Soni Agrawal

Dr. Soni Agrawal holds doctorate in Management from IIT, Kharagpur, India. Prior to joining academics, she had worked with FMCG and microfinance companies on strategy and HR. She is a certified on SA8000 from SAI.

In her academic experience, she held leadership positions as Dean MDP and chair to a number of committees. She is currently working on funded project from West Bengal Pollution Control Board and working as consultant in sustainability domain. Her areas of research interests are Sustainability, ESG, Employee engagement, Green human resource management, Performance management, and Industrial relations. She is a corporate trainer and had trained senior and mid-level executives in the area of motivation for higher performance, negotiation and conflict management skills and performance management. Some of the companies include Power Grid, CESC, PCBL, Oxford University Press, India Post, LIC, etc. She had published research papers and reviewed a number of books and research papers. She had authored a book Green HRM: Climate Conscious route to Triple Bottom Line.

Empaneled Consultant: Bureau Veritas, NABCONS: NABARD, Dhunicorn

Certificates

• Development of Public-sector Productivity Specialists, Asian Productivity Organization, July 2023
• Certificate on SA8000 from Social Accountability International, USA, July 2023
• Certificate Bootcamp- Re-skill & Up-skill HR professionals on employment laws at workplace, NHRDN, June 2023
• Online Proficiency Self Assessment Test for Independent Director, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, 2022
• Certificate from AICTE on Universal Human Values Level 1 and Refresher I & II 2020, 2021
• Instructional Strategies for New Teaching Learning Paradigm, by NITTTR, 2021
• Recruitment Analytics by Turnip Innovations, 2020
• UHV I & II, AICTE, 2020
• Case Teaching Workshop from Ivey, 2013

Research Articles

• Developing Human Capabilities for Digital Transformation in Supply Chains: An Industry 5.0 perspective, Annals of Operations Research, Springer, 2023, DOI: 10.1007/s10479-023-05245-1, (ABDC A, Scopus, IF 4.82).
• Developing Human Capital 4.0 in Developing Economics: An Industry 4.0 Perspective, International Journal of Manpower, 2023, Vol. 43 No. 2, pp. 286-309, DOI 10.1108/IJM-03-2021-0159, online 28 September 2021, (ABDC A, SSCI, Scopus, Cite Score 3, IF:4)
• Perceived Vulnerability of Cyber Bullying on Social Networking Sites: Effects of Security Measures, Addiction and Self-disclosure, Indian Growth and Development Review, 2021, Vol. 14(2), pp. 149-171, June 25, (ABDC: B, Scopus).
• Trends in Performance Management System: A Study of Indian Service Provider Companies, Global Business Review, 2022, Vol. 23 (2), PP. 479–492, SAGE Publications, Scopus, ABDC: C, Cite Score 2.10.
• Factors Influencing Employee Engagement: An Exploratory Study, Indian Journal of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), 2015, Vol. 76(4), pp. 485-506, Scopus.
• Predictors of Employee Engagement: A Public Sector Unit Experience, Strategic HR Review, 2015, Vol. 14, (1/2), pp. 57-68.
• Issues of Concern and Mitigating Strategies: A Study on ITES Firms, Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective, September, 2014, Vol. 18(3): 205-216, Scopus, ABDC: C, H Index: 4, SJR: .17, Sage, Cite score: 1.20
• Factors Influencing Entry of ITES Firms into High Value Services’, Journal of Management Research,  2014, Vol. 14, Issue 1, 57-67.
• Factors Influencing Performance of ITES firm in India, Information Resources Management Journal, 2012, Vol. 25(4), pp- 46-64, IGI-Global Publication, Scopus, ABDC: C.
• The Evolution of Offshore Outsourcing in India, Global Business Review, 2010, Vol. 11(2), pp. 239-256, Scopus, ABDC: C, Cite Score: 2.10

Book Chapters

•  Agrawal, S. & Puri, R. (2021), Green HR Practices and Employee Pro-environmental Behaviour: A Study on India and China, Chapter 24, In Comparative Development of India & China Economic, Technological, Sectoral & Socio-cultural Insights, Eds. Sondhi, N., Panigrahi, R., Pang, M., & Chatterjee, R. SAGE.
• Agrawal (2016, March), Employee Engagement in New Business Horizon, Emerging Challenges in HR VUCA Perspectives, Chapter 6, Eds. Umesh K. Bamel, Atri Sengupta, and Pankaj Singh pp. 69-84, Emerald.
• Agrawal (2016), Human Resource Practices in Indian Startups In Contemporary issues in Business and Economy, Eds. Anil K. Sinha, Amiya, K. Mohapatra, and Asheesh, P. Utkarsh, pp. 69-84, Regal Publications, New Delhi.
• Agrawal, S. (2015), A Dialogue on Performance Evaluation Methods In Advance Management Practices in Business, Eds. Dr. Ram A. D. Dubey and V. K. Yadav, pp. 11-14, BookRix Gmbh & Co. KgMünchen, Germany, ISBN: 978-93-83241-90-7.
• Agrawal, S. (2014), Performance of Firms: A Study of Offshore Outsource Service Providers, Management Science, Logistics, and Operations Research Eds. Dr. John Wang (Montclair State University, USA), Emerald, pp. 310-332,

