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Brief Profile
Dr. Nidhi Mishra is an academician, researcher, and mindfulness advocate, currently serving as a Faculty in Organizational Behaviour at XLRI Jamshedpur, India. She previously worked for 5.5+ years at IIM Bodh Gaya, where she also served as Chairperson of Samatvam: The Mindfulness Centre. In this role, she led initiatives to advance mindfulness and emotional intelligence in both academic and organizational settings.
Dr. Mishra earned her PhD in Organizational Behaviour from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Her thesis, "The trajectory of forgiveness in the context of workplace bullying," reflects her deep interest in understanding and addressing complex interpersonal dynamics in organizations. She has further enhanced her expertise through an intensive 8-week Compassion course conducted by CCARE at Stanford University. She was invited to teach a 15-hr course on ‘Responsible Leadership’ at Clermont School of Business, France in February’ 25, which was funded by European Union.
Work Experience9 yrs 8 mo
Aug 2025 – Present
Assistant Professor
XLRI Xavier School of Management
Dec 2019 – Jul 2025
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
Jun 2008 – May 2011
Software Engineer
Accenture Services Private Limited
Achievements and Research Interest/Area of Research Interests
Academic Achievements:
- Invited to teach a 15-hr course on Responsible Leadership for MBA students in Feb, 2025 at Clermont School of Business, France (in-person)
- Best Paper Award for co-authored research article titled “Role of Gender in Mindfulness: A study of Indian B-school students” presented at International Research Conference on Mindfulness, 4th-5th February 2022 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India.
- Awarded certificate of merit for technical paper presented at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (2006)
- Awarded certificate of merit in Techolect Quiz held at Cognizance, the technical festival of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (2006)
Research Interests:
- Mindfulness, Forgiveness, Gratitude
- Resilience, Psychological Safety, Wellbeing
- Pro-environmental Behavior, Green HRM
- Workplace Bullying
Faculty Development Programs Attended
- 8-week Compassion course conducted by CCARE at Stanford University, Oct 2024 - Dec 2024.
- Case Writing Workshop conducted by Prof. Sandeep Puri on 12th and 13th June 2025 at IIM Bodh Gaya
- Government of India’s Nurturing Future Leadership Program organized under the aegis of Malaviya Mission Teachers Training Programme held at IIM Bangalore from 25th – 29th March 2024.
Courses Taught
Post-graduate Courses
- Organization Structure, Design and Change
- Team Competency for High Performance
- Group and Team Dynamics
- Responsible Leadership
- Organization Behaviour
- Mindfulness at Workplace
- Negotiations and Conflict Management
- Recruitment, Talent Training & Development
- Business Ethics and CSR
- Human Resource Management
- Organization Development and Conflict Management
- Workplace Wellbeing and Personal Effectiveness
PhD Courses
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Philosophy of Management
- Research Perspectives in Positive Psychology
Undergraduate Courses
- EI and Mindfulness
- Science of Wellbeing
Consultancy Undertaken
- Development of Leadership module for Department of Industries under RAMP (Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance) Scheme of MSME, Government of India in May 2025. (Funded)
In-Company Programs
- Program Director for In- Company Programs for CPWD (2 Batches, 2025), Honasa Consumer Ltd (2026), Masai School (2026) at XLRI Jamshedpur.
- Resource Person for Tata Power Utkarsh Program (2 Batches, 2026) at XLRI Jamshedpur.
- Resource Person for approx. 300+ training sessions in multiple MDPs conducted to train various government officials from State Health Society, Bihar, Water Resource Department, Bihar, Bihar Police Academy, Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development, NTPC, IOCL etc. at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
- Resource Person for approx. 30 training sessions in multiple FDPs conducted to train scholars and academicians on Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods at IIM Bodh Gaya, India and other institutes.
