Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Prof. Zubin R. Mulla

Professor
Mumbai Campus,
Dean, School of Management and Labour Studies

Qualification

B.E. (Mech.) (Pune),
PGDBM (XLRI, Jamshedpur),
Fellow in Management (XLRI, Jamshedpur)

Contact

zubin[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

Phone: +91 22 2552 5807

Dr. Zubin R. Mulla is a Professor at the School of Management and Labour Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur, and a Doctorate in Management from XLRI Jamshedpur.

Prior to joining academics in 2005, he had worked in engineering design and management consulting for seven years. As a management consultant, he had led large scale transformation projects in the areas of manufacturing excellence, business process re-engineering, and service quality.

His areas of research interest include transformational leadership, values, impact of Indian cultural beliefs on organizational behaviour, meaning of work, careers, and evidence-based management. He has published several articles in Indian and international journals. His pioneering contribution has been in conceptualizing and validating the construct of Karma-Yoga in management literature.

At TISS, he has taught courses in Quantitative Research Methods, Compensation, Power and Leadership in Organizations, and Moral Leadership.

For executives, he has designed and delivered the following programs:

Power and Influence at the Workplace: The science of getting things done.
Women and Power, "walking the tightrope": The science of getting things done (and not being hated for it!)
Behavioral Economics and HRM
Transforming Leadership: Inspiring Performance-Beyond-Expectations.
Evidence-Based Human Resource Management: Unleashing Theory, Data, & Experiments for Excellence in People Practices.
Reward Management: Dividing value amongst value creators to enhance value creation.

Transformational Leadership and Values
Indian Philosophy (Karma-Yoga, Gunas)
Evidence-Based Management

Reshmi, & Mulla, Z. R. (2023). Role of employer-sponsored health insurance benefits in employer attractiveness: Literature review and emerging issues. NHRD Network Journal, 16(3): 233-247.
Carvalho, F. K., & Mulla, Z. R. (2023). All you need is love: The relationship between agape and work outcomes. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31(4): 1061-1080.
Sachar, S., Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2023). The Gunas personality framework: Validating a contemporary scale. Journal of Human Values.
Carvalho, F. K., & Mulla, Z. R. (2023). Love is not a panacea: Moderating role of followers' attachment dimensions on the effectiveness of agape-based leadership. Journal of Human Values, 29(1): 58-74.
Joseph, J., Awasthi, S., & Mulla, Z. R. (2023). Leadership for disaster resilience: Lessons from India. Taylor & Francis.
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2022). Impact of employment on newcomer's values: Role of supervisor's transformational leadership. IIMB Management Review, 34(3): 228-241.
Mukherjee, S., & Mulla, Z. R. (2022). Empowering and Directive Leadership: The cost of changing styles. Business Perspectives and Research, 10(2), 251-266.
Krishnan, V. R., & Mulla, Z. R. (2022). Karma-Yoga: Philosophy of moral development and work motivation. In Handbook of Indian Management.
Mulla, Z. R. (2022). Fashioning heroes out of clay: Gandhi as an exemplar of Moral Leadership. In Gandhi Then and Now: Autobiographies, Dialogues, Lived Experiences, Influences & Engagements.
Mulla, Z. R., Sriram, A., Awasthi, S., Peshave, S., & Joseph, J. (2021). Leadership in disaster resilience: Emergence, Practices, & Outcomes. Indian Journal of Social Work.
Gakhar, M., & Mulla, Z. R. (2021). Whistleblowing and the “person-situation” conundrum: What matters more? Journal of Human Values.
Shahi, R., & Mulla, Z. R. (2021). Evidence-Based CEO Selection is the Key to Business Sustainability. Personnel Today, 1(4), 136-142.
Mulla, Z. R. (2021). Guest Editorial for the Special Issue on Implications of Behavioural Economics for HR Practice. NHRD Network Journal, 14(2): 170-172.
Mukherjee, S., & Mulla, Z. R. (2021). Empowering and Directive Leadership: The cost of changing styles. Business Perspectives and Research, DOI:10.1177/22785337211008321
Dabak, S., & Mulla, Z. R. (2021). Does job crafting help deal with paradoxes of people management? IIMB Management Review, 33(4).
Carvalho, F. K., & Mulla, Z. R. (2021). Power of love (AGAPE) in leadership: A theoretical model and research agenda. South Asian Journal of Management, 27(4): 96-120.
Mulla, Z. R., & Gurunathan, L. (2020). Colgate-Palmolive: Determining a Salary Offer [Case and Teaching Note]. Ivey Publishing.
Bhowmick, S. & Mulla, Z. R. (2020). Who gets burnout and when? The role of personality, job control, & organizational identification in predicting burnout among police officers. Journal of Police & Criminal Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-020-09407-w
Kamble, R.A., & Mulla, Z. R. (2019), Professional identity neutralizes charismatic leadership tactics in a crisis, Journal of Indian Business Research, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 411-425. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-05-2019-0152
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2019). Impact of personality (Gunas) and belief systems on helping. South Asian Journal of Management, 26(4): 95-108.
Mulla, Z. R., Krishnan, V. R., & Kumar, N. P. (2018). Self-Concept of a Karma-Yogi, LBS Journal of Management and Research, 16 (1&2), 4–10.
Singh, A., & Mulla, Z. R. (2017). Mr. Right and Ms. Wrong: Impact of Manager’s Gender and Organization Performance on Leadership Attribution, The Great Lakes Herald, 11 (2), 63–74.
Kamble, R. A., Kumar, R., & Mulla, Z. R. (2017). Substitutes of leadership matter. Indore Management Journal, 9(2): 41-51.
Mulla, Z. R., Govindaraj, K., Polisetti, S. R., George, E., More, N. R. S. (2017). Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Executives: Results from a Field Experiment, Business Perspectives and Research, 5 (2), 113–123.
Mulla, Z. R., Patil, S., Dubey, M., & Kaur, J. (2017). Bharat Petroleum: Long-Term Wage Settlement, Ivey Publishing Case Study (9B17C035), https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.
aspx?id=87380, 1–12.
Bhowmick, S., & Mulla, Z. R. (2016). Emotional labour of policing: Does authenticity play a role? -International Journal of Police Science & Management, 18(1): 47-60. DOI: 10.1177/1461355716638113
Parmar, P., & Mulla, Z. R. (2015). Impact of empowering leadership and trust on attitude towards technology adoption. NMIMS Management Review, Volume XXVII April-May, 24-44.
Prasanna Kumar, N., & Mulla, Z. R. (2015). Ends vs. Means - Exploring the leader in Arvind Kejriwal. Journal of Case Research, 6(2): 99-136.
Pereira, C., & Mulla, Z. R. (2015). Sara Liza D'Mello: Leading change in society. Journal of Case Research, 6(1): 1-21.
Mulla, Z. R., Soni, V., & Mishra, T. (2015). Tata Motors: Compensation Restructuring [Case]. Ivey Publishing. Product No. 9B15C017.
Mulla, Z. R., & De Vylder, G. (2014). Wages in the Indian bureaucracy: Can Kautilya's Arthashastra provide an answer? Great Lakes Herald, 8(2): 16-39.
Mulla, Z. R., & Vedamuthachar, A. (2014). Impact of Sudarshan Kriya-based Occupational Stress Management Intervention on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes. Management & Labour Studies, 39(4): 381-395. DOI: 10.1177/0258042X15578024
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2014). Karma-Yoga: The Indian model of moral development. Journal of Business Ethics, 123: 339-351. DOI 10.1007/s10551-013-1842-8
Mulla, Z. R. (2013, September 30). Swadharma and the Parable of the Sadhu. Bhavan's Journal, 60(4): 23-27.
Mulla, Z. R. (2013). Pay and performance. In B. Srivastava & M. Mohapatra (Eds.), Performance management system: Readings and cases (pp. 117-130). New Delhi: Excel Books.
Shah, T., & Mulla, Z. R. (2013). Leader motives, impression management, and charisma: A comparison of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Management & Labour Studies, 38(3): 155-184. DOI 10.1007/s10551-013-1842-8
Mulla, Z. R., Kelkar, K., Agarwal, M., Singh, S., & Sen, N. E. J. (2013). Engineers' voluntary turnover: Application of survival analysis. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 49(2): 328-341.
Mulla, Z. R., & Saini, G. K. (2013). Innovation in public service delivery: Zero-Pendency and Daily Disposal (ZPDD) initiative in Pune collectorate. Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. LIX (4): 843-866.
Mohan, G., & Mulla, Z. R. (2013).Openness to experience and work outcomes: Exploring the moderating effects of conscientiousness and job complexity. Great Lakes Herald, 7(2): 18-36.
Mulla, Z. R. (2012). Karma-Yoga, the Indian Philosophy of Work and Schumacher's Theory of Good Work. In Hendrik Opdebeeck (ed.): Schumacher Reconsidered: Advances in Responsible Economics, Peter Lang.
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2012). Transformational leadership and Karma-Yoga: Enhancing followers' duty-orientation and indifference to rewards. Psychology & Developing Societies, 24(1): 85-117. DOI: 10.1177/097133361102400104
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2011). Is Karma-Yoga possible? Can we be hardworking without being ambitious? Great Lakes Herald, 5(2): 46-55.
Dhawan, V., & Mulla, Z. R. (2011). The role of pay and leadership in developing organizational commitment. South Asian Journal of Management, 18(2): 60-75.
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2011). Transformational leadership: Do the leader's morals matter and do the follower's morals change. Journal of Human Values, 17(2): 129-143. DOI: 10.1177/097168581101700203
Mathew, R., & Mulla, Z. R. (2011). The Big Three determinants of performance: General Mental Ability, Personality, and Emotional Intelligence. Great Lakes Herald, 5(1): 1-12.
D'Souza, P., & Mulla, Z. R. (2011). Can an entrepreneurial personality compensate for a boring job? The influence of proactive personality and job characteristics on employee engagement levels. The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 20(2): 207-226. DOI: 10.1177/097135571102000203
Sinha, J. B. P., Singh, S., Gupta, P., Srivastava, K. B. L., Sinha, R. B. N., Srivastava, S., Ghosh, A., Siddiqui, R. N., Tripathi, N., Gupta, M., Srivastava, S., Mulla, Z. R., Vijayalakshmi, C., Pandey, A. (2010). An exploration of the Indian mindset. Psychological Studies, 55(1): 3-17.
Jadhav, S., & Mulla, Z. R. (2010). Do emotionally intelligent people do well in all jobs? Exploring the moderating role of inter-personal interaction. VISION- The Journal of Business Perspective, 14(4): 247-254.
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2009). Do Karma-Yogis make better leaders? Exploring the relationship between the leader's Karma-Yoga and transformational leadership. Journal of Human Values, 15(2): 167-183. DOI: 10.1177/097168581001500207
Mulla, Z. R., & Premarajan, R. K. (2008). Strategic Human Resource Management in Indian IT companies: Development and validation of a scale. VISION- The Journal of Business Perspective, 12(2): 35-46.
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2008). Karma-Yoga, the Indian work ideal, and its relationship with empathy. Psychology & Developing Societies, 20(1): 27-49. DOI: 10.1177/097133360702000102
Mulla, Z. R. (2008). Wages and industry characteristics: The impact of value added per employee, establishment size, and industry growth. Management & Labour Studies, 33(2):275-289doi: 10.1177/0258042X0803300208
Mulla, Z. R., Premarajan, R. K., Shukla, M. (2008). Emotional intelligence & Helping behaviours: The Role of Self-other agreement. Great Lakes Herald,2(1):1-19.
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2007). Karma-Yoga: Construct validation using value systems and emotional intelligence. South Asian Journal of Management, 14(4): 116-136.
Mulla, Z. R. (2007). Business School Research in India: Seeking the Why of Management, Management & Labour Studies, 32(2): 257-264. doi: 10.1177/0258042X0703200207
Mulla, Z. R. (2006). Money-Is it really a motivator?, Management & Labour Studies, 31(4): 361-369. doi: 10.1177/0258042X0603100404
Mulla, Z. R., & Krishnan, V. R. (2006). Karma Yoga: A conceptualization and validation of the Indian philosophy of work. Journal of Indian Psychology, 24,(1&2): 26-43.
Mulla, Z. R. (2003). Corporates in India cannot afford to be ethical? Management & Labour Studies, 28(1): 49-53. doi: 10.1177/0258042X0302800105

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Compensation Management
Advanced Compensation & Benefits
Power & Leadership in Organizations
Moral Leadership
Leadership: Theory & Practice
Data Ethics