Newspaper Article

Sustainable Workplace: Encouraging Green HR Practices, The Pioneer, February, 21 2021 Work from anywhere: The New Normal, The Week, and March 16, 2022

Book Reviews

•  Good Values, Great Business, By Prasanna Swaroop & T.D. Chandrashekhar, New Delhi, India: SAGE Publications, 239.
• Cracking the Creativity Code, by Arie Ruttenberg, Arie and Shlomo Maital, Shlomo, Global Business Review, Vol. 17(2), New Delhi: SAGE Publications India Private Limited, ISSN-0972-1509.
• Leading from the Heart: Sufi Principles at Work, by Moid Siddiqui, Global Business Review, Vol. 15 (45), pp. 1075-1275, New Delhi: SAGE Publications India Private Limited, ISSN-0972-1509.
• Organizational Development and Alignment: The Tensegrity Mandala Framework, by Gagandeep Singh and Raghu Ananthanarayanan, Global Business Review, New Delhi: SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd, pages: 268, ISBN: 978-81-321-1060-6], h, ISSN-0972-1509.
• Green HRM: Climate Conscious Route to Triple Bottom Line, Today February 2021

Papers presented in National/International Conferences

•  ‘On the Nexus among Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental, Social and Governance and Human Resources to Performance: A Systematic Literature Review’, presented at ISDSI-Global International Conference, 27-30 December 2022, JAGSoM Bengaluru
• ‘Analyzing Effectiveness of Sustainability Communication’, presented at ISDSI-Global International Conference, 27-30 December 2022, JAGSoM Bengaluru
• ‘A Study on the adoption of the Triple Bottom-line Approach by Select Indian Manufacturing Organizations in becoming sustainable’, presented at ISDSI-Global International Conference, 27-30 December 2021, IIM Nagpur
• ‘Antecedents of Environment oriented Green HRM Practices on Organizational Performance’, presented at ISDSI-Global International Conference, 27-30 December 2021, IIM Nagpur
• ‘COVID19 – Psychosocial Aspects of Work from Home: Factors that precipitate Work-life Balance’, presented at PRISM National Conference, 17-19 November 2021.
• ‘Un-organized Sector in India: Issues and Challenges’, presented at 11^th ISDSI Conference at IIM Trichy during 28-30 December 2017.
• ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: A Half-hearted Attempt by CPSEs’ presented at 11^th ISDSI Conference at IIM Trichy during 28-30 December 2017.
• ‘Direct benefit transfer: A Critical Analysis’, presented at International conference at Sichuan Academy of Social Science’, Chengdu, China on 12-16 September 2017.
• ‘P2P Microfinance & Allied Services: Strategy adopted to face Challenges in Financial Inclusion Space’, presented at Global Summit on Management cases 2015, February 5-6, IIM Raipur.
• ‘HR Practices Influencing Employee Engagement: A Study of Diverse forces’ presented at 10^th National Research Conference by AIMA during ’28-29 March 2016.
• ‘Role of HR Analytics and Measurement in Today’s Time’ presented at 9th ISDSI International Conference at Goa Institute of Management, Goa during January 02-04, 2016.
• ‘Beyond Ceilings and Biases: A study of women in non-conventional Roles who Break Gender Myths’ presented at 24th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology on 12-14 December 2014 National Academy of Psychology, Bhopal.
• ‘Influence of Firm Capital and Human Capital on the Performance of ITES Firms’ presented at ‘IFTDO 42^nd World Conference’, 23-26 April, 2013, New Delhi.
• ‘Bridging the Gap Between Employers’ Expectations and What the B Schools Offer: An Exploratory Study’, presented at ‘IISWBM, International HR Conference, February 27-28, 2013, Kolkata

Human Resource Management, Sustainability and Green HRM, Labour Laws, Compensation Management, HR Analytics, Performance Management, HR for New Age Organizations

Selected Client Organizations

• Powergrid
• CESC
• PCBL
• LIC
• Oxford University Press
• GRSE
• NSE
• Guiltfree
• Star Cement

• Dean EDP & MDP
• Chair Purchase Committee
• Chair Admissions
• Board Member and VP Corporate Governance & Compliance, International Society for Decision Science Institute-Global (ISDSI-G)
• Member committees, i.e., Academic council, Research, Reservation, Anti-Ragging, Admissions, Student Admission Committees, Accreditation & Regulatory Affairs, Sexual Harassment, Gender Sensitization Committee, Internal Academic Audit Team, Internal Complaint, Admission, Curriculum development, Faculty Appointment & Evaluation, FPM, Placement & Corporate Relations, and Staff Appointment & Evaluation
• Administrative Coordinator and Consultant at Ram Swroop Yadav Mahavidyalaya
• General Manager at Shri Ram Super Market