Visiting Fellow, SMVD University
 (2004–2005)

Warden Girls’ Hostel

Member of various administrative Committees at School and University Level.

• Principal Investigator in Major project titled “Engaging Employees: An Insight from Small and Medium Scale Enterprises of Jammu Region, Jammu and Kashmir State” funded by UGC for Rs. 9,18,400 with duration of3 years from July, 2015 to June, 2018.

• Dynamics of Stress at Workplaces: An Empirical Study of Jammu and Kashmir State funded

by AICTE for Rs. 4.5 lac with duration of 2 years (April, 2008 – April, 2010) as in

Co-Principal Investigator.

• Engaging Employees: An Insight from Small and Medium Scale Enterprises of Jammu

Region, Jammu and Kashmir State funded by UGC for Rs. 9,18,400 with duration of

3 years from July, 2015 to June, 2018.

• Dynamics of Stress at Workplaces: An Empirical Study of Jammu and Kashmir State funded

by AICTE for Rs. 4.5 lac with duration of 2 years (April, 2008 – April, 2010) as in

Co-Principal Investigator.

• Maini, A (2024), “Bridging the Gap: HR Analytics Adoption in the VUCA World of Industry 5.0”, Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication. DOI 10.1108/GKMC-06-2024-0335 (ABDC Indexed)
• Maini, A (2024), “Investigating Academic Achievement Satisfaction of Students in India: An Application of ANN Model” Academia (co-authored by Rashi Taggar and Advitya Mahajan), No. 37, pp. 37-76. (Scopus Indexed)
• Maini, A (2023), “Ladder to Leadership: A Study on Challenges faced by Women in HEIs in India”, Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government (co-authored by Komakshi Chandan), Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 637-646. (ABDC Indexed)
• Maini, A (2023), “Dynamics of Including People with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study”, International Journal of Management Practice (co-authored by Sonali Heera), Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 367-389 (Scopus indexed).
• Maini, A (2019), “Engaging Employees at SMEs: An Insight from a Qualitative Study”, Amity Journal of Management Research, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 59-73.
• Maini, A (2019), “Examining the Antecedents and Consequences of Disability Inclusion at the Workplace: A Study of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, India”, South Asian Journal of Management, Vol. 26, No. 04, pp. 109-132. (co-authored by Sonali Heera) (ABDC Indexed).
• Heera, S. (2019), “Exploring Disability Inclusion in Organizations through Managerial Lens”, “Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective”, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 144-151. http://doi.org/10.1177/ 0972262919840193. (co-authored by Sonali Heera) (ABDC and Scopus Indexed).
• Maini, Arti (2017), ‘Factors Influencing Inclusion of People with Disabilities at Workplace: The Unheard Voices’ co-authored by Sonali Heera, paper in Conference Proceedings of International Conference on Strategies in Volatile and Uncertain Environment for Emerging Markets – 2017 held at DMeS IIT Delhi on 14-15 July, 2017.
• Maini, Arti (2017), “Disability Inclusion: An Analysis of Annual Reports of NIFTY Companies in India”, The IUP Journal of Management Research, Vol. XVI, No. 3, pp. 30-45. (co-authored by Sonali Heera)

• Devi Arti (2016), “Employers’ Perspective Towards People with Disabilities”, The South East Asian Journal of Management, Vol. 10, No. 1, 54-74. (co-authored by Sonali Heera)
• Devi, Arti (2015), “Voluntary Disclosure of Human Capital: Evidence from India”, The IUP Journal of Corporate Governance, XIV, No. 4, pp. 47-62. (co-authored by Sanjay Kr. Mishra and Archana Gupta). (ABDC indexed)
• Devi, Arti (2014), “The Role Stress of Frontline Bank Employees: A Study in Jammu and Kashmir”, ASBM Journal of Management, Vol. VII, No. 1, pp. 82-96. (co-authored by Suparn Sharma).
• Devi, Arti (2013), “Investigating Role Stress in Frontline Bank Employees: A Cluster Based Approach”, IIMB Management Review (Elsevier), Vol. 25, pp. 171-178 (ABDC and Scopus indexed; UGC Listed). (co-authored by Jyoti Sharma)

