Dr NITA THOMAS
MSc (HM), PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MSc (HM), PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | A Study Of Entrepreneurial Choices And Challenges Encountered By Young Graduates | International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research / 8 / 11 / 3960 - 3966 | 2277-8616 | 28-Nov-2019 |
| 2 | Developing Employment Capacity: the Impact of Academic Student Organization on the Student?s Core Competencies | Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems - JARDCS / 12 / 03-special issue / 313 - 326 | 1943-023X | 01-Mar-2020 |
| 3 | Facilitating the New Normal: Challenges and Opportunities of Facility Management Companies in India | ECS Transactions / 107 / 1 / 18349 - 18356 | 1938-5862, 1938-6737 | 03-May-2022 |
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 | Transition Effective changes | PARTICIPANT) | Garden City College | 15/01/2013 | ||
| 2 | SEMINARS | Manifestations of client patrons to sexual Harassment in the hotel Industry | PRESENTER) | Hyderabad | 15/07/2014 | |
| 3 | Anti-Sexual Harassment ICC independent Panelist | PARTICIPANT) | CII | 08/12/2014 | ||
| 4 | Entrepreneurial Challenges and Opportunities in Ho | PARTICIPANT) | M.S Ramaiah College of Hotel Management | 31/01/2015 | ||
| 5 | CONFERENCES | Ethical beliefs and practices for value creation in the Hotel Industry | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 18/01/2016 | |
| 6 | CUCH 2015 | PARTICIPANT) | Christ University | 18/01/2016 | ||
| 7 | EMERGING TRENDS IN REVENUE MANAGEMENT IN THE SERVI | PARTICIPANT) | AIMS INSTITUTES in association with Hotel school The Hague | 17/02/2016 | ||
| 8 | International Conference On Technologies For Smart Green Connected Societies 2021 | CONFERENCES | Facilitating the New Normal: Challenges and Opportunities of Facility Management Companies in India | PRESENTER) | YAMAGATA University,JapanJapan | 19/11/2021 |
| 9 | 3rd Asian Tourism research conference 2022 | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | Bangalore | 19/11/2022 | |
| 10 | National seminar on Sex workers and their children:legal,educational,health and occupational challenges | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Bangalore | 13/12/2023 | |
| 11 | 3rd CT International Hospitality and Tourism Conference | CONFERENCES | Empowering guests: evaluating the dynamics of value co-creation in hospitality and tourism | PRESENTER) | CT UniversityLudhiana Punjab | 16/02/2024 |
| 12 | 3rd CT International Hospitality and Tourism Conference | CONFERENCES | Impact of market trends and consumer demand on incorporation of healthier food options in menus in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | CT UniversityLudhiana Punjab | 16/02/2024 |
| 13 | 3rd CT International hospitality and tourism conference | CONFERENCES | The Impact of price on the purchasing decision of couverture chocolates in baking Industry in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | CT UniversityLudhiana Punjab | 16/02/2024 |
| 14 | Navigating the Future with AI in Guest Experience Management | CONFERENCES | Empowering Guest: Evaluating the Dynamics of Value Co-creation in Hospitality and Tourism | PRESENTER) | GLOBAL HOSPITALITY & LEISURE SUMMITDubai | 05/03/2024 |
| 15 | International Conference On Technology Disruption In Business And Tourism: Decisive Strategies | CONFERENCES | AI Driven Personalisation in Cognitive Tourism:Ethical Insights from Empirical Survey | PRESENTER) | CHRIST (Deemed to be University) | 24/01/2025 |
| 16 | Emerging trends in Business Management | CONFERENCES | Sensory stimuli and its influence on consumer experience and loyalty in guest room. | PRESENTER) | Central University of KeralaCentral University of Kerala | 12/03/2025 |
| 17 | Emerging trends in Business Management | CONFERENCES | The impact of perceived value on consumer willingness to pay for the rooms when the price is hiked | PRESENTER) | Central University of KeralaCentral University of Kerala | 12/03/2025 |