Intellectual Contributions (Publications)
Journal Articles-Refereed
- Lathabhavan, R., Bharti, T., Mishra, N., & Sahay, V. S. (2026). Psychological and academic effects of curriculum-integrated wellbeing course in India: Evidence from undergraduate management students. Acta Psychologica, 266, 106820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
actpsy.2026.106820. - Lathabhavan, R., Mishra, N., Sahay, V. S., & Kira, I. (2025). Mindfulness for Mitigating Loss and Trauma. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/
15325024.2025.2590293. - Tiwari, K. & Mishra, N. (2025). Knowledge management in crisis and change. In Farooq, R. & Marc, L. W. (eds.), Knowledge Management: A Guide to Organizational Success. Springer Nature Singapore. (Accepted in April 2025)
- Mishra, N., Bharti, T., Tiwari, A., & Pfajfar, G. (2024). Public Interest and Research Interest in Social Robots: A Google Trends, Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 206, 123578. (ABDC A, IF: 12, Q1)
- Lathabhavan, R. & Mishra, N. (2024). LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace: Examining the roles of climate, leadership, and psychological empowerment to determine satisfaction, Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 20 No. 10, pp. 1891–1908. ABDC – B. DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-01-2024-0071
- Kumai, A., Mishra, N., & Patro, A. (2024). The Impact of Corporate Governance on Managerial Effectiveness and Stress Mitigation: An Emphasis on Capacity of Mindfulness. In Comparative Analysis of Digital Consciousness and Human Consciousness: Bridging the Divide in AI Discourse (pp. 272–282). IGI Global.
- Mishra, N. and Bharti, T. (2023). Exploring the nexus of social support, work–life balance and life satisfaction in hybrid work scenario in learning organizations, The Learning Organization, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 27–47. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-08-2022-0099
- Bharti, T., Mishra, N., & Ojha, S. C. (2023). Mindfulness and Subjective Well-Being of Indian University Students: Role of Resilience during COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioral Sciences, 13(5), 353. IF: 2.6, Q2. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13050353
- Krishnankutty, R., Bharti, T., & Mishra, N. (2022). Herding behaviour and capital structure decision in BSE listed Indian firms. International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, 14(2), 118–137. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMFA.2022.122226. ISSN: 1753-6715
- Mishra, N., D’Cruz, P., Gupta, P., & Noronha, E. (2019). Forgiveness: A new dynamic in workplace bullying. In P. D’Cruz, E. Noronha, A. Mendonca, & N. Mishra (Eds.), Indian perspectives on workplace bullying (pp. 59–78). Springer. ISBN: 978-981-13-1017-1. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1017-1_3
- van Heugten, K., D’Cruz, P., & Mishra, N. (2021). Surviving Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment. In D'Cruz P. et al. (Eds.), Pathways of Job-related Negative Behaviour. Handbooks of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment, Vol. 2 (pp. 231–262). Springer, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-13-0934-2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0935-9_10
- Dash, S., & Mishra, N. (2017). Institutional theory as a driver of CSR: An integrative framework. The Sankalpa: International Journal of Management Decisions, 3(1 & 2), 69–82. ISSN: 2454-7425
- Mendonca, A., Mishra, N., & Dash, S. S. (2015). Understanding flow among academicians. In N. M. Ashkanasy, W. J. Zerbe, & C. E. J. Härtel (Eds.), New ways of studying emotions in organizations (pp. 397–421). UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISBN: 978-1-78560-221-4
Scholarly Books
- Remya Lathabhavan and Nidhi Mishra (Eds.) (2024). Comparative Analysis of Digital Consciousness and Human Consciousness: Bridging the Divide in AI Discourse. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2015-0. ISBN13: 9798369320150 | EISBN13: 9798369320167
- Nidhi Mishra, Teena Bharti, Vinita Sahay (Eds.) (2022). Transforming Lives Through Mindfulness. Excel Publishers, India. ISBN: 978-93-91355-39-5.
- Premilla D’Cruz, Ernesto Noronha, Avina Mendonca and Nidhi Mishra (Eds.) (2018). Indian perspectives on workplace bullying. Springer, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-13-1017-1. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1017-1.
Paper Presentations-Refereed
International Conferences
- Jain, A., Mishra, N., (2025). Understanding Meritocracy: From An Imagination of ‘Equity’ to Producing Hubris and Beyond. 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 25 July - 29 July 2025, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Mishra, N. & Dash, S. (May 2025). Developing positive appraisal through mindfulness to meet workplace relevant SDGs: mediating role of gratitude, compassion, and forgiveness. Presented online in MSR Research Colloquium (Academy of Management) on “Reimagining Universities’ Roles and Responsibilities: Higher Education Amid Today’s Global Polycrisis” 30–31 May 2025.
