Profile
Dr. Tijo George is an Assistant Professor and Area Focal in the Human Resource Management & Organizational Behaviour (HR & OB) department at the Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME), Bangalore. With over 11 years of rich, blended experience across academia and industry spanning India and the UAE, he brings a deeply global and practical perspective to management education.
Dr. George holds a PhD in Management from the prestigious T A Pai Management Institute (AACSB & AMBA accredited institution), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal where he was honored with the Best PhD Scholar Award (2025). He also earned a regular MPhil in Management from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. His primary research explores complex workplace dynamics, including layoff survivor syndrome, workplace anxiety, employee voice mechanisms, and generational workplace attitudes. An avid researcher, Dr. George has published extensively in high-impact international journals indexed in ABDC (A, B, C) and Scopus (Q1/Q2).
Published papers
- Chetan, K. & Tijo, G (2026), "Green Miles: The Influence of Green Brand Awareness in Shaping Brand Advocacy Among Marathon Participants”, Event Management, Accepted (ABDC -A, ABS-2, Scopus Q2)
- Kumar, C., Mohanty, A., George, T., Pooja, K., & Kamath, G. B. (2026). The psychological journey: Interplay of brand awareness, perceived quality, and brand trust in shaping consumers' intention to buy gaming mobiles. Acta Psychologica, 267, 107056. (ABDC-A, Scopus Q1)
- George, T. and Maheshwari, B. (2026), Exploring layoff survivor experiences: a systematic literature review adopting the TCCM framework, Globel Knowledge, Memory and Communication, Accepted (ABDC-B, Scopus Q1)
- George, T. and Maheshwari, B. (2024), "A comprehensive review on survivor syndrome in the workplace", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-12-2023-0890 (ABDC-B, Scopus Q1).
- Tijo, G., & Mohanty, A. (2025). Impact of role conflict and social support on performance of layoff survivors: Evidence from India. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 23(2), 277. (Scopus Q1).
- Kumar, C., & George, T. (2024). Mapping behavioral intention studies in sports marketing research: a review and future research agenda. Cogent Business & Management, 11(1), 2382920. (ABDC-C & Scopus Q1).
- Thankachan, T., Mahesh, E., & George, T. (2025, November). Exploring Economic Insights Into Urban Green Spaces: A Bibliometric Perspective. In 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business Practices and Innovative Models (ICSBPIM-2025) (pp. 1210-1237). Atlantis Press. (Scopus indexed conference proceedings).
- George, T., & Raghavendra, A. N. (2022). The Impact of Emotionally Intelligent Academic Leadership on Faculty Members: Evidence from the Education System of India. Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Economics and Business, 10(1), 185-198.( UGC Care).
- George, T., & Raghavendra, A. N. (2021). The Role of Emotionally Intelligent Academic Leadership on College Teachers’ Organizational Commitment in India. Business Research And Innovation, 97. (Book Chapter).
Awards
- Received the Best PhD Scholar Award from Manipal University (November 2025) in the department of Management, law, Humanities and Social Science (MLHS).
- Received the Best Paper presentation award at conference presentation at Christ University Bangalore (December 2022)- Best paper award.
- Received the Best Paper presentation award at conference presentation at IIT KGP (March 2023)- est paper award.
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