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Nobin Thomas

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Name
Nobin Thomas
Qualification
M.A. (TISS Mumbai) Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad)
Contact No.
+91-731-2439870
Email
nobinthomas@iimidr.ac.in
Curriculum Vitae
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Prof. Nobin Thomas is an Associate Professor in Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management at the Indian Institute of Management Indore, where he also serves as Chairperson of the Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management (PGP-HRM) and Chairperson of the Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management Area.

He has held several leadership positions at IIM Indore, including Co-Chairperson of Hostel and Student Affairs (2017-2019), Co-Chairperson of the PGP-HRM (2019-2020), and Chairperson of the PGP-HRM (2020-2021). In 2022-2023, he was on leave from IIM Indore to serve as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at Gettysburg College, United States.

Prof. Nobin holds a Bachelor of Technology from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, a Master of Arts from the School of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai in Globalization and Labour – where he received the Institute Gold Medal for Best Student and Best Research Project – and a Ph.D. in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Before embarking on his doctoral studies, he briefly worked with the United Nations Headquarters in New York as a global intern.

Prof. Nobin’s research focuses on social networks and organizational learning. His work has been published in leading international journals, including Gender, Work & Organization and Management Decision. He has authored six cases published by Ivey Publishing, two Harvard Business Publishing Quick Cases, and several others in repositories such as IIM Ahmedabad and Emerald. In addition, he has contributed a chapter to the Routledge Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies. He regularly presents his work at major international forums, including the Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting and the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium.

Prof. Nobin has been trained in participant-centred learning at Harvard Business School and in social network analysis at the University of Kentucky, USA. At IIM Indore, he teaches core and elective courses across flagship programmes and designs customized training modules for executive development programmes. His elective on networks and networking consistently receives high acclaim from MBA participants. He also teaches courses such as Organizational Behaviour, Organizational Design, Social Network Analysis, and Organizational Theory.

In addition to his academic work, Prof. Nobin has undertaken consulting assignments across geographies on areas such as organizational design, staffing models, and workforce efficiency. His consulting engagements, together with his extensive research published in top-tier journals and case-writing contributions to Harvard Business Publishing and Ivey Publishing, reflect his commitment to bridging academic scholarship with management practice.

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (ABDC LISTED)

  1. Barhoi, P., Nambudiri, R., & Thomas, N. (2024). Gender‐based violence in India and feminist organizing of Women’s Court’s work for its prevention. Gender, Work & Organization, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.13190. (A in ABDC, 3 in ABS)
  1. Jose, J., Chully, A. A., & Thomas, N. (2024). Walking an extra mile: Determinants of organizational citizenship behavior – An exploratory study in faith‐based organizations. Social Science Quarterly, 105(3), 800-816. (B in ABDC)
  2. Ravisankar, J., Mishra, S. K., Garg, S., Thomas, N., & Kumar, K. K. (2023). Exploring the drivers and facets of culture in the formative stage of a public-funded R&D organisation. IIMB Management Review, 35(4), 370-381. (B in ABDC)
  3. Vohra, N., Sharma, S., & Thomas, N. (2022). Experiencing live action of business: Reflections on an immersive course in entrepreneurship. The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 31(1), 184-219. (C in ABDC)
  4. Singh, S., Thomas, N., & Nambudiri, R. (2021). Knowledge sharing in times of a pandemic: An intergenerational learning approach. Knowledge and Process Management, 28(2), 153-164. (B in ABDC)
  5. Thomas, N., Mokale, R. K., & Selvaraj, P. (2021). (mis)Management of multiple tensions and coexisting conflicting dualities during restructuring: A paradox theory perspective from an emerging economy. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 34(5), 860-873. (B in ABDC)
  6. Thomas, N. (2021). Decoding relationships in organizational learning process: Perspectives from an emerging economy. Knowledge and Process Management, 28 (3), 246-253. (B in ABDC)
  7. Thomas, N. (2020). Debates around the nature of knowledge transfer: How well do we know about the construct?. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 50(3), 409-425. (B in ABDC)
  8. Thomas, N., Randolph, A., & Marin, A. (2020). A network view of entrepreneurial cognition in corporate entrepreneurship contexts: A socially situated approach. Management Decision, 58(7), 1331-1354. (B in ABDC)
  9. Thomas, N. (2019). Two aspects of knowledge transfer: what every manager should know about using analogy and narrative. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, 33 (1), 12-15. (C in ABDC)
  10. Thomas, N., Gupta, S. (2018). Organizational cynicism – what every manager needs to know. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, 32(2), 16-19. (C in ABDC)
  1. Thomas, N. (2017). Control and autonomy irony in communities of practice: A power-based perspective. Journal of Management Development, 36(4), 466-477. (C in ABDC)
  2. Vohra, N., & Thomas, N. (2016). Investigating organizational learning through social network analysis: The case of a consultancy firm in India. Thunderbird International Business Review, 58(6), 587-600. (B in ABDC)
  3. Thomas, N., & Vohra, N. (2015). Development of network measures for knowledge processes: A relational framework. Knowledge and Process Management, 22(2), 126-139. (B in ABDC)
  1. Thomas, N., & Vohra, N. (2015). Three debates in organizational learning: What every manager should know. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, 29(3), 3-6. (C in ABDC)

