PSG

Designation : Assistant professor (Sr. Gr.)

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Biography

Dr. Thiyagarajan Ramanathan comes with seventeen years of experience in corporate and academia. Specialized in Human Resource Management, presently working as Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore. He completed Ph.D. in management (full-time) from Bharathidasan University and cleared the National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET). He has published book chapters, indexed in Scopus and also presented research papers in international/national journals and conferences including IIM-Kozhikode, IIM-Indore, IIM-Bodh Gaya and NIT- Trichy. He started his career as Communication and Soft Skills trainer and has trained thousands of students, executives and teachers across Tamilnadu since 2005. He is a corporate trainer with fine exposure in employability, soft skills and basic psychology.

Dr. R. Thiyagarajan co-authored a book titled “Life Skills” in 2017 and has a consistent record of training school children on Life Skills since 2007. He has done many faculty development programs for school and college teachers in ATAL FDPs, NIT Trichy, Bharathidasan University, SASTRA University, Periyar Maniyammai University, Annai Group of Institutions, Modern Group of Institutions, TRP Engineering College, Kurinji Engineering college, MAM Polytechnic College, Periyar Polytechnic College. He took “Life Skills” training for school children from 2006 to 2015 in many schools in the Trichy district of South India. He has also trained executives in both public and private sectors namely Southern Railways, NLC India Ltd., Tamilnadu Police, Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Cholamandalam Finance, Bajaj Alliance Insurance, Bajaj Capital, ICICI Prudential.

Qualification:

Date of Joining the Institute: 17-8-2020

Experience:

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Book Chapters

1. Book chapter on “The paradigm shift in higher education and impact of distance learning in the era of industry 4.0 and society 5.0” in Advances in Distance learning in times of Pandemic – CRC Press, Taylor & Francis (First Author/2, Accepted Aug 2022, Published March 2023)
2. Hybrid learning in HEI – Pathway, Implementation and challenges in CRC Press, Taylor & Francis (Second Author/2, Accepted Aug 2022, yet to be Published) 

Training Programs/ FDP/MDPs conducted:

1. Organised 5 Day Online Workshop on “Innovation & New Product Development” from 25th to 29th October 2021 by PSGIM E-Cell, 30 to 35 students
2. Organised 1-day “STUDENTPRENEUR FEST 2022” with 20 stalls for the budding student entrepreneurs of PSGIM at car parking on 01-4-2022

Conferences Paper presentations:   

1. Presented a paper “The Blurring Line between Work Family Boundary – Impact on Family Work Conflict in Pandemic times” in Three-day International conference on “Rigor, Relevance and Resilience in Business & Management Research” (SICBM – 2021) from 12-14 February 2021 organised by Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad
2. Presented four papers in National Online Conference on Sustainable Business and
   Marketing on 10 March 2021 by National Institute of Technology, Trichy namely
3. The Paradigm Shift Towards Circular Economy with Special Reference to Oral Hygiene Products Manufacturing Industries
4. Improving Supply Chain Traceability using Blockchain Technology
5. Enhancing Global Food Supply Chain with IoT by reducing food wastage and improving food safety
6. Big Data and IoT in Strategic Sourcing of Supply Chain Management Presented four papers on 24-4-2021 in International Management Conference by IIM Bodh Gaya on “Post COVID Management Strategies: Recovery, Resilience & Adaptation” on 23rd and 24th April 2021.
7. The Role of Recruitment Analytics and Metrics in Targeted Recruitment Post Pandemic
8. Gig Economy: its Impact on Employment pattern Post COVID-19
9. Impact of Chatbot and Artificial Intelligence towards better Employee-Employer Bonding in Post COVID Scenario
10. Work from anywhere, anytime – Ornamentation in work in the face of COVID
11. Presented a paper” A paradigm shift towards Tech-Shaping of HR in Post- covid scenario” on 19-6-2021 in International Conference by IIM Indore on Excellence in Research and Education (CERE) from June 18-20, 2021
12. Presented a research paper titled “Millennials and GIG economy: A popular choice” in PSG Tech Research Conclave 2022 on 03-6-2022 12. Presented a research paper titled “Motivation of Gig Workers with Special Reference To Food Delivery Partners” at International Conference on Contemporary Research in Management (ICCRM) on 11th and 12th Jan. 2023

Training Programs/ FDP/MDPs attended:

