Dr. Saswata Narayan Biswas is a professor at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). He has over 35 years of experience in research, teaching, executive training, consulting, including industry experience. He has been a consultant to several organizations. He has conducted large number of executive development programmes in India and abroad. He has been a visiting faculty in several universities (e.g., University of South Australia, GB Pant Institute of Social Science, KIIT University, etc.). He has authored over 50 research papers, published in refereed journals, book chapters, working papers/monographs, and presented in several conferences and seminars in India and abroad. He was the founding chief editor of International Journal of Rural Management (Sage Publications). He is on the editorial boards of several scholarly journals. He is a member of the different national and international academic bodies.
Awarded a grant by University of South Australia as a Visiting Academic in October 2001.
Recipient of Hari Om award from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidya Nagar (Gujarat) for the best research paper in Psychology, for the year 1998-99.
Awarded a grant by the International Congress of Psychology to participate in the Advanced Research Training Seminar (ARTS) on Qualitative Research Methods held at Ottawa, 1996.
National Merit Scholarship, 1982, by Government of India for postgraduate Studies.
Junior Research Fellowship (UGC) based on the performance in the National Educational Testing (NET) Programme, 1984, for doctoral work.
Academics
Ph. D. (Psychology), Allahabad University, 1994.
Master of Arts in Psychology from Utkal University, 1984 (1st Class, 64.8%).
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Psychology from Ravenshaw College (Utkal University), 1982 (1st Class, 66.5%)
UGC-JRF (NET) in 1984-85 1st NET examination conducted by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Rai, S., & Biswas, S. N. (2022). Adoption of safe motherhood practices and the moderating role of facilitating conditions. Journal of Social Marketing.
Mohanty N., Biswas S.N., Mishra D. (2021), "Message Framing and Perceived Risk of Blood Donation",Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing
Mitra, S., Priya P., Venkatesh, A., & Biswas, S. N. (2020) Timely Forecasts of Diffusion of innovations: The Bass Model in Emerging Markets. Global Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F09721509209734
Mohanty, N., Biswas, S.N., Mishra, .P., Modi, P. (2018). Designing message for fluorosis mitigation behaviour change: Role of Message framing and perceived Risk. Health Marketing Quarterly, 35(4), 280-397.
Mohanty N., Biswas S.N., Mishra D., Modi P. (2018), :Designing messages for fluorosis mitigation behavior change: Role of message framing and perceived risk", Health Marketing Quarterly
Urmi Nanda Biswas,Saswata Narayan Biswas & Sujit Raghunathrao Jagadale (2018) "The Dilemma of Generating a Market for Contraceptives Amoung Groups at High Risk for Contracting and Spreading HIV", Sage Publications: Sage Business Cases. *
Saswata N. Biswas and S.R Jagdale (2017), "Dilemmas in Marketing Approaches for Sanitation at the Bottom of the Pyramid", Sage Business Cases.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526426529
Ateeque Shaikh, Saswata Narayan Biswas, Vanita Yadav and Debiprasad Mishra (2017) "Measuring fairness in franchisor-franchisee relationship: a confirmatory approach", International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 54(2), pp: 158-176.
Biswas SN (2015) "Organizational Behaviour Research in Rural Producers` Cooperatives: A Neglected Domain, International Journal of Rural management II (1) 40-59
Chapters in Edited Books
Saswata N. Biswas, "Organizational Behaviour in Cooperatives". In R. C. Tripathi and Rohit Dwivedi (eds.) Organizational Studies in India (pp. 443-470),Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan.
Published/Registered Case with teaching note by International National Publisher
Sudhhachit Mitra, Vanita Yadav,Saswata N. Biswas (2015). Child in Need Institute (CINI): Changing Lives of Homeless Children on Railway Stations. South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, 4(1); June
Seminars
National
Biswas, S.N. (2017). "Health-seeking Behaviour in Rural India: A Social Marketing Approch, paper presented in the National Seminar on `Wellbeing Across Lifespan` from 25-27 October, 2017 at University of Hyderabad
Conference
International
Saswata N. Biswas Presented paper (with Govind Verma) at the 9th Annual Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) Conference on Ethical Workplace Climate in Nonprofit Organisations: Development of a Scale, at RMIT University (Melbourne); December 8-10, 2019.
Saswata N. Biswas presented paper on "Health Seeking Behaviour in Rural India" at the 29th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal (Canada); June 26-30, 2018.
