Distinguished University Professor
PhD (Purdue University)
+91.7490002156
http://ramadharsingh.wordpress.com
Research Interests: Organisational Behavior, Public Policy, Research Methods, Social Psychology
Ramadhar Singh, PhD in experimental social psychology from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (1973), had earlier served as a faculty member at Patna University (1968-1973), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1973-79), and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (1979-1988). He moved to Singapore in 1988 and retired as a Professor of Psychology from the National University of Singapore in 2010. He spent his sabbaticals at the University of Rochester, New York, USA and the University of Oxford, UK (2003-04) and at Purdue University, Indiana, USA (2008). He is the first Fellow of the Singapore Psychology Society (1992) and the first Professor of Psychology in Singapore. During 2010-16, he was also the first Distinguished Professor of Management at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He has been a Distinguished University Professor at Ahmedabad University since July 6, 2016.
Ramadhar Singh has been conducting experimental research in management and psychology at the levels of individual (decision making, impression formation, interpersonal attraction), group (age-related changes, intergroup relations), organization (diversity, job satisfaction, leadership effectiveness, prediction of performance, reward allocation), and society (cross-cultural differences, justice and fairness, intuitive prosecution, prediction of donation) since 1970. His articles have appeared in prime international journals of psychology (e.g., Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, British Journal of Social Psychology, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, European Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Research in Personality, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Personal Relationships, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Personality and Social Psychology Compass, etc.) and management (e.g., Applied Psychology: An International Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, etc.).
Ramadhar Singh is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (1992), Singapore Psychological Society (1992), Society for Personality and Social Psychology (1992), American Psychological Association (1993), Association for Psychological Science (1993), and National Academy of Psychology (NAoP) India (2008). He had served as a Consulting Editor of the Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, and Review of General Psychology, and as an Associate Editor of the Asian Journal of Social Psychology and the IIMB Management Review.
The Association of Psychological Science, Washington DC, USA lists Ramadhar Singh among the Faces and Minds of Psychological Science since 2013. The Indian Institute of Management Indore bestowed upon him its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research on June 20, 2021 to “ … celebrate his commitment to and a quest for knowledge of human behavior in organization and society.” The Department of Humanities & Social Sciences of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur hosts the annual Prabha and Ramadhar Singh Distinguished Lecture in Psychology in 2022 to celebrate their "sustained contributions to the advancement of Psychology and Management as a Science in Asia." On March 25, 2022, the College of Health and Human Sciences honored Ramadhar Singh by the Purdue University Distinguished Alumni Award at West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Research Interests
Research Grants
Doctoral Students Supervised -
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
National University of Singapore
Post Doctoral Research
Predoctoral Research
Chapters in Edited Volumes
Research Monograph
Book Reviews
Remembrances and Obituaries
Miscellaneous Publications
Interviews
Employment
2016- : Distinguished University Professor, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
2010–2016: Distinguished Professor of Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
1997–2010: Professor of Psychology, National University of Singapore
1990–1997: Associate Professor of Psychology, National University of Singapore
1988–1990: Senior Teaching Fellow, National University of Singapore
1979–1990: Professor of Organizational Behavior, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
1973–1979: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
1968–1973: Lecturer in Psychology, Patna University, Patna
Visiting Positions
2008–2008: Visiting Professor of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
2007–2008: Visiting Professor of Management, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India
2006–2006: Visiting Professor of Mangement, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India
2005–2006: Visiting Faculty, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad
2004–2004: Visiting Scholar University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
2003–2004: Visiting Professor of Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
1984–1984: Visitor,University of California, San Diego, USA
Administrative Positions
1997–2000 Deputy Head Department of Social Work and Psychology
National University of Singapore (NUS)
1982–1984 Chairman Organizational Behavior Area
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
1980–1982 Chairman Research & Publications Committee
Editorships
Editor
1994-1995: Asian Journal of Psychology
Associate Editor
2016-2018: Asian Journal of Social Psychology
2010- : IIMB Management Review
Consulting Editor
2020-: IIM Ranchi Journal of Management
2020-: Indian Journal of Psychology
2018- 2018: Review of General Psychology
2017-: Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology
2014-2016: Review of General Psychology
2011-: South Asian Journal of Management
2011-2013: Advances in Applied Sociology (AA Society)
2000–2015: Psychological Studies
1998–2015: Asian Journal of Social Psychology
1995-: The Social Engineer
1991-1997: Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
1991-1993: Singapore Psychologist
1989-2011: Psychology and Developing Societies
1989-1996: Indian Journal of Psychology
1986-1988: Vikalpa: The Journal of Decision Makers
Issue Consultant
2021: Psychology and Developing Societies
2016: Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
2014: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