- Tiwari, S., Jain, A., Mishra, N., & Bharti, T. (May 2025). The Parasnath Hills of the Indological Jain Versus the Marang Buru of the Indic Indigenous: A Case of Conflict Between Indian Philosophical Traditions on Sustainability. Presented online in MSR Research Colloquium (Academy of Management) on “Reimagining Universities’ Roles and Responsibilities: Higher Education Amid Today’s Global Polycrisis” 30–31 May 2025.
- Jain, A. & Mishra, N (2025). Understanding Meritocracy: From an Imagination of ‘Equity’ to Producing Hubris and Beyond. Presented online for the Workshop on "The Myth of Meritocracy: Rethinking Inequality in Organizational Studies" at the University of Southampton, UK, March 17, 2025.
- Kumai, A., Mishra, N., & Patro, A. (2024). The Impact of Corporate Governance on Managerial Effectiveness and Stress Mitigation: An Emphasis on Capacity of Mindfulness. Presented at 2nd International Research Conference on Mindfulness Sustainability, 8th-10th February, 2024, organized by IIM Bodh Gaya, India.
- Tiwari, S., Jain, A., Mishra, N., & Bharti, T (2023). The Parasnath Hills of The Indological Jaina Versus The Marang Buru of The Indic Indigenous: A Case of Conflict Between Indian Philosophical Traditions on Sustainability. Presented at International Conference on Sustainability: An Ancient Indian Approach, 11th-12th August, 2023, organized by Management Center for Human Values, IIM Calcutta, India
- Krishnankutty, R., Bharti, T., & Mishra, N. (2022). Corporate Governance, Group Affiliation, Board Gender Diversity & Firm Performance: A Panel Quantile Regression Analysis of BSE Listed Indian Firms. Presented at International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Emerging Markets (CIEMC) 2022, October 28-29 2022, Bodh Gaya, India.
- Kumari, K., Bharti, T., & Mishra, N. (2022). Role of Gender in Mindfulness: A study of Indian B-school students. Presented at International Research Conference on Mindfulness, 4th-5th February 2022 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India.
- Dash, S. S. & Mishra, N. (2016). Institutional theory as a driver of CSR: An integrative framework. Presented at 30th ANZAM Conference 2016, 6-9 December 2016, Brisbane, Australia.
- Mishra, N (2015). Political processes and individual stress in the context of organizational change. Poster presented at 3rd PAN-IIM World Management Conference, 16-18 December 2015, Indian Institute of Management, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Mendonca, A., Mishra, N., & S.S. Dash (2014). Understanding Flow among Academicians. Accepted for presentation at Ninth International Conference on Emotions and Worklife held at Fox School of Business, Temple University, July 30-31 July 2014, Philadelphia, USA.
National Conferences
- Mishra, N, D’Cruz, P, & Noronha, E. (2017). Power and depersonalized bullying at work. Paper presented at Indian Perspectives on Workplace Bullying and Mobbing, 13 June 2017, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Published Articles in Newspapers/Magazines
- An article on "Mindfulness as IIM Bodh Gaya's core value" published on 22.06.2022 in The Times of India.