• Devi, Arti (2012), “Coping Strategies adopted by Bank Employees to manage Role Stress: A Study”, The IUP Journal of Management Research , Vol. XI, No. 4, pp. 21-36. (Indexed in EBSCO, Cabell’s Directory and Proquest Database).
• Devi, Arti (2012), “Role Stress Among Banking Sector Employees: A Logit Approach”, The IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. XI, No. 3, pp. 41-63. (Indexed in EBSCO and Proquest Database; UGC Care Listed). (co-authored by Suparn Sharma and  Jyoti Sharma)
• Devi, Arti (2012), “Determinants of Role Stress based on Employee Segmentation: A Multinomial Logit Analysis”, Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues, Crotia, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 1-30. (Scopus Indexed). (co-authored by Suparn Sharma and  Jyoti Sharma)
• Devi, Arti, (2011) “Role Stress among Employees: An Empirical Study of Commercial Banks”, Gurukul Business Review, Haridwar, Vol.7, Spring, pp. 53-61. (Indexed in Cabell’s Directory). (co-authored by Jyoti Sharma)
• Devi, Arti (2011), “Individual Differences and Stress at Workplaces”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, Vol. VII, No. 3, pp. 198-207. (Sage publications). (co-authored by Jyoti Sharma). (UGC Care listed)
• Devi, Arti (2009), “Corporate Social Responsibility: The Key Role of Human Resource Management”, Business Intelligence, Vol. 2, No.1, pp. 205-213. (Listed in DOAJ). (co-authored by Suparn Sharma and  Jyoti Sharma)
• Devi, Arti (2008), “An Empirical Study of Factors Causing Stress Among Banking and Insurance Sector Employees”, Gumbad Business Review, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 1-11. (co-authored by Suparn Sharma)

• Mind meets Machine: reimagining Student Engagement with AI for Mental Well-being in Higher Education paper presented in Second International Conference on Recent Trends in Science, Technology and Management (ICRTSTM) 2025 organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering for Women, Pune, Maharashtra and RSP Conference Hub, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India from 30.06.2025 to 01.07.2025.
• “Unveiling the dimensions of Community well-being: A Comprehensive Analysis of Rural Areas”, paper presented in International Conference on Indian Knowledge Systems for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals held at SMS Varanasi, 2-3 March 2024.
• Maini, A. (2023), “Unravelling Systemic Biases: Women’s Inclusion and Leadership Roles in Indian Higher Education Institutions”, International HR Conference cum Conclave organized by IIM Jammu, 14-15 October.
• Maini, A. (2023), “Rural Residents Perceptivity on Community Wellbeing: A Qualitative Analysis”, paper presented in International Science Congress on Rural Technology and Development organized by Department of Management Studies BBAU, Prof. H.S. Srivastava Foundation for Science and Society Lucknow & The National Academy of Sciences, India, February 15-17.
• Maini, A. (2023), “Coping Mechanism Adopted by Students to maintain their Physical and Mental Well being”, paper presented in International Conference on Recent Advances in Business, Management & Data Analytics organized by DMS, University of Kashmir, J&K, March 15-16.
• Maini A. (2023), “Rural Residents’ Perceptivity on Community Well-being: A Qualitative Analysis”, paper presented in International Science Congress on Rural Technology & Development organized by Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow on 15-17 February.
• Maini, A , (2022), “Virtual Learning and Academic Achievement: An Insight into the Student Perspective” paper presented at the Twentieth AIMS International Conference on Management organized by IIM, Kozhikode from 28-31 December.
• Maini, A. (2022), “Burnout, Stress and their Impact on Lifestyle Aspects of Health Practitioners”, paper presented in International Academic Conference on Economics, Business Management & Social Sciences held in New Delhi, India, May 08.
• Maini, A (2022), “Segmenting employees on Work from Home: A Guide to Customisation”, paper presented in International Research Conference at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi on 26^th
• Maini, A. (2021), “Factors affecting Work from Home: Lessons Learnt during Covid-19 pandemic”, paper presented in International Conclave on Globalizing Indian Thought organized by Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, December 16-18.
• Maini, A (2021), “Dimensions affecting Online Learning: Lessons for Future”, paper presented in International Conference on Information Technologies in Education and Learning held at Hangzhou, China from December 18-19.
• Maini, Arti (2021), participated in the webinar on “Role of Teachers in National Education Policy (NEP): Awareness, Orientation, Challenges and Responses”, organized by BSM and NITI Ayayog in collaboration with Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar on 11^th February, 2021.
• Maini, Arti (2020), “Workplace Incivility: A Study of a Commercial Bank”, paper presented in National Webinar on ‘Emerging Trends, Issues, Challenges & Opportunities Post Corona Crisis’, organized by School of Commerce and Management Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar on 30-31 May, 2020.
• Maini, Arti (2020), “Evidence Based Management:”Literature Review” paper presented in the Seventeenth AIMS International Conference on Management organized at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode from January 2-4, 2020.
• Maini, Arti (2020), “Workplace Loneliness: An Insight from a Pharmaceutical Company”, paper presented in National Webinar on ‘Emerging Trends, Issues, Challenges & Opportunities Post Corona Crisis’, organized by School of Commerce and Management Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar on 30-31 May, 2020.
• Maini, Arti (2019), “Significance and Barrier in the Adoption of HR Analytics”, paper presented in the two days International Conference on ‘Management Education: The Road Ahead’held on 6-7 June, 2019 at SOB, Faculty of Management, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University.
• Maini, Arti (2019), “Customer Perception towards Risk in Mobile Banking: A Study of Rural Area”, paper presented in International Seminar on “Sustainable Rural Development in India: Issues, Opportunities & Challenges” organized by SOE, SMVDU in collaboration with NBARD on 9^th March, 2019
• Maini, Arti (2017), ‘The Impact of Disability Inclusion at Workplace: The Managerial Perspective’, co-authored by Sonali Heera, paper presented in International Conference on Research and Business Sustainability organised by DMS, IIT Roorkee & Sheffiled Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom & Waikato Management School, New Zealand, held on December, 16-17, 2017 at Greater Noida Campus-IIT Roorkee. (Won Best Paper Award)
• Maini, Arti (2017), ‘Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Study of SMEs in Jammu Region’, co-authored by Sonali Heera and Aakshi Gupta, paper presented in two-days National Conference on Emerging Dynamics of Entrepreneurship, Skill Development and Rural Livelihoods in New Economic Era”, held at TBS, Bhaderwah Campus, University of Jammu on 08-09 September, 2017.
• Maini, Arti (2017), ‘Factors Influencing Inclusion of People with Disabilities at Workplace: The Unheard Voices’ co-authored by Sonali Heera, paper presented at an International Conference on Strategies in Volatile and Uncertain Environment for Emerging Markets – 2017 held at DMS IIT Delhi on 14-15 July, 2017.
• Arti (2016), ‘An Insight into Inclusion of People with Disabilities at Indian Workplace’, case study presented in the 2^nd National Case Study Conference organized by School of Business, Faculty of Management, SMVD University, 22-24 April, 2016.
•  Arti (2015), ‘Disability Inclusion: An Analysis of Annual Reports of Nifty Organizations in India’, (co-authored by Sonali Heera and Kamakshi Chandan) paper presented in the International Conference on “Achieving Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Global Business Era” organized by P.G. Department of Commerce, University of Jammu, 15-17 December.
• Arti (2015), ‘Organizational Responsibility and Inclusion of People with Disabilities: The Case of India’, (co-authored by Sonali Heera), paper presented in the National Seminar on Economics of ‘Make in India’ organized by School of Economics, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, J&K, 29-30 September.