2014: Review of General Psychology
2013: Basic and Applied Social Psychology
2012: Australian Journal of Psychology
2011: Psicológica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology
2011: Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology
2010: British Journal of Developmental Psychology
2009: Social Psychological and Personality Science
2006: Developmental Psychology
2006: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
1999: Research and Practice in Human Resource Management
1998: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
1996: British Journal of Social Psychology
1994: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
1994: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
1991: Psychological Bulletin
1980: European Journal of Social Psychology
Advisory Panels
2019-: Member, Academic Advisory Council, Goa Institute of Management, Goa
2015-: Member, Kwok Leung Scholarship Fund, Asian Association of Social Psychology
2014-: Member, Advisory Board, South East Asia CEO Association, Indonesia
2012–2014: Member, Academic Council, International Management Institute, New Delhi
2011–2014: Member, Doctoral and Research Committee, SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
2010–: Member, Centre of Social Development (Asia), National University of Singapore
2006–: Member, International Advisory Panel, Asian Association of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Korea
2006-2015: Member, International Advisory Panel, Foundation of Liberal and Management Education (FLAME), Pune, India
2007-2009: Member, International Advisory Board, Mudra Institute of Communication Research (MICORE), Ahmedabad, India
2002-2006: Chair, Psychology Cluster, East Asian University Press. Times Media Publications, Singapore
Consulting Assignments
2011-2012: Test Banks of the National Level Examinations, Aptech Limited, Mumbai
1996-1997: Volunteers' participation, Ministry of Community Development, Government of Singapore
1990-1991: Industrial Safety, Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, P. Bukom, Singapore
1988-1989: Motivation and Communication, Singapore Airlines Limited, Singapore
1986-1988: Manpower Planning and Training Needs in Irrigation Management, Ministry of Irrigation, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
1985-1986: Foreign Students in India, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
1983-1984: Team Building, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (Power Group), Vadodara
1982-1983: Image of ATIRA in Member Mills, Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association, Ahmedabad
1981-1982: Human Resource Development, Petrofils Cooperative Ltd., Vadodara
1980-1981: Selection Tests, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., New Delhi
Services to Committees
2018-2022: Member, Mentor Award Committee, Association of Psychological Science
2017-2018: Member, Liberal Arts Committee, NMIMS University, Mumbai
2015-2016: Member, Faculty Norms Committee, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
2015-: Member, Kwok Leung Scholarship Committee, AASP
2005-2009: Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, LKY School of Public Policy, NUS
2001-2009: Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, School of Design & Environment, NUS
2002-2010: Member, University Disciplinary Board, NUS
2007-2008: Chair, Department Search Committee (Senior Hires), NUS
2005-2006: Chair, Department Search Committee, NUS
2002-2003: Member, University Scholarship Committee, Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
2002-2003: Member, International Advisory Panel, School of Management, NUS
2000-2006: Member, NUS Research Review Panel: Humanities, Management, & Architecture
1998-2001: Member, NUS Board of Selection
1998-2001: Member, Faculty Review Committee, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, NUS
1986-1988: Member, Expert Committee, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
1987-1988: Member, Task Force on Staff Motivation, Telecom Mission, Government of India, New Delhi
1985-1988: Member, UGC Standing Advisory Committee on Center of Advanced Study, Department under Special Assistance, and Departmental Research Support
1983-1987: Member, Psychology Panel, UGC, New Delhi
1982-1988: Reviewer Panel, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi
1980-1988: Reviewer Panel, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi
Professional Affiliations
Honors
2021
1. MICA – The School of Ideas, Ahmedabad
2. Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
3. Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
2017
1. National Institute of Advanced Study, Bangalore
2. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
2016
1. Indian Institute of Management Indore
2. Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad
2015
1. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
2. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
2014
1. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
2. GLS Centre for Research & Development, Ahmedabad
2013
1. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
2. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
2012
1. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
2. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
3. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
4. Central University of Bihar, Patna
5. Defense Institute of Psychological Research, Delhi
2011
Christ University, Bangalore
2009
1. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
2. A.E.S. Post Graduate Institute of Business Management, Ahmedabad
3. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
2008
1. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
2. A.E.S. Post Graduate Institute of Business Management, Ahmedabad
3. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
4. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
5. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2007
1. A.E.S. Post Graduate Institute of Business Management, Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
2006
1. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
2. LKY School of Public Policy, Singapore
2005
1. Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad
3. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
4. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
5. Nirma University, Ahmedabad
2004
1. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
2. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3. University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
