Dr Nelson D’Souza
Adjunct Faculty
LinkedIn ProfileEducation
- Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences (Area - Organizational Behaviour) Tata Institute of Social Sciences,1991.
- Master of Social Work (Specialization: HRM) Mangalore University, India,1984.
- Diploma in Training and Development ISTD, India,1986.
- Bachelor of Arts (Sociology, Political Science, Economics) Mysore University, India,1982.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Innovation, Decision-Making & leadership
- World Cultures & Communication
SUBJECTS TAUGHT / STUDENT PROJECT MENTOR
- Organisational Behaviour
- Human Resource Management
- International Human Resources Management
- Strategic HRM
- Employee Training and Development
- Contemporary People Management
- Managing People at Work
- Developing Human Capital and Organizational Capabilities
- Integrated Business Experience
- Enterprise Leadership
- Emerging Leaders
- Entrepreneurial Teams
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Applied Project
- Research in Business
- Research Project ( Project Mentor)
EXPERIENCE
Academic Experience
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai - Sessional faculty in OD and HRD at postgrad level 1991 -1995
- Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai - Sessional faculty in OB and HR at Masters Level 1995- 1998
- Xavier Institute of Management - Sessional faculty in OB at Postgraduate level 1993- 1996
- Central Queensland University, Sydney - Casual faculty in Human Resource Management at the undergraduate level 2002- 2003
- University of Western Sydney – Casual faculty (& tutor) in Managing People at Work and International HR 2002 - 2004
- University of Wollongong in Dubai – Adjunct faculty in OB, Strategic HRM and T&D (Masters level) 2006 - 2011
- GlobalNext University – External Examiner - Doctoral level
2016
- Western Sydney University – School of Business – Sessional Academic 2017
- Central Queensland University – School of Business & Law – Sydney Campus – Casual Lecturer 2017 -2018
- Navitas- Australia, Sydney City Campus – Sessional Academic - 2018
- S P Jain School of Global Management – Adjunct Faculty of Business ( HR & Management) 2023
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE (Full Time)
- Vice President & Head -Leadership & Management Development
Apr 2008 – July 2016
Responsible for executing the Bank’s strategy towards leadership and talent development at all levels - Emirates Bank International (now Emirates NBD), Dubai, UAE, Head of Talent and Organization Development
Apr 2005 – Mar 2008
Responsible for defining/rolling out Talent initiative and crafting/executing OD interventions. - Emirates Bank International (now Emirates NBD), Dubai, UAE, Manager- Management Development
Apr 2005 - Dec 2005 Responsible for the Management Development needs of close to 600 managers. - Vidya Australia – (sole trading, training consultancy) Sydney, Australia, Industry Training Consultant (Corporate Training Australia)
Feb 2000 - Mar 2005 - Morgan & Banks – Sydney, Australia, Workplace Assessor
Nov 1999 – May 2000
Conduct interviews, role-plays, and assessments for recruiting staff for the ATO Call Centre - Aditya Birla Group (Premium Global Conglomerate), Mumbai, India, Deputy General Manager - Human Resource Development
Mar 1991 – Jan 2000
Responsible for building organisational capabilities in diverse business units spread across geographies.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
- Recent Publication: A. Srinivasa Rao, Waheed Kareem Abdul, Nelson D’souza, (2017) "Perceived outcomes of action learning: study from a large public sector organisation in UAE", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 21 Issue: 4, pp.291-308, https://doi.org/10.1108/MBE-03-2017-0010
Research Interests
- Impact of Training - Return on Investment
- Relationship between Organizational Learning and Performance
- Authentic Leadership
- Relationship between Employee Engagement and Organizational Performance
Conference Presentations
- Special lecture on “Cultural Intelligence – Key to succeed in a Global Environment” NSB Academy, Bengaluru, India. Jan 2023
- Keynote speaker, International Conference on “ Minority Discourse’, Dept of English, School of Social Work, Mangalore. India Dec 2022
- Panel speaker on “ Student Wellness – Integral Development” FDP on Global Vision for Academic Excellence, Web- Conf, July 2021
- Expert speaker on ”Role of Communication Skills in Career Success” Online seminar, GFGC, Mangalore, India, June 2020
- Panel speaker on ‘Talent Development for High Performance’ Asia HRD Congress, Dubai, UAE June 2015
- Panel speaker on ‘Creating a Leadership Pipeline’ at the Partners’ Advisory Virtual Forum, Harvard Business Publishing, March 2015
- Keynote speaker on ‘Leadership Development in a VUCA World’ at PES International conference, Bangalore, India. March 2015
- Presented on ‘ Blended Leadership Solutions’ at a corporate event organised by Harvard Business Publishing in Dubai, UAE – May 2013
- Presented on ‘Developing leaders for the future’ at a corporate event organised by Harvard Business in Mumbai, India – Oct 2012
- One day workshop (2) on ‘ Understanding Self’ based on Myers Briggs Type Indicator. Dubai, UAE- May 2012
- Presented “Leveraging competency framework for Leadership/Management Development at Emirates NBD, Dubai, UAE- Nov 2011
- Presented co-authored research work on effectiveness of blended experiential learning at Int’l conference in Sydney – Dec 2008.
- Presented ‘Leadership Development through Blended Learning’ at a regional conference in Dubai, UAE– Dec 2008
- Presented Talent Management Strategy – a case study, at the IQPC Conference Dubai, UAE – Jan 2008
- Keynote speaker at the conference on HR Strategies in Banking & Finance, Dubai, UAE- May 2007
- Panel speaker at the Fleming Gulf Conference on Talent Management, Dubai, May 2006
Conferences & Workshops
- ASTD Annual International Conference and Expo, Dallas, Texas, USA. May 2012
- IESE Leadership Summit, Barcelona, Spain. April 2014
- Brandon Hall Group Annual Human Capital Management Conference, Orlando, USA. January, 2015
- Brandon Hall Group Annual Human Capital Management Conference, Orlando, USA. January 2016
Awards & Recognition
- LearnX Foundation, Australia
o Best eLearning Model –Blended Platinum (2016)
o Best eLearning Model –Bespoke Custom (2016)
Association for Talent Development, USA
- Certified Associate Program (2014)
- Certified Manager Program (2014)
- Certified Performance Manager Program (2014)
- Certified Coach Program (2013)
Brandon Hall Group, USA
- Best advance in Measuring the Impact (2016)
- Best Unique and Innovative Program (2015)
- Best Use of Blended Learning Program (2015)
- Best Learning Program (2014)
- Best Leadership Development Program (2014)
Memberships
- Australian Human Resource Institute
- Association of Talent Development USA ( in process)
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