Saswata N. Biswas presented paper on "Women`s Empowerment through Female Assembly: A Study in Rural Gujarat (India)" at the 29th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal (Canada); June 26-30, 2018.
National
Saswata N. Biswas Presented paper (with Govind G. Verma) on A Scale for Measuring Ethical Workplace Climate of Nonprofit Organizations for the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) 2020) at the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli; January 2-3, 2020.
Saswata N. Biswas Presented paper (with Govind Verma) on Morality in Everyday Life at the Annual Conference of the National Academy of Psychology (India), Pondicherry University (Pondicherry); December 20-22, 2019.
Presented paper on "Individual level ethical values as a moderator between organizational ethics and organizational citizenship behaviour" at Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), IIT Madras; December 29-31, 2016
Indranil De Presented paper with Saswata N. Biswas on Agribusiness, climate change, and collective institutions: A case study of cardamom cultivation in North Sikkim. International Conference on Agribusiness in Emerging Economies" at IRMA, Anand ; January 6-7, 2016.
Saswata N. Biswas Presented paper with Preeti Priya on Materialism and Subjective Wellbeing in Rural India at Centenary
Conference of Psychology organized by the University of Calcutta, Kolkata; October 9-11, 2015
Saswata N. Biswas "Determinants of Life-satisfaction in Rural India"" at the 28th International Congress of Psychology, Paris; July 8-13, 2014."
Working Papers
WP#323 Factors Affecting Member Commitment of Dairy Farmers Towards The Co-operative: Evidence from Gujarat Author(s): Saswata Narayan Biswas, Shweta Krishnan May-2021
WP#294 Leveraging Technology Services for Member Commitment in Dairy Cooperatives Author(s): Saswata Narayan Biswas, Ruby Balchandani Aug-2019
WP#277 Making the Mahila Sabha Work: A Study in the Kutch District Of Gujarat Author(s): Saswata Narayan Biswas, Debiprasad Mishra Mar-2016
WP#265 WHAT BRINGS SATISFACTION TO RURAL LIFE? ANALYSIS OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS OF LIFE SATISFACTION Author(s): Saswata Narayan Biswas, Preeti Priya Jan-2015
WP#243 Organisational Behaviour in Co-Operatives Author(s): Saswata Narayan Biswas Jun-2013
WP#195 Spirituality, Religiosity and Motivation: Exploring the Relationship Author(s): Saswata Narayan Biswas, Urmi Nanda Biswas Jun-2006
WP#187 Human Resource Needs of the Rural Development NGOs in India Author(s): Saswata Narayan Biswas, Upasana Aggarwal Mar-2005
WP#72 Impact of Culture and Caste on Pro-Economic Attitudes and Beliefs: A Study across Cultures With Unev Author(s): Saswata Narayan Biswas, Urmi Nanda Biswas Dec-1994
Executive Certificate in Business Leadership for Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. (Term-4), (October 3 - 13, 2023)
Team Building for Managers, (September 20 - 22, 2023)
Executive Certificate in Business Leadership for Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. (Term-3), (July 3 - 11, 2023)
Executive Effectiveness for Naandi Foundation, (June 19 - 23, 2023)
Executive Effectiveness in Public Organizations for Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament of India, (June 5 - 9, 2023)
Executive Effectiveness in Public Organizations for Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament of India, (May 15 - 19, 2023)
Executive Certificate in Business Leadership for Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. (Term-2), (April 3 - 8, 2023)
IRMA Module on Agri-Cooperative Business Management, Leadership and Planning with a Focus on Women and Youth of the 3rd ICA-MAFF (Japan) Training Course, (February 1 - 20, 2023)
Conflict Management for Indian Oil Corporation Limited, (January 16 - 20, 2023)
Executive Certificate in Business Leadership for Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. (Term-1), (November 7 - 12, 2022)
Team Building and Organizational Effectiveness for Senior Managers of Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, (October 10 - 15, 2022)
Executive Effectiveness in Public Organizations for PRIDE, (September 19 - 22, 2022)
Team Building and Organizational Effectiveness for Senior Managers of Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, (September 12 - 17, 2022)
Team Building and Organizational Effectiveness for Senior Managers of Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, (September 5 - 10, 2022)
Agri-Cooperative Business Management, Leadership and Planning with a Focus on Women and, (February 2 - 21, 2022)
Team Building for Managers, (January 17 - 20, 2022)
Project Management and Leadership Skills for Rural Livelihood Projects for the Key Staff of SRIJAN, (December 20 - 24, 2021)