4. University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
5. University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK.
6. Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
7. University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, UK.
8. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
9. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
2003
1. Kathmandu University School of Management, Kathmandu, Nepal
2. Faculty of Psychology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
3. University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
4. University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
5. University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
2002
1. University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
2. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
3. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
4. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
2001
1. Indian Institute of Management, Indore
2. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
3. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
1999
1. Institute of Psychology, Center of Human and Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
2. Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
1998
1. Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PRC
2. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, PRC
3. Peking University, Beijing, PRC
4. University of Delhi, Delhi
1997
1. Inha University, Inchon, Korea
2. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
1996
1. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2. Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
3. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
1995
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
1994
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
1993
1. Nepal Administrative Staff College, Kathmandu, Nepal
2. A. N. S. Institute of Social Studies, Patna
3. California State University at Fullerton, USA
4. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
5. Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, USA
1989
1. National University of Singapore, Singapore
2. Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore
1988
1. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
2. National University of Singapore, Singapore
1987
1. M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara
2. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
3. Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur
1986
1. S. V. University, Tirupati
2. L. N. Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, Patna
3. University of Delhi, Delhi
1985
1. Punjab University, Chandigarh
2. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
3. Osmania University, Hyderabad
1984
1. A. N. S. Institute of Social Studies, Patna
2. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India
3. Indian Institute of Business Management, Patna
4. Saurashtra University, Rajkot
5. State University of New York at Albany, USA
6. University of Bombay, Bombay
7. University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
1983
1. A. N. S. Institute of Social Studies, Patna
2. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
3. L. N. Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, Patna
4. M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara
5. Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar
6. Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration, Ahmedabad
7. University of Delhi, Delhi
8. University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur
1982
University of Allahabad, Allahabad
1981
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
1980
1. University of Bombay, Bombay
2. Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar
1979
1. A. N. S. Institute of Social Studies, Patna
2. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
3. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
4. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
1978
1. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
2. Meerut University, Meerut
1976
University of Allahabad, Allahabad
1973
A. N. S. Institute of Social Studies, Patna
2014
Academy of Management, Philadelphia, USA
2012
1. International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa
2. National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India, Bangalore
2011
21st convention of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), Anand
2010
1. Excellence in Management Research, Indian Institute of Management Indore
2. International Conference on Demography, Culture, and Marketing, Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar
3. IMRDC Doctoral Conference, IIM Bangalore
2009
1. European Congress of Psychology, Oslo, Norway
2. American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada
3. Asian Association of Social Psychology, New Delhi
4. IMRDC Doctoral Conference, IIM Bangalore
2008
International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany
2007
American Psychological Society, Washington, DC, USA
2006
Japanese Association of Group Dynamics, Tokyo, Japan
2002
1. Affect, Attraction, and Their Conceptual Children, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
2. International Congress of Applied Psychology, Singapore
2000
1. International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden
2. International Association of Cross-cultural Psychology, Pultusk, Poland
1999
1. Indonesian Psychological Association, Depok, Indonesia
2. European Congress of Psychology, Rome, Italy
3. Asian Association of Social Psychology, Taiwan, Republic of China
1998
Afro-Asian Psychological Association and the Psychological Association of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, The Philippines
1997
Asian Association of Social Psychology, Kyoto, Japan
1996
1. Psychonomic Society, Chicago, USA
2. Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, USA
1993
1. Psychonomic Society, Washington, D.C., USA
2. Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Washington, D.C., USA
3. National Academy of Psychology (India), Delhi
1992
1. Association of the Management Development Institutions of South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal
2. First Asian Conference in Psychology, Singapore
1991
International Academic Symposium on Psychological Measurement, Nanjing, PRC.
1990
1. International Congress of Applied Psychology, Kyoto, Japan
2. Japan Advertising Academy and Osaka Advertising Association, Osaka, Japan
3. Joint National Meeting of the Institute of Management Science and the Operations Research Society of America, Philadelphia, USA
4. World Communication Forum, Kobe, Japan
1986
Indian Science Congress Association, New Delhi
1984
International Congress of Psychology, Acapulco, Mexico
1982
Indian Science Congress Association, Mysore
1981
Indian Science Congress Association, Varanasi
1980
International Conference on Transportation, New Delhi
1979
Indian Science Congress Association, Hyderabad
1978
1. U. P. Psychological Association, Lucknow
2. Indian Psychological Association, Tirupati
1977
Indian Science Congress Association, Bhubaneswar
1976
International Symposium on Cognition, New Delhi
1975
Indian Science Congress Association, New Delhi
1973
1. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2. Conference of Graduate Students of Social Psychology, Ann Arbor, USA.
1972
Midwestern Psychological Association, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1971
Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1969
Bihar Psychological Association, Gaya, Bihar, India.