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Brief Profile
Chirag Dagar obtained his Ph.D. from Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, under the UGC Research Fellowship. Previously, he was working as an Assistant Professor in the OB/HR area at Jindal Global Business School, O. P. Jindal Global University. Prior to joining IIT Bombay, he worked as a Research Associate at IIM Bangalore and has gained industry experience working with organizations including KPMG and Decathlon Sports India. He is a management graduate from Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai and holds a Bachelor (Hons.) degree in Commerce from Hans Raj College, University of Delhi.
Work Experience2 yrs 8 mo
Feb 2024 – Present
Assistant Professor
XLRI Jamshedpur
Achievements and Research Interest/Area of Research Interests
Academic Distinction (Awards and Scholarships)
UGC – Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): 2017 – 2019
UGC – Senior Research Fellowship (SRF): 2019 – 2022
Winner: Deloitte Maverick “Be The One Challenge”, 2013
Other Achievements
College Color Award for Aquatics, Hans Raj College, University of Delhi
Sports Authority of India (SAI)) Scholarship for Spring/Platform Board Diving
Area of RESEARCH INTERESTS
Positive Organizational Behavior, Well-being at the Workplace, Spirituality in Management
Courses Taught
Organizational Behavior-1: BM & HRM
Personal Effectiveness and Self-leadership: XOL-PGDHRM
Indian Philosophy for Leadership Excellence: XOL-PGDHRM
Intellectual Contributions (Publications)
Journal Articles-Refereed
Dagar, C., Pandey, A., & Navare, A. (2022). How Yoga-Based Practices Build Altruistic Behavior? Examining the Role of Subjective Vitality, Self-transcendence, and Psychological Capital. Journal of Business Ethics, 175, 191-206. [FT-45, ABDC: A]
Dagar, C., & Pandey, A. (2022). Yoga Based Practices and Creative Problem Solving: The Role of Embodied Self-regulation and Self-transcendence. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 57(4), 598-611. [ABDC: C]
Dagar, C. (2024). Workplace Well-being: Making a Case for “Psychological” Diversity and Inclusion. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal,38(2), 20-22. (ABDC: C)
Chhajer, R., & Dagar, C. (2024). Examining the impact of a restorative breath-based intervention “Sudarshan Kriya Yoga” at work: a field experiment. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1327119. (Scopus Q2)
Dagar, C., Chhajer, R., & Rai, H. (2024). To Connect Within and Be Agentic: A Field Experiment Examining the Impact of a Yoga-Based Intervention on Well-being. Mindfulness, 15(11), 2956-2968. [Scopus Q1]
Dagar, C., Agrawal, A., & Pandey, A. (2025). Going beyond ‘I’vs ‘you’-effectiveness and mechanism of yoga based practices in management education to mitigate interpersonal conflict. The International Journal of Management Education, 23(2), 101089. [Scopus Q1]
Chapters in Scholarly Books
Dagar, C., & Pandey, A. (2021). Well-Being at workplace: A perspective from traditions of Yoga and Ayurveda. In The Palgrave handbook of workplace well-being (pp. 1237-1264). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Mishra, S. K., Mahapatra, G. P., & Dagar, C. (2022). Innovative practices in management education in India. In Indigenous Indian Management: Conceptualization, Practical Applications and Pedagogical Initiatives (pp. 493-522). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Kapadia, M., & Dagar, C. (2022). Understanding self and well-being based on Ayurveda: Implications for Indian management. In Indigenous Indian management: conceptualization, practical applications and pedagogical initiatives (pp. 157-197). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Conference Proceedings-Refereed
Dagar, C., Pandey, A., Navare, A., & Pandey, N. (2018). How Yoga Based Practices Result in Human Flourishing? In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2018, No. 1, p. 16300). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. (Chicago, Illinois).
Dagar, C., & Pandey, A. (2020). Yoga Based Practices and Positive Psychology: A Systematic Review and Implications. In Indian Academy of Management Conference Proceedings (INDAM). IIM Trichy, India.
Dagar, C., & Pandey, A. (2021). Can Yoga Based Practices Strengthen Capacity for Creative Problem Solving?. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2021, No. 1, p. 13624). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
Pandey, A., Dagar, C., & Navare, A. V. (2023). Levels of Well-being and Brahmaviharas: Conceptualization and a Field Experiment. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1, p. 14796). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
Working Paper
Ranganathan, R., & Dagar, C. (2017). Savouring the journey: key to leveraging the double edged sword of goals. IIM Bangalore Research Paper, (535).
Other Professional Activities
Membership of Professional Bodies
Member, Academy of Management (AOM) U.S., 2018-2019, 2021-2022
Participation in Workshops/Conferences/Forums/ Meetings etc
Workshop on Structural Equation Modelling, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, 2018
Workshop on “Moderation and Mediation”, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2019
Psychometrics and Scale Development in Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Sharda University, (Online), 2020
Reviewer/Referee in Journals/ Conferences etc
Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal
Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) conference