Nitesh Bhat
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Meanings of work of people across the socio-economic spectrum
- Meaningful work in social sector organisations
- Elites and processes of elitisation
- Notions of power and privilege
- Indian knowledge systems
Biography
Nitesh holds a PhD in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management (OB-HRM) and an MBA from IIM Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka, in addition to a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT‑K Surathkal, Mangaluru, Karnataka.
Before joining the University, he worked with Accenture Strategy in Bengaluru, Karnataka as a Management Consulting Analyst specialising in organisational change; and with GAIL (India) Ltd in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh as a Senior Engineer (Petrochemical Maintenance – Mechanical Engineering). He has also done short stints in Bajaj Auto Ltd. in Waluj, Maharashtra and Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute in Durgapur, West Bengal.
Courses
People Management in Social Sector Organisations
Create work environments where people feel supported and teams work well together
Organisation Structure and Design in the Social Sector
Analyse elements of organisation design and how these elements enable the organisation to achieve its objectives
Publications
Conference Presentations
- Bhat, N. (2024). Meaning-making of work: A process of evolution of individuals’ work meanings in a social enterprise. 40th EGOS Colloquium, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy.
- Bhat, N. & Kamath, R (2024). A structuration theory perspective on voluntary career transitions. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024(1), 18857. Academy of Management. https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.18857abstract
- Bhat, N. (2022). A reconceptualisation of meaningful work using the Indian perspective of Karma Yoga. Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, IIM Rohtak, 2022(1), 32).
- Bhat, N. (2023, January). Delving into the microfoundations of strategy: The potential role of meaningful work in managerial cognition. Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, SBM NMIMS Mumbai.
- Fortin, I. & Bhat, N. (2023). Elitisation, sensemaking narratives, and conspiracy theories. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023(1), 11134. Academy of Management.
- Fortin, I. & Bhat, N. (2022). Elites in organisation studies: Toward a continuum of perceived elitisation. 38th EGOS Colloquium, WU Vienna.
- Bhat, N., & Ojha, A. K. (2021). Intellectual freedom: A decolonisation perspective inspired by Gandhian ideals. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), 10856. Academy of Management. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.10856abstract