Faculty Details

Ed. Qualification

Ph.D from National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Masters in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR) from Fakir Mohan University, Balasore

Bachelors (Honours) in Sociology from BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar

Profile

Dr. Rojalin Sahoo is an Assistant Professor at IMI Bhubaneswar. She holds Ph.D in Management (Human Resource Management) with specialization in Employee Relations from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela. Prior joining IMI Bhubaneswar she has worked with Birla Global University and ASBM University, Bhubaneswar. Overall, she has three years of teaching experience. Her thesis work focused on exploring the impact of employee relations on decent workplace and employee engagement in power sector undertakings. She has published several research papers in peer reviewed quality journals (ABDC, SSCI/ESCI and SCOPUS). Towards her credit, Dr. Sahoo has received the doctoral fellowship award by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. In addition, she has presented papers in different international conferences. The research areas that capture her interest are employee relations, decent workplace, managing conflict and change, employee engagement, and human behaviour and work. She likes to deliver her teachings through Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations and Labour Legislations, and Organizational Behaviour. She is also a life member of Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD).

Research & Publications

Research Journals

• Sahoo, R. and Sahoo, C. K.(2024). Bolstering Employee Relations in a Public Sector Undertaking: Validation of CODE and PLE Model, International Journal of Conflict Management, 35(3), 526-546. (ABDC -A, SSCI, Scopus)

• Sahoo, R. and Sahoo, C. K. (2019). Organizational justice, conflict management and employee relations: The mediating role of climate of trust. International Journal of Manpower, 40(4), 783-799. (ABDC- A, SSCI, SCOPUS)
• Sahoo, R. and Sahoo, C. K. (2018). Drivers of Cordial Employee Relations: The Study of a State-owned Public Sector Undertaking. Management and Labour Studies, 43(1/2), 123-139. (ABDC-C, SCOPUS)
• Sahoo, R. and Sahoo, C. K. (2018). Employer–employee relations in a state-owned power sector undertaking: An analysis. Industrial and Commercial Training, 50(7/8), 369-379. (ESCI, SCOPUS) 
• Sahoo, R., Sahoo, C. K. and Sundaray, B. K. (2014). Decent Workplace through Employee Relations Mechanism: A Theoretical Proposition. Personnel Focus, 10(2), 1-13.

Conferences

• Sahoo, R. (2022). Employee relations climate of a state-owned power sector: An Analytical exploration, The International Management Conference “Building Resilience: The Way Forward”, (IMCon’22), held during 2^nd & 3^rd April 2022, at ASBM University, Bhubaneswar.
• Sahoo, R. and Sahoo, C. K. (2018). Exploring the impact of organizational justice and conflict management on employee relations through the mediating role of climate of trust: An empirical investigation, The Ninth Conference on Excellence in Research and Education, (CERE 2018), held during 3^rd - 6^th May 2018, at Indian Institute of Management Indore, Indore.
• Sahoo, R. and Sahoo, C. K. (2018). Role of Employee Relations in Evolving Workforce Productivity, Loyalty and Engagement: An Analysis. The Forth Management Doctoral Colloquium & VGSOM Research Scholars’ Day, held during 14^th - 15^th March 2018 at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur.
• Sahoo, R. and Sahoo, C. K. (2016). Organizational justice, employee empowerment and conflict management are the predictors of cordial employee relations. The Fifth FORE international OB & HR conference (FIOHC), held during 24^th - 25^th November 2016 at FORE School of Management, New Delhi.

Activities

Reviewer

• Journal of Modelling in Management (Scopus indexed and ABDC ‘C’ ranking) (Emerald).
• International Journal of Conflict Management (SSCI, Scopus indexed and ABDC ‘A’ ranking) (Emerald).