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Brief Profile
Dr. Harish Shetty is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at XLRI Jamshedpur. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Bath, UK. With a keen interest in the sociology of work, his core research explores the intersection of work, migration, and gender in marginal and emerging work contexts and organizations. The key question guiding his work is how people make sense of their work and how this process shapes, and is shaped by, organisational and societal structures, including their work, social, and gender identities.
Dr. Harish's research has been published in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Annals, and presented at premier academic conferences, including the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. His dissertation-based research has received international recognitions, including a nomination for the prestigious William H. Newman Award, Most Promising Early Career Paper and Best Critical Paper recognitions at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting,Philadelphia, USA, in 2026. He is also the recipient of several distinguished awards, including the Postgraduate Research Award from the Royal Geographical Society, UK, and the University Research Studentship Award from the University of Bath.
Before entering academia, Dr. Harish was associated with Azim Premji Foundation and the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
Work Experience5 yrs 9 mo
Jul 2026 – Present
Assistant Professor
XLRI- Jamshedpur
Dec 2014 – Dec 2016
Fellow (Project Management)
Azim Premji Foundation
Jan 2017 – Jul 2020
Young Professional (Project Management)
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India
Achievements and Research Interest/Area of Research Interests
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sociology of work, Work and careeer in marginal and emerging work contexts and organizations, Work and Social identities.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2026 Nominated for the 2026 William H. Newman Award at AOM 2026 from CMS division that recognizes the
best annual meeting paper based on a dissertation.
2026 The Most Promising Early Career Paper from CMS division, AOM 2026 for the paper.
2026 Best Critical Paper award sponsored by Journal Organization, from CMS division, AOM 2026.
2026 Best Paper award, Gender, Work and Organizaton conference, Kazakhstan, July 2026.
2024 Post Graduate Research Award by Royal Geographical Society, (with IBG), UK
2024 Geographical Club Award by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), UK
2022 University Research Studentship Award (URSA), University of Bath, UK
2019 Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship (NET)
2016 AwardedAzim Premji Foundation Fellowship, India
2012 K.L. Bhandary Gold Medal Award-2012, Dr. MV Shetty College of Social Work (Mangalore University)
Courses Taught
- Organizstion Structure, Design and Change (OSDC) - PGP core course.
Intellectual Contributions (Publications)
Journal Articles-Refereed
Soundararajan, V., Wilhelm, M., Crane, A., Agarwal, P., & Shetty, H. (2025). Towards a systemic approach for improving working conditions in global supply chains: An integrative review and research agenda. Academy of Management Annals. 19(1), 230-264 (Link).
Conference Proceedings-Refereed
AOM 2026
Shetty, H., Soundararajan, V., & Crane, A., Critical review on home-work dynamics: The Global South perspective: Accepted
Shetty, H. Men’s domesticity and labour regime: An ethnography of young migrant men living on construction sites: Accepted (Nominated for the 2026 William H. Newman Award from CMS division that recognizes the best single authored annual meeting paper based on a dissertation. And received AOM Annual Meeting Best Paper Designation for this paper.)
GWO, 2026
Shetty, H. Men’s domesticity and labour regime: An ethnography of young migrant men living on construction sites.
AOM 2025
Shetty, H., Soundararajan, V., Crane, A., & Agarwal, P. (2025, July). Rooted transient home (un) making: An ethnographic study of migrant construction workers in India. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2025, No. 1, p. 17669). Copenhagen, Denmark.
INDAM 2025
Shetty, H., Soundararajan, V., Crane, A., & Agarwal, P. (2025, January). Un(making) home in movement and margins: An ethnographic study of internal migrant workers in India. INDAM, Calcutta, India.
Other Professional Activities
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Academy of Management