Academics

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Prof Aditi Thakur is an Assistant Professor at DMI. She has over 12 years of work experience, partly in the industry and partly as an academic. She teaches courses in OB and HR areas at DMI. She has contributed to several capacity-building programmes for NGOs, Government Departments etc. She has been a part of several consulting assignments, research projects and end-term evaluations viz. Impact assessment of total prohibition of liquor on the well-being of women and girls in rural Bihar, evaluation of centralized kitchen serving Mid-Day Meal (MDM) in Bihar and study on the effect of Covid-19, on the well-being of migrant workers and their families in Bihar and UP. Her areas of interest include Group Dynamics, Performance Management, and Leadership. 

Teaching and Research experience in years: 9

Industry experience in years: 3.2

Specialization areas: OB and HR

Subjects Taught: Micro OB, Macro OB, HR Management, Performance Management

Area of Interest

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Group Dynamics & Team Building, Organizational Citizenship Behaviour, Organizational Development, HR Practices such as Compensation and Benefit, Talent Management, Training & Development, Performance Management, Employee Engagement.

Faculty Qualification

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• Doctoral Programme: FPM, XLRI (pursuing)
• Post-Graduation: MA (Psychology) - Central University of South Bihar - 2013
• Graduation: BE (Chemical) - SPU – 2007

Conference Attended

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• Presented a paper titled, 'Reimagining Basic Education: Lessons from Bhitiharwa cluster of West Champaran, Bihar' at National Discussion Meet on ‘The Relevance of Gandhian Educational Ideas and Experiments: Implications for Policy and Practices’ at NIEPA, New Delhi on 4-5 October 2019
• Presented for a conference, 'Reimagining Basic Education' at Gandhi Vichaar Samaagam' organised by the Education Department, GoB on 3 October 2019
• Presented a paper titled 'The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support, Role Related Aspects and Work Involvement on Work-Life Balance: Self Efficacy as a Moderator' at an international conference conducted by National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), at Christ University, Bangalore (December 2012).

Faculty Care Center Association

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• CARE- Leadership and Governance
• Project Coordinator for an action research project on reviving the glory of basic schools and implementing Nai Talim as a pedagogy in a cluster of 13 schools in Bhitiharwa village of West Champaran district in Bihar titled ‘Re-imagining Basic Education for Learning Transformation’ (2018 – 2021)

Faculty Consultancy Project's

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• Team Member for a study titled, 'Evaluation of NGO-run centralized kitchen for PM-POSHAN scheme in Bihar (A study funded by Bihar Madhyan Bhojan Samiti,  Dept. of Education, Govt. of Bihar; 2023)
• Team Member for Documentation of Case Studies and Success Stories (A study funded by AKRSP(I);2023)
• Team Member for a study titled, 'Assessment of the effect of Covid-19 led lockdown on migrant workers and their families in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh: A follow-up study' (A study funded by UNICEF, India; 2023).
• Team Member for a study titled, 'Impact of Covid-19 led lockdown on migrant labourers and their families in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh: An Assessment ' (A study funded by UNICEF, India; 2021).
• Team Member for consulting assignment to assess the Mayoral Election system in the state (A study commissioned by Urban Development and Housing Department of Govt. of Bihar; 2019)
• Team Member for an end-term evaluation study titled ‘ Pathways to Transform: End-term evaluation of Integrated Development of Three Villages in Bihar (A study funded by Aga Khan Rural Support Programme AKRSP; 2018).
• Team Member for an impact assessment study titled ‘ Impact Assessment of Total Prohibition on the Lives of Women and Girls in Rural Bihar' (A study commissioned by Gender Resource Centre, Women Development Corporation, Government of Bihar; 2016).

Faculty Training Programs

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• Resource Person for sessions on Persuasive Communication in the Development Leadership Program for BDOs;2023-ongoing
• Resource Person for sessions on Situational Leadership in the Development Leadership Program for BDOs;2023-ongoing
• Resource Person for sessions on Being Responsive and Compassionate in the Managing Development programme for officers of  Bihar Administrative Services July 2022. 
• Resource Person for sessions on Coordination for Good Teamwork in the Personal Effectiveness programme for officers of  Bihar Edudation Services June 2022. 
• Resource Person for sessions on Understanding and Managing Oneself in the Development Leadership Program for BDOs;2020-2022.
• Resource Person for sessions on Building and Motivating Teams in the Development Leadership Program for BDOs;2020-2022
• Resource Person for sessions on Building and Motivating Teams for the Induction Programme of employees of Bihar Rural Development Society funded by the Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar (November - December 2019)
• Programme Coordinator for design and delivery of Competencies Enhancement Programmes conducted for approx. 600 Child Protection functionaries of State Child Protection Society, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Bihar, funded by UNICEF (December 2016 – December 2018)
• Resource Person on the programme for middle management of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) (India) on team–building funded by AKRSP, India (December 2018)
• Resource Person for sessions on Management of Self and teams in programmes for Child Protection functionaries funded by UNICEF (February 2017 – January 2019)
• Resource Person for the session on Interpersonal Communication Skills for the programme titled 'Personal Effectiveness for the Personnel/Officers of Bihar Secretariat Stenographer Services cadre' funded by the General Administration Department, Govt. of Bihar (January 2019)
• Resource Person for sessions on Human Resource Management for entrepreneurs of SC/ST community in Bihar funded by Department of Industries, Govt. of Bihar (August 2018 – February 2019)