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Ashish Mahajan CV

Ashish Mahajan, Ph.D.
Professor, Management
amahajan@uwindsor.ca
519-253-3000 ext. 3144
Office: OB 313

Education 

  • Ph.D.  New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, Management, 2009.
  • M.S.  Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India, Human Resources and Organizational Development, 2000.
  • B.A.  Panjab University, India, Commerce, 1995.

Employment Experience 

  • Acting Associate Dean Academic, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor (July, 2018 - June 2020)
  • Associate Professor, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor (July, 2014 - Present)
  • Visiting Faculty, IMM Bangalore (September, 2015 - December, 2015), Bangalore, India.
  • Assistant Professor, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor (January, 2009 - June, 2014)
  • Instructor, New Mexico State U (January, 2006 - December, 2008)
  • Lecturer, Gian Jyoti Institute of Management & Technology (August, 2002 - June, 2004)
  • Assistant Manager, CEO's Office, Spice Communications (November, 2001 - April, 2002)
  • Consulting Analyst, Mercer HR Consulting (July, 2000 - November, 2001)

Honours and Awards 

  • 2011 – 2012:  Best Reviewer, Academy of Management (conference), International Management Division.
  • 2011:  Honourable Mention, Celebration of Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, University of Windsor.
  • 2011:  Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management (conference), Organizational Behavior Division.
  • 2010:  IMD Best Paper in OB/HRM/OT, Academy of Management (conference), International Management Division.

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Articles 

  • Mahajan, A., & Hassan, Y. (2024).  Do expatriates adjust better when they seek advice from host country nationals? Roles of perceived social costs and organizational support in advice-seeking.   Journal of International Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2024.101139.  [March]

  • Mahajan, A. & Templer, A. (2021). Leader political skill, influence tactics, and member performance: Supplementary, complementary and contrasting perspectives.  Journal of Business Research, 133, 242-251, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.04.049.

  • Bisht, N.S. & Mahajan, A. (2021). Shared stressors and core self-evaluations: A trait activation perspective on employee performance.  Journal of Business Research, 131, 103-111, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.03.053.
  • Mahajan, A., & Toh, S. M. (2016).  Group cultural values and political skills: A situationist perspective on interpersonal citizenship behaviors.   Journal of International Business Studies, 48 (1), 113-121, http://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-016-0036-x.
  • Mahajan, A., & Toh, S. (2014).  Facilitating expatriate adjustment: the role of advice-seeking from host country nationals.   Journal of World Business (Columbia), 49 (4), 476-487, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2013.10.003.
  • Mahajan, A., & Benson, P. (2013).  Organisational justice climate, social capital, and firm performance.   Journal of Management Development, 32 (7), 721-736, http://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-12-2010-0091.
  • Mahajan, A., Bishop, J., & Scott, K. (2012).  Does trust in top management mediate top management communication, employee involvement and organizational commitment relationships?   Journal of Managerial Issues, 24 (2), 173-190.
  • Mahajan, A., & De Silva, S. R. (2012).  Unmet role expectations of expatriates, host country national support, and expatriate adjustment.   International Journal of Cross-cultural Management, 12 (2), 349-360, http://doi.org/10.1177/1470595812440153.
  • Mahajan, A. (2012).  An experiential approach to developing a pay structure: Insights from teaching compensation management.   International Journal of Management Education, 10 (1), 2-11, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2012.02.001.
  • Mahajan, A. (2011).  Host country national's reactions to expatriate pay policies: Making a case for a cultural alignment pay model.   International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22 (1), 121-137, http://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.538973.
  • Bishop, J. W., & Mahajan, A. (2005).  The use of teams in organizations: When a good idea isn't, and when a good idea goes bad.   LabMedicine, 36, 281-285.
  • Howell, J. P., Dorfman, P., Prieto, L., & Mahajan, A. (2004).  Leadership and societal culture in Mexico: A portrait of change.   New Mexico Business Outlook.

Conference Proceedings 

  • Mahajan, A., & Bisht, N. (2019).  Core self-evaluation and group stressors: A trait activation perspective on employee performance.   Academy of Management Annual conference, Boston.
  • Hasegawa, C., Maheshwari, B., & Mahajan, A. (2018).  A comparative analysis of leadership characteristics of sports coaches and leaders of innovative teams.   Administrative Sciences Association of Canada conference, Toronto.
  • Hasegawa, C., Mahajan, A., & Maheshwari, B. (2017).  The effects of leader political skill on innovative teams: Proposed correlations.   Administrative Sciences Association of Canada conference, Montreal.
  • Mittal, R., Benson, P., & Mahajan, A. (2011).  The New Paradigm of Self Initiated Expatriation.   Proceedings of the 2011 European Academy of Management, Tallinn, Estonia.
  • Mahajan, A. (2010).  Seeking help from host country nationals: Does it impact expatriate adjustment?   Academy of Management 2010 Best Paper Proceedings.
  • Mahajan, A., Bishop, J., & Scott, K. (2010).  Does trust in top management mediate the impact of employee communication and employee involvement on organizational commitment?   Proceedings of the Southern Management Association.
  • M Mahajan, A., Bishop, J., & Scott, K. D. (2007).  Effect of organizational trust and pay satisfaction on organizational commitment and intent to quit.   Proceedings of the South West Decision Sciences Institute Conference, San Diego.
  • Mahajan, A., Wanasika, I., & Guibert, C. (2006).  The role of people management practices, self-efficacy and burnout on job performance: towards an integrative framework.   Proceedings of the American Society of Business & Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas.
  • Mahajan, A. (2005).  Resource exchange as competence: A social exchange perspective to create cooperative advantage.   Proceedings of the Southern Management Association Conference, Charleston, SC.
  • Mahajan, A., & Benson, P. (2005).  International pay, national culture and firm performance: A resource-based perspective to sustain competitive advantage.  In USA (Ed.)   Proceedings of the Academy of International Business, South East Chapter Conference, Charleston, SC.