• Arti (2013), ‘Employee Engagement: An Empirical Investigation of Academicians’, (co-authored by Naveed Majeed) paper presented in 2-day International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business, Management & Finance, Department of Business & Financial Studies, University of Kashmir, 28-29^th September.
• Arti (2012), “Weighing Up Human Resource Management”, presented at International Conference on Finance and Business Management, Society of Technical and Management Professionals, New Delhi, October 21.
• Arti (2012), “Coping with Stress at Work: A Study of Commercial Banks”, presented at UGC sponsored International Conference on Sustainable Management Practices: Developments & Dimensions, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, March 30-31.
• Arti (2011), “The Phenomenon of Role Stress: A Study of Commercial Banks”, presented at International Conference on Stress: Paradigm Shifts in Technology and Allied Sciences, IISMAAS and IIHMR, Dwarka, New Delhi, December, 27-28. (Awarded best paper presentation).
• Arti (2007), “BPO to KPO: A Strategic Shift”, presented in National Seminar on ‘Emergence of Service-Sector Led Growth: Myth or Reality?’ at Faculty of Management, SMVDU held from January 6-7.

Maini A. (2018). Disability Inclusion. In: Dhir S., Sushil (eds) Flexible Strategies in VUCA Markets. Flexible Systems Management. Springer, Singapore, pp.79-88. (co-authored by Sonali Heera)

Ph.D. Students Supervised – School of Business, Faculty of Management, SMVD University (2014–Present)

• Supervised 6 Ph.D. candidates in Management field.

02 awarded

Human Resource Management

Principles of Management

Organizational Behavior

Management of Change

Organizational Development

Business Laws

Strategic and International HRM

Legal Aspects of Business

Organizational Change and Intervention Strategies (Semester 3, 2025-2027 Batch)

• Coordinator Webinar on “Roadmap for SMEs Post COVID 19: Innovative Approaches Among

Challenges and Opportunities” jointly organized by SOB, SMVDU with IPE Hyderabad

and Bhartiya Shiksha Mandal, Nagpur on 22^nd August, 2020.

