SBM Staff
Professor Gurmeet Singh is the Head of the School of Business and Management and Director of MBA programme. He teaches Marketing in the MBA programme. He has over 25 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and executive training for industries. Prior to his current role of HOS, he was Associate Dean of Research, Postgraduate Affairs, and Internationalisation for seven years in the Faculty of Business and Economics. Professor Singh is the recipient of 2008, “Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development.” Professor Singh has made a significant research contribution to the discipline of Marketing, Retailing, Information Management, and Consumer behaviour. Professor Singh has contributed more than 120 articles to leading international journals. His current research interests include Marketing, Information Systems, Social Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses, food consumption behaviour, Technology adoption, open innovation and service operations management. Professor Singh’s work appears in prestigious A*, A (ABDC) and Q1(SJR) ranked journals in his field such as the International Journal of Information Management, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Tourism Recreation Research, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Psychology and Marketing, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Public Management Review, International Journal of Project Management, Telematics and Informatics. He is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of Global Marketing (ABDC ranked Routledge journal). Publications Please click here to view Prof. Singh’s publications on USP Electronic Research Repository. Scopus Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57201766361 Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gurmeet-Singh-8 Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hmYP_hoAAAAJ&hl=en Professor Gurmeet Singh |
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Dr. Shavneet Sharma is a Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business at the University of the South Pacific. He teaches Marketing in the MBA programme. Dr Sharma received the B.Com. Degree in Accounting and Management and the M.Com. Degree in 2015 and 2018, respectively, from the University of the South Pacific. He went on to obtain his PhD degree in marketing from the same university in 2021. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from USA. Dr Sharma was awarded the Gold Medal and Vice-Chancellor and President’s Prize for being the most outstanding graduate with a Management and Public Administration Major. From January 2015 to February 2016, he was a Graduate Accountant with the Audit Division, KPMG. In 2016, he joined the University of the South Pacific as a Teaching Assistant. In 2021, he was appointed as an Assistance Lecturer at the School of Business and Administration before being appointed as a Lecturer at the Graduate School of Business in 2022. Dr Sharma has published more than 25 journals article and seven book chapters articles in leading international journals such as the International Journal of Consumer Studies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, International Journal of Information Management, Psychology & Marketing, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Internet Commerce, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, The TQM Journal, British Food Journal, among others. His research interests are in digital and social media marketing, consumer behaviour, information systems, artificial intelligence, and online Gaming Behavior RESEARCH LINKS ORCID Profile Dr Shavneet Sharma |
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Dr. Sunia Vosikata is a fellow with the school. He is a regionally trained academic achieving credible qualification from the following reputable regional institutions: USP (Fiji) – BA (Economics and Management), MBA; University of Waikato (NZ) – MMS (Masters in Management Studies), UNSW (Australia) – PhD Philosophy (Management), PGCert – Higher Teaching (In progress), FULT (Foundation of university learning and teaching. His PhD thesis was declared to test the influence of social capital and networking ties on HR selection and decision making policies for the Fiji Public Service. In that regards, a key substantive contribution of the thesis for the public service is how social capital and networking ties influence the meritocracy of HR selection and decision. The findings are crucial for developing countries like Fiji and also important for comparable and developed economies. Qualification Accreditation Dr Vosikata is a member of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) institution and his most recent qualification (PhD Philosophy (Management) is accredited under the AQF and classified at the highest level of 10: (Graduates at this level will have a systematic and critical understanding of a complex field of learning and specialized research skills for the advancement of learning and/or for professional practice). Professional Working Experience Dr. Vosikata has also worked as a lecturer for Central Queensland University (Fiji campus) for 1.5 years, at USP’s School of Management and Public Administration for 7 years, the Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, and has been an Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales@ The Australian Defence Force Academy – UG &PG for 3 ½ years, teaching HRM, Managing People Across Culture and Project Management. Hence, he has taught a diverse crop of students from the South Pacific Islands, NZ, and Australian managers whilst lecturing at Universities in Fiji, NZ, and Australia, hence has extensive experience in consulting current and future managers on contemporary management theories and ideologies. Dr. Vosikata was also employed by the Fiji Government in the Ministry of Home Affairs & Immigration for almost 22yrs. Publications Has published a couple of papers and his publications will continue to grow given that his interests include researching the Pacific Rim and Developing Economies on how Social Capital, Networking Ties and Meritocracy influence the application of Management ideologies and its major sub-functions including HRM, International HRM, Strategic Management, Project Management and Management. Paper/Book Reviewer Faifua, D., Vosikata, S., (2012), Invited by the International Journal of Human Resources Management to review the paper titled: Contributions to the Planning of Human Resources in the Territorial Level on 20/09/16. Member of the reviewing team for