Ankit Agarwal

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2021 - ongoing	Lecturer in Management	University of Adelaide
  2016 - 2021	Sessional Lecturer	University of Adelaide, Adelaide

• Language Competencies

  Language	Competency
  English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  Hindi	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2017	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	Doctor of Philosopy
  2015 - 2016	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	Master in Business Research
  2005 - 2006	University of Greenwich, London	United Kingdom	MSc Computer Systems and Software Engineering
  2003 - 2005	Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool	Republic of Ireland	BA (Hons) Management Information Systems and Management Accounting
  2003 - 2003	Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool	Republic of Ireland	Diploma in Business Studies

• Certifications

  Date	Title	Institution name	Country
  2009	Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)	Cisco Systems (United States), San Jose	India

• Research Interests

  Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology Business and Management Business Ethics Cognitive Science Creative Writing Cultural Studies Cultural Theory Epistemology Family Studies Hermeneutic and Critical Theory History of Philosophy Organisation and Management Theory Organisational Behaviour Phenomenology Philosophy Philosophy of Mind Psychology Vocational Education and Training Curriculum and Pedagogy

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2024	Ukil, M. I., Ullah, M. S., Islam, M., Tariq, H., & Agarwal, A. (2024). Stress and Satisfaction While Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Personal and Job Resources. South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, 22 pages. DOI Scopus2
  2021	Agarwal, A., & Sandiford, P. (2021). Fictionalizing dialogue: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in organizational research. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 16(1), 218-236. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
  2020	Barbera, F., Shi, H., Agarwal, A., & Edwards, M. (2020). The family that prays together stays together: Toward a process model of religious value transmission in family firms. Journal of Business Ethics, 163(4), 661-673. DOI Scopus45 WoS10