| 18 | Building The Future: careers in Facility Management and Sustainable operations | SEMINARS | Building The Future: careers in Facility Management and Sustainable operations | PARTICIPANT) | EVANIHOnline | 19/07/2025 |
| 19 | Research Methodology and Academic writing: Enhancing Faculty Research Output, Publication Ethics and Grant Writing | CONFERENCES | Research Methodology and Academic writing: Enhancing Faculty Research Output, Publication Ethics and Grant Writing | PARTICIPANT) | XAVIER BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIAOnline | 09/03/2026 |
| 20 | Udbhavana 2026 | CONFERENCES | Craving the Invisible: Understanding Consumer Perception, Emotional Drivers and Digital Influence in India’s Ghost Bakery Boom | CO_PRESENTER) | Jain (Deemed to be University)Online | 12/03/2026 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Assessment and reproduction of corporate governance process and ethical practices among five star hotels in India:An analytical case | NITA THOMAS | ICSSR | External |
| 2 | Availability of Toilets with reference to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: A Study of Urban Rural Clusters in and around Bangalore | NITA THOMAS,LEENA N FUKEY,USHA DINAKARAN,ZACHARIA JOSEPH | ICSSR | External |
| 3 | Role of Human Resource Managers to handle work related issues in the hotel Industry | NITA THOMAS | Internal | |
| 4 | Are Human Resource Managers equipped to tackle work related issues in the Hotel industry | NITA THOMAS | Internal |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | Basic Catering | Parikshan-FSSAI, | National | Participant | 26/07/2025 |
| 2 | Master training program for Sustaining Learner-Centered Approach (LCA) Implementation | TLEC, | Institutional | Participant | 08/04/2025 |
| 3 | Get Interactive: Practical Teaching with Technology | Coursera, University of London | International | Participant | 06/08/2024 |
| 4 | Unveiling insight:The art of case teaching and Research. | Christ University, | National | Participant | 21/03/2024 |
| 5 | Academiv advancements through protection of Intellectual Property Rights | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 19/02/2024 |
| 6 | Harnessing AI in Education- Empowering Educators | Center for Artificial Intelligence, | Institutional | Participant | 14/12/2023 |
| 7 | Two day faculty development on Qualitative research using NVIVO | ISME Bangalore, ISME Bangalore | National | Participant | 06/10/2023 |
| 8 | Research Method, Creativity, Innovation in Academia & Hospitality Industry ? Its Future Effect in Employability | AMITY SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY, AMITY UNIVERSITY,KOLKATA | National | Participant | 10/07/2023 |
| 9 | FDP I | CEDBEC, | Institutional | Participant & Presenter | 26/06/2023 |
| 10 | Train The trainer | Christ University, | National | Participant | 06/05/2023 |
| 11 | Design Thinking Implementation | HRDC, | Institutional | Presenter | 15/02/2023 |
| 12 | FDP | HRDC, | Institutional | Participant | 12/12/2022 |
| 13 | Curriculum Design and Revision with specific focus on OBE | SDC, | Institutional | Participant | 05/12/2022 |
| 14 | Road To Give | Marriot Hotels, | Regional | Participant | 27/11/2022 |
| 15 | Design Made Easy Using Canva | 30MTraining, | Institutional | Participant | 28/07/2022 |
| 16 | FDP 1-2022 | CEDBEC, | Institutional | Participant | 06/07/2022 |
| 17 | Rebooting hospitality experiences and opportunities in Academics | SDC, | Institutional | Participant | 01/06/2022 |
| 18 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | Nodal office, | National | Participant | 19/02/2022 |
| 19 | Preferred Future: Ideas and Strategies | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 16/06/2021 |
| 20 | Online Elementary FDP on "HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT TRENDS" | ATAL & AICTE, | International | Participant | 07/06/2021 |
| 21 | Quality Improvement Program on Hybrid Teaching | Staff Development College, | Participant | 02/03/2021 | |
| 22 | The Fundamentals of Revenue Management: The Cornerstone of Revenue Strategy | Coursera-Online Course, ESSEC | International | Participant | 18/04/2020 |
| 23 | The Travel Industry?s Road to Recovery | Cornell University, | International | Participant | 16/04/2020 |
| 24 | Hospitality Management Studies - Hotel Operations - Revised | Coursera-Online Course, | International | Participant | 13/04/2020 |
| 25 | Learning to Teach Online | Coursera-Online Course, UNSW Sydney | International | Participant | 03/04/2020 |
| 26 | Webinar on talent acquisition | Christ University, Lavasa, | Institutional | Participant | 16/11/2019 |
| 27 | SPARC | The Oberoi Bangalore, | National | Participant | 08/11/2019 |
| 28 | Capacity building for Constructive Alignment | Teaching learning Enhancement cell, | Institutional | Participant & Presenter | 04/10/2019 |
| 29 | Leadership development Retreat-2019 | CUHMA, | Institutional | Organiser & Presenter | 05/07/2019 |
| 30 | Outdoor Leadership Skill Development Programme | GURU FREDDY NATURE AWARENESS &ADVENTURE ACADEMY, | Institutional | Participant | 03/07/2019 |
| 31 | Transcendental Meditation | Department of Hotel Management, | Institutional | Participant | 24/06/2019 |
| 32 | Curating F&B spaces for the Future-The challenges | Academic staff college, | Participant | 18/05/2019 | |
| 33 | Tableau workshop | Department of Professional studies, | Institutional | Participant | 01/02/2019 |
| 34 | Intencive case study workshop | Christ Lavasa, | Institutional | Participant | 16/01/2019 |
| 35 | LDR | Department of Mangement studies and Hotel Management, | Institutional | Organiser & Presenter | 21/06/2018 |
| 36 | Quality improvement program | Department of Mangement studies and Hotel Management, | Organiser & Participant | 19/05/2018 | |
| 37 | Business analytics with IBM Watsons | Institute of Management, | National | Participant | 07/07/2017 |
| 38 | LDR.Leadership development programme | DMS, | Institutional | Organiser & Presenter | 27/06/2017 |
| 39 | Public speaking | CAPS Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 10/01/2017 |
| 40 | Business etiquette for MHRD students | Department of Psychology, | Institutional | Presenter | 08/12/2016 |
| 41 | Case Study Workshop | Institute of management, | Institutional | - | 01/03/2016 |
| 42 | QIP | Department of Hotel management, | - | 30/09/2015 | |
| 43 | SPSS Train the trainer Level 1 | Christ university, | Institutional | - | 26/06/2015 |
| 44 | Routledge Editorial workshop | Taylor &francis India , | Regional | - | 25/09/2014 |
| 45 | QIP | Department of Hotel Management, | - | 25/09/2014 | |
| 46 | Leveraging Technology to improve guest experience in the hotel Industry | Department of Hotel Management,Accomodation., | National | - | 09/07/2014 |
| 47 | Faculty Development Programme | Deanery of commerce and Management, | Institutional | - | 01/10/2013 |
| 48 | The 100 $ startup by Chris Guillebeau | Christ University Institute of Management, | National | - | 04/12/2012 |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | AHLA Certification on Hotel Analytics | A Hotel Analytics certification from AHLEI.org in association with STR valid for 5 years | AHLEI/CHRIE/STR | 12 November 2016 |
| 2 | Certificate Of Proficiency | Contribution in the fireld of Skill-category expertise and nurturing the candidates in India Skill Competition 2021 | Karnataka Skill Development Corporation and National Skill Development Corporation,GOVERNMENT OF INDIA | 14 July 2022 |
| 3 | Train The Trainer | Training | WHS | 15 May 2023 |
| 4 | Certificate in Hotel Industry Analytics Recertification Exam | Certified to be a trainer for the Co star competition and certified as a CHAI member | STAR | 12 September 2025 |