Dr. Esrafil Ali has over 14 years of experience in academia. He has worked with institutes of national importance such as IIM Visakhapatnam, IIM Raipur and IIM Sambalpur in various roles. In his early career, he was also associated with institutes of repute viz; Lal Bahadur Shastri Institutions, Bareilly and ASM’s Institute of Business Management and Research, Pune. 

His core areas include; HRM, leadership, team building and competency mapping . As a researcher, he has published various research papers and management cases in international journals. He has  authored books in the areas of Labour Welfare, Labour Economics, and Personnel Administration. He has presented research papers in various international and national conferences organized by IIMs, IITs, NITs, IBS, ISDSI, BIT, etc.  He is a member of the Editorial Board of journals and reviewer of research papers for various conferences. He is a recognized Research Co-Supervisor for PhD works under Sambalpur University in Management discipline and is also a reviewer of Journals such as Cogent Business & Management, Taylor & Francis (ABS and Scopus Indexed) and Journal of Strategy and Management, Emerald Publishing (ABDC ranked).

Dr. Ali has conducted various workshops and FDPs on 'Structural Equation Modeling using SmartPLS', 'Writing Quality Research Papers', 'Getting Paper published in High Impact Journals', 'Citation Management', 'Qualitative Research Study Using NVivo', and many more for research scholars, faculty and industry professionals in institutes/universities in India and abroad.

Books

• Tapadia, M, Tiwari, C and Ali, E., (2014). “Personnel Administration – Systems and Procedure”, Everest Publishing House, Pune. ISBN 978 81 76602150.
• Ali, E., (2013). “Labour Economics”, Everest Publishing House, Pune,
•  Ali, E., (2011). “Labour Welfare – including Industrial Hygiene”, Everest Publishing House, Pune, ISBN 81 7660 190X

 Edited Books

• Ali, E, and Satpathy, B., (Nov 2022). “Role of corporate social responsibility education in the job seekers’ organizational attractiveness – an exploration of professors’ perceptions and expectations”, edited book on “Sustainability and Human Resource”, Dept. of Management, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, 1^st Edition, Vol.1, pp. 64-91, ISBN 978-93-94570-58-0.
• Ali, E., (Oct 2016). “A Study on the HR Dimensions of Corporate Social Responsibility” Chatterjee B, Das, S, Sahay, B. S, Subramaniam G and Rao, RV, CSR: Social Sustainability & Inclusive Growth, IIM Raipur & Bloomsbury International Publishing, pp. 135-157, ISBN978-93-85936-28-9.
• Ali, E., (Mar 2016). “Spirituality and Job Performance: Maximizing the Business Benefits” Bamel, U, Sengupta, A and Singh, P, Emerging Challenges for HR: VUCA Perspectives, IIM Raipur & Emerald Group Publishing (India) Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 274-277, ISBN978-0-9926800-8-4.
• Ali, E., (Mar 2014). “Corporate Social Responsibilities for Rural Development with special reference to selected manufacturing industries in PCMC Industrial belt of Maharashtra: An Empirical Analysis” Shastri, RK and Tripathi, R, Dimensions of Public Policy –Changing Scenario, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad & Excel India Publisher, New Delhi, pp. 92-101, ISBN978- 93-83842-22-3.