Enhancing Personal and Organizational Effectiveness through Emotional Intelligence and Management of Processes, (November 17 - 20, 2021)
Conflict Management for Indian Oil Corporation Limited, (July 26 - 30, 2021)
Team Building for Managers for ChildFund India, (July 22 - 24, 2021)
Promoting Women Dairy Co-operative Societies in Andhra Pradesh for Mentors, (November 9 - 10, 2020)
Promoting Women Dairy Co-operative Societies in Andhra Pradesh for Mentors, (November 5 - 6, 2020)
Promoting Women Dairy Co-operative Societies in Andhra Pradesh for District Core Team, (November 2 - 3, 2020)
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, and Interpersonal Communication, (September 25 - 27, 2019)
Team Building, (June 12 - 14, 2019)
Team Building, (June 10 - 10, 2019)
Capacity Building Programme for Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, (May 27 - June 2, 2019)
Stress Management, (May 27 - 29, 2019)
Management of Rural Development Projects for Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, (April 8 - 14, 2019)
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, and Interpersonal Communication, (February 27 - March 1, 2019)
Decision Making, (January 28 - 29, 2019)
Management of Rural Development Projects for Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, (January 16 - 22, 2019)
Executive Development Programme for Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. (Term-4), (December 3 - 13, 2018)
Stress Management, (November 14 - 16, 2018)
Conflict Management in Organizations, (October 29 - 31, 2018)
Executive Development Programme for Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. (Term-3), (October 5 - 13, 2018)
Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Success, (August 22 - 24, 2018)
Executive Development Programme for Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. (Term-2), (July 9 - 14, 2018)
Conflict Management in Organizations, (June 20 - 22, 2018)
Team Building, (May 28 - 30, 2018)
Executive Development Programme for Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. (Term-1), (April 16 - 21, 2018)
Team Building, (February 22 - 22, 2018)
Developing Leadership for the Senior Officers of NDDB, (January 15 - 17, 2018)
Team Building, (January 3 - 5, 2018)
Developing High Performing Teams, (December 19 - 22, 2017)
Leadership Development, (October 10 - 13, 2017)
Responsible Leadership for Performance, (September 19 - 21, 2017)
Leadership Development, (September 4 - 5, 2017)
Team Dynamics for VFPCK, (July 24 - 26, 2017)
Leadership Development Programme for Board of Directors of Milk Unions, (May 1 - 2, 2017)
FDP on Leadership Development for SIRD, (February 13 - 17, 2017)
FDP on Action Research for Livelihood Promotion for ILRT, (August 4 - 6, 2015)
Team Building, (June 9 - 12, 2015)
Team Building, (October 7 - 10, 2014)
Team Building, (September 16 - 19, 2014)
Team Building, (December 9 - 12, 2013)
Personality Development, (January 16 - 18, 2013)
Team Building, (January 2 - 5, 2013)
Team Building, (October 29 - November 1, 2012)
Effective Leadership, Organizational Communication and Conflict Resolution, (August 28 - 31, 2012)
Team Building, (February 27 - March 1, 2012)
Personality Development, (December 28 - 30, 2011)
Team Building, (October 10 - 13, 2011)
Development Planning - Approaches and Tools for District Development Managers of NABARD, (October 25 - 29, 2010)
Team Building, (October 5 - 8, 2010)
Effective Leadership, Organisational Communication and Conflict Resolution, (August 10 - 13, 2009)
Orientation Programme for the Consultants of Development Support Agency of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, (July 15 - 24, 2009)
Management Appreciation Programme for Faculty Members of Shri Krishna Hospital, Karamsad (Module-2), (April 6 - 8, 2009)
Team Building, (March 24 - 27, 2009)
Management Appreciation Programme for Faculty Members of Shri Krishna Hospital, Karamsad (Module-1), (January 27 - 29, 2009)
Pedagogy in Management Education, (June 25 - 27, 2008)
MDP-Instructed
Training for Area Managers of Tata Trusts (Campus Connect-2), (February 5 - 12, 2023)
Skills and Entrepreneurship Development for University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, (January 20 - 23, 2023)
Project Management for Managers of ChildFund India, (December 28 - 30, 2022)
Training for Area Managers of Tata Trusts (Campus Connect-3), (November 12 - 16, 2022)
Conflict Management for Indian Oil Corporation Limited, (November 7 - 11, 2022)
Fostering Co-operation and Co-operative Enterprises: Role of the Government for the Officials of the Department of Co-operation, Government of Odisha, (October 17 - 21, 2022)
Developing Leadership for NDDB Officers, (October 17 - 19, 2022)
Effectively Managing Self, Others, and Task Outcomes for Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Kerala, (September 19 - 23, 2022)