• Program In-Charge in two day MDP on Human Resource Management for Excellence in Business

 held on 07-08 February, 2015 at SMVDU.

• Organized Two Day Management Development Programme (MDP) on “Strengthening Lending

Decisions to MSMEs” for the Officers of Banks & Financial Institutions at Faculty of Management,

       Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (13^th & 14^th September, 2014).

• Joint Organizing Secretary of five days Management Development Programme on Organizational

Development conducted by MSME- Development Institute, Jammu in technical collaboration with

Faculty of Management, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University from 25^th January, 2012 to 31^st January,

2012 at M/s DMS Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. Bari Brahmana, Jammu.

• Member Secretary in workshop on “Motivational Tools and Soft Skill Development” conducted under

the banner of Entrepreneurship Development Cell at SMVD University on 13^th March, 2010.

• Behavioural games conducted at MSME Development Institute, Jammu under Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme, on 24^th September, 2007.
• Lecture delivered on “Personality and Motivation” under FDP for Shrine Board employees in December, 2007.
• Lecture delivered on “Management of Stress” at United Phosphorous, SIDCO Jammu on 12^th March, 2011.
• Lecture delivered on “Transactional Analysis” in MDP organized by MSME in collaboration with COM, SMVDU for DMS Petrochemicals Private Ltd., Jammu on 28^th January, 2012.
• Team Building exercises conducted in MDP organized by MSME in collaboration with COM, SMVDU for DMS Petrochemicals Private Ltd., Jammu on 30^th January, 2012.
• Group Dynamics Exercises conducted for M/s Cadilla Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Samba, Jammu under MDP organized by MSME in collaboration with COM, SMVDU on 20^th March, 2012.
• Team Building exercises conducted in MDP organized by MSME in collaboration with COM, SMVDU for M/s Cadilla Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Samba, Jammu on 20^th March, 2012.
• Lecture delivered on “Conflict in Communication” at S.P.M.R College of Commerce, Jammu on 7^th April, 2012.
• Session resource person on “Limited Dependent Variable Models and Hands on Training” in ICSSR sponsored 3-day workshop on ‘Research Methodology for PhD Students’ on 29^th November, 2012 at Faculty of Management, SMVD University.
• Lecture delivered in an in-house seminar on Companies Act, 2013-Setting New Rules of the Game on 17^th October, 2013 at School of Business, Faculty of Management.
• Lecture delivered on “Industrial Relations” in two day MDP on Human Resource Management for Excellence in Business held on 07-08 February, 2015 at SMVDU

• Series of Lectures delivered on Motivation, Team Building and Interpersonal Relations and Communication in SIDBI Sponsored “Management Skill Formation Program for Entrepreneurial Ventures” held from 25^th May to 5^th September 2015 Lecture Dated: 11^th and 12^th June, 2015.
• Lecture delivered on Effective Listening in EDP on “Communication Skills for Effective Performance” held for SMVDSB Employees 22 July 2015 at SMVDU.
• Invited as Resource Person for a session on ‘Role of HR Function and Appraisal Mechanism in Banking Sector’ in a 3 day Management Development Programme on “Capacity Building for Bank Officers/Managers” from January 19-21, 2017.
• Invited as Resource Person for a session on ‘Research Design’ in a 2 week Refresher Course on “Research Methodology”, held from 14-27 March, 2017.
• Invited as Resource Person for a session on ‘Introduction to SPSS’ in a 2 week Refresher Course on “Research Methodology”, held from 14-27 March, 2017.
• Invited as Resource Person for a session on ‘Stress and Conflict Management’ in a 5 day Programme on “Office Management and Skill Development” for Office Assistants, SMVDU held from 1-5 May, 2017.
• Invited as Resource Person for a session on ‘Strategic Organization’ and ‘Research Design’ in two-weeks workshop on Strategy and Sustainable Development organized by SOB, SMVD University from 21 March to 2 April, 2022.
• Invited as Resource Person for a session on ‘Career Planning’ in Life Skills workshop held at University of Jammu on 11^th May, 2023.
• Resource person for the Foundational Training Program for hostel staff held from 29th January to 6th February 2024.
• Delivered Expert Talk as a Resource Person in the 4th Online Faculty Induction Program (from 6^th January – 6^th February, 2026). at SMVD University.
• Delivered Expert Talk as a Resource Person in the “NEP: Orientation and Sensitization  Programme”, scheduled from  17^th August, 2026 to  25^th August, 2026 at SMVD University.