  BUSINESS CASES

  1. Thomas, N. (2025). Where Will Rohan’s Networking Lead Him? Harvard Quick Cases. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  2. Thomas, N., & Swatantra, A. (2025). Should Eagle Solutions Monitor Side Hustles? Harvard Quick Cases. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  3. Thomas, N. (2024). Social Network Inventory: Diagnostic Tool. Ivey Publishing. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  4. Thomas, N., Johnson, I., John, R., & Pathak, M. (2024). ‘Oru Pothichoru/Meal’d’: Sustaining Lunch Subscription Business. Ivey Publishing. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  5. Joseph, J., Thomas, N., & Goswamy, A. (2024). Peanut Safe Syringe. IIM Kozhikode Case Repository.
  6. Thomas, N., Swatantra, A., & Johnson, I. (2023). Camncloud: Hiring impasse in a startup. Ivey Publishing. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  7. Thomas, N., Mehrotra, S., Vohra, N., & Sanket, V. (2022). Santa Express. IIM Ahmedabad. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  8. Thomas, N., Johnson, I., Joseph, J., Narayanan, P., & Nambudiri, A. (2022). com: A fashion curation experiment? Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies.
  9. Thomas, N., & Joseph, J. (2021). Aditya – The Solar Shop: Social Entrepreneurship at Crossroads. Ivey Publishing. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  10. Thomas, N., & Bhandarkar, R. (2021). RSC Founder: A Networker or an Entrepreneur? IIM Indore Case Repository.
  11. Thomas, N. (2021). Bidding on the Dream Contract: Does Rahul have a Business Strategy? Sage Business Cases.
  12. Thomas, N. (2021). Developing HR Professionals: Request for a Refund. Sage Business Cases.
  13. Thomas, N. (2020). Infosys: Phases in Corporate Entrepreneurship. Sage Business Cases.
  14. Thomas, N., Thomas, A., & Johnson, I. (2019). ATREE: Social Entrepreneurship in Vembanad. Ivey Publishing. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  15. Thomas, N., & Nambudiri, A. (2018). in: Scaling Up by Scaling Back. Ivey Publishing. Available at Harvard Business Publishing.
  16. Thomas, N., & Bhatnagar, D. (2018). Managing Change at Queens: People and Technology Issues. Sage Business Cases.

CHAPTER IN EDITED BOOK

  1. Thomas, N. & Vohra, N. (2016). Organizational Learning in Entrepreneurial Family Firms: Comparison of Two-Family Firms Using Social Network Analysis. Routledge Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies, pp.487507, 2016.