Developing Leadership Competence for the Cluster Managers of IDFC First Bank, (September 6 - 9, 2022)
Effectively Managing Self, Others, and Task Outcomes for Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Kerala, (August 29 - September 2, 2022)
Training for Area Managers of Tata Trusts (Campus Connect-1), (August 17 - 28, 2022)
Effectively Managing Self, Others, and Task Outcomes for Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Kerala, (August 8 - 12, 2022)
Market Linkages and Business Planning for FPOs for Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, Tamil Nadu, (June 29 - July 1, 2022)
Training for Area Managers of Tata Trusts (Campus Connect-2), (May 19 - 26, 2022)
Developing Leadership Competence for the Cluster Managers of IDFC First Bank, (April 18 - 22, 2022)
Leadership for Organizational Excellence for National Fertilizers Limited, (March 21 - 25, 2022)
Engaging for Successful Performance for the Staff of Finance and Accounting Function at GCMMF and its Member Unions, (March 15 - 16, 2022)
Market Linkages and Business Planning for FPOs, (March 2 - 4, 2022)
Training for Area Managers of Tata Trusts (Campus Connect-1), (December 1 - 12, 2021)
Engaging for Successful Performance for the Staff of Finance and Accounting Function at GCMMF and its Member Unions, (November 16 - 17, 2021)
Managing Co-operatives for Effectiveness for The Andhra Pradesh State Co-operative Bank Limited, (September 27 - 30, 2021)
Madhyama-1 Programme for IndianOil Institute of Petroleum Management, (September 23 - 30, 2021)
Conflict Management for Indian Oil Corporation Limited, (June 8 - 12, 2021)
Agri-Cooperative Business Management, Leadership and Planning with a Focus on Women and Youth, (February 11 - March 2, 2021)
Conflict Management, (January 11 - 13, 2021)
Training and Facilitation Programme for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs for Uttarakhand Decentralized Watershed Development Project, (December 9 - 24, 2020)
General Management Programme for NDDB Officers, (June 13 - July 2, 2011)
Assessment of Poverty and Livelihoods for Rural Communities for the Officers of the Government of Yemen, (April 7 - 27, 2011)
IRMA Module of the 5th ICA-Japan Training Course on Enhancement of Farmers? Income and Poverty Reduction through Co-operatives, (January 23 - February 23, 2011)
IRMA Module of the 4th ICA-Japan Training Course on Enhancement of Farmers? Income and Poverty Reduction through Co-operatives, (January 22 - February 21, 2010)
Management Appreciation Programme for Voluntary Agencies (VOLAG-MAP), (November 16 - December 11, 2009)
IRMA Module of the 3rd ICA-Japan Training Course on Enhancement of Farmers& Income and Poverty Reduction through Co-operatives, (January 23 - February 21, 2009)
Chaired symposium on "Distributive Leadership and Learning Organizations: Opportunities and Challenges", at the 2nd Indian Congress of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (ICIOP) 2019, organized by the Department of Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in collaboration with the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SOIOP) [2019]
Participated at a panel discussion on "Roadmap for skills and innovativeness" in the Idea Conclave, organized by the Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute at Prayagraj on March 7-8, 2019 [2019]
Participated in a panel discussion on the `Emerging role of HR in addressing diversity and multi-generational workforce" held at the 2nd Indian Congress of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (ICIOP) on February 23, 2019; organized by the Department of Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in collaboration with the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SOIOP) [2019]
Member, Board of studies at KIIT School of Rural Management, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar [2018]
Member, Governing Board of International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) [2018]
Reviewer: Psychology and Developing Societies [2018]
Member of International Editorial Advisory Board of Community Work and Family [2018]
Reviewer: Journal of Cooperative Organization and Management [2018]
Member, Board of Studies of Rural Development Department, North East Hill University, Shillong [2018]
Chaired session on Diversities in Concepts and Applications of Psychology at the Centenary Conference of Psychology organized by the University of Calcutta; October 9-11. [2015]
Invited as jury member for the award of best research paper in
Psychology at the Centenary Conference of Psychology organized by
the University of Calcutta; October 9-11, 2015. [2015]
Saswata N. Biswas was invited as key speaker at a national seminar on "Mind and Society: Indian Perspectives", Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur; March 30-31, 2013. [2013]