the book titled – Organizational Behaviour: Core Concepts and Application by Wood, Zeffane, Fromholtz and Fitzgerald – published with Wiley Inc – ISBN 0470809515. Invited by Cengage Inc to review two chapters in the HRM textbook titled, Nankervis 10e for 2018 publication In that regards, Dr Vosikata is keen to continue as a book reviewer and publisher in the future. Public Policy Consultant Dr Vosikata was also contracted as a Performance Appraisal expert by the ADB in 2015 and did some research on the importance of Performance Appraisal Measurement and Job Analysis (JA). Further, he has also consulted and currently reviewing certain South Pacific Island economies’ public sector HR systems, processes, practices and policies and their alignment to the strategic direction and bottom line. In this work, the objective is to identify disconnects and recommend the relevant policy changes as the guided by a rhetorical theoretical framework, given the current organizational characteristic data. Dr. Sunia Vosikata Publications http://vula.usp.ac.fj/view/creators/Vosikata=3ASunia=3A=3A/ |
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Publications Please click here to view Prof. Chand’s publications on USP Electronic Research Repository. |
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Dr. Atishwar Pandaram is a lecturer at the School of Business and Management, USP. Dr. Pandaram teaches MBA438 – Operations and Quality Management course with the Graduate School of Business. He joined the School from the beginning of semester two in 2003. Earlier, he had his secondary and tertiary education in Fiji and Australia. His undergraduate specialization includes mathematics, science, accounting and financial management and economics. Furthermore, he possesses postgraduate qualifications in accountancy, management and economics. Dr. Pandaram has industry experience, from both Fiji and Australia. These encompass management consulting, accountancy, taxation, and information technology. In addition, he has participated in a number of consultation projects. These include UNDP/UNESCO projects. Publications Please click here to view Dr. Pandaram’s publications on USP Electronic Research Repository. |
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Subhash completed his PhD (D-Phil) in Governance at Swinburne University (Melbourne). Prior to this, he taught at the University of Auckland (2002-4) and was Research Coordinator MBA (2009-12) at the Auckland Institute of Studies. A respected researcher and political commentator, Subhash has published and presented papers in noted journals and international conferences. Subhash’s involvement in training and development has not been confined to academia; he has conducted a wide range of training in leadership development and performance management for both the public and private sectors. Some of his clients include AusAID, Transparency International, Pacific Islands Centre for Public Administration (PICPA), Social Leadership Training Institute (SLTI), Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF), UNIFem, Fiji Public Service Commission, Telecom Fiji Limited, Yatu Lau Limited, Fiji Airways, Ministry of Health (Kiribati), etc. Publications Please click here to view Dr. Appana’s publications on USP Electronic Research Repository. |
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Publications Please click here to view Dr. Naidu’s publications on USP Electronic Research Repository. |
HR Selection Distortions: A Theoretical Framework for the Fiji Public Service
Professor Anand Chand is the Deputy Head of School (LTQ), School of Business and Management, USP. He holds a BA (Tasmania, Australia), Post-Graduate Diploma (USP), Diploma in Business Studies (Canterbury, NZ), MA in Human Resource (USP), MA in Research Methods (Manchester, UK), PhD (University of Cardiff, Wales, UK). He has been teaching, conducting research, doing consultations and publishing for the last 33 years. He specialises in the areas of HRM, PMS, Employment Relations and Global Supply Chains. Professor Chand teaches MBA423 – Human Resources course at the Graduate School of Business. He has extensive experience in conducting researching and doing consultancy for international agencies. For example, he has conducted research for ILO, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), EU/USP Employment and Labour Market Programme, Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF), Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) and Australian Council of Agricultural Research ACIAR/PARDI. He has published 2 books, 2 monographs, 6 book chapters, and 50 articles in international journals. Anand has also presented around 42 papers at international conferences. He has visited and taught in a number of South Pacific Islands countries and is well versed about the South Pacific countries.
Dr. Subhash Appana is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Business and Management. He teaches Operations, Productivity and Quality Management, Strategic Management, Public Policy Analysis, Public Sector Reforms and Governance. Subhash joined USP in 1991 after completing an MA (International Business) from Sophia University in Japan. Since then, he has held various academic and senior administrative positions within the Faculty of Business and Economics. In 1994 he returned to Japan as a Japan Foundation Fellow and worked with the Japan Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) and the Japan Management Association (JMA). He is a member of the Association of Japan Business Scholars (AJBS), Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA), Asia-Pacific Forum for Academic Integrity (APFEI) and Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA).
Dr. Suwastika Naidu is working as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Business and Management, University of the South Pacific. She is currently teaching project management in the MBA programme. She has around 12 years of experience delivering undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of the South Pacific. Over the last 12 years, Dr. Naidu has contributed around 55 articles to leading international journals and conferences. Out of these 55 articles, around 34 articles are published in international ranked journals. She is currently serving as the co-editor for Island Studies Journal which is based at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Her current areas of research interest include project management, human resource management, digital currency, marketing, e-government, public sector reforms, and small business.