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Integrating Family Experiences and Business Concepts for Sustainable Student Development. In E. Ivanova, I. Rimanoczy, & D. Singhal (Eds.), The Power of Arts-Based Pedagogies: Transforming Mindsets to Shape Our Future. Routledge.
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). The Role of Safe Spaces. In Encyclopedia of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Spirituality (pp. 1-16). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Making reflexivity explicit in qualitative research. In Exploring Research Methodology and Research Design (pp. 147-156). Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Organizational behavior course with reflective thinking and student-centric experiential learning approach. In Practical Applications of Experiential and Community Engaged Learning Methods in Business High Impact Teaching Practices in Business Education Volume 1 (Vol. 1, pp. 145-164). Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). What is student-centric experiential learning theory?. In Practical Applications of Experiential and Community Engaged Learning Methods in Business High Impact Teaching Practices in Business Education Volume 1 (Vol. 1, pp. 2-16). Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI
  2024	Agarwal, A. (2024). ‘Side-by-Side Leading’: Leader-Follower Dynamics in the Organizational World of Artificial Intelligence. In Reference Module in Social Sciences. Elsevier. DOI
  2024	Agarwal, A. (2024). Shepherding Engineering Leadership: Leading With a Combination of Timeless Wisdom and Modern Insights. In Reference Module in Social Sciences. Elsevier. DOI
  2024	Thi Tran, N. H., Fayezi, S., Zomorrodi, M., & Agarwal, A. (2024). Leveraging Network Orchestration to Address Modern Slavery Risks in Supply Chains. In Elsevier (Ed.), Reference Module in Social Sciences (pp. 1-15). Elsevier. DOI
  2023	George, G., Saravanakrishnan, V., & Agarwal, A. (2023). Health informatics and its contribution to health sectors. In M. Abouhawwash, S. Tanwar, A. Nayyar, & M. Naved (Eds.), Innovations in Healthcare Informatics: From interoperability to data analysis (pp. 67-106). Institution of Engineering & Technology. DOI
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Shepherding engineering leadership: A combined approach to leading and creating employee engagement. In J. Marques (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Fulfillment, Wellness, and Personal Growth at Work (pp. 141-158). Springer International Publishing. DOI
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Case Study: Controlling, Uber. In J. R. Schermerhorn, P. Woods, F. Junaid, T. McKeown, & J. Co (Eds.), Unknown Book (1st Asia-Pacific ed., pp. 337-339). Wiley.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Case Study: Controlling, Uber. In J. R. Schermerhorn, P. Woods, F. Junaid, T. McKeown, & J. Co (Eds.), Unknown Book (1st Asia-Pacific ed., pp. 337-339). Wiley.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Case Study: Leading, Haigh’s Chocolate. In J. R. Schermerhorn, W. Peter, J. Fatima, M. Tui, & J. Co (Eds.), Unknown Book (1st Asia-Pacific ed., pp. 476-479). Wiley.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Case Study: Leading, Haigh’s Chocolate. In J. R. Schermerhorn, W. Peter, J. Fatima, M. Tui, & J. Co (Eds.), Unknown Book (1st Asia-Pacific ed., pp. 476-479). Wiley.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Case Study: Organising. In J. R. Schermerhorn, P. Woods, F. Junaid, T. McKeown, & J. Co (Eds.), Unknown Book (1st Asia-Pacific ed., pp. 306-309). Wiley.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Case Study: Organising. In J. R. Schermerhorn, P. Woods, F. Junaid, T. McKeown, & J. Co (Eds.), Unknown Book (1st Asia-Pacific ed., pp. 306-309). Wiley.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Case Study: Planning, Viterra Australia. In J. R. Schermerhorn, P. Woods, F. Junaid, T. McKeown, & J. Co (Eds.), Unknown Book (1st Asia-Pacific ed., pp. 209-211). Wiley.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Case Study: Planning, Viterra Australia. In J. R. Schermerhorn, P. Woods, F. Junaid, T. McKeown, & J. Co (Eds.), Unknown Book (1st Asia-Pacific ed., pp. 209-211). Wiley.
  2020	Sandiford, P. J., Agarwal, A., & Wells, R. (2020). Three scholars at work: making sense of the twenty-first-century academy. In M. Antoniadou, & M. Crowder (Eds.), Modern Day Challenges in Academia: Time for a Change (pp. 44-65). United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2025	Jabareen, A., Agarwal, A., & Sandiford, P. (2025). Rethinking Team Psychological Safety: A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective. In Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. Copenhagen, Denmark.
  2025	Agarwal, A., & Gulati, R. (2025). Middle Management, Innovation, and Organisational Dialogue: Power, Trust, and Space in Practice. In AIB Oceania Chapter/ANZIBA 2025 Collaborative Conference. Fiji National University, Namaka Campus, Nadi, Fiji.
  2024	Neledva, M., Agarwal, A., & Wilkie, D. (2024). A conceptual exploration of motivation types as antecedents to subsequent tertiary learning outcomes. In Convergence of Business Research, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Western Sydney University.
  2024	Rammal, H., Rose, E., Gulati, R., Wijewardhana, C., & Agarwal, A. (2024). The Japan-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Rhetoric and Reality. In 2024 AJBS Conference. Seoul, South Korea.
  2024	Agarwal, A., & Hallo, L. (2024). Reflecting on the MBA Degree: Waving a Magic Wand and/or Grasping the Nettle?. In Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings Vol. 2024. Chicago, IL: Academy of Management. DOI
  2023	Tran, H. N. T., Fayezi, S., Zomorrodi, M., & Agarwal, A. (2023). Leveraging network orchestration to address modern slavery risks in the supply chain track: Operations, logistics and supply chain management. In BAM2024 at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham: UK.
  2023	Gulati, R., Agarwal, A., & Campbell, K. (2023). Nurturing an Agile Mindset for Leading International Teams in the Realm of Global Business. In Academy of International Business 2025 Conference. https://www.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AIB2025_Conference_Program.pdf.
  2023	Agarwal, A., & Hallo, L. (2023). Combining intuition and artificial intelligence in leadership decision-making: Why and how?. In Leading and Managing in the Digital Era (LMDE) Conference. Athens, Greece.
  2023	Agarwal, A., & Hallo, L. (2023). Side-by-Side Leadership to rethinking the role of people and data in organizational decision-making. In Leading and Managing in the Digital Era (LMDE) Conference. Athens, Greece.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). The ‘why’ experience: using student’s family experience as a lens to teach business courses. In Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Oceania Conference. New South Wales, Australia.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Teaching management practically: incorporating students’ family experiences into management teaching. In Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference. Jacksonville University, Florida.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Teaching Critically and Reflectively: using Students’ Family Lens to Teach Business and Management Concepts. In 36th ANZAM Conference. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
  2022	Agarwal, A. (2022). Managing Groups: Skills to Uncover the Pre-forming Stage and Distributing Roles. In Academy of Management Vol. 2022. Seattle, US: Academy of Management. DOI
  2022	Sandiford, P., Agarwal, A., Cheesman-Dutton, N., & Neledva, M. (2022). Creative writing as scholarly business research: the contribution of a literary literature. In Flourising in our New Normal. Griffith University.
  2022	Agarwal, A. (2022). A paradox in Teaching: do we teach what we want others to be but wouldn't be ourselves?. In NA. Virtual.
  2022	Agarwal, A. (2022). Why ‘but’ and not ‘and.’. In NA. Perth, Western Australia.
  2019	Agarwal, A., Sandiford, P., & Wells, S. (2019). Exploring the ‘X Factor’ to Excavate the Value of an MBA. In Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2019 (pp. 18947). Academy of Management. DOI

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Resurrecting first-generation entrepreneur’s spirit: Immortalising founder to subsequent generations. Poster session presented at the meeting of Asia Pacific Family Business Symposium. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asia Pacific Family Business Symposium 2025.
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Bridging Personal Narratives and Business Concepts: Leveraging Familial Experiences in SCEL: Session 11336 - Transforming Mindsets: The Power of Arts-Based Pedagogy in Education for Sustainability. Poster session presented at the meeting of Management Education and Development, Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Copenhagen, Denmark.
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Bridging Personal Narratives and Business Concepts for Sustainable Development through Inner Development Goal. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of Management Conference Management Education and Learning Writers Workshop. Denmark, Copenhagen.
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Student-Centric Experiential Learning: A critical approach to management learning and education. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of Management Conference, Management Education and Learning Writers Workshop. Copenhagen, Denmark.
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Bridging Familial Experiences to Understand Organisational Dynamics. Poster session presented at the meeting of Festival of Learning and Teaching. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  2025	Magin, L., Agarwal, A., & Sandiford, P. J. (2025). The Kaleidoscope Model of Life: Time to Rethink Work and Life in Separate Domains. Poster session presented at the meeting of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Arts, Business, Law and Economics (ABLE) Conference. The Adelaide Wine Centre, the University of Adelaide, South Australia.
  2025	Nichols, E., Middleton, S., Agarwal, A., & Callaghar, L. (2025). Crafting Developmental Reviews. Poster session presented at the meeting of Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Oceania. University of Auckland, New Zealand.
  2025	Nichols, E., Middleton, S., Agarwal, A., & Callaghar, L. (2025). Crafting Developmental Reviews. Poster session presented at the meeting of Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Oceania. University of Auckland, New Zealand.
  2024	Agarwal, A. (2024). Reflecting on the MBA degree: Waving a magic wand and/or grasping the nettle?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of Management Conference. Chicago, IL: Management Education Division (MED).
  2024	Agarwal, A. (2024). Reflexive and Conversational Literature Reviews: Imaginative Integrated Dialogue Approach. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of Management Conference. Chicago, IL.
  2024	Agarwal, A. (2024). Teaching Critically and Reflectively: Family Lens to Teach Business and Management Concepts. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of Management Conference. Chicago, IL: Management Education Division (MED).
  2024	Gulati, R., & Agarwal, A. (2024). Transforming India: The "Make in India" Initiative. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of International Business Insights. Seoul, South Korea.
  2023	Agarwal, A. (2023). Where are we shifting: Towards Changing Mindset or ChangeMindset. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Conference on Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship building a better India: Vision 2050. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  2023	Agarwal, A., Hallo, L., & Gulati, R. (2023). Enhancing Farmer Involvement in Grain Research and Decision-Making. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of International Business Oceania Symposia. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  2023	Gulati, R., & Agarwal, A. (2023). Nurturing an Agile Mindset for Leading International Teams in the Realm of Global Business. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of International Business Oceania Conference. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Academy of International Business Oceania Conference.

• Live Performance of Creative Works

  Year	Citation
  2025	Agarwal, A. (2025). Learning Organisational Behaviour: Developing a Reflexive Mindset (No. Of Pieces: 1 hour) [Masterclass in Advanced Learning for Professionals]. https://www.adelaide.edu.au/study/postgraduate/advanced-learning-for-professionals.

• Program Director Bachelor of Business – Management                                                             Dec’22-Present

University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

• Responsible for working with UniSA Academics (and non-academic Staff) in the Adelaide University (AU) Program and Curriculum Development.

• Responsible for planning and coordinating the teaching of courses in the Program.

• Developing, updating and/or overseeing Program design and course(s).

• Coordinating the teaching team including by coordinating professional staff, academic staff, titleholders and guest lecturers involved in the delivery of the Course, inducting, mentoring and meeting regularly with casual teaching staff, iii. liaising with staff who teach the same Course at different times.
• Provide approval of enrolment waivers to course restrictions (such as Pre-requisite waivers).

• Other program-related activities as specified by the Executive Dean, Head of School or Program
  Director as appropriate.

   

• Lecturer in Management                                                                                                                Nov’21-Present

University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

• Lecturing, Course Coordinating, Academic Tutoring and Workshop Facilitating:

• People & Organisations (Postgraduate course by coursework, also offered to MBA – Emerging Leaders) – 60+ Students

• Managing Organisations & People (Undergraduate course - previously Introduction to Management I) – 150+ Students

• Open University of Australia – Managing Organisations & People

   

• Course Coordinator (Business School)                                                                                         Jan’19-Nov’ 21

University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

• People & Organisations (Postgraduate course by coursework, also offered to MBA – Emerging Leaders) (from February 2021 onward)

• Managing Organisations & People (Undergraduate course - previously Introduction to Management I)

• Managing Across Cultures III

   

• Sessional Lecturer/Academic Tutor/Workshop Facilitator (Business School)                         Feb’16-Nov’21

University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

• Post graduate course – People & Organisation

• Undergraduate courses – Managing Organisations and People, Organisational Behaviour II and Managing Across Cultures III

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2024	Principal Supervisor	Madness of The Crowd: How Social Media is Reshaping Politics, Enhancing Democracy & Political Engagement through Exploration of Political Segmentation & Voting Tendencies	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Anas Al-Shamleh
  2024	Co-Supervisor	Exploring Learning Theories within Higher Degree Marketing Courses	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Maria Neledva
  2023	Principal Supervisor	Work flexibility, work-life enrichment and gender equality.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Ms Linda Magin
  2023	Principal Supervisor	Business Strategic Management in the 21st Century - Is the Primary Focus still on Shareholder Value?	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Robert John Armstrong
  2023	Principal Supervisor	Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain: A network perspective	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Hanh Tran
  2023	Principal Supervisor	Deconstructing the meaning of psychological safety.	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Ms Aya Jabareen

• Email: ankit.agarwal@adelaide.edu.au