1. ATAL FDP on “Consulting-building A Vibrant Industry-Academia Ecosystem” by Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Bengaluru 26.7.2021 to 30.7.2021 – online
2. ATAL FDP on “Project Thrive – Leadership Excellence” by Indian Institute of Management Amritsar 09.8.2021 to 13.8.2021 – online
3. ATAL FDP on “Basic course in Smartphone Journalism” by Film and Television Institute of India, Pune 16.8.2021 to 20.8.2021 – online
4. ATAL FDP on “Emerging Trends, Pedagogy and Teaching Skills in Management Education Post Covid-19” by IILM Graduate School of Management, Noida 06.9.2021 to 10.9.2021 – online
5. AICTE FDP on “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” 25.10.2021 to 29.10.2021 – online
6. 2-days online Workshop on Faculty Incubation Training by Institution Innovation Council, PSG Tech on 25 & 26 August 2021– online
7. 1-day workshop on “How to conduct Students Induction Program” by AICTE on 20.9.2021– online
8. 5 days FDP on “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” by AICTE from 25 to 29 October 2021 – online
9. Workshop on “The Art of Publishing an Academic Book” by Emerald Publishing on 13^th July 2022 – online
10. 30 hours training on “Innovation Ambassador (IA) Training & Certification” by Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, GOI and AICTE from 26^th August 2022 to 02^nd September 2022 – online
11. Workshop on “How to Publish in Academic Journals” by Taylor and Francis Publishing on 30^th September 2022 – online
12. Workshop on “Accelerate your Research Using Elsevier’s Scopus” by Elsevier Publishing on 10^th November 2022 – online
13. 1-day workshop on “Leaders in the making – The crucibles of change-makers in HR” by Dr. T. V. Rao – Chairman of T V Rao Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Arvind Agarwal on 02^nd March 2023 – Offline

Guest Lectures/Sessions Delivered

1. Dr. R. Thiyagarajan delivered a session on “Know thy Self, Reach your Peak” for BCA Association of Bishop Heber College, Trichy on account of “World Students Day Celebration” on 15th October 2020 from 11.30 AM to 12.30 PM.
2. Dr. R. Thiyagarajan delivered a session on “Professional Etiquette” for I MBA students of Hallmark Business School, Trichy as part of first year inauguration on 3rd December 2020 from 10 to 11.30 AM.
3. Dr. R. Thiyagarajan delivered a session on “Unbox the Leader in you” under ATAL sponsored five-day FDP on “Academic Leadership and Team Building for Educational Excellence” organised by NIT Trichy on 26th November 2020 2.15 to 3.45 PM.
4. Chaired a technical session at the International conference on Relevance, Rigor and Resilience organised by Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad on Feb 13,2021. 
5. Handled 3 sessions on “Self-development” for Indian Oil Corporation, Madurai Zone under Nav Disha Scheme from 2 to 4 Feb 2021.
6. Handled 2 sessions in 2-week Faculty Development Programme on “Entrepreneurship” organised by for PSG-STEP on “Interpersonal Communication on” 15th and 23rd March 2021.
7. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. delivered a Lecture on “Unbox the Leader in You” for the MBA students of Northern Kentucky University, USA on 19th April 2021 from 9 PM to 10 PM.
8. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. delivered a Lecture on “You are Appointed” for the students of Jamal Institute of Management, Trichy on 25th August 2021 from 11 AM to 12.30 PM.
9. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. delivered a session on “Craft your Career” for UG & PG students (open session) organised by CII – Young Indians, Tirupur chapter on 27th August 2021 from 10 AM to 11.30 AM.
10. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. delivered One day Orientation session on “Craft your Career” and “Interpersonal Skills” for the I year students of Hallmark Business School, Trichy on 23rd October 2021.
11. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. delivered two sessions on “Effective Communication and Resume Building” for the students of PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore on 10 and 11 November 2021.
12. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. handled a session on “Interpersonal Communication” on 22-6-2022 from 1.30 to 5.30 PM for PSG STEP 2-week FDP on “Entrepreneurship”
13. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. handled a session on “Execute the E-Dream” on 29-7-2022 from 11 AM to 12.30 PM as part of Impact lectures of MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC) at PSG iTech, Neelambur
14. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. conducted 1-day APLS training for 34 PSG IAS scholars on 23-7-2022 Saturday did 3 activities (2 in FN & 1 in AN)
15. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. was the resource person for the Refresher Course in Commerce & Business Studies of Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan University on the topic “Art of Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship” on 01-8-2022.
16. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. was the resource person for the valediction of I MBA orientation program on 29-9-2022 and delivered a session on “Interpersonal Skills” at Sri Nehru Maha Vidyalaya College, Coimbatore.
17. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. handled one-day ALPS training for IOC distributors on 26-11-2022 from 9 AM to 5 PM.
18. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. handled one-day ALPS training for the students of Sri Krishna Arts & College on 22-12-2022.

Any other information

1. Dr. Thiyagarajan R organised National Level One Day Online HR Event “SAMYOG 2022” with four events Best HR Manager, Best HR Team, HR Meme Contest and HR Connections on 26-9-2022, 41 institutions across India participated.
2. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. organised a Quiz programme on the theme “Indian Freedom Fighters” for the II MBA students on 12-8-2022 as the country commemorates “Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” the 75th anniversary of Independence.
3. Dr. Thiyagarajan R accompanied II MBA A batch for “Business Beyond Borders” program at “Asia Pacific University” KL, Malaysia and Singapore Visit from 14-8-2022 to 24-8-2022.
4. Dr. Thiyagarajan R accompanied I MBA A batch for Industrial Visit to “Roots Mutliclean” near Pollachi on 21-9-2022.
5. Dr. Thiyagarajan R. organized a “Business Quiz Workshop” for I MBA students on 03-11-2022 Thursday Dr. M. Rangarajan, President – Coimbatore Quiz Circle was the resource person.

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