Dr. Sumagna Bhowmick had a background in Applied Psychology, particularly in Organizational Behavior (OB) and Human Resource Management (HRM). She completed her MPhil-PhD from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, where her research explored the role of emotions in delivering negative performance feedback (PhD) and the impact of emotional labor in policing (MPhil).

She served as an Assistant Professor at K J Somaiya Institute of Management in Mumbai, where she taught postgraduate courses in areas such as Talent Assessment, Competitive Decision Making, Organizational Behavior, Leadership Development, Human Resource Development, and Performance Management.

Dr. Bhowmick contributed to research by publishing papers in international peer-reviewed journals and writing “thought leadership” articles in leading media publications. Her work examined different aspects within the broader OB and HRM domain.

Beyond academics, she designed and conducted training programs for corporate leaders, government officials, and members of the armed forces. She also participated in several leadership and employee engagement initiatives, including serving as Chairperson of the Employee Welfare Committee and contributing to the Center of Excellence for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. As the faculty head of the Humanist Committee, a student-led HR committee, she mentored students and guided HR-related initiatives, including overseeing the publication of HumanistIQ, a magazine featuring articles from industry professionals and students from various business schools.

Teaching interests: Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Competitive Decision Making 

Research Interests - Workplace Humor, Womanhood/Motherhood, Women in Male-Dominated professions, Dirty Work and Stigma, and Human-Animal Bond in Work

Research Publications

Career or Child: Is Neoliberal Working Women’s Fertility on Thin ice? – Human Resource Development International. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2024.2388918 

Are Women Entrepreneurs More Androgynous Than Men Entrepreneurs? A Comparative Content Analysis of Language Used by Shark Tank India Judges. Human Resource Development International. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2024.2342763 

Winning Battles with a Joke: A Qualitative Inquiry of Humour in the Indian Army. – European Journal of Humour Research. Doi: 10.7592/EJHR.2023.11.1.755

Who Gets Burnout and When? The Role of Personality, Job Control, and Organizational Identification in Predicting  Burnout among Police Officers. – Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology (Scopus Indexed).  Doi: 10.1007/s11896-02 

Emotional Labour of Policing: Does Authenticity play a Role? – International Journal of Police Science and  Management. Doi: 10.1177/1461355716638113 

Articles in Media 

Is giving negative performance feedback really negative? – People Matters.  

Emotions decoded: Should performance feedback focus only on the task? – HR Katha  http://www.hrkatha.com/news/2143-emotions-decoded-should-performance-feedback-focus-only-on-the-task 

When your employee gives you a lemon, make lemonade: Upsizing life during downsizing. – ETHR World.

Laugh your way to riches. – Telangana Today.https://telanganatoday.com/opinion-laugh-your-way-to-riches

Don’t want to rock the boat? Giving negative feedback for a positive impact. – ETHR World. https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/workplace-4-0/performance-management/dont-want-to-rock-the boat-giving-negative-feedback-for-a-positive-impact/99372477

Hey there! I am not using WhatsApp: Normalizing disconnection from work beyond office hours. – ETHR World.https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/workplace-4-0/employee-wellbeing/hey-there-i-am-not-using whatsapp-normalizing-disconnection-from-work-beyond-office-hours/100206858

Winner-take-all: Are your high performers hiding knowledge? – ETHR World."https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hrtech/organization-development/winner-take-all-are-your-high performers-hiding-knowledge/101528513 "

There’s no I in Team, but there is in AI: The Future of Work Interactions – ETHR World. 
https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/trends/theres-no-i-in-team-but-there-is-in-ai-the-future-of-work interactions/103318174 

The Boss is Always Right: Does Upward Ingratiation Always Work? – ETHR World. 
https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/trends/leadership/the-boss-is-always-right-does-upward