Presentations 

  • Power, J. & Mahajan, A. (2017, October). Combining misery: Employee reactions to perceptions of organizational politics, abusive supervision and role ambiguity.  International Vincentian Business Ethics conference (IVBEC), Chicago.
  • Mahajan, A. (2012). Expatriate help-seeking from host country nationals: Perceiving support and social costs.  Academy of Management Conference, Boston.
  • Mahajan, A. & Templer, A. (2011, November). Does leader political skill moderate the relationship between downward influence tactics and member performance?  Southern Management Association Conference, Savannah.
  • Mahajan, A. (2009). The role of host country nationals in ensuring expatriate effectiveness.  Academy of Management Conference, Chicago.
  • Mahajan, A. (2009). Help-seeking from locals and its impact on expatriate adjustment: A study of Indian expatriates in the United States.  International Research Conference, Yale-Great Lakes Center for Management Research, Chennai, India.
  • Mahajan, A. (2007). Host country nationals’ reactions to expatriate pay policies: Making a case for the cultural alignment model.  Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia.
  • Mahajan, A. (2007). An experiential-based approach to understand and apply the point method.  Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia.
  • Mahajan, A. (2006). Organizational justice, social capital and the organizational advantage.  Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta.
  • Mahajan, A. (2005). Influence of Diversity on Creativity of Task Performance. Invited presentation at Graduate Research and Arts Symposium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Mahajan, A. (2005). Resource exchange as competence: A social exchange perspective to create cooperative advantage.  Southern Management Association Conference, Charleston, SC.
  • Mahajan, A. & Benson, P. (2005). International pay, national culture and firm performance: A resource-based perspective to sustain competitive advantage.  Academy of International Business South East Chapter Conference, Charleston, SC.

Other Publications 

  • 2012: Mahajan, A., Templer, A., & Nikolic, T., A study of social skills, cultural values, and employee behaviour, University of Windsor (Technical Report).
  • 2011: Mahajan, A., & Peterson, A., A Study of Cultural Values and Employee Behaviours (Technical Report).
  • 2010: Mahajan, A., Templer, A., & Mastronardi, M., A Study of Management Influence and Employee Performance (Technical Report).
  • 2009: Mahajan, A., Expatriate-local Relationship: A study of Indian expatriates in the US (Technical Report).

Grants (Competitive; Funded only) 

  • 2016: Mahajan, A. Do proactive behaviors help expatriates perform better on their international assignments? ($5,211), Odette School of Business Research and Teaching Innovation Fund (RTIF) grant.
  • 2014: Mahajan, A. A network approach to understanding the relationship between leader political skill and team effectiveness ($1,150), Odette School of Business Research and Teaching Innovation Fund (RTIF) grant.  
  • 2014: Mahajan, A. & Power, J., Employee Engagement and Performance ($3,000), Odette School of Business Research and Teaching Innovation Fund (RTIF) grant.  
  • 2011-2013: Mahajan, A. Antecedents and Consequences of Expatriates' Willingness to Seek Help from Locals ($23,121), SSHRC.
  • 2011: Mahajan, A. Do Cultural Values Moderate the Relationship between Employees' Social Skills and Employee Performance? ($2,500), Odette School of Business Research and Teaching Innovation Fund (RTIF) grant.  
  • 2010: Mahajan, A. Does Political Skill of a Leader Moderate the Relationship between Leader... ($3,000), Odette School of Business Research and Teaching Innovation Fund (RTIF) grant.  
  • 2009: Mahajan, A. The Impact of Support Systems on the Integration of Recent Immigrants into the Canadian Lifestyle ($5,000), University of Windsor HSSRG grant.
  • 2009: Mahajan, A. Effect of organizational trust and pay satisfaction on organizational commitment and intent to quit ($2,500), Odette School of Business Research and Teaching Innovation Fund (RTIF) grant.  

Research Reports 

  • 2014: Mahajan, A., & Power, J., Employee Engagement and Performance. Submitted to University of Windsor.