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Sushil Nifadkar is an Associate Professor at the Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia. His academic appointment is within the Department of Management, where he teaches courses in Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Management Analytics for Leaders, International Management, and related subjects.
Dr. Nifadkar earned his Ph.D. in Management with a specialization in Organizational Behavior from Arizona State University in 2009. His educational background has provided the foundation for his research and teaching career focused on understanding human behavior in organizational contexts.
His research interests span several interconnected areas including organizational behavior, human resource management, international management, newcomer socialization processes, leader behavior, information seeking and sharing dynamics, work-family issues, and online health behavior. Dr. Nifadkar has made significant contributions to understanding how newcomers adjust to organizations, particularly examining the role of supervisors in this process. His work explores how newcomers form perceptions of their supervisors, how supervisor behaviors influence newcomer adjustment, and how information flows between supervisors and new employees impact workplace outcomes.
His publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly impact, with research appearing in the world's top management journals including Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, and Journal of Applied Psychology. His work has been cited over 1000 times across more than 50 countries, indicating significant international influence. Notably, his research on cross-national, cross-cultural organizational behavior has helped bridge theoretical and practical gaps in understanding management across cultural contexts.
- Journal of Management's 2012 Best Paper Award for scholarly impact and contribution to literature
- Academy of Management's OB Division adjudged him as an outstanding reviewer in 2006
- Best Paper Award finalist (International Management division) at the Academy of Management conference 2013
- Two papers published in Academy of Management's Best Paper Proceedings
Dr. Nifadkar has served as a reviewer for prestigious journals including Academy of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, and Journal of International Business. He has also been an editorial board member for Personnel Psychology and Journal of Business Research, contributing to the advancement of scholarly discourse in his field. His research has practical implications for organizational onboarding practices, supervisor training, and international management strategies.
Through his work on newcomer socialization and supervisor-subordinate relationships, Dr. Nifadkar has established himself as a significant contributor to organizational behavior literature, particularly in understanding the critical early stages of employment and how these initial experiences shape longer-term workplace outcomes.
