Rate My Professor B. N. Sivakumar

Dr. B. N. Sivakumar is a Professor of Human Resource Management at the National School of Business (NSB) Bangalore, a leading MBA institution affiliated with Bangalore University. He possesses advanced academic qualifications, including MA, MBA, M.Phil, and Ph.D. With more than 30 years of teaching experience and 20 years dedicated to research, Dr. Sivakumar specializes in Human Resource Management. He delivers key courses such as Learning and Development, Human Resource Management, and Organizational Behaviour, contributing substantially to the professional development of MBA students at NSB Bangalore.

Dr. Sivakumar maintains a robust scholarly output, with 13 research publications and one book to his credit. His recent works reflect engagement with current management challenges. In 2026, he published 'Regulating Platform Work and Trust Outcomes among Urban Gig Workers in India' in Revista de cercetare și intervenție socială. In 2025, contributions to the Journal of Informatics Education and Research include 'Digital Disruption: Exploring the Influence of Social Media on Consumer Shopping Habits in Bangalore, India,' 'The Impact of Community E-Commerce on Customer Purchase Intentions: An Analysis Based On S-O-R Model,' 'Do the Macroeconomic variables influence Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)?,' and 'Leveraging Digital Twin Technology to Gain E-Service Quality for EdTech in India.' Earlier publications cover 'Determining the Effect of Industry 4.0 on Sustainable Marketing Practices in MSMEs, India' (2025), 'Emotional Intelligence and Employee Retention: A Relationship Study on Employees of SAIL Refractory Ltd' (2018, International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management), 'Study on impact of occupational stress on employee job satisfaction of private higher secondary school teachers' (2017, Global journal for research analysis), and 'Emotional Intelligence and its Effect On Job Satisfaction' (2016, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH). Dr. Sivakumar also serves as Coordinator of the Anti-Ragging Committee and a member of the Institution-Industry Cell at NSB Bangalore, alongside roles in conference organization.