Other Professional Activities
Chairperson/Co-Chairperson in Conferences
- Convenor, 2nd International Research Conference on Mindfulness (IRCM 2024) organized on 8th-10th February 2024 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
- Convenor, 1st International Research Conference on Mindfulness (IRCM 2022) organized on 4th-5th February 2022 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
Co-Ordinating/Organizing Workshop/Conferences /MDPS
- Program Director, 10 days Workshop on Research Design, Methods, and Analysis from 23rd June 2025 to 4th July 2025 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
- Program Director, MDP on Mindfulness Leadership Retreat for senior and middle level managers of Pinnacle Infotech Solutions Ltd. organized from 7.04.2025 to 10.04.2025 at IIM Bodh Gaya
- Program Director, FDP on Nurturing Future Leadership Program under the aegis of Malaviya Mission Teachers Training Programme organized from 6.01.2025 to 10.01.2025 at IIM Bodh Gaya
- Program Director, MDP on Awakening Reflective Leadership with Mindfulness organized for IOCL from 28.11.2023 to 30.11.2023
- Program Director, 11-Month Executive Certificate Program in Business Management, IIM Bodh Gaya, Aug 2022-July 2023, at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
- Program Director, 10 days Faculty development programme on Research Design, Methods, and Analysis from 20th-29 June 2022 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
- Convenor, Mindfulness Workshop in International Research Conference on Mindfulness (IRCM) organized on 3rd February 2022 at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
- Convenor, Wellbeing Conclave 2021, 10th October 2021 (World Mental Health Day) at IIM Bodh Gaya, India
- Program Director, MDP on Excellence in Communication 25.02.2021 to 04.03.2021 (18hrs online)
- Co-founder of a technical society “Vision” at National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (2007)
- Co-coordinator of National Level Literary Event, Ripple held at National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (2006)
- Executive Member of National Level Literary Event, Ripple held at National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (2005)
Contribution Towards Institution Building/ Development/ Services such as Chairperson (Placement) Etc.
Administrative Roles (at IIM Bodh Gaya):
- Chairperson, OB&HR Area (November 2024 -July 2025)
- Chairperson, Samatvam, The Mindfulness Centre, IIM BG (December 2020 –July 2025)
- Member, Disciplinary Committee (December 2024 – July 2025)
- Member, AACSB Committee (December 2019 –July 2025)
- Chairperson, Mental Health and Wellbeing committee (May 2020- January 2022)
- Member, Recruitment Committee (December 2020-March 2022)
- Chairperson Recruitment Committee (December 2019- December 2020)
- OB/HR Area Chair (April 2020-February 2021)
- Member, Library Committee (December 2019-December 2020)
- Member, International Relations Committee (December 2019- December 2020)
- Member, Mentorship Committee (December 2020- February 2021)
Guide/Evaluator/ Examiner at Doctoral Research Level
- Keisham Babeecha Devi (TAC member)
- Akhil Jain (TAC chair)
Invited to Deliver Keynote Addresses/ Speeches
- Speaker for Life Skills Seminar, organized by Socio Economic and Education Development Society (SEEDS), Jamshedpur and sponsored by the National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration, New Delhi on 10.03.2026 on the Topic "Introduction to NEP 2020 and Understanding Life Skills at School Level".
- Speaker at Thoughtworks UK on “Speak Up without Fear: Building Cultures of Psychological safety” on 30th Oct 2025
- Speaker for Expert Session on World Mental Health Day on 10.10.2022 for Ekaant: Empowering teams with wellbeing.
- Chief guest on Mother’s day at DPS Gaya in 2025
Membership of Professional Bodies
- India Global Professional Membership for Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) (Mar 2026-Mar 2027)
- Council Member, Educational Council, Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bihar Chapter (since August 2023)
Professional Services such as Member/Editor of Editorial Board/ Advisory Committee etc
- Guest Editor for a special issue titled “Mindfulness for mitigating loss and trauma” in Journal of Loss and Trauma (Q1, Impact Factor-4.7).
- Guest Editor for a special issue titled “Well-Being in the Post-Pandemic Scenario: Exploring the New Avenues of Environmental and Social Psychology” in Environment and Social Psychology Journal (Scopus indexed)
- Guest Editor for a special issue titled “Sustainability in Education: Challenges and the way Forward” in Sustainability Journal (Web of Science, Impact Factor-3.889).
- Guest Editor for a special issue titled “Wellbeing in Learning Organizations” in The Learning Organization: An International Journal (ABDC C; Impact Factor – 2)
- Editorial Board Member for Journal titled “IIMBG Journal of Sustainable Business and Innovation (IJSBI)” published by Emerald.
Research Project Undertaken
Principal-Investigator for a Research Project entitled “Impact of a unique meditation technique on the Psychological well-being of HEIs (Higher Educational Institutions) in India” undertaken in collaboration of Samatvam, The Mindfulness Centre, IIM Bodh Gaya and Sri Sri Institute of Advanced Research (SSIAR), India, in Oct 2022. (Non-funded)