Dr. Mekhala R S

Designation : Assistant Professor Grade 1
School / Centre : VIT Business School (Chennai Campus)
Department : HR and OB - Chennai

Educational Details

Anna University

PhD
HR
Graduated in 2017

UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

MBA
HR/FINANCE
Graduated in 2007

MANONMANIAM SUNDARNAR UNIVERSITY

B.B.A
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Graduated in 2005

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Cognitive analytics
  • Motivation
  • Emotional Intelligence. Predictive and prescriptive analytics
  • Organisational Behavior – Career management
  • Conflict management
  • Personality
  • work-family conflict
  • Organizational Politics
  • Green HRM
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Organizational Culture
  • Remote work
  • Gig employees
  • Knowledge management
  • service quality
  • Emotional contagion
  • Workplace Happiness
  • Behavioural Analytics.

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Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
The growth of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (INSS) and its Impact on Economy and Business Sectors by PI as Dr. Mekhala R S AND Co PI as Dr. Jyotirmayee Satapathy for an amount of 3.5 L for a period of 1 year from March 2022 VIT SEED GRAND
A study on brand awareness due to good organizational relationships on employees”, Dec 2018. Kingfa Sci & Tech Co., Ltd, Logistics PVT Ltd, Chennai Kingfa Sci & Tech Co., Ltd, Logistics PVT Ltd, Chennai

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
1. The growth of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (INSS) and its Impact on Economy and Business Sectors by PI as Dr. Mekhala R S AND Co PI as Dr. Jyotirmayee Satapathy for an amount of 3.5 L for a period of 1 year from March 2022 VIT SEED GRAND

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Dr. Mekhala R .S , 2024 “EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS”, Palgrave Macmillian Publications, Springer Nature, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7727-7 2024

International Collaborations

  • Venkataraman C, Rethinam Sudha M.(2024) “A bibliometric analysis of coronary heart disease impacted by work stress elements and lifestyle disease” J Eval Clin Pract. 2024;1‐13. doi:10.1111/jep.14044. Impact factor -2.33, Q1 listed Scopus indexed.
  • Conducted Industrial training session on “Performance Management” for employees of BHAVNI, NPCIL, Madras Atomic Power station, Kalpakkam on March 19th, 2024.

Industry Collaborations

  • Ansari K, Walo J, Wezka K and Mekhala R S (2024) Economic growth and impact of Indian regional navigation satellite system at international level, The 6th International Conference on Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCCT 2024), Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jaipur, India.
  • Dr. Mekhala and chandhini V (2023) won BEST PAPER AWARD for the paper entitled “ HEALTH EQUITY, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE AND THE SDG'S
  • Dr. Mekhala and Chandhini.V (2022) Presented a paper titled “CLIMATE - SMART AND DISASTER RESILIENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES” in IIM, Kozhikode in a POMS India International Conference 2022, December 21-23, 2022, Reimagine OM for Sustainable Solutions in the New Normal.
  • Dr. Mekhala and Chandhini.V (2022) Presented a paper titled “HEALTHCARE’S ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT DUE TO CARBON EMISSION ” in IIM, Kozhikode in a POMS India International Conference 2022, December 21-23, 2022, Reimagine OM for Sustainable Solutions in the New Normal.

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Editorial reviewer for the International journal “WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation”