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DEEPA R

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Human Resources

deepa@psgim.ac.in

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An Electrical and Electronics Engineer from PSG College of Technology (Gold Medalist), with an MBA in HR, Deepa joined PSGIM in 2011, after a stint of 8 years in the Industry. Before joining PSGIM, Deepa pursued her full-time PhD in Emotional Intelligence, which she secured in 2012 from Anna University. In her industrial tenure, Deepa was the Vice President HR of an MNC operating from Coimbatore and California. She is also well-versed in the ISO procedures. During her PhD, Deepa developed a tool to measure the Emotional Intelligence of adults and, in the process, copyrighted the same. The tool is called Deepa Krishnaveni Emotional Intelligence Test (DKEIT) and has been used in many research studies. Her passion to share her knowledge drove her to academics. In her academic career, Deepa has worked on AICTE and UGC funded projects on Emotional Intelligence and has, in turn, developed an Emotional Intelligence Test and training program for medical students. She received the Gold Medal from the Association of Indian Management Schools in 2015 and 2021 and the Bronze Award from the Indian Management Conclave for her innovative teaching methodologies. She was presented with the Vocational Excellence Award in 2023, AIMS-ICFAI Best Teacher Award in 2022, CMA-STC Best Management Researcher of the year Award in 2022, AIMS International Outstanding Management Teacher Award in 2020, and the "Woman Achiever of the Year" award in 2018 Deepa has designed a course "Emotional Intelligence for Managers", which she has been offering at PSGIM since 2015. A certified NLP practitioner and Counsellor, Deepa has been training managers, faculty, and students on Emotional Intelligence. Deepa has delivered 30 Management Development Programs and 80 invited lectures on various topics in India and abroad, and these experiences encouraged her to publish a book "Unearthing your emotional intelligence" in the year 2020. With over 40 publications to her credit, Deepa has secured several awards and honours. Her passion to promote EI as a path to well-being keeps her going.

Subjects Handled

Managerial-Communication Compensation-and-Benefits-Management Human-Resource-Management Emotional-Intelligence Conflict-Management Workplace-Dynamics Operations-Management Operations-Modeling-and-Simulation Principles-of-Management

Experience

  • Associate Professor

    PSG Institute of Management (2019-03-01 - Present)

  • Assistant Professor

    PSG Institute of Management (2011-06-01 - 2019-02-28)

  • Doctoral Scholar

    PSG Institute of Management (2008-10-01 - 2011-05-31)

  • Vice President HR

    Visolve.net Pvt Ltd (2007-04-01 - 2008-09-30)

  • General Manager

    Electronic Signals and Controls (2003-08-01 - 2007-03-31)

  • Operations Manager

    Kovaiteam Software Pvt Ltd (2000-09-01 - 2003-07-31)

  • Medical Transcriptionist

    Sakthisree Transcriptions Pvt Ltd (2000-03-01 - 2000-07-31)

Publications

  • DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF ADULTS IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT

    THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (2011)

  • EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE - A SOFT TOOL FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

    IUP JOURNAL OF SOFT SKILLS (2011)

  • SECTORAL DIFFERENCES IN HRM PRACTICES - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COIMBATORE, SOUTH INDIA

    PRANJANA (2011)

  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN COIMBATORE - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

    MANAGEMENT DYNAMICS (2011)

  • DIAGNOSING THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE IT/ITES SECTOR OF SOUTH INDIA

    GREAT LAKES HERALD (2011)

  • EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

    BVIMR MANAGEMENT EDGE (2012)

  • DIAGNOSING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ACROSS THE SERVICE SECTOR IN SOUTH INDIA

    PACIFIC BUSINESS REVIEW INTERNATIONAL (2012)

  • CONTROLLING COMMON METHOD VARIANCE WHILE MEASURING THE IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON WELL-BEING

    VIKALPA (2013)

  • CONGRUENCE BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE FOR AN ENGAGED WORKFORCE - A STUDY ACROSS PROFESSIONS

    THE IASMS JOURNAL OF BUSINESS SPECTRUM (2014)

  • EFFECTIVENESS OF A BUSINESS COMMUNICATION COURSE: EVIDENCE FROM A BUSINESS SCHOOL IN INDIA

    BUSINESS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY (2015)

  • A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY MEDICAL STUDENTS

    TQR (2016)

  • OUTCOME ASSESSMENT OF A WRITING SKILL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE FOR MANAGEMENT GRADUATES

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES (2017)

  • TEACHING CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH THEATRE PLAY - INNOVATION IN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND COMMERCE (2018)

  • THE IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON ETHICAL JUDGMENT

    JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (2018)

  • EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE COURSE IN ENHANCING AND SUSTAINING THE EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES OF MBA STUDENTS

    SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIETIES AND ENVIRONMENT (2020)

  • EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE COURSE IN ENHANCING AND SUSTAINING THE EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES OF MBA STUDENTS

    SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIETIES AND ENVIRONMENT (2020)

  • EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY OF MERCHANDISERS: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

    INDIAN JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (2020)

  • IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MARITAL SATISFACTION - INSIGHTS FROM SOUTH INDIA

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION (2020)

  • LIFE SATISFACTION DURING COVID-19

    J HUM ECOL (2020)

  • COPING STYLES ADAPTED DURING COVID-19 IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT

    PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION JOURNAL (2021)

  • DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TEST FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

    ASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (2021)

  • A STUDY ON THE RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR MILLENNIALS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE IT SECTOR IN THE STATE OF TAMILNADU

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE (2021)

  • LIFESTYLE SEGMENTATION IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19

    SKYLINE BUSINESS JOURNAL (2021)

  • REFLECTIVE JOURNALING TO ASSURE LEARNING IN THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN

    SOUTH ASIAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT CASES (2022)

Book Chapters

  • ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN CREATING A CONGRUENT CULTURE FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

    REJUVENATING MANAGEMENT EDUCATION - Himalaya Publishing House (August 25, 2014)

  • EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE COURSE IN ENHANCING AND SUSTAINING THE EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES OF MBA STUDENTS

    SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIETIES AND ENVIRONMENT - Springer (January 01, 2020)

  • FAMILIAL BONDING IS HERE TO STAY - THANKS TO COVID-19

    REINVENTING PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND FAMILIAL BONDING IN THE POST COVID-19 ERA - Bloomsbury (January 18, 2021)

  • ASSURANCE OF LEARNING IN THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN - CASE FROM A BUSINESS SCHOOL IN INDIA

    CASE STUDIES ON PERSPECTIVES ON MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL BUSINESS - Bloomsbury (December 18, 2021)

  • EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BEST INNOVATIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES (ICON-BITS) - Macmilllan Education (February 05, 2022)

  • DIAGNOSING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF COVID-19 AMONG THE WORKING POPULATION

    EMERGING BUSINESS TRENDS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: LESSONS FROM THE PANDEMIC. - Apple Academic Press. (February 20, 2024)

  • EXAMINING THE COPING STYLES OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THEIR WELL-BEING

    PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIES ON NEWAGE EDUCATION AND CREATIVE LEARNING - Springer, Singapore (October 08, 2024)

Books

  • UNEARTHING YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

    NOTION PRESS - June 25, 2020

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