• Ali, E, Satpathy, B & S, Prusty., (May 2024). “Interaction of Corporate Social Responsibility and Attractiveness of Organization to Job Seekers: A System Dynamic Study”, Journal of Modelling in Management (ABDC listed)
• Ali, E., Satpathy, B. and Gupta, D.R. (Jun 2023), "Examining the effects of CSR on organizational attractiveness: perception study of job seekers in India", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 15, No.1, pp.19-52. (ABDC Indexed)
• Ali, E, and Satpathy, B., (Dec 2020). “CSR and Job Seekers’ Organizational Attractiveness: A Perspective from Job Seekers in India”, Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 11, Issue 4, Dec 2020, pp. 1748-1767. (Scopus Indexed)
• Ali, , and Khan, Y. (Jun 2018). “Baahubali’s Kattappa: Servant Leadership in Practice”, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom (UK), Case Product No. EEMCS-07-2017-0173. (Scopus Indexed)
• Sengupta, A and Ali, E., (Jun 2017). “Immediate Survival or Long-term Growth? The Case of an Indian Organization", Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, Indian Institute of Management Ahmadabad, Vol 42, Issue 2, April-June 2017, p. 111-121, ISSN0256-0909. (Scopus Indexed)
• Ali, E and Gupta, D., (Jan 2023). “She is Shivgami: The Epitome of Women’s Leadership”, Emerging Economies Cases Journal and IIM Rohtak, Sage, Volume 4, Issue 2, December 2022, pp. 89-94. (UGC Care, Group-I).
• Ali, E, and Satpathy, B., (Jun 2023). “Strategic CSR and Talent Attraction: Perception study of senior managers in India”, The IUP Journal of Business Strategy, IUP Publications, Vol. 20, Issue 2, June 2023, ISSN 0972-9258. (Google Scholar).
• Ali, E, Mallik, M and Satpathy, S., (Jun 2023), “Exploring the phases and measuring the effectiveness of Social Innovations waved during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications from India”, IMIB Journal of Innovation and Management, IMI Bhubaneswar & Sage, Vol 1, Issue 2, pp. 113-146. (Google Scholar).
• Ali, E and Satpathy, B., (May 2020). “A Study on Psychological Well‑Being of final year management students during Covid-19 Pandemic and Lockdown in India”, The International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol-8, Issue 2, April-June 2020, ISSN 2348-5396, DOI: 25215/0802.201. (Google Scholar).
• Ali, E., (Sep 2012). “Corporate Social Responsibilities for Green HR: An Empirical Study in Manufacturing Sector”, DYPIMS’s International Journal of Management and Research, Dr. D Y Patil Institute of Management Studies, Pune, Vol-I, Issue 1, 24-28, ISSN2277-8586.

Conference Presentations

• Rahul, R, Ali, E & B, Nayashaily, (Jan 2024). “Achieving Quality Education in India through the prism of Industry 4.0 and addressing the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number four”, presented during the 9^th Pan IIM World Management Conference, IIM Sambalpur, Odisha, 21-24^th Jan 2024.
• Ali, E, Satpathy, B, Prusty, S, and Gupta, D., (Aug 2023). “Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Job Seekers’ Organizational Attractiveness: A system dynamic study”, presented during 83^rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Boston, USA, 4-8^th August 2023.
• Ali, E, and Satpathy, B., (Feb 2023). “CSR and job seekers’ organizational attractiveness: Reframing relationships through the lens of signaling and stakeholder theories”, presented during MDC and VGSOM Research Scholars Day, IIT Kharagpur, 1-2^nd Feb 2023.
• Ali, E, and Satpathy, B., (Nov 2022). “Exploring CSR education’s influence on job seekers organizational attractiveness through the lens of transformative learning theory”, presented during 15^th Doctoral Thesis Virtual Conference, jointly organized by IBS Hyderabad & IGIDR, Mumbai, 29-30^th Nov 2022.
• Ali, E, Satpathy, B & S, Prusty., (May 2022). “Influence of CSR on Job Seekers’ Organizational Attractiveness: A system dynamic study”, presented during Virtual Symposium on Applications of Machine Learning and Data Science in Inter-disciplinary areas, IIM Visakhapatnam, 29-30^th May 2022.
• Ali, E, and Satpathy, B., (May 2022). “Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on job seekers’ organizational attractiveness: A thematic analysis of CSR and HR professionals’ perceptions in Western Odisha”, presented during International Conference on Innovations in Applied Science and Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, 18-19^th May 2022.
• Ali, E and Satpathy, B., (Dec 2021). “Measuring the effect of CSR on organizational attractiveness: perception study of job seekers in India”, presented during Management Doctoral Colloquium, at Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam, 9-10^th December 2021.
• Ali, E and Satpathy, B., (Dec 2019). “Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) really disrupt HR functions? A Qualitative Content Analysis of Indian Industry Leader’s Competing Insights”, presented during the 13th Annual ISDSI Conference, Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur, 27-30^th Dec
• Ali, E and Satpathy, B., (Dec 2019). “Does CSR Influence Job Seeker’s Attitude in Making Job Choice?
• An Empirical Study”, presented during the 13th Annual ISDSI Conference, Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur, 27-30^th Dec
• Ali, E and Sahay, S., (Aug 2015). “Corporate Reputation and Talent Retention: Employee’s Perspective” 2nd HR Summit & International Conference: Emerging Challenges for HR: VUCA Perspectives organized by Indian Institute of Management Raipur, 21-22^nd August
• Ali, E., (Dec 2014). “Having a “Say”: Forms of Voice in DSP” 56th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), New Delhi organized jointly by Department of Management, BIT Mesra, Ranchi and Institute for Human Development, Ranchi, 18-20^th Dec
• Ali, E., (Dec 2014). “Older People and Social Legislations – Indian Perspective” Global Summit on Management Cases organized by Indian Institute of Management Raipur, 12-13^th Dec
• Ali, E., (Oct 2013). “Live Case Study on Candy Lounge” Mindscape Case Study Competition organized by ASM Group of Institutes, Pune & CETYS Universidad, Mexico, Pune, 19-20^th Oct
• Ali, E., (Mar 2010). “Role of HR in downturn for Managing Organizational Excellence” International Conference on Ongoing Research in Management & IT, ASM’s Institute of Business Management & Research & CETYS Universidad, Pune, 13-14^th Mar
  • Ali, E, Mallik, M and Satpathy, S., (Oct 2021), “Exploring the phases and measuring the effectiveness of Social Innovations waved during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications from India”, presented during National Virtual Conference on Culture, Emotions and Human Crisis with Reference to Covid-19, organized by Central University of Jharkhand Ranchi, 23^rd to 25^th March 2022.
  • Ali, E and Satpathy, B., (Feb 2020). “Role of CSR in Talent Attraction: A Perception Study”, presented during National Seminar on Business Management & Social Innovation, Department of Business Administration, Sambalpur University, 29^th Feb – 1^st March

FDP Attended

• Attended three weeks Online FDP on “Entrepreneurship Development” organized by UPES, Dehradun and Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 2-20 March 2024.
• Attended ten days Online FDP on “Pedagogy and Research Methodology” organized by Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam, 2 – 13 Oct 2023.
• Attended one day Online FDP on “HR Analytics” organized by BPUT Nodal Centre for Faculty Development and Training, Bhubaneswar, 26^th June 2022.
• Attended one week FDP on “Research Methodology – tools and techniques” organized by Department of Humanities & Sciences, Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies, Udaipur, 25 – 29^th April 2022.
• Attended one-week AICTE-ATAL FDP on “Life Skills: Personal effectiveness”, organized by International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Delhi, 21-25 June 2021.
• Attended one-week AICTE-ATAL FDP on “Teaching Organizational Behavior from Managerial Perspectives”, organized by International Management Institute (IMI) Kolkata, 9-13 November 2020.
• Attended one-week AICTE-ATAL FDP on “Pedagogical Excellence in Management Class”, organized by Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Nagpur, 26-30^th Oct
• Attended one-week FDP on “Research Methodology in Management”, organized by School of Humanities & Management, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Andhra Pradesh, 19-24th October 2020.
• Attended one-week FDP on “A step by step guide to write a Good Research Paper” organized by Research Foundation of India & JHERF, 15-21st Oct
• Attended two-days FDP on “HR Analytics” organized by National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST) Berhampur, Odisha, 8-9th August
• Attended two-days FDP on “Case Pedagogy as a Learning Tool” supported by Harvard Business Publishing, organized by Xavier Institute of Management (XIM) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 18-19th January 2019.
• Attended four-days FDP on “Entrepreneurship Awareness and Development” organized by Department of Management Studies, Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad sponsored by National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Department of Science & Technology, GOI, New Delhi, 02- 05 March
• Attended one-day FDP on “Personnel Management” jointly organized by Naralkar Institute of Career Development and Research (NICDR) Pune and University of Pune, 16th Feb

Short Term/Certification Program attended

• Attended five days Online Certification Programme on “Advanced Multivariate Data Analytics: Moderation and Mediation Analysis using AMOS & Process Macro” organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Visakhapatnam, 14-18^th Aug 2023.
• Attended ten days Online Course on “Research Methodology” jointly organized by National Law University Odisha & ICSSR, New Delhi, 23 May – 2 June 2022.
• Attended three days Online Course on “Research Methods in Labour Studies,” jointly organized by V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida & Department of Economics, Tripura University, 29-31^st March 2022.
• Attended five days TEQIP-III sponsored Short-Term Course on “Data Analytics Tools and Techniques” organized by B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar, 22-26^th Sep 2020.
• Attended five days “Lean Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt) programme” conducted by KPMG, India & Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur, 19-23rd Sep
• Attended four days IBM Software Training Program on “IBM CE Enablement Program – Descriptive Analytics” under the Career Education Program organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, 01-04th Nov
• Attended three weeks Short Term Course on “Planning and Managing Human Resources: Tools and Techniques” organized by Department of Humanities and Social Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, 25 April – 09 May

Conference/Consortium/Workshop/Seminar/Symposium/Conclave attended

• Attended one day “Andhra Pradesh Sustainability Conclave on Productivity and Green Growth'”, organized by Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIM) & National Productivity Council, New Delhi, 20^th April 2023.
• Attended one week workshop on “Statistical Techniques for Data Analysis”, organized by Department of Physics, B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar, 22-26 November 2021.
• Attended one-week workshop on “Research Tools & Techniques”, organized by National Institute of Technology (NIT) Puducherry, Karaikal, 23-27 November
• Attended one-week TEQIP-III workshop on “Building Proficiency in Academic Writing”, organized by Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, NIT Sikkim, 29 Sep – 3 October
• Attended one-week workshop on “Understanding Business Analytics Using R”, organized by Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MSU) Udaipur, Rajasthan, 22-28 July
• Attended one-day expert webinar on “Academic Excellence for future career” organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu, 09 July
• Attended one-day National Seminar on “Managerial Challenges in the Resurgent Economy” organized by Lal Bahaur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology (LBSIMT) Bareilly, New Delhi, 19th Nov 2016.
• Attended two-days 3rd National Management Convention 2016 on “India in Asian Century: Cleaner, Smarter, Faster” organized by All India Management Association (AIMA) New Delhi, 21-22 Sep 2016.
• Attended three-days’ workshop on “AICTE Sponsored Research Methodology” organized by Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur during 23 -25th Mar
• Attended one-day seminar on “Use of Technology and Innovations in Promoting Good Governance” organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, 24th Dec
• Attended two-days “1st HR Summit- Aligning HR with Business Strategy” organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, 19-20th Sep 2014.
• Attended one-day “Women Leadership Confluence” organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, 26th Aug
• Attended one-day “Panel Discussion on Union Budget 2014-2015 - Putting India on High Growth Trajectory” organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, 10th July
• Attended two-days “International Research Conference on Innovative Business Strategies” organized by Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune, 28 – 29 Mar
• Attended four-days “Orientation Programme in Social Sciences” organized by Western Regional Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Mumbai University, 10 – 13 Mar
• Attended two-days State Level Live Training Programme on “SPSS & Excel for Research under Quality Improvement Program” jointly organized by University of Pune and PCCE, Department of MBA, Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune, 25 - 26 Oct
• Attended two-days National Level Seminar on “Research Methodology and Research Techniques” jointly organized by ASM IBMR and The University of Pune, Pune, 18-19 Oct
• Attended two-days “Training to Learning: Transformation for Excellence” organized by Western Regional Conference, Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD), Pune Chapter, 14-15 Dec

1. Reviewer, Social Enterprise Journal, Emerald Publishing (ABDC Indexed)
2. Reviewer, Social Responsibility Journal, Emerald Publishing (ABDC Indexed)
3. Reviewer, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Emerald Publishing (ABDC Indexed)
4. Reviewer, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Emerald Publishing (ABDC Indexed)
5. Reviewer, The Journal of Entrepreneurship, Sage Publication & EDII (ABDC Indexed)
6. Reviewer, Cogent Business & Management, Taylor & Francis (ABS & Scopus Indexed)
7. Reviewer, Journal of Strategy and Management, Emerald Publishing (ABDC & Scopus Indexed)
8. Reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, HR Division, Boston, USA, 2024
9. Premium Educator, Harvard Business Publishing,
10. Premium Educator, European Case Clearance House (Case Centre),