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VISHWANATH V. BABA
Human Resources & Management
Professor
Area of Expertise
Dr. Baba specializes in stress management, development management, management skill development and management training in the developing world. He has been a consultant to the Canadian International Development Agency, International Development Research Centre, and Swedish International Development Agency, to mention a few. His research interests cover work attitudes, design, occupational mental health, employee well being, stress, depression, burnout, absenteeism, and turnover.
Dr. Baba specializes in stress management, development management, management skill development and management training in the developing world. He has been a consultant to the Canadian International Development Agency, International Development Research Centre, and Swedish International Development Agency, to mention a few. His research interests cover work attitudes, design, occupational mental health, employee well being, stress, depression, burnout, absenteeism, and turnover.
Professional Activities
Dr. Baba is Professor and former Dean of the DeGroote School of Business. He is the President elect of the International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV). He has published extensively in major journals in the field of management. Prior to coming to McMaster, Dr. Baba has been the Chairman of the Management Department as well as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. He is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. Dr. Baba has taught various aspects of management at ESSEC in Cergy-Pontoise, France, The People’s University in Beijing, China, National Economic University in Hanoi, Vietnam, and the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad. He has also done management training in the Caribbean, China, Egypt, India, Kenya, and Vietnam. Dr. Baba is, at present, the principal investigator of a program of research on Occupational Mental Health supported by funds from FCAR, Quebec and SSHRC, Ottawa.
Dr. Baba is Professor and former Dean of the DeGroote School of Business. He is the President elect of the International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV). He has published extensively in major journals in the field of management. Prior to coming to McMaster, Dr. Baba has been the Chairman of the Management Department as well as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. He is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. Dr. Baba has taught various aspects of management at ESSEC in Cergy-Pontoise, France, The People’s University in Beijing, China, National Economic University in Hanoi, Vietnam, and the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad. He has also done management training in the Caribbean, China, Egypt, India, Kenya, and Vietnam. Dr. Baba is, at present, the principal investigator of a program of research on Occupational Mental Health supported by funds from FCAR, Quebec and SSHRC, Ottawa.
Education
Ph.D., Organizational Behaviour, University of British Columbia
MBA, Production and Operations Management, Western Illinois University
B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras
Ph.D., Organizational Behaviour, University of British Columbia
MBA, Production and Operations Management, Western Illinois University
B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
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