Ankit Agarwal

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

Ankit Agarwal

School of Management

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Finally, on 10th September 2021, I got conferred a Doctor of Philosophy title from the Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide, South Australia. The title of my thesis is: Understanding the value of an MBA by exploring the perspectives MBA students and graduates have of their MBA: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. I hold a Diploma in Business Studies and a Bachelor (Honours) of Management Information Systems from the Liverpool John Moores University; Master in Computer Systems and Software Engineering from the University of Greenwich; Master in Business Research, and a PhD from the University of Adelaide. I was a CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA) from 2009-2013. I have published four papers: 1 conference paper, one book chapter, and two journal articles in the Journal of Business Ethics (FT50 ranking) and the second in the Journal of Qualitative Research in Organisations & Management (QROM). I am writing a coming book series and have planned a few more papers from my thesis for the coming years.I am a course coordinator, lecturer, academic tutor and workshop facilitator for an undergraduate course: Managing Organisations and People and a Master course: People & Organisation, which is also offered in the MBA-Emerging Leaders program at the University of Adelaide. I also mentor students under the Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education Program. I volunteer extensively for the Global IQ Connect Program at the University of Adelaide. I was awarded the Executive Dean's 'Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017 and the Student-Led Teaching Award in 2019. I was also awarded the "Outstanding Reviewer of the year 2021" by the MED Division of the Academy of Management, US.In the past, I have worked extensively in Ireland, the UK, the US, India and Australia for over 18 years encompassing Static Security, Software Engineering, ICT, IT Networking, Sales, Business Development, Marketing and Training & Development, Education, and Finance. I have played professional cricket in India and Ireland with North Kildare Cricket Country. I was an assistant fielding coach for the North Kildare's Irish women's U-16 Teams. I am currently writing a Comic book series, which I plan to produce as an animated series, and I love cooking fusion food.I am passionate about assisting people who wish to learn theoretical models and find them challenging to understand and apply to their experiences, making theoretical concepts fun to learn using my relatable life examples, creating a learning environment that is "reflective enough" to leave an impression "deep enough" to make a journey from the daily Dance Floors to the Balcony.

  1. Safe Space (Psychological + Social safety) in Higher Education and Workplaces (knowledge transfer)
  2. Teaching Pedagogy - Student Centered Experiential Learning (SCEL) method (inescapable learning)
  3. Qualitative Methods - Dialogues to present findings and literature reviews (creative methodology)
  4. Organisational Behaviour

 

 

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

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

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

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

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, 12(2), 274-295.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
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 Scopus7 WoS5
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 Scopus50 WoS37

Year Citation
2026 Agarwal, A. (2026). ‘Side-by-Side Leading’: Leader-Follower Dynamics in the Organizational World of Artificial Intelligence. In International Encyclopedia of Business Management (pp. 736-743). Elsevier.
DOI
2026 Agarwal, A. (2026). Shepherding Engineering Leadership: Leading With a Combination of Timeless Wisdom and Modern Insights. In International Encyclopedia of Business Management (pp. 900-905). Elsevier.
DOI
2025 Agarwal, A. (2025). Making reflexivity explicit in qualitative research. In Exploring Research Methodology and Research Design (pp. 147-156). Edward Elgar Publishing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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 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). Managing Groups: Skills to Uncover the Pre-forming Stage and Distributing Roles. In Academy of Management Vol. 2022. Seattle, US: Academy of Management.
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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

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 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.
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.
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.

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.
  • Academic
    • External
      • John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Australia - AUD15,000
        • 2022 Wiley Teaching Grant for writing Case Studies - AUD10,000
        • 2022 Wiley Teaching Grant for Reviewing a Management Textbook - AUD5,000
    • Internal
      • The University of Adelaide, Australia
        • 2024 Travel Grant - AUD2000
        • 2022 Travel Grant - AUD2500
        • 2019 Travel Grant - AUD5000
  • Non-Academic (External)
    • The Rotary Club of Adelaide
      • 2024 Rotary Community Grant (RCA) - AUD5,000

  • 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

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor An exploration of the employment relationship of academics in Higher education the South Australian context Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Jean-Marie See
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

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Psychological Safety Experiences Among Community Service Professionals: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Aya Jabareen

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