSS & AMOS | Primax Foundation, Primax Foundation | Institutional | Participant | 25/08/2018 |
| 37 | FDP on Data Analysis through SPSS | Jain University, Jain University | Institutional | Participant | 05/04/2018 |
| 38 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development | Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Institutional | Participant | 16/11/2017 |
| 39 | 'Intellectual Property Rights' | M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Institutional | Participant | 27/07/2016 |
| 40 | 'Methodology of Research in Social Sciences' | R V Institute of Management, R V Institute of Management | Institutional | Participant | 17/10/2015 |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | Best Paper Award at 8th Nitte International Conference | Received Best Paper Award for presenting a research paper titled 'Impact of Digitalisation and Sustainable Innovation on the Sustainability of Organisations: Mediation Effect of Digital Knowledge Capability | Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte | 29 December 2023 |
| 2 | Certificate of Appreciation for delivering sessions on Advanced Business Etiquettes | Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | 05 April 2023 | |
| 3 | Recognition for being External member of the panel for the Viva Voce of MBA students | Ramaiah Institute of Management | 30 May 2023 | |
| 4 | Recognition for participating in the panel discussion and contribution in the successful completion of the two day conference on Flourishing through Societal Change | Indian Institute of Science and India-Japan Laboratory at Keio University, Japan | 02 December 2023 | |
| 5 | Certificate of Excellence in Peer-Reviewing | Certificate of Excellence in Peer-Reviewing awarded in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the quality of the book | BP International | 27 February 2025 |
| 6 | Certificate of Excellence in Peer-Reviewing | Certificate of Excellence in Peer-Reviewing in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the quality of the book | BP International | 24 June 2025 |
| 7 | Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing | Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting | 29 July 2025 | |
| 8 | Certificate of Appreciation for Reviewing | CMS Business School, Jain Deemed to be University | 01 August 2025 | |
| 9 | Certificate of Excellence in Peer-Reviewing | BP International | 06 September 2025 | |
| 10 | Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing | Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies | 22 October 2025 | |
| 11 | Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing | Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting | 04 November 2025 | |
| 12 | Certificate of Appreciation to the Peer Review | Springer Nature | 15 November 2025 | |
| 13 | Certificate of Excellence in Peer-Reviewing | BP International | 26 November 2025 | |
| 14 | Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing | Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science | 17 December 2025 |