Biography

Dr. Abhilasha Singh is the Professor of Organizational Behavior and Dean of College of Education and Director of International Office at American University in the Emirates, Dubai. With a teaching experience spanning more than 23 years, Dr. Abhilasha Singh, holds a Doctorate in Psychology from Banaras Hindu University which ranks among the first few in India in the field of academic and research output. She also added to her academic credentials an executive program in Human Resource Management from one of the top most business school in India, Indian Institute of Management (IIM-C) and is a Certified Practitioner from the Society for Human Resource Management (CP-SHRM), she is also a Certified Licensed Practitioner of EQ-i/ EQ 360 from MHS, Inc., Canada, Certified Trainer from HRD Academy, UK, Certified Professional Assessor from IPM, Canada and a Certified MBTI practitioner by CPP-Asia Pacific and apart from teaching Psychology, Organizational Behavior/ Human Resource Management she enjoys training and consultancy in Personality Typology, Stress Management, leadership, Team Building, Communication and other Behavioral Aspects. Previously she served as Associate Professor at Institute of Management Technology-Dubai, Assistant Professor in Effat College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Lecturer & Counselor in MBS P. G. College, India, and Lecturer at Women’s College, Banaras Hindu University, India. Dr. Abhilasha is a keen researcher and a prolific writer, and has published more than 25 papers and many case studies pertaining to the GCC region in national and international journals in the area of managing people like talent management, leadership, employee value proposition, stress management, knowledge management etc. Recently, Dr. Abhilasha won the National Research Foundation awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the area of Talent Management, titled, From Education to Employment: Identification of Key Priorities for Employability of Emirati Nationals in Public and Private Sector, with the research funding amounting to AED175, 000.00. She has many awards and accolades to her credit from various national/ international organizations including the best researcher award in 2015, ‘Education Leadership Award’, on August 1st, 2014 by Asia’s Education Excellence Award, Singapore, Award for Teaching Excellence in the year 2013 by INDUS Foundation USA, and ‘Distinguished Service Award’ in the year 2009 by the Association of Indian Management Scholars-International. Also, Dr. Abhilasha is the first to receive the fellow title from International forums of Management Scholars (INFOMS), USA award to foster excellence in management education awarded in March 2014. She is frequently invited to numerous speaking engagements. She also serves as a General Secretary of the Board of Trustees at American University in the Emirates. She is life member of Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Science, Association of Industrial Psychiatry of India, associate member of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist, member of Canadian Association of Assessment Specialists, and Executive Member of Dubai HR Forum (DHRF). She is also acting as reviewer for various international journals such as Emerald Publication, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences and International Journal of Organizational Analysis.

Area of Interest:

Social Sciences

100%

Human Resource Management

62%

Business Management

90%

Entrepreneurship

75%

Applied Psychology

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0

Chapters
1

Articles
35

Abstracts
1

Selected Publications

Singh, A., 2021. Complex dynamics of higher education governance. Int. J. Learn. Higher Educ., 28: 169-187.
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Singh, A. and A. Shaurya, 2021. Building generation Z competencies through innovative approaches to quality assurance and recognition of qualifications. Int. J. Educ. Organ. Leadersh., 28: 75-81.
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Singh, A., S.S.A.K. Al Marri and H.A.A.S. AlMarri, 2020. Effect of culture on managing knowledge: A case study. Organ. Culture: Int. J., 20: 35-47.
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Singh, A., 2019. Degendered leadership in the UAE: Breaking the glass ceiling. Int. J. Educ. Manage., 33: 1185-1197.
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Singh, A., 2019. Association between organizational norms and employee productivity in higher education. J. Appl. Res. Higher Educ., 12: 271-295.
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Sharma, J., A. Singha and P. Sharma, 2017. A journey into the heart of workaholism from cross-cultural perspective. Int. J. Hum. Resour. Dev. Manage., 17: 185-204.
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Singh, A., S.K. Singh and S. Khan, 2016. Job characteristics model (JCM): Utility and impact on working professionals in the UAE. Int. J. Organ. Anal., 24: 692-705.
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Singh, A. and J. Sharma, 2015. Strategies for talent management: A study of select organizations in the UAE. Int. J. Organizational Anal., 23: 337-347.
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Singh, A., 2014. Managing human resources: From commodity connotation to human capital. Mena J. Bus. Case Stud., Vol. 2014. 10.5171/2014.169490.
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Qureshi, T.M. and A. Singh, 2014. Organizational environment moderation and training benefits linkage with employees inspiration towards training programs. Acad. Contemp. Res. J., 24: 88-92.
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Rishi, B., A. Singh and K. Misra, 2013. Multiattribute attitude measurement of incredible India campaign. Eur. J. Bus. Manage., 5: 106-112.
Singh, A., D.B. Jones and N. Hall, 2012. Talent management: A research based case study in the GCC region. Int. J. Bus. Manage., 7: 94-107.
Singh, A., 2012. Sustaining organizational excellence through talent management: An empirical study. Int. Rev. Bus. Social Sci., 1: 16-23.
Singh, A., 2012. Successful transition from academia to administration: An interview with Dr. Ayoub Kazim. J. Appl. Manage. Entrepreneurship, 17: 93-102.
Singh, A., 2012. Job satisfaction among the expatriates in the UAE. Int. J. Bus. Social Res., 2: 234-249.
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Soltani, E., Y.Y. Liao, A. Singh and W.Y. Wang, 2010. Managing service quality: The managers' orientations and their consequences-case study evidence of current practice. Total Qual. Manage., 21: 673-685.
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Soltani, E., A. Singh, Y.Y. Liao and W.Y. Wang, 2010. The rhetoric and reality of 'process control' in organisational environments with a TQM orientation: The managers' view. Total Qual. Manage., 21: 67-77.
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Singh, A. and E. Soltani, 2010. Knowledge management practices in Indian information technology companies. Total Qual. Manage., 21: 145-157.
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Singh, A., G. Kuehne, H. Bjornlund, M. Sakellariou and K. Rentzou et al., 2008. Status of women in Saudi Arabia: A paradigm shift. Int. J. Interdiscip. Social Sci., 3: 35-38.
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Singh, A. and A. Abraham, 2008. Neuro linguistic programming: A key to business excellence. Total Qual. Manage., 19: 141-149.
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Singh, A., 2007. Knowledge management: A road map to success. Global J. Bus. Manage., 1: 211-218.
Singh, A., 2006. Study of occupational stress among CISF Personnel. Ind. Psychiatry J